Sustainable Agriculture Project
Resources
This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some of our favorite books, movies, and websites on local and sustainable food systems. If you have some more favorites please let us know and we will be happy to add them to the list!
Agriculture / Ecology / Food
The Unsettling of America: On Culture and Agriculture by Wendell Berry
Bringing it to the Table by Wendell Berry
Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Animal, Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Practical Know-How
Rodale Book of Composting by Deborah Martin and Grace Gershuny
The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman
Four Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman
Square Foot Gardeningby Mel Bartholomew
Worms Eat my Garbage by Mary Appelhof
Food Not Lawns by Heather C. Flores
Foragers’ Harvest by Samuel Thayer
How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons
The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible by Edward C. Smith
Ecology / Experiential Education / Misc.
Earth in Mind by David Orr
Nature of Design by David Orr
The End of Natureby Bill McKibben
Deep Economy by Bill McKibben
Films / Documentaries
Food Inc.
Future of Food
The World According to Monsanto
Seeds of Deception
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
King Corn
Web Resources
ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service – www.attra.ncat.org
SARE – Sustainable Agriculture Education Association – www.sare.org
UC Davis Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems – http://casfs.ucsc.edu/
Local Farms / Gardening Organizations
Fulton Street Market – www.fultonstreetmarket.org
Local Harvest - http://www.localharvest.org
MSU Student Organic Farm – http://www.msuorganicfarm.com
Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council – http://www.foodshet.net
West Michigan Fresh - http://nacredata.info/wmi/
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