Monday, March 22, 2004
Wildcrafting / Food Growing
Edible Flowers
This chart is a collaborative research project by Amy Barclay de Tolly and Home Cooking Guide Peggy Trowbridge. The links will take you to full color photos of the specific flowers to help with identification, but please don't depend solely on these photos. Be sure you know exactly what you choose to consume. If you are allergy-prone, it's probably best to forego consumption of flowers. For more information, refer to my article on Incredible Edible Flowers and Poisonous Plants and Flowers Chart. http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blflowers.htm .
Edible Flowers
This chart is a collaborative research project by Amy Barclay de Tolly and Home Cooking Guide Peggy Trowbridge. The links will take you to full color photos of the specific flowers to help with identification, but please don't depend solely on these photos. Be sure you know exactly what you choose to consume. If you are allergy-prone, it's probably best to forego consumption of flowers. For more information, refer to my article on Incredible Edible Flowers and Poisonous Plants and Flowers Chart. http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blflowers.htm .
Small Farm Marketing
Farmer Ready Resources
"Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies for Farmers & Ranchers," a PowerPoint presentation. This latest informational product from CSREES' Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) is intended for ag professionals who want to help small and medium-size farm operations prosper/For more information about SAN books and free bulletins -- a collection of farmer-ready resources that spell out ways to increase profits while improving the environment and communities. http://www.sare.org/market99/slideshow/ .
Farmer Ready Resources
"Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies for Farmers & Ranchers," a PowerPoint presentation. This latest informational product from CSREES' Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) is intended for ag professionals who want to help small and medium-size farm operations prosper/For more information about SAN books and free bulletins -- a collection of farmer-ready resources that spell out ways to increase profits while improving the environment and communities. http://www.sare.org/market99/slideshow/ .
Sustainable Food Systems
Book Discusses Cuba's Transition to Sustainable Agriculture
OAKLAND, CA, Mar. 21 (Food First!Website) - The multi-author report, Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance: Transforming Food Production in Cuba, is largely written by Cuban experts on agricultural production, and represents the first time Cubans have made public the details of this enormous agricultural transformation. The book contains contributions from thirty-two of Cuba's leading agriculture researchers, including Dr. Fernando Funes, plus three American experts on Cuban agriculture, including Dr. Peter Rosset, the co-director of Food First. Click and scroll slightly: http://www.foodfirst.org/cuba/ .
Book Discusses Cuba's Transition to Sustainable Agriculture
OAKLAND, CA, Mar. 21 (Food First!Website) - The multi-author report, Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance: Transforming Food Production in Cuba, is largely written by Cuban experts on agricultural production, and represents the first time Cubans have made public the details of this enormous agricultural transformation. The book contains contributions from thirty-two of Cuba's leading agriculture researchers, including Dr. Fernando Funes, plus three American experts on Cuban agriculture, including Dr. Peter Rosset, the co-director of Food First. Click and scroll slightly: http://www.foodfirst.org/cuba/ .
Permaculture / Beneficial Insects
Beneficial Borders
WEBSITE Reference, Mar. 21, 2004 (Organic Gardening, by By Cheryl Long) - Control pests by planting flowers that lure beneficial insects. Ground-breaking research over the last decade is revealing how we can attract beneficial insects—the ladybugs, lacewings, ground beetles and other insects that feed on pests. We've been monitoring this research and compiling a list of plants that are both highly ornamental and proven effective in attracting and sheltering beneficials. Here's our exclusive special report on these beautiful and valuable plants. http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-18-90,00.html .
Beneficial Borders
WEBSITE Reference, Mar. 21, 2004 (Organic Gardening, by By Cheryl Long) - Control pests by planting flowers that lure beneficial insects. Ground-breaking research over the last decade is revealing how we can attract beneficial insects—the ladybugs, lacewings, ground beetles and other insects that feed on pests. We've been monitoring this research and compiling a list of plants that are both highly ornamental and proven effective in attracting and sheltering beneficials. Here's our exclusive special report on these beautiful and valuable plants. http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-18-90,00.html .
Understanding Soils
Soil Foodweb Significance
CORVALLIS, OR, Mar. 21, 2004 (Noah's Ark) - Soil ecology has just begun to identify the importance of understanding soil foodweb structure and how it can control plant vegetation, and how, in turn, plant community structure affects soil organic matter quality, root exudates and therefore, alters soil foodweb structure. Since this field is relatively new, not all the relationships have been explored, nor is the fine-tuning within ecosystems well understood. http://rain.org/~sals/ingham.html.
Soil Foodweb Significance
CORVALLIS, OR, Mar. 21, 2004 (Noah's Ark) - Soil ecology has just begun to identify the importance of understanding soil foodweb structure and how it can control plant vegetation, and how, in turn, plant community structure affects soil organic matter quality, root exudates and therefore, alters soil foodweb structure. Since this field is relatively new, not all the relationships have been explored, nor is the fine-tuning within ecosystems well understood. http://rain.org/~sals/ingham.html.
