Resource Pointer #150
November 18, 1997
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Parks Are for People not Poisons: A Citizen's Guide to
Reducing Pesticide Use in Parks, 1997.* Gregg Small.
Provides basic information about community organizing
and activism around pesticide issues. Briefly describes
health and environmental hazards of pesticides, and
gives short overview of common pesticides used in city
parks. Recommends steps for institutionalizing
biologically-intensive integrated pest management (IPM)
policies and provides outline of model IPM policy. Lists
other resources on IPM, pesticides and activism. 31 pp.
US$5. Pesticide Watch Education Fund, 450 Geary Street,
Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone (415) 292-
1486; fax (415) 292-1497; email pestiwatch@igc.org.
*Community Action and Resource Guide for Rachel's
Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer,
1997.* Nancy Evans, ed. Provides background information
about research topics and individual researchers
documented in Rachel's Daughters, a documentary film
about environmental causes of breast cancer. Presents
key facts about breast cancer, and suggests steps for
reducing breast cancer risks. Lists information and
activism resources, including organizations and
publications. 28 pp. US$5. The Breast Cancer Fund, 282
Second St., Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone
(415) 543-2979; fax (415) 543-2975; email
TBCFund@aol.com.
*Source Book of Sustainable Agriculture for Educators,
Producers and Other Agricultural Professionals, 1997.*
Lists U.S. books, newsletters, conference proceedings,
bulletins, videos and other resources related to
sustainable agriculture. Organizes listing by state,
with cross-listings by topic, author and organization.
136 pp. US$12. Sustainable Agriculture Publications,
Hills Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
05405-0082; phone (802) 656-0471; email
msimpson@zoo.ovm.edu.
*Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Collaborative Research
Support Program, Third Annual Report 1995-96, 1997.*
Virginia Tech. Summarizes IPM research in Africa, Asia,
Caribbean and Latin America. Research projects focus on
broad range of food crops, and study agricultural,
sociological and economic issues. 398 pp. Entire report
is available online at http://ipm-
www.ento.vt.edu:8000/crsp/. Hard copies may be available
on a limited basis from IPM CRSP, Office of
International Research and Development, 1060 Litton
Reaves Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0334; phone (540) 231-
3513; fax (540) 231-3519.
*Eating with Conscience: The Bioethics of Food, 1997.*
Dr. Michael Fox. Describes range of problems in
industrial food production, including health and
environmental impacts of agrochemicals, inhumane
treatment of animals, unjust agribusiness practices and
agricultural biotechnology. Discusses potential of
sustainable agriculture to change food system, and
emphasizes that consumer activism should play key role
in forcing food system to change. 192 pp. US$14.95. New
Sage Press, P.O. Box 607, Troutdale, OR 97060-0607;
phone (503) 695-2211; fax (503) 695-5406; email
newsage@teleport.com.
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