Resource Pointer #177
September 2, 1998
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Sustainable Agriculture Resource and Information Directory,
1998.* Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program (EASP),
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (ESAP). Lists sustainable
agriculture organizations in Minnesota and around the world,
ESAP publications and recommended resources for sustainable
agriculture. pp. 35. For cost and ordering information,
contact Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Energy and
Sustainable Agriculture Program, 90 West Plato Boulevard, St.
Paul, MN, 55107; phone (651) 296-7673; fax (651) 297-7678;
email prescott.bergh@state.mn.us.
*World Resources: A Guide to the Global Environment. 1998-
1999*
World Resources Institute. Focuses on environmental change
and human health Examines such issues as food production,
world hunger, coffee production and deforestation. Includes
data tables of relevant information for most countries of the
world. pp. 359. For cost and ordering information, contact
the World Resources Institute, 1709 New York Ave., NW,
Washington DC, 20006; fax (202) 347-2796; email
philip@wri.org; web www.wri.org/wri.
*The Organic Pages: Organic Trade Association's North
American Resource Directory. 1998* Lists contacts for organic
growers, associations, brokers, certifiers, consultants,
distributors, importers/exporters, manufacturers, retailers,
restaurants, and fiber producers. Includes extensive index.
270 pp. US$44.95. Discount with membership.
To order, contact Organic Trade Association, PO Box 1078,
Greenfield, MA 01302; phone (413) 774-7511; fax (413) 774-
6432.
*Conservation Directory. 1998* National Wildlife Federation.
Lists organizations, agencies, and officials concerned with
natural resource use and management. Includes chapters on
U.S. congressional members, and government agencies, state
government agencies, citizen's groups, educational
institutions, conservation information resources, and
federally conservation areas. 483 pp. $61.00 Discount with
membership and for students. To order, contact the National
Wildlife Federation, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA, 22184-
0001; phone (410) 516-6583; fax (410) 516-6998.
*The 12th IFOAM Scientific Conference. Novemeber 16 -19,
1998.* Hosted by the Argentinean Movement for Organic
Production (MAPO). The Second Organic Exhibition is scheduled
for 2 days prior to the conference and will include an
International Seminar: "Organics in the Supermarket".
Conference will include numerous international speakers, 15
symposiums and 50 workshops. Tours of Argentinean organic
farms are also available. For more information, contact
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements,
kozentrum Imsbach, 66636 Tholey-Theley, Germany; fax +49-
6853-30110; email IFOAM@T-online.de; web ecoweb.dk/ifoam.
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