Resource Pointer # 189
December 15, 1998
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*From Field to Fashion: An Apparel and Textile Industry Forum
on Environmental Issues in Cotton Agriculture, February 24-
26, 1999, San Francisco, CA* Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co,
Patagonia, and Eddie Bauer. Conference will explore various
approaches available to addressing environmental stewardship
in cotton agriculture. Registration $500. Agenda and
reservation information available at
www.levistrauss.com/cotton. For more information, contact
Environmental Resource Specialists, Inc.; phone (303) 690-
4245; email lindas@nexus.interealm.com.
*Under the Blade, 1999* Richard K. Olson and Thomas A. Lyson.
Examines the loss of farmland, taking into account legal
mechanisms, economics, population growth, landscape
characteristics, social and political forces, ethics and
aesthetics. Offers tools and strategies for farmland
preservation as well as 22 case studies from varying towns
and regions across the United States. US$22 paperback/ US$44
hardcover. To order, contact Westview Press, 5500 Central
Ave., Boulder, CO., 80301-2877; phone (303) 444-3541; fax
(303) 449-3356; email westview@harpercollins.com; web site
www.hcacademic.com.
*Agricultural Land Conservation in the Great Central Valley,
October 1998* Great Valley Center. Looks at the changes
occuring in the Central Valley within the context of
California's rapid growth and urbanization. Examines
potential land transaction tools to encourage land
conservation such as conservation easements and agricultural
land trusts. Gives several examples of public agricultural
efforts as well as private land conservation efforts in
California such as the Marin Agricultural Land Trust and the
Sonoma Land Trust. 32 pp. Available online at
www.greatvalley.org. For more information, contact Great
Valley Center, 911 13th St., Modesto, CA 95354; phone (209)
522-5103; fax (209) 522-5116; email info@greatvalley.org.
*For Nature's Sake: Ecological Farming II, September 1998*
General Worker's Union of Denmark. Examines Danish Ecological
horticulture; market gardening; fruit and berry production;
nursery plants and cut flowers; and sustainable forestry.
Gives an overview of present situation as well as policy
proposals to improve and better regulate production. 40 pp.
Free. To order, contact Specialarbejderforbundet I Denmark
(SID), Kampmannsgade 4, Postboks 392, DK-1790 Kopenhavn V,
Denmark; phone (45 33) 142 140; fax (45 33) 972 460; email
miljoe@sid.dk.
*Small Farm Resource Guide, July 1998* United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA). Provides a listing of small
farm organizations and institutions along with brief program
descriptions. Aims at providing resources to assist small
farms including information on raising income levels and
improving the quality of life in their communities. Listings
are arranged by state. 189 pp. For cost and ordering
information, contact Small Farm Program, USDA- Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service, Stop2220,
Washington, D.C. 20250; phone (800) 583-3071; web site
www.reeusda.gov/smallfarm.
======================================================
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
49 Powell St., Suite 500, San Francisco, California
94102
Phone (415) 981-1771
Fax (415) 981-1991
Email: panna@panna.org
web site www.panna.org/panna/
To subscribe to PANUPS, email to majordomo@igc.org with
the following text on one line: subscribe panups
To unsubscribe send the following: unsubscribe panups
======================================================
To Unsubscribe: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command
"unsubscribe sanet-mg".
To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command
"subscribe sanet-mg-digest".
All messages to sanet-mg are archived at:
http://www.sare.org/htdocs/hypermail