Resource Pointer #208
May 19, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Entrepreneurial Community Gardens: Growing Food,
Skills, Jobs and Communities, 1999* Gail Feenstra, et
al. Examines ways in which entrepreneurial gardens
enhance economic development in local communities.
Topics include amount of land needed for a successful
garden; income generated; types of training and job
skills provided by gardens; typical operating costs;
levels of community support and more. 106 pp.
US$10.00. Contact University of California Division of
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communication
Services-Publications, 6701 San Pablo Ave., 2nd Floor,
Oakland, CA 94608-1239; phone (800) 994-8849; fax
(510) 643-5470; email danrcs@ucdavis.edu; website
http://danrcs.ucdavis.edu
*Cultivating Havana: Urban Agriculture and Food
Security in the Years of Crisis, 1999* Briefly
discusses benefits of urban agriculture. Sets urban
gardens within context of Cuba's agricultural history
and evaluates present system. Discusses ways in which
urban agriculture has helped alleviate food crisis.
Looks at agricultural extension, seed houses,
agricultural research centers and the role of non-
governmental organizations. 50 pp. US$6 + $3 shipping.
Contact Institute for Food and Development Policy, 398
60th St., Oakland, CA 94618; phone (510) 654-4400; fax
(510) 654-4551; email foodfirst@igc.org; website
http://www.foodfirst.org
*La Crisis de la Agricultura Convencional, la
Sustitucion de Insumos, y el Enfoque Agroecologico,
1998* Peter Rosset. Spanish. (Also available in
English: "Agroecology-vs.-Input Substitution: A
fundamental contradiction of sustainable agriculture."
Society and Natural Resources, Vol. 10, pp. 283-295)
Examines current economic, ecological and social
aspects of world food crisis. Argues the need for a
new agroecological paradigm in respect to food
security as opposed to simply replacing conventional
agricultural technology with more ecologically sound
technology. 15 pp. US$4. Contact Institute for Food
and Development Policy, 398 60th St., Oakland, CA
94618; phone (510) 654-4400; fax (510) 654-4551; email
foodfirst@igc.org; website http://www.foodfirst.org
*The Natural Foods Market: A National Survey of
Strategies for Growth, Executive Summary, April 1999*
Nessa J. Richman. Presents results from over 300
interviews of food industry businesses, including
farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retail
supermarkets. Analyzes current trends and major
obstacles as well as successful business strategies in
natural foods market. Free. Full report US$50 for non-
profits and $150 for businesses. Contact Henry A.
Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture, 9200
Edmonston Rd., Suite 117, Greenbelt, MD, 20770-1551;
phone (301) 441-8777; email hawiaa@access.digex.net;
website http://www.hawiaa.org
*Farm Folks, City Folks, 1998* Herb Barbolet, et al.
Highlights community gardens, organic farms and
greenhouses in British Columbia. Canada. Includes
recipes and topics such as organic certification,
organizing a farmers' market and gardening tips.
Can$24.95. Contact Farm Folk/ City Folk, #208-2211
West 4th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V6K 4S2, Canada; phone
(604) 730-0450; fax (604) 730-0451; email
farmcity@alternatives.com; website
http://www.alternatives.com/ffcf/index.htm
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