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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

(FWD from sanet-mg) Sustainable Agriculture resources, online, videos, etc.

/Western Region Farm Profiles/ is a collection of farm profiles,
research reports and technical management guides presented at a western
region sustainable agriculture conference in 2000.
http://wsare.usu.edu/pub/sare2000/

/Case Studies of Beginning Farmers/ is a collection of profiles of
beginning farmers located in highly developed areas similar in many
respects to the Northeast. Includes tips for beginning farmers gleaned
from analysis of the case
studies.http://beginningfarmers.org/case-studies-of-sustainable-organic-beginning-farmers/

/Farm Stories/ is a collection of stories created by the Southern
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group about Southern producers running
successful sustainable farming operations.
http://www.ssawg.org/farmstories.html

/Natural Farming Systems in the South/**is a collection of videos
produced by the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group that
provides an easy, economical way to take a virtual tour of some highly
successful farming operations in the region.You can read about the farms
included in the series at http://www.ssawg.org/virtualfarm.html.Stream
on-line or check out the DVD from the WWC Library.

/Towards a Sustainable Agriculture/ includes links to a number of
conventional, sustainable and organic farm profiles.
http://www.cias.wisc.edu/curriculum/modV/secb/mod_V_secb.htm

Cornell University’s /Small Farm Program/ website includes links to many
small farm profiles, including farmers doing research on their
farms.http://nebeginningfarmers.org/sfp/about-2/about-small-farms/small-farm-profiles/

The Horticulture program at Cornell maintains a High Tunnel webpage that
includes farm profiles of growers that have been successful using high
tunnels for season extension.http://www.hort.cornell.edu/hightunnel/info.htm

The Organic Trade Association maintains a collection of organic farm
profiles at their /How to Go Organic/
website.http://www.howtogoorganic.com/index.php?page=farmers-stories.


Whole Farm Planning at Work: Success Stories of Ten Farms tells the
stories of 10 farm families who successfully adopted whole farm planning
strategies for their farm. www.mnproject.org/publications/studies.PDF

Energy Independence: On Farm Biodiesel Fuel Production (how-to)
Roger Rainville is ahead of the curve when it comes to reducing costs on 
his farm near Alburgh, Vermont. He's currently producing biodiesel for 
about $1.70 a gallon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOzWgyB1FSk

Trantham's Sustainable 12 Aprils Dairy Grazing Program (how-to)
Tom Trantham was one of South Carolina's top producing dairymen back in 
the 1980s. But he wasn't making much money. He ran a typical confined 
feeding operation and his feed bill alone ate up 65 percent of his gross 
income. Then something happened that changed his life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLDKRXPyOh4

Sustainable Energy: Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design (how-to)
Steven Schwen of Earthen Path Organic Farm (Lake City, Minnesota) has 
built an innovative greenhouse that allows him to extend his growing 
season while reducing energy costs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0M6l3bnzZE

Sustainable Food: Earthen Path Organic Farm (story)
You might say organic farmer Steven Schwen plows a different path 
through life; one built of a strong connection to the land, without many 
of the trappings we normally would associate as necessities of modern 
living.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I90C2QU4hIQ

No Till Farmer: Steward of the Land (story)
This is a story about a farmer, Dan Forgey, and his connection to the 
land, and the community in which he has lived throughout his life. This 
is also a story about a true pioneer, and the pioneering spirit that 
seems to inspire this particular community of farmers to farm in a 
different manner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmg88dsHk_E

The Next Step: Adding Cover Crop To A No-Till System (how-to)
Dan Forgey, farm manager at Cronin Farms in South Dakota, has been using 
no-till management for more than 17 years. Over that time, Forgey has 
developed a keen understanding of how his farming system works and where 
new challenges and opportunities exist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blxe7S41q9s

Cattle, Sheep, Grain, and Hay: The Imperial Stock Ranch Story (story)
I was looking forward to the road trip to the Imperial Stock Ranch, and 
learning more about what it takes to run a large ranch. Thoughts of open 
spaces, corrals, and cowboys on horseback all came to mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKpPRqtWUb4

Added Value: Direct Marketing for Farmers and Ranchers (how-to)
The Imperial Stock Ranch, which began in 1871, faces a new and serious 
challenge to its very survival: how to create new markets for its 
products to compensate for longstanding existing markets that have 
declined or shifted overseas. Some bold steps were needed to rethink 
what to do with the wool from the sheep they raise on their 30,000 acre 
ranch in Eastern Oregon. Their solution? Direct, value-added marketing 
to yarn retailers and apparel designers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKmpy-GRj80