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Farming in Nature's Image: An Ecological Approach To Agriculture
Island Press, 1992 Cloth: 978-0-933280-89-2 | eISBN: 978-1-59726-904-9 | Paper: 978-0-933280-88-5 Library of Congress Classification S441.S757 1991 Dewey Decimal Classification 630
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
˜Farming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research organization for sustainable agriculture. The authors draw on case studies, hands-on experience, and research results to explain the applications of a new system of agriculture based on one unifying concept: that farms should mimic the ecosystems in which they exist. They present both theoretical and practical information, including:
Written in clear, non-technical language, this book will be of great interest to soil and agricultural scientists, academics, policymakers, environmentalists, and other concerned with finding long-range solutions to agricultural problems. See other books on: Agribusiness | Agricultural ecology | Ecological Approach | Farming | Sustainable Agriculture See other titles from Island Press |
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Farming in Nature's Image: An Ecological Approach To Agriculture
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Island Press, 1992
Cloth: 978-0-933280-89-2
eISBN: 978-1-59726-904-9
Paper: 978-0-933280-88-5
Cloth: 978-0-933280-89-2
eISBN: 978-1-59726-904-9
Paper: 978-0-933280-88-5
˜Farming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research organization for sustainable agriculture.
The authors draw on case studies, hands-on experience, and research results to explain the applications of a new system of agriculture based on one unifying concept: that farms should mimic the ecosystems in which they exist. They present both theoretical and practical information, including:
- a review of the environmental degradation resulting from current farming practices
- a critical evaluation of the attempts to solve these problems
- a detailed description of the ecosystem perspective and the proposed new agricultural system
- a case study illustrating how this new system could be applied to temperate grain production using perennial seed crops and the prairie as a model
- an examination of the potential savings in energy and water use, as well as potential contributions to ecological experiments and yield analysis work from The Land Institute.
Written in clear, non-technical language, this book will be of great interest to soil and agricultural scientists, academics, policymakers, environmentalists, and other concerned with finding long-range solutions to agricultural problems.
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