| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
On trial: industrial agriculture -- The remedy: sustainable agriculture -- Down to earth: step 1, create and conserve healthy soil -- Clear, clean water: step 2, conserve water and protect its quality and step 3, manage organic wastes to avoid pollution -- Think local: step 4, select plants and animals adapted to the environment -- All creatures great and small: step 5, encourage biodiversity -- The sorcerer's apprentice: step 6, manage pests with minimal environmental impact -- Power: step 7, conserve nonrenewable energy resources -- Money: step 8, increase profitability and reduce risk -- Two roads |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-297) |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainable agriculture -- United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McDermott, Maura.
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| ISBN |
0585484740 electronic bk |
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9780585484747 (electronic bk.) |
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9781560221265 |
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