Agriculture Library Links

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
One of the most important resources for farmers and beginning farmers. Of particular interest are the downloadable information packets on a wide range of production and marketing topics.
www.attra.org

National Agricultural Library (NAL)
The National Agriculture Library is an enormous collection, featuring 3.3 million items, searchable online. Includes many searchable databases.
www.nal.usda.gov

Alternative Farming Systems Info Center (AFSIC)
A special branch of the National Agriculture Library devoted to organic, sustainable, and alternative production.
www.nal.usda.gov/afsic

British Columbia Farm Business Management Information Network (FBMI)
A fantastic resource, with budgets, downloadable marketing guides, depreciation calculators, and much more.
farmcentre.com/bc

Sustainable Farming Connection (SUSTAINABLE FARMING)
Leading website on sustainable agriculture, excellent links. Run by former staff
of the much-missed New Farm magazine.
www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection

Ecological Agriculture Projects (EAP)
Online sustainable agriculture library with virtual library of scanned documents.
eap.mcgill.ca/general/frame.htm

USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SARE) and
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)
These linked websites are great source of information on sustainable production and marketing.
www.sare.org    •    www.san.org