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5.
What are the most significant changes that must
occur in human attitudes towards agriculture
and the food system in order to move towards
sustainability?
agricultural commodity production, its environment
impacts, and a discussion of potential solutions.
Dolan, P. 2003. True to Our Roots: Fermenting a Business Rev-
olution. Bloomberg Press: New York. A visionary topic
that calls for linking business and sustainability through
the use of the 3 E's — economics, environment, and
equity — and employing a triple bottom line of profits,
planet, and people.
Dresner, S. 2002. The Principles of Sustainability. Earthscan:
London. A book addressing some of the most challeng-
ing issues surrounding the quest for sustainability,
including historical development of the concept,
contemporary debates, and obstacles.
Flora, C. 2001. (ed.) Interactions between Agroecosystems and
Rural Communities. Advances in Agroecology. CRC
Press: Boca Raton, FL. An innovative social science
perspective on agroecosystem design and management,
with a focus on alternative ways of working with human
communities to increase food system sustainability.
Ikerd, J. 2005. Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common
Sense. Kumarian Press, Inc.: Bloomfield, CT . A probing
critique of capitalist economics, as well as a proposal
for a new economics of sustainability based on social
and ethical values whereby communities the world over
can benefit and thrive.
Norton, B.G. 2005. Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive Eco-
system Management. University of Chicago Press: Chi-
cago. A discussion on the need for interdisciplinary
approaches, drawing from philosophical and linguistic
analyses, and focusing on cooperation and adoption
through social learning
Pretty, J. 2002. Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and
Nature. Earthscan: London. An urgent call for a new
agricultural revolution, in which people matter, diversity
of all types is valued, and sustainability is the goal.
Pretty, J. (ed.) 2005. The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Agri-
culture. Earthscan: London. An essential reference col-
lection of the most influential writers in sustainable
agriculture.
Redclift, M. (ed.) 2000. Sustainability: Life Chances and Live-
lihoods. Routledge: London. A comprehensive volume
calling for an expansion of the approaches to sustain-
ability, with a focus on public policy in both developed
and developing countries.
Reijntjes, C., B. Haverkort, and A. Waters-Bayer. 1992. Farming
for the Future: An Introduction to Low-External-Input
and Sustainable Agriculture. McMillan Press Limited:
London. An interdisciplinary approach to sustainable
agriculture for developing countries that combines
theory and practice in the search for site-specific,
farmer-friendly strategies for raising and maintaining
productivity using low-cost local resources.
Röling, N.G. and M.A.E. Wagemakers. 2000. Facilitating
Sustainable Agriculture: Participatory Learning and
Adaptive Management in Times of Environmental
Uncertainty. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge,
UK. A topic analyzing the implications of adopting
sustainable agricultural practices, at both the farm and
the landscape scale, with an emphasis on social
aspects.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Center for Rural Affairs
cfra.org
A nonprofit working to strengthen small busi-
ness, family farms and ranches, and rural
communities.
Community Food Systems and Sustainable Agri-
culture Program at the University of Missouri
agebb.missouri.edu/sustain
Roots of Change Fund
www.rocfund.org
A transformative collaboration supporting work
to catalyze the transition to a healthier
food system and a healthier environment in
California.
The Vivid Picture Project
www.vividpicture.net
An example of an innovative project that is
designed to generate a blueprint for a sus-
tainable food system in California and create
a change agenda to achieve the new vision.
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education Program
www.sare.org
The USDA's resource database for sustainable
agriculture.
RECOMMENDED READING
Allen, P. 2004. Together at the Table: Sustainability and Suste-
nance in the American Agrifood System. Pennsylvania
State University Press: Pennsylvania. A critical analysis
of contemporary alternatives to the conventional food
system, with a focus on the sustainable agriculture and
community food security movements in the U.S.
Bell, M.M. 2004. Farming for Us All: Practical Agriculture and
the Cultivation of Sustainability. Pennsylvania State
University Press: University Park, PA. A discussion on
the challenges and potential for sustainable farming in
Iowa, based on years of research with family farmers.
Berry, W. 1977. The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agri-
culture. Sierra Club Books: San Francisco. A compelling
story of the loss of rural farms and rural communities,
and the cultural impacts of this loss. Perhaps even more
relevant now than when it was published.
Clay, J. 2003. World Agriculture and the Environment: A Com-
modity-by-Commodity Guide to Impacts and Practices.
Island Press: Washington, D.C. An analysis of global
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