Issues of agriculture, as it relates to land issues and the environment, are the focus of this category and its subcategories.
 
 
Recommended Resources
Based in Massachusetts, Amberwaves is a non-profit organization comprised of concerned citizens, families, farmers, and small-business owners, concerned with advocating for policies to preserve brown rice, whole wheat and other essential foods from the threat of genetic engineering. Informational articles are included here, along with an overview of the organization and its publications.
http://www.amberwaves.org/
Appropedia: Bio-Intensive Farming
A definition and background of intensive farming techniques are related here, along with a discussion of the common attributes of bio-intensive farming, and links to other online resources.
http://www.appropedia.org/Bio-Intensive_Farming
The Eugene Permaculture Guild is a non-profit organization promoting the principles of permaculture and its benefits to the environment.
http://www.eugenepermacultureguild.org/
Food First: Institute for Food & Development Policy
Food First brings the poverty and hunger of the Third World to the foreground through investigation and analysis of the situation, as well as innovative solutions and actions necessary to bring an end to both.
http://www.foodfirst.org/
The Organic Center is a non-profit organization which features peer-reviewed scientific studies on the benefits of organic farming as it applies to permaculture.
http://www.organic-center.org/
Organic Eprints is a non-profit organization which provides an archive of white papers related to research and education in permaculture.
http://orgprints.org/
People Against Live Exports and Intensive Farming
PALE is an organization, based in Australia and comprised of citizens with backgrounds in farming and a concern for the ethical and harmful aspects of live exports of meat animals, as well as the dangers of intensive farming. Informational and action articles on the subjects are presented here, along with a blog and chat room for further discussion.
http://www.livexports.com/
Permaculture in New Zealand is a non-profit organisation which provides information about the world of permaculture in New Zealand.
http://www.permaculture.org.nz/
Permaculture International is a non-profit organization connecting permaculture groups with activists; complete with an electronic newsletter.
http://www.permacultureinternational.org/
The Permaculture Portal web site servers as a helpful gateway to permaculture information and other resources; with online courses and workshops.
http://www.permacultureportal.com/
Spin farming, which refers to small plot, intensive farming, is a non-technical and inexpensive vegetable farming system that makes if possible to earn an income from less than an acre in land. The agricultural system is defined, with profile of Spin farmers, photographs, and suggestions on how to make it work.
http://www.spinfarming.com/