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Recommended Reading - Publications

Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
www.aces.edu/pubs
334-844-5690
Publications on a wide variety of topics for Alabama farmers, ranchers, and home gardeners. A few examples include:
Alabama Beef Cattle Producers Guide
Planting Guides for Grasses and Forage Legumes
Alabama Vegetable Gardener
Starting a Greenhouse Business
Plant Disease Notes
 
Alternative Technology and Transfer to Rural Areas
www.attra.ncat.org/publication.html
800-346-9140
Many publications focusing on alternative production and markets. Topics include organic production, horticultural and field crops, soil, agroforestry, water and pest management, and more.
 
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
www.sare.org/publications/index.htm
301-374-9696
Books, bulletins and online resources highlighting SARE-funded project results and other innovative research. Many are available online or in print form.
 
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG)
www.ssawg.org
Farm Stories: Profiles of Southern producers running successful sustainable farming operations
www.ssawg.org/farmstories.html
 
Recommended viewing: SSAWG’s Natural Farming Systems in the South video series
www.ssawg.org/virtualfarm.html
501-865-1331