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* Add free, open Agriculture subjects below.
* Add free, open Agriculture subjects below.
* World University's Agriculture School focuses on sustainable, ecological and organic agriculture, both small and large scale, and its interaction with cities. What are the best academic research, arguments, cost analyses, and plans for moving to organic and sustainable agriculture world wide, especially vis-a-vis cities?
* World University's Agriculture School focuses on sustainable, ecological and organic agriculture, both small and large scale, and its interaction with cities. What are the best academic research, arguments, cost analyses, and plans for moving to organic and sustainable agriculture world wide, especially vis-a-vis cities?
===Courses===
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===Select Books===
===Select Books===


Ableman, Michael. 1993. From the Good Earth: A Celebration of Growing Food Around the World. HNA Books
Ableman, Michael. 1993. From the Good Earth: A Celebration of Growing Food Around the World. HNA Books


Ableman, Michael. 1998. On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Ableman, Michael. 1998. On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.


Avery, Alex. 2006. The Truth About Organic Foods (Volume 1, Series 1). Henderson Communications, L.L.C.
Avery, Alex. 2006. The Truth About Organic Foods (Volume 1, Series 1). Henderson Communications, L.L.C.


Coleman, Eliot. 2009. The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.
Coleman, Eliot. 2009. The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.


Howard, Sir Albert. 1943. An Agricultural Testament. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Howard, Sir Albert. 1943. An Agricultural Testament. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.


Ronald, Pamela C. and R. W. Adamchak. 2008. Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food. Oxford University Press.
Ronald, Pamela C. and R. W. Adamchak. 2008. Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food. Oxford University Press.


Guthman, Julie. 2004. Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Guthman, Julie. 2004. Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
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===Select Programs, Applications, Software===
===Select Programs, Applications, Software===




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Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture, National Research Council. 1989. [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1208 Alternative Agriculture]. National Academies Press.
Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture, National Research Council. 1989. [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1208 Alternative Agriculture]. National Academies Press.


FAOSTAT. 2010. [http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries]. (http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/43724/icode/). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a world without hunger.
FAOSTAT. 2010. [http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries]. (http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/43724/icode/). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a world without hunger.


Gettelman, Elizabeth. 2006. Farmworkers to Farmers. Aug 11. Mother Jones. (An innovative program in California which trains mostly immigrant workers how to succeed as organic farmers).
Gettelman, Elizabeth. 2006. Farmworkers to Farmers. Aug 11. Mother Jones. (An innovative program in California which trains mostly immigrant workers how to succeed as organic farmers).


Solomon, Steve. Sir Albert Howard's Indore Method. Organic Gardener's Composting. Soil And Health Library. http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/030202/03020209.html. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
Solomon, Steve. Sir Albert Howard's Indore Method. Organic Gardener's Composting. Soil And Health Library. http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/030202/03020209.html. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
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Gold, Mary V. (comp.). 2007. [http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/ofp.shtml Organic Production and Organic Food: Information Access Tools]. Identifies sources to research on organic agriculture topics from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. United States Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Library.
Gold, Mary V. (comp.). 2007. [http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/ofp.shtml Organic Production and Organic Food: Information Access Tools]. Identifies sources to research on organic agriculture topics from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. United States Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Library.


[http://agricultureguide.org/importance-of-organic-farming-in-terms-of-food-safety-featured-article-by-agriculture-guide/ Importance of Organic Farming in Terms of Food Safety] A featured article on Agriculture Guide
[http://agricultureguide.org/importance-of-organic-farming-in-terms-of-food-safety-featured-article-by-agriculture-guide/ Importance of Organic Farming in Terms of Food Safety] A featured article on Agriculture Guide


[http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/limitToMasterid/192/limitToType/aof List of Organic Farming related Organizations on WiserEarth]
[http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/limitToMasterid/192/limitToType/aof List of Organic Farming related Organizations on WiserEarth]
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===World University and School Links===
===World University and School Links===

Foods and Nutrition: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Foods_and_Nutrition






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===In Google Earth===
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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===


Second Life, or other virtual world or space, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for classes? Check out Harvard's virtual island in Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.
Second Life, or other virtual world or space, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for classes? Check out Harvard's virtual island in Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


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