Posts Tagged ‘Organic History’
Timetable and Plan for the Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro | 1992
ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE LINKAGES WITH THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: EARTH SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO. JUNE 1992 The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) is expected to be the largest United Nations summit ever held. Decisions made at UNCED are likely to shape the international environmental agenda well…
Read MoreProposals for Language On Sustainable Agriculture In Agenda 21 | 1992
SUBMITTED BY ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS COUNCIL, GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL AND EARTHSAVE FOUNDATION Prepared for the Fourth Session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development Working Group I – Land Resources 2 March – 3 April 1992 New York, USA Proposed Language: PROGRAMME A: Sector Policy Review, Planning and Programming with…
Read MoreOriginal OFAC Grant 1992
Organic Farmers Associations Council c/o Janus Farms Institute Rt. 3, Box 494, Silver City, NC 27344Contact Person: Kate Havel Phone: 919-742-4672 Project Director: John Matthews: 501-446-2171 Amount Requested: $7,565 March 15, 1992 Summary The Organic Farmers Associations Council (OFAC) is a national non-profit organization made up of state and regional grower and certification organizations. Although…
Read MorePreconfence Informational Paper on the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or Earth Summit Global Forum | 1992
What precisely is the ’92 Global Forum? The ’92 Global Forum is the series of simultaneous, substantive, independent sector events to take place during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or Earth Summit, that will be held in Rio de Janeiro between June 1-12, 1992. Most of the ’92 Global Forum events…
Read MorePaper Describing the Structure, Purpose, and Activities of the Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
The Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, a national farm policy initiative supported by WSAA and more than 400 other national and grassroots organizations, has become a significant force in the ongoing process of influencing the agriculture appropriations process and shaping a new five-year farm bill in 1995. The campaign is mobilizing support for existing funding levels…
Read MoreInaugural Meeting of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association | September 1991
Saving the Earth and Protecting Our Environment have become universal watchwords. The benevolent Earth has provided us with its manifold blessings of pure water, clean air and nurturing soil for untold generations. However as we head towards the 21st Century, we find the Earth in a sad state of unbalance, largely due to damage inflicted…
Read MoreInformation on the World Sustainable Agriculture Association: Goals, Mission, Policies 1991-1996
Science and technology have enabled agriculture to become increasingly productive, to produce abundant harvests by manipulating Nature, and to increase the quality of life in most areas of the world. However, a heavy price is paid for this abundance. Many modern agricultural practices harm the environment, impair human health, and destroy the social and economic…
Read MoreGoals and Directors of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association 1991-1996
Dedicated to the well being of all people in harmony with Nature Goals of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association The ultimate goal of WSAA is to promote sustainable food and farming systems that are economically viable, socially just, and environmentally harmonious with Nature. We work cooperatively on local, national and international levels to reverse the…
Read MoreOriginal Invitation to join the Organic Farmer’s Association Council 1990
List of Participants of the Organic Farmers Associations Council Convening Assembly 1990
OFAC Interim Steering Committee December 1989 through March 1990
Read MoreBrochure of the Organic Farmers Association Council | 1989
Book Chapter in “Environmentally Sound Agriculture” – Barriers to Conversion to Organic Farming Practices in the Midwestern United States | 1983
Environmentally Sound Agriculture Pub. Date: January 1983Chapter 16 Barriers to Conversion to Organic Farming Practices in the Midwestern United States By Roger Blobaum RECENT ORGANIC FARMING STUDIES Although organic farming has been adopted by a small but increasing number of Midwest farmers as an alternative to conventional agriculture, this change received little attention until the…
Read MoreProducing China’s Food on 50,000 Party-Controlled Agricultural Communes: Roger’s 1975 Trip Report and Photos
By Roger Blobaum The narrow highway connecting Nanking and Yangchou is a maze of bicycles, two-wheeled carts, and other slow-moving vehicles that challenge a bus driver’s patience and overworks the loud horn that helps clear the way. Unusual obstacles include a stretch where rice is spread to dry in the sun on half the black-topped…
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