Leading organization researching and promoting biointensive gardening and mini-farming, and its relation to soil, conserving soil and resources, sustainability; definitions, tours, workshops, conferences, books, brief case histories.
Learn with the leading promoter of biointensive methods, a wealth of information on this most efficient culture method, over 28 years of research, now used in over 100 countries. Author of the most influential book on this topic: 'How To Grow More Vegetables ...'.
On campus of University of California, Santa Cruz; research, education, public service program to raise ecological sustainability and social justice in food and agriculture system. Runs 2-acre Alan Chadwick Garden, and 25-acre Farm. Both sites managed with organic methods; are research, teaching, training facilities for students, staff, faculty.
Project by Winrock International, founded by former Arkansas governor Winthrop Rockefeller to raise agricultural productivity and rural employment while protecting the environment.
By John Jeavons. This is the classic work in the field of Biointensive culture, now in its fifth edition, printed in seven languages. The long title only serves to whet one's appetite. [Amazon.com]
By John Jeavons, Carol Cox. Simpler book written for gardeners trying biointensive gardening for the first time. Focus: soil, and good ways to ensure sustainable fertility. [Amazon.com]
People-to-people environmental gardening project supported by Ecology Action and USAID. Works via Russian-language publications and seminars hosted by ecology groups and agricultural colleges in former Soviet Union.
Biointensive supplies, seeds, garden tools, books, pamphlets, videos; Bountiful Gardens and Ecology Action workshops; sells all biointensive and Grow Biointensive products.
Winrock International project.
Winrock International press release on program for volunteers, one of whom coordinated translation, typesetting, and publication of John Jeavons 'How to Grow More Vegetables ...' into Russian.
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