Feed Management for Pastured Poultry
These tips for the pastured poultry grower are designed to achieve top health and vigor in the flock — and maximum profits for the farmer — with special considerations on optimizing commercial feeds, breeding rations, and water inputs.

Barrel Compost
The primary ingredients are basalt, eggshells, cow manure, biodynamic compost preps and nettles, and when they're combined under the correct conditions, the results on the farm are nothing short of magic.

Sheep — A Holistic View
Sheep are essential to the history of agriculture, and this holistic survey covers both their worldwide history and legacy as well as practical, proven tips for their care and role on the farm.

The Poultry Farm & the Great Depression
As other small farms were being gobbled up by the banks during the Great Depression, this family survived — and its experience has valuable lessons for us all in today's troubled economic climate.

2009 Conference: Focus on Biodiversity
The 2009 Acres U.S.A. Conference convened in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the annual meeting of the finest minds and brightest lights in eco-agriculture.

Interview — Susan Dworkin: The Seed Banker Who Tried to Save the World
Originally a protégé of Norman Borlaug, Danish wheat researcher Bent Skovmand was a dynamo of research and seed preservation whose views on agriculture matured in ways that Borlaug's did not. His story serves as both inspiration and warning about the means and ends of agricultural research in a corporate world.

Eco-Update
Eco-ag news from around the world.

Opinion
Commentary on vital issues affecting organic and sustainable farmers.

Transitions
"Certified Organic Industry News"

Eco-Gardener
"Environmental Greenhouse to Produce Certified Organic Seedlings"

The Harvest Table
"Catching the Carrot"

Health & Healing
"The Basics: Cod Liver Oil" by Sally Fallon & Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.

The Natural Vet
"Homeopathy for the Flock: Building a Complete Poultry Health Care Program" by Glen Dupree, D.V.M.

Books & Information
Reviews of new eco-farming literature

Acres U.S.A. Zips
Letters to the editor

Eco-Resources
A roundup of eco-suppliers

Eco-Meetings
Eco-farming meetings and events across North America

The Last Word
Essays and parting shots