Table of Contents

Foreword by John E. Ikerd

Chapter One
On Trial: Industrial Agriculture

I. Introduction
II. Indictment One
III. Indictment Two
IV. Indictment Three
V. The Solution

Chapter Two
The Remedy: Sustainable Agriculture

I. Introduction
II. Nature vs. Industry
III. The Sustainable Era
IV. What is Sustainable
V. Down to Earth: Eight Steps to the Next Green Revolution

Chapter Three
Down to Earth: Create and Conserve Healthy Soil

I. Not Just Dirt
II. The Good Earth
III. Healing the Soil
IV. Putting Life Back Into the Soil

Chapter Four
Clear, Clean Water: Step #2, Conserve Water and Protect its Quality Step #3, Manage Organic Wastes Without Pollution

I. Washing the Water
II. Don't Drink Up the Pond
III. Manage Organic Wastes to Avoid Pollution
IV. Don't Waste the Waste
V. Anatomy of a Manure Spill

Chapter Five
Think Local: Step #4, Select Plants and Animals Adapted to the Environment

I. Agroecology
II. Battling the Hill
III. The Right Cow for the Right Grass
IV. Think Local

Chapter Six
All Creatures Great and Small: Step # 5, Encourage Biodiversity

I. Stewards of Life
II. Endangered at Home
III. Terminator Tech

Chapter Seven
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Step #6, Manage Pests with Minimal Environmental Impact

I. From Conception Until Death
II. The Killing Fields
III. The Chemical Treadmill
IV. It's Nature's Way
V. The Team Approach
VI. Interactions
VII. Integrated Pest Management: Many Little Hammers

Chapter Eight
Power: Step # 7, Conserve Non-Renewable Energy Resources

I. Agriculture's Achilles Heel
II. Low-Input Farming

Chapter Nine
Money: Step # 8, Increase Profitability and Decrease Risk

I. A Penny Saved
II. A Penny Earned
III. Ecological Economics

Chapter Ten
Two Roads Attachment to the Local Community and Care for the Surrounding Land

Notes
Bibliography
Index

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