‘Catalog’ lists new
publications, webinars, and videos
ATTRA
celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2012 by doing what it does
best—being the nation’s leading resource on sustainable-agriculture
information.
ATTRA’s
2012 “catalog” includes more than 50 new and updated sustainable-agriculture
publications, including eight Spanish-language publications. That brings the
ATTRA publication total to well over 400, nearly all of which are available to
be downloaded for free or ordered as a paper publication for a small processing
fee at the ATTRA website.
The
publications range from tip sheets for marketing to grocery stores and
agricultural aggregators to National Organic Program guides and publications on
raising meat rabbits sustainably, beginning accounting for farmers, and
investing in solar-powered livestock watering systems.
ATTRA-National
Sustainable Agriculture Information Service has been developed and maintained
by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) since 1987 through a
cooperative agreement with the USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
It’s
gathered a lot of fans in sustainable agriculture over the years.
Visit: https://attra.ncat.org/publications_2012/ to find a list of
ATTRA’s 2012 publications, webinars, and videos as well as direct links to
each.
“(All of the ATTRA) web resources dealing with horticultural
crops, beginning farmer, and organic farming have been important, but preparing
ourselves for the business side of things with marketing, management, and
assessing risks has been critical to our success,” said Cheri Ward, who with
her husband Robert Sollot owns and operates Blue Pear Farms in McClellanville,
South Carolina.
“ATTRA provides a reliable start to our research in every area,
and our nearly two-year-old effort to revitalize a blueberry farm let go for 10
years is paying off.”
In
addition to publications, ATTRA’s other popular offerings include a free
sustainable-agriculture telephone helpline and the “Ask an Ag Expert” feature
on the home page. ATTRA also maintains numerous popular databases, including
sustainable-agriculture internships and apprenticeships and is a source for the
day’s agriculture news, among other features.
In
2012, NCAT also offered 14 webinars through ATTRA, often partnering with other
sustainable-agriculture organizations and agencies on topics as diverse as
whole-farm insurance, evaluating farm-energy options, organic cover-crop
rotations, and becoming a Technical Service Provider for the Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
Videos
were a new addition to the ATTRA website in 2012. The home page features a
video introduction to ATTRA, as well the keynote speeches at a NCAT and
National Network of Public Health Institute conference on the opportunities and
obstacles of getting more local, sustainably grown food into health-care
institutions in Montana.
Rremember
throughout the year to keep checking ATTRA’s website at www.attra.ncat.org as our sustainable-agriculture
resources grow throughout 2013 and into the next 25 years.
Since 1976, the National Center for Appropriate
Technology (NCAT) has been helping people by championing small-scale, local and
sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities and
protect natural resources. In partnership with businesses, organizations,
individuals and agricultural producers, NCAT is working to advance solutions
that will ensure the next generation inherits a world that has clean air and
water, energy production that is efficient and renewable, and healthy foods
grown with sustainable practices. More information about its programs and
services is available at www.ncat.org or by calling 1-800-ASK-NCAT.
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