This document provides a long list of resources related to sustainable agriculture in Texas and beyond, including websites for large and small scale vegetable growing, organic farming organizations, Texas A&M University resources, cattle ranching examples, Texas vineyards, organic rice farming in El Campo, sustainable agriculture ideas and news, local Houston area farms, composting information and regulations in Texas, water resources in Texas, maps and aerial photos, sustainable agriculture conferences and venture capital events, and people involved in sustainable agriculture in Texas.

1. H.C. Clark, April, 2010, Gulf Coast Green <br />hcclark@rice.edu<br />Resources<br />http://growingproduce.com/news Large scale vegetable growing.<br />http://www.growingformarket.com/ Small scale vegetable growing.<br />http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/ Original organic folks.<br />http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/commercial/ Texas mega-resource.<br />http://overton.tamu.edu/ Nearby A&M broad based experiment station. <br />http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/BCSC/index.html Aggie cow college, an August tradition.<br />http://attra.ncat.org/ Sustainable agriculture ideas.<br />Creekstone Farms http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/dining/24beef.html<br />http://www.benwheelertx.com/ Ben Wheeler, a case study.<br />http://www.eco-ology.org/ Eco-ology, KPFT 90.1, Pat Greer, Cath Conlon, H.C. Clark<br />Local farms and enterprises: Blackwood, Gunderman, Animal, Reed, Hanka, Atkinson, Pat, <br />http://www.isacattleco.com/Beefmasters/nolanryan.html Branding example, Huntsville.<br />http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/ Map of vineyard locations in Texas.<br />http://www.lowellfarms.com/ Organic rice, El Campo-read their story.<br />http://www.texasangus.com/findabull.html Example of quot;
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ranches.<br />http://www.grist.org/article/2009-11-20-Whole-Foods-chicken-farms/ Portable processor.<br />http://www.grist.org/article/2010-03-26-silicon-valley-investorsvcs-ready-to-make-bets-on-sustainable-ag/ Grist, check out Tom Philpott here regularly.<br />sustainable.tamu.edu/slidesets/sustainable.ppt Marty Baker, retired, TAMU Overton<br />http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/txsweetpotatoes.html typical profile<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfU_w03VeM8 BIG precision agriculture<br />http://www.grandin.com/design/design.html Temple Grandin, pen design—Take a look at her stuff in general, fascinating.<br />http://www.slowfood.com/ Folks who are thinking and talking about food.<br />http://cropmob.org/about Instant apprenticeship—there's one in Austin, and Houston has The Last Organic Outpost HYPERLINK quot;
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http://www.lastorganicoutpost.com/ <br />http://www.responsibletechnology.org/utility/showArticle/?objectID=2626 non-gmo soybeans<br />http://www.polyfacefarms.com/ Joel Salatin, outspoken and interesting—Watch him in Food Inc.<br />http://www.stockmangrassfarmer.net/ Alan Nation and news of grassfed farming.<br />http://www.texasdancehall.org/ Example of quot;
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historic preservation idea.<br />http://www.hgac.com/community/waste/management/recycling/documents/organics_waste_best_management_practices_study.pdf Houston area study presentation—large scale food waste potential, Nature's Way, Living Earth<br />http://www.compostadvisorycouncil.com/camp.html Compost course including Texas regulations.<br />http://www.magicsoil.com/ Commercial compost discussion.<br />http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AG-439-05/ Poultry manure [not compost] as fertilizer.<br />http://www.lib.utexas.edu/geo/maps.html Bureau of Economic Geology, geologic atlas for detailed maps.<br />http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/publications.asp Texas Water Development Board-note groundwater resources by county list. Also, TWDB WIID is source of individual well information.<br />http://www.tnris.state.tx.us/datadownload/download.jsp Maps and air photo coverage.<br />Mapquest, USGS, Google Earth: Resources for maps, photos and data.<br />http://www.newseedadvisors.com/agenda/ Venture capital conference, Palo Alto.<br />http://earthsci.org/education/fieldsk/container/container.html A house, one example.<br />People: Jim Bundscho google homestead services, Jacquie Miller, Bayou City Farmers' Market farmers [see Urban Harvest Webpage], Pam Walker and Linda Walsh, Bill Adams<br />Tons of free farm trade journals. [Once your on, you couldn't unsubscribe if you tried!]<br />ATTRA = sustainable ag newsletter<br />Anything Michael Pollan writes<br />