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Sustainable agriculture 101: exploring the basics with the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.

Publication: New Life Journal
Publication Date: 01-JUN-02 		Format: Online - approximately 838 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Sustainable agriculture 101: exploring the basics with the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.(Brief Article)

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What is sustainable agriculture? In the literal sense, it is the ability to sustain an agrarian culture. In other words, our culture is agrarian at its foundation, farmers provide the raw materials that feed and clothe us all, and our ability to sustain this culture is critical to its survival. It is a cultural paradigm that is not limited to one set of production practices or a single distribution system. It is an attempt to define and implement a system that can be sustained in the short and long term. Most definitions include the concepts that a sustainable agriculture must be ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially just or equitable.

Environmentally sound means that the system should enhance and not degrade the natural resource...

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