Study Outline
This is going to be where I keep my main outline. I’ll be updating it regularly as my goals become clearer.
Self-directed study program in sustainable agriculture
Part I: Business skills
- marketing
- management
- taxes
- accounting
- recordkeeping
- philosophy
- systems thinking
Part II: Machinery & infrastructure
- welding
- repairs
- maintenance
- fencing
- construction
- hoophouses
Part III: Permaculture & Soil Health
- keyline plow
- Carbon Farmers of America http://www.carbonfarmersofamerica.com/
- agroecology
- Book: Hands-on Agronomy by Neal Kinsey
- Book: Biological Farmer by Gary Zimmer
- Book: Organic Gardener’s Composting
- Article: Loss of Soil Organic Matter and Its Restoration by William Albrecht – notes
- Article: Improved compost mix great on the pad, but slow to deliver in the field by Christine Ziegler Ulsh – notes
- Article: The Drought Myth by William Albrecht – notes
- Book: Managing cover crops profitably, by Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)
Part IV: Livestock and crop integration
- plant science
- animal science
- fencing
- crop and pasture rotation
- Article: Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems in the Southeastern USA by A. J. Franzluebbers
- Article: Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems in the U.S. Corn Belt by R. Mark Sulc and Benjamin F. Tracy
- Article:Integrated Irrigated Crop–Livestock Systems in Dry Climates by V. G. Allen, M. T. Baker, E. Segarra, and C. P. Brown
- Article: Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture by the Sustainable
Agriculture Network (SAN) - Article: Sustainable Poultry Production Overview by ATTRA
- Article: Reconsidering Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems in North America by Michael P. Russelle, Martin H. Entz, and Alan J. Franzluebbers
Part V: Human nutrition/dietetics (minor)
Methods:
- Books
- Networking, interviews
- Practice (on farm)
- Notes, notes, notes
- Journal
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