University of California
Asi: What Is Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture has changed dramatically, especially since the end of World War II. Food and fiber productivity soared due to new technologies, mechanization, increased chemical use, specialization and government policies that favored...
Eduweb
Eduweb: Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon Rain Forest
Find out how Quichua Indians, indigenous people of the Amazon, practice sustainable agriculture by rotating fields and by slashing and burning. Try your hand at crop rotation to see if you understand the principles of this agricultural...
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Grace Communications: Food Print
An environmentally conscious group brings to light the relationship between food, water and energy, and the importance of sustainability. The site looks at issues such as animal welfare, social justices, food policy, the industrial food...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Land of Plenty, Land of Want
This lesson plan encourages students to explore sustainable agriculture. They are asked to identify problems faced in sustainable agriculture and offer possible solutions. A great deal of supplemental activities and information are...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Water, Soil, and Agriculture
Students learn about the fundamental importance of water, soil, and agriculture in sustaining the human standard of living; and the heavy toll that current agricultural practices take on water and soil resources.
United Nations
United Nations Sustainable Development Issues
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development covers issues ranging from Agriculture to Waste. This site offers documents and action plan implementation for sustainable development of the earth's natural resources.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Food Production and Pesticides
Through videos, interactive activities, and readings, students explore the future of food production and sustainability of our current agricultural system.
Other
Grace Communications Foundation: The Meatrix
This resource offers short animated videos, interactive activities, and a collection of articles and links about the major issues surrounding sustainable agriculture and factory farming. Such topics discussed are pollution, animal...
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Seafriends: Soil Sustainability
Agricultural land, the land that feeds the world, is in serious difficulty and it is not at all certain that it will be able to produce enough food for the world's population, in perpetuity. Confusion reigns about what sustainability is,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Agriculture and Human Population Growth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How advances in agriculture have been able to sustain larger human populations.
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Allerin: How Green Robots Are Helping With Environmental Sustainability
Robots are now being used to fight climate change and protect our green environments. They help to fight forest fires, manage our waste, restore the oceans, support renewable energy initiatives, and make agriculture more-environmentally...
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Rainforest Alliance: Smarthouse
If you'd like to do your part to help the rainforest, check out this resource. You can find out what common household products are the result of sustainable rainforest farming.
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Australian Government: Dept. Of Agriculture: Environment
Improving stewardship and sustainable management of Australia's environment including topics such as biodiversity, EPBC Act, Marine, Protection, International Activities, and Partnership.
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Australian Acad. Of Science: Food Waste: Preventing Multi Billion Dollar Problem
The top priority when it comes to food waste is to avoid generating more. Food waste includes all food intended for human consumption that never reaches us, as well as edible food that consumers throw away. As it rots in landfills, food...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Biodynamic Farming: A Systems and Global Engineering Project
This is an excellent project where students investigate biodynamic farming techniques. They then collaborate with students from around the world to design an aquaponics system for cultivating fish and plants that can be used in an...
Other
Soil Quality: Soil Quality and Soil Health Information for Australia
Discover and understand the quality and health of the soil in Australia in an effort to optimize sustainable agriculture. Several calculators are offered to measure various aspects of the soil, such as lime benefit, gravel and bulk...
Other
Linking Environment and Farming: Simply Sustainable Soils [Pdf]
With increasing pressure on the world's natural environment and resources it is essential that we develop farming systems that have a low impact on the environment, and are also highly productive in meeting the needs of a growing global...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Water Resources
Learn about water as a precious resource in danger of being depleted. Understand the roles that overuse and agricultural use play in the sustainability efforts of this essential resource. Includes video. [28:25]
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Land Use and Land Cover Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-six data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine land use and how human activities have impacted on land cover. They look at agriculture, loss of...
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The Family Farmer
The Family Farm explores the diverse agricultural pursuits of farm families, and serves as a window into the small-scale food production process that modern day consumers have become estranged from.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Natural Resources, Environment, and Ecosystems
A collection of lesson plans for specific age levels to help students gain a better understanding of animals, plants, and people, and how they affect each other in ecosystems. Many of the activities provide discussion questions and...
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Camp Silos: Introduction to Farming Today and Tomorrow
Student-friendly site explaining the history of farming. The section on farming today and tomorrow gives viewers the opportunity to see pigs being born. Requires QuickTime plug-in.
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The Natural Law Party of the United States of America
The homepage of the Natural Law Party of the United States provides its platform, relevant news, and many informational resources.
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Union of Concerned Scientists: Science for a Healthy Planet and Safer World
The official website for Union of Concerned Scientists provides information on environmental issues and suggestions on actions people can take to curb environmental harm.