1. Accounts of Wrath
   The Family Farm Under Siege
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   First Published: 1983
   
2. Alternative Americas
   An informal history by the grandmother of the counter-culture
   Resource Type: Book
   First Published: 1982
   
3. Another world is possible
   New Internationalist January/February 2002
   Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
   First Published: 2002
   Takes a look at the current global system and possible ways to change it for the better.
4. Argentina: Disappearing Farmers, Disappearing Food
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   First Published: 2009
   Food sovereignty as defined by Via Campesina is the peoples’ right to define their agricultural and food policy, and the right of farmers and peasants to produce food. Worldwide communities are seeking an alternative to a model controlled by Cargill, Monsanto, General Foods, Nestle and Kraft foods. Starved by industrialization and concentration, citizens are now hungry for traditional production methods and diversity in the food system.
5. Das Capital, Volume 3
   The Process of Capitalist Production as a Whole
   Resource Type: Book
   First Published: 1894   Published: 1971
   
6. Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario
   Organization profile published 1980
   Resource Type: Organization
   First Published: 1980
   
7. City Farmer
   Resource Type: Organization
   First Published: 1983
   
8. Climate Change and World Agriculture
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1990
   
9. Co-workers in a World Struggle
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   First Published: 1975
   Problems facing agriculture in Manitoba, similar to problems facing Japanese farmers.
10. Connexions Library: Agriculture and Farming Focus
    Resource Type: Internet WWW site
    Published: 2009
    Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on farming and agriculture.
11. Down on the Farm
    Resource Type: Film/Video
    First Published: 1983
    
12. Farm Gate Defence
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1986
    Describes how farmers have been driven to come together to defend their farms in the face of high interest rates,mounting production costs and low prices.
13. Farmageddon
    Food and the Culture of Biotechnolgy
    Resource Type: Book
    
14. Farmers Confront Industrialism
    Some Historical Perspectives on Ontario Agrarian Movement
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1971   Published: 1975
    
15. Farmers in Palestine create amazing produce in adverse conditions – and are fighting to export them
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 2009
    Palestine produces some of the finest olive oils in the world, not to mention dates, nuts, tomatoes – even wine. Now, despite the conflict, farmers are finding ways to export their produce – and show the world that their country is still the land of milk and honey.
16. Farmers vs Coca-Cola in Water Wars
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 2009
    As India faces its worst drought in four decades, a dispute over water resources between farmers in the Kala Dera area of western Rajasthan state and a Coca-Cola bottling plant located there has sharpened.
17. Farming on the Margin -- Nova Scotia Agriculture
    Resource Type: Slide Show
    First Published: 1977
    
18. Food Among the Ruins
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 2009
    Detroit, the country’s most depressed metropolis, has zero produce-carrying grocery chains. It also has open land, fertile soil, ample water, and the ingredients to reinvent itself from Motor City to urban farm.
19. From villages to New Delhi to Geneva: Indian farmers protest against the WTO
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 2009
    The "liberalization" and “corporatization” of agriculture under the World Trade Organisation would put at risk the livelihoods of more than 2/3 of India’s 1 billion people.
20. How to Save the World
    Strategy for World Conservation
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1980
    
21. Islam Resistance and reform
    New Internationalist May 2002
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2002
    A look into the world of Islamic faith. Discussion of current issues and a look at key moments of Islamic civilazation.
22. The Lessons of Amish Agriculture
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 1987
    Amish agriculture offers valuable eco-lessons to those interested in organic, earth-friendly farming.
23. Meeting the Expectations of the Land
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1984
    
24. National Farmers Union
    Organization profile published 1982
    Resource Type: Organization
    First Published: 1982
    
25. New Internationalist Online
    Resource Type: Internet WWW site
    Articles from the New Internationalist, chat forum, ethical shopping, more.
26. New Options for America
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1991
    
27. A People's History of the United States
    1492 - Present
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1995   Published: 2003
    Zinn's history includes those most ignored by typical American textbook history, including Indians, blacks, women and workers.
    
28. Pesticides Pick your poison The pesticide scandal
    New Internationalist May 2000
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2000
    Exposing the dangers of pesticide usage, in both third and first world communities. Why this "cycle of poison" will keep escalating as crops develop resistance. Discussion of viable alternatives, including organic food production and small farms.
29. A Short History of Progress
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2004
    If the population growth, consumption of resources, and technological advances continue according to the trend of the twentieth century, at the expense of the earth, the outcome may be disastrous.
30. Some Historical Perspectives on Canadian Agrarian Political Movements
    The Ontario Origins of Agrarian Criticism of Canadian Industrial Society
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1971   Published: 1973
    
31. Via Campesina Declaration on Food Sovereignty 1996
    The Right to Produce and Access Land
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 1996
    Food is a basic human rights. This right can only be realized in a system where food sovereignty is guaranteed.
32. Via Campesina Declaration on Food Sovereignty 2001
    Our World is Not for Sale. Priority to Peoples' Food Sovereignty
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 2001
    
33. The War in the Country
    How the Fight to Save Rural Life Will Shape Our Future
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2009
    Chronicles the gradual disappearance of Canada's family farms.

Experts on Farming/Farm Economy in the Sources Directory

1. Inter-American Development Bank
2. Organic Trade Association