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American Farmland Trust - http://www.farmland.org/
Working to stop the loss of productive farmland and promote healthier farming practices in the U.S. |
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GRACE Factory Farming - http://www.factoryfarm.org/
Information, ideas, and strategies for activists opposed to factory farming. Topics cover the environmental, health, economic, social and animal welfare costs of large-scale animal production, as well as trends toward sustainable alternatives to factory farms. |
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Family Farmer - http://www.familyfarmer.org/
News and opinion on corporatization of food and agriculture. |
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Ecological Farming May Cause More Heavy Metals In The Soil - http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990109225423data_trunc_sys.shtml
Some systems of ecological arable farming which use only organic fertilisers contaminate the soil with levels of cadmium, copper and lead which are twice as high as when a combination of both animal manure and artificial fertiliser is used. |