| Other Growth-related Issues |
| Ag's Expanded Roles - Community and Urban Agriculture, and Alternative Crops |
| Alternative Growth Management Strategies for a Sustainable Future |
| Long-Term Management of Native Habitat as an Open Space Component |
| Why is Arapaho involved? See Our Story of Rural Lands! |
| American Farmland Trust Publications |
| Rural Land Preservation Toolbox - In Depth Looks |
| Treated Wastewater Utilization in Agriculture |

| One of Ag's Key Roles -- Reducing Global Warming |
| Ag as a component of Preserving the Environment and Ecology |
| Features |
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| "Buy Local" Initiatives |
| Feature Site: Council on New Urbanism's Project Database. If you're even remotely interested in alternative development strategies, spend time here! |
| One of the most promising of the non-crop values that agriculture can provide is Agritourism. In Florida, where tourism is such a big part of our economy, it's a natural fit. And, over the years, agritourism has been a profitable business -- the Spyke family has been in the agritourism business for 3 generations -- and it can be greatly expanded in the future as part of ag preservation strategies. A recent issue of John Deere's magazine, The Furrow, ran a really nice article on agritourism. Read it here... |