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ARTICLE LIST: AGRICULTURE

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ANIMALS - COMPOSTING - COVER CROPS - ECONOMICS - GREENHOUSES - HERBS - HYDROPONICS - INSECT CONTROL - IRRIGATION - MISCELLANIOUS - PERMACULTURE & TREES - SUSTAINABILITY - VEGETABLES - WEED CONTROL

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ANIMALS

  1. Our Gardens ... and Our Rabbits
    Hilde Maingay, Journal #3, 5pp.
  2. Houdini, Daisy-Tulip, and Zerra
    Bill Duesing, Quarterly #11, 2pp.
  3. Chaste Rabbits and Spinster Hens
    Marilyn Jordan Peterson, Quarterly #17, 2pp.
  4. Small Livestock in the Suburbs
    Jeff Ball, Quarterly #23, 2pp.

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BIOLOGICAL INSECT CONTROL

  1. New Alchemy Research Report #1: A Preliminary Study of the Resistance in Twenty Varieties of Cabbage to the Imported Cabbage Worm Butterfly (Pieris rapis)
    Hilde Atema, Journal #2, 7pp.
  2. A Brief Natural History of the Imported Cabbage Worm Butterfly (Pieris rapis)
    Hilde Atema, Journal #2, 4pp.
  3. Mexican Bean Beetle Wars
    Susan Ervin, Journal #5, 3pp.
  4. Birds and Biological Pest Control
    Loie Urquehart, Journal #7, 4pp.
  5. Preventive Measures for Insect Control
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #4, 4pp.
  6. Non-Chemical Controls for Common Insect Pests
    Ann Melville and John Quinney, Quarterly #15, 3pp.
  7. Working To Breed a Better Predator
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #14, 2pp.
  8. Habitat Enhancement for Pest Control
    Kate Hinkel and John Quinney, Quarterly #15, 2pp.
  9. Evaluation of Biological Islands for Control of Greenhouse Whitefly
    Richard Meadow, Quarterly #17, 2pp.
  10. An Invitation to Backyard Gardeners; Join Us to Learn About Habitat Enhancement for Insect Control
    John Quinney, Quarterly #18, 3pp.
  11. An Aphidoletes Aphidimyza Update
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #21, 3pp.
  12. Butterflies In The Garden
    John V. Dennis, Quarterly #23, 2pp.
  13. Habitat Enhancement in Home Gardens
    Bob Bugg and John Quinney, Quarterly #23, 1pg.
  14. Pesticide Toxicity and the Aphid Predator, Aphidoletes Aphidimyza
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly # 25, 2pp.
  15. More on Potato Beetles
    Ruth Hazzard and Anne Maher, Quarterly # 27, 1pg.
  16. Statewide Pest Management Practices Are Starting To Bear Fruit
    William Coli, Quarterly #27, 3pp.
  17. Our Contribution to the Program (State IPM)
    Dave Simser, Quarterly #27, 1pg.
  18. Do Some Green Manures Used for Soil Management also Attract Beneficial Insects?
    Tracy Ellis, Quarterly #27, 2pp.
  19. Preliminary Report on Entomogenous Nematodes
    Dave Simser, Quarterly #27, 1pg.
  20. Mum's The Word
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #29, 2pp.
  21. Natural Enemies and Pesticides: Can They Tango?
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #29, 2pp.
  22. So What Are Biological Controls Anyway?
    Pam Moran, Quarterly #30, 2pp.
  23. Using Biological Controls in the New Alchemy Market Garden
    Stan Ingram, Quarterly #30, 2pp.
  24. Greenhouse Biological Control: A Statement About The Science
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #30, 3pp.
  25. Innovations in Pest Management
    Jeff Carlson with Charles Njama, Quarterly #30, 2pp.
  26. Biological Control: A Federal Perspective
    Philip Kingsley, Quarterly #30, 1pg.
  27. Ocean Spray's Efforts to Develop Alternate Pest Management Practices
    Jere Downing, Quarterly #30, 1pp.
  28. Buckwheat, Bees, and Bugs
    John Quinney, Quarterly #33, 1pg.
  29. Minimizing Corn Earworm: An Integrated Approach
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #35, 2pp.
  30. Plum Curculio: The Barrier to Organic Apples in the Northeast
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 38, 2 pp.
  31. What is a Nematode?
    Lucia Rosin, Quarterly # 38, 1 pg.
  32. Mum's Still the Yard.- An Update on IPM for Chrysanthemum
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly # 38 4 pp.
  33. The Future of Entomogenous Nematodes and the Modern Insect Pest
    Dave Simser, Quarterly # 39, 3 pp.
  34. Biological Control on Cranberries- It Mite Work
    Dave Simser, Quarterly # 39, 1 pg.
  35. Colorado Potato Beetle Management
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 39, 1 pg.
  36. Nematodes. Zucchini, and Vine Borers
    Rachelle Kelvin, Quarterly # 40 , 2 pp.
  37. Trichograrnma? Pretty Awesome
    Dave Simser, Quarterly # 40, 2 pp.
  38. Trichogramma for Cranberry Pest Control
    Benjamin Steinberg, Quarterly # 40 1 pg.

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COMPOSTING

  1. Confessions of a Novice Composter
    Tyrone Cashman, Journal # 3, 3 pp.
  2. The Compost Story Heats Up
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # 17, 2 pp.
  3. The State Looks at Farm-Scale Composting from High-Tech to Slow and Easy
    Mark Schonbock, Quarterly # 27 l pp.
  4. And We Look. at a Dairy Farm
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # 27, 1 pg.
  5. Leaf Composting Projects in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # 33, 3 pp.
  6. Turning Over an Old Leaf
    John Quinney, Quarterly # 33, 2 pp.
  7. Environmental Impact Study of Yard Waste Composting
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # 33, 1 pg.
  8. Seattle Tilth's Composting Education Program
    Carl Woestendick, Quarterly # 33, 2 pp.

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COVER CROPS

  1. Cover Crop Diversity
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 32, 3 pp.
  2. Cover Crop Research at New Alchemy: Why, What, and How
    Mark Schonbeck., Quarterly # 33, 2 pp.
  3. Crimson Clover: Beauty and Utility
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly # 33 1 pg.
  4. Oats and Red Clover: Another complementary Pair
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly # 33 l pp.
  5. Big Flower Vetch: A Self Seeding Cover Crop
    Ralph DeGregorio Q33, 1 pg.
  6. Hairy Vetch and Winter Rye: Mutual Support
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly # 33 l pp.
  7. Growing Mulch in Place: No-till Broccoli Using Unconventional Cover Crops
    Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 38, 3 pp.
  8. Cover Crop Research and Outreach at New Alchemy
    Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 38 1p .
  9. Cover Crops at a Glance
    Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 39, 3 pp.
  10. Cover Crops for Weed Control in Lettuce
    Mark Schonbeck, Judy Browne, and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 40, 3 pp.

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ECONOMICS

  1. Community Agriculture
    John Quinney, Quarterly # 5 A pp.
  2. Market Gardening
    Susan Ervin Q5, 2 pp.
  3. Market Garden News
    Susan Ervin, Quarterly # 10 2 p .
  4. A Farm Needs a Market Nearby
    Ann Kingsolver, Quarterly # 16, 2 pp.
  5. Business School Student Looks at NAI's Composting Greenhouse
    Norm Marshall, Quarterly # 18 1 pg.
  6. The Economics of Integration: The Composting Greenhouse as a Case Study
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # 15, 3 pp.
  7. When do Solar Algae Ponds make Cents
    Ron Zweig, Quarterly # 15 A pp.
  8. A New Way to Support American Farmers
    John Greenberg, Quarterly # l5, 2 pp.
  9. A Few Words in Support of Export Crops
    Bill McLarney, Quarterly # 1 5, 2 pp.
  10. Scale as a Key to Successful Integration or Why We Don't Milk Cows Anymore
    Gary Hirshbeck, Quarterly # 18, 2 pp.
  11. Caretaker Farm
    Samuel W. Smith, Quarterly # 15 1 pg.
  12. The Economics of Food Producing Greenhouses in the Northeast
    Norm Marshall, Quarterly # 21, 2 pp.
  13. Economics of Organic Farming
    Kurt Teichert, Quarterly # 22, 2 pp.
  14. Business is Growing
    Greg Watson, Quarterly # 25, 2 pp.

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GREENHOUSES

  1. Indoor Gardening
    Colleen Armstrong, Journal # 7, 7 pp.
  2. Controlling the Whitefly
    Colleen Armstrong, Journal # 7, 4 pp.
  3. Toxic Materials in the Bioshelter Food Chains and Surrounding Ecosystems
    Dr. Han Tai. Colleen Armstrong and John Todd, Journal # 7, 7 pp.
  4. Notes on Greenhouse Agriculture
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly # 4, 1 pg.
  5. Seeding Tips for Summer Production
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly # l pp.
  6. Summer IPM
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly # 9, 2 pp.
  7. Dome Vegetable Production
    Liz Fial, Quarterly # 10, 1 pg.
  8. The Composting Greenhouse for Commercial Regenerative Agriculture
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # l4, 2 pp.
  9. The Composting Greenhouse
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # l5, 1 pg.
  10. The Economics of Integration: The Composting Greenhouse as a Case Study
    Bruce Fuilord, Quarterly # 15, 3 pp.
  11. Business School Student Looks at NAI's Composting Greenhouse
    Norm Marshall, Quarterly # 15 I pp.
  12. Infrared Radiation Heat Loss Through Greenhouse
    Daryl Bergquist, Quarterly # 18 l pp.
  13. The Economics of Food Producing Greenhouses in the Northeast
    Norm Marshall, Quarterly # 21, 2 pp.
  14. Composting Greenhouse Update
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly # 23 l pp.
  15. A Brief History of the Solar Greenhouse
    Chris Keys, Quarterly # 29, 2 pp.
  16. Nitrogen in the Composting Greenhouse
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly # 29, 2 pp.
  17. Composting Greenhouse Design Update
    Norm Marshall, Quarterly # 29, 3 pp.
  18. Nitrate in Winter Greenhouse Leafy Vegetables
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly # 29, 2 pp.
  19. Composting Greenhouse Update
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly # 36, 2 pp.
  20. Cutting off the Nitrate Supply; Winter Lettuce Breakthrough
    Robert Rivera, Mark Schonbeck, and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 39, 2 pp.

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HERBS

  1. Herb Tea Project
    William McClarney, Journal # 4, 2 pp.
  2. After the Industrial Revolution, We Advance to Ancient Practices
    Thomas Fortier, Quarterly # 16 I pp.

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HYDROPONICS

  1. Gardening in Fertile Waters
    Carl Baum, Quarterly # 5 6 pp.
  2. Commercial Hydroponics Vegetable Growers In Massachusetts
    Norm Marshall, Quarterly # 17, 1 pg.
  3. Water Farms: Integrated Hydroponics in Maine
    Robert Sardinsky, Quarterly # 17, 2 pp.

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IRRIGATION

  1. Further Experiments in the Irrigation of Garden Vegetables with Fertile Fish Pond
    William McLarney, Journal # 3, 1 pg.
  2. Fertile Fish Pond Water Irrigation Trials
    Susan Ervin, Journal # 4, 2 pp.
  3. A New Garden Irrigation System
    John Quinney, Quarterly # 17 l pp.

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MISCELLANEOUS

  1. Some Other Friends of the Earth (earthworms)
    Jeffery Parkin, Journal # 5, 4 pp.
  2. Notes on an Agricultural Cultural in a Solar Village in the American Southwest
    John Todd, Journal # 7, 2pp.
  3. Some Conciderations for Agriculture in a Solar Village
    Susan Ervin, Journal # 7, 2pp.
  4. Agricultural Advisory Board
    John Quinney, Quarterly #5, 1pg.
  5. Genetic Engineering: A New Threat to Agriculture But Also a Window of Opportunity
    Wes Jackson, Quarterly #16, 2pp.
  6. Pesticide Use in the Northeast
    Kim B. Foglia, Quarterly #17, 3pp.
  7. How Did Our Gardens Grow?
    David Marchant, Quarterly #22, 2pp.
  8. Business is Growing
    Greg Watson, Q 25, 2pp.
  9. Mass./NOFA Certifies 12 Organic Farms
    Eero Ruuttila, Quarterly #25, 2pp.
  10. Education Opportunites on Small Farms
    Wendy Marshall, Quarterly #25, 1pg.
  11. A State Program Raises Consciousness of Farm Issues in Schools
    Kim Knoor, Quarterly #25, 1pg.
  12. Agricultural Advisory Board Formed
    Quarterly #32, 1pg.
  13. Biodiversity: The Washington - Cape Cod Connection
    Walter Rosen, Quarterly #32, 2pp.
  14. Towards an Ecological Future; Notes from our Research Department
    Quarterly #38, 1pg.
  15. The Care and Feeding of Your Pet Lawn and Some Lawn Alternatives
    Dave Simser, Quarterly #39, 2pp.

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PERMACULTURE

  1. On the Feasibility of a Permanent Landscape
    Earl Barnhart, Journal #5, 13pp.
  2. Tree Crops: Creating the Foundation of a Permanent Agriculture
    Earl Barnhart, Journal #7, 17pp.
  3. New Alchemy Tree Crop Research
    Paula Gifford and Earl Barnhart, Journal #6, 2pp.
  4. A Report From the Tree People
    Eight Part Report - Contributors: John Quinney, Mavis Clark, Ed Goodell, Loie Urquhart, Scott Stokoe, Maryann Fameli and Earl Barnhart, Journal #7, 16pp.
  5. The Need For Trees
    Liz Hunter Lovine, Journal #7, 2pp.
  6. Tree Grown at NAI and Their Uses
    the Tree People, Quarterly #1, 1pg.
  7. Evaluation of Oriental Bamboo in the Northeast
    the Tree People, Quarterly #1, 1pg.
  8. Food Forest Polyculture
    the Tree People, Quarterly #1, 1pg.
  9. Plastic Tube Culture of Tap-rooted Trees
    the Tree People, Quarterly #1, 1pg.
  10. Farming Black Locust and Bamboo on Cape Cod
    Earle Barnhart, Quarterly #11, 2pp.
  11. Propagation Methods for Uncommon Perennial Food Plants
    Gregory Williams and John Quinney, Quarterly #15, 2pp.
  12. Fruit Without Pruning Shears
    Robert Kourik, Quarterly #16, 2pp.
  13. Permaculture in the United States
    John Quinney, Quarterly #23, 1pg.
  14. Lessons Learned from an Established Edible Landscape
    Earl Barnhart, Quarterly #23, 1pg.
  15. A Student Design In The Real World
    Holly Love and John Quinney, Quarterly #23, 1pg.
  16. The Landscape is Part of the Community
    Earl Barnhart, Quarterly #26, 1pg.
  17. New Alchemy Acre - Landscape Profile
    Quarterly #26, 1pg.
  18. Pines and Lupines for Ecological Elegance
    John Quinney, Quarterly #33, 1pg.
  19. The Fruit Loop
    Susan Boucher, Quarterly #38, 1pg.

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SUSTAINABILITY

  1. Toward a Self-Sustaining Agriculture
    Richard Merrill, Journal #2, 18pp.
  2. The Sustainable Farm
    Wes Jackson, Journal #7, 2pp.
  3. Looking Back to Now
    Wes Jackson, Journal #7, 7pp.
  4. The Model Farm: An Innovative Approach to Farming Small Acreage in New England
    John Quinney and John Todd, Quarterly #6, 1pg.
  5. The Model Farm: Design Criteria
    John Quinney, Quarterly #7, 1pg.
  6. Model Farm Update
    John Quinney, Quarterly #9, 1pg.
  7. The Natural Farming Project
    Chuck Madansky, Quarterly #11, 3pp.
  8. Integration of Agriculture and Aquaculture in the Northern U.S.
    Bill McLarney and Peter S. Burgoon, Quarterly #11, 8pp.
  9. Beescaping
    Pierce Butler, Quarterly #11, 2pp.
  10. Nectar and Pollen Plants
    Quarterly #16, 2pp.
  11. Extending the Seasons: Garden Sooner and Later with Simple Low-Cost Techniques
    Steve Tracy, Quarterly #12, 2pp.
  12. Another Look at the Integrated Aquaculture System
    Peter Bergoon, Quarterly #12, 1pg.
  13. The Composting Greenhouse for Commercial Regenerative Agriculture
    Bruce Fulford, Quarterly #14, 2pp.
  14. Organic Agriculture: Ecology as Enterprise
    Arthur H. Whitman, Quarterly #16, 2pp.
  15. Meanwhile on the Other Coast, Some Ancient Methods Are Being Analyzed
    Jan Ambrosini, Quarterly #16, 2pp.
  16. Small Farms: A Model For The Future
    John Pontius, Quarterly #25, 2pp.
  17. Safeguarding Northeastern Agriculture: NRDC's Northeast Farmland Preservation Project
    George Carfagno, Jr. Quarterly #27, 3pp.
  18. Just What Technology Is Appropriate For Small Farms Anyway
    Howard W. Kerr, Jr., Quarterly #27, 3pp.
  19. Stories From The Field: Three Organic Farmers and Their Very Different Approaches
    Quarterly #27, 3pp.
  20. Farming on the Urban Fringe
    Eero Ruuttila, Quarterly #27, 2pp.
  21. Weed Control in Sustainable Agriculture: Attitudes and Strategies
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly #30, 2pp.
  22. Genetic Diversity and Prairie Agriculture
    Dana Jackson, Quarterly #32, 2pp.
  23. Achieving Vegetative Diversity on America's Roadsides
    Jack Ahern, Quarterly #32, 2pp.
  24. Diversity and Small-Scale Traditional Agriculture
    Daniela Soleri and David A. Cleveland, Quarterly #32, 2pp.
  25. Averting Genetic Erosion and Vulnerabilty
    Gary Nabham, Quarterly #32, 2pp.
  26. A Double Valve: Ecological Restoration and the Conservation of Biological Diversity
    William R. Jordan III, Quarterly #32, 3pp.
  27. Cover Crop Diversity
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #32, 3pp.
  28. Cover Crop Research at New Alchemy: Why, What and How
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly #33, 2pp.
  29. Crimson Clover: Beauty and Utility
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly #33, 1pg.
  30. Oats and Red Clover: Another Complimentary Pair
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly #33, 1pg.
  31. Big Flower Vetch: A Self-Seeding Cover Crop
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #33, 1pg.
  32. Hairy Vetch and Winter Rye: Mutual Support
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly #33, 1pp.
  33. Sustainable Agriculture Defined
    Terry Gipps, Quarterly #38, 3pp.
  34. Growing Mulch in Place: No-Till Broccoli Using Unconventional Cover Crops
    Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #38, 3pp.
  35. Cover Crop Research and Outreach at New Alchemy
    Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #38, 1pg.
  36. Cover Crops at a Glance
    Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #39, 3pp.

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VEGETABLES

  1. Intensive Vegetable Production
    Hilde Maingay, Journal #4, 9pp.
  2. Experimenting with Growing Beans
    Journal #4, 2pp.
  3. A Study of the Energy Efficiency of Intensive Vegetable Production
    Hilde Maingay, Journal #5, 7pp.
  4. Garden Notes
    Susan Ervin, Journal #7, 3pp.
  5. Market Garden News
    Susan Ervin, Quarterly #10, 2pp.
  6. Quantity, Quality, Appearance or Taste (tomatoes)
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #17, 1pg.
  7. Tomatah Data
    Suzanne W. Cady, Quarterly #22, 1pg.
  8. Little Lettuces for Luscious Lunches
    Colleen Armstrong, Quarterly #25, 1pg.
  9. Nitrate in Winter Greenhouse Leafy Vegetables
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly #33, 2pp.
  10. Minimizing Corn Earworm: An Integrated Approach
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #35, 2pp.
  11. Growing Mulch in Place: No-Till Broccoli Using Unconventional Cover Crops
    Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #38, 3pp.
  12. Cutting Off The Nitrate Supply: Winter Lettuce Breakthrough
    Robert Rivera, Mark Schonbeck and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #39, 2pp.

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WEED CONTROL

  1. The Effects of Mulching with Seaweed and Azolla on Lettuce Production
    Susan Ervin, Journal #4 - 2pp.
  2. Effects of Mulches
    Susan Ervin, Journal #5 - 6pp.
  3. Further Experiments on the Effects of Mulches on Crop Yields and Soil Conditions
    Susan Ervin, Journal #6 - 4pp.
  4. Weed Control in Sustainable Agriculture: Attitudes and Strategies
    Mark Schonbeck, Quarterly #30 - 2pp.
  5. Solarization: Green Translucent Mulch, "Degradable" Plastic and 100% Recycled Plastic and New Alchemy
    Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly #39 - 1pg.
  6. Cover Crops for Weed Control in Lettuce
    Mark Schonbeck, Judy Browne, and Ralph DeGregorio, Quarterly # 40, 3 pp.

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