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Are you looking for information on a type of farming system or how to get started with your own farm? Find Library materials, USDA websites, and other important links to help answer your question.
Key Products
History of Organic Agriculture
Trace the origins of the organic agriculture movement through historic publications and reports, oral histories, video archives, USDA legislation and regulations, and other published resources.
Organic Roots Digital Collection
Access historic USDA documents published before 1942 (before synthetic chemicals became widely used) that contain information and data that is still pertinent for today's agriculture.