The Oklahoma Food Cooperative
This "virtual co-op" — joined by the internet — serves to bring producers and consumers together in Oklahoma. It's a model that can be copied elsewhere.

Preparing for a Successful Small Grain Harvest
A well-executed harvest involves many factors. An organic farmer and grain mill operator passes along advice on steps to take to ensure success.

Steps to Avoid Mycotoxins in Grains
The problem of mold in grain doesn't end when farmers cash the crop payment check. Learn how to avoid and mitigate molds and mycotoxins in your harvest.

Leasing or Owning Your Farm?
Cody Holmes explains there's more to the own-or-lease debate than meets the eye.

Why Biodiversity Matters
The author of The Organic Farming Manual sums up the importance of biodiversity on a farm.

Colored Cotton
Naturally colored cotton varieties bring many advantages for organic growers, plus eliminate the extreme toxicity of the dying process.

Cross-Boundary Sustainable Farming
Witness a modern-day grazing of the commons and see how some farmers and ranchers are benefiting from economies of scale.

Farms Grow Via the Web
More and more farmers are finding incremental revenues through the Internet. A web developer describes how.

Sharing the Soil-To-Health Connection
A dietitian makes the case for building bridges with this crowd — those traditionally cozy with technology and adversarial to organics.

Interview — Matt Liebman, Ph.D.: On Weeds, Herbicide Resistance & Battling Weeds with Biology
This weed researcher and sustainable agriculture professor shares his insights on so-called superweeds, growing resistance to glyphosate, and enhancing natural enemies to weeds in the field.

Eco-Update
Eco-ag news from around the world.

Opinion
Commentary on vital issues affecting organic and sustainable farmers.

Transitions
"Certified Organic Industry News"

Eco-Gardener
"'Cold Frame or Hotbed? Take Steps Now to Extend Your Growing Season" by Anne Van Nest

The Harvest Table
"Beyond Butter, Discovering Ghee"

Health & Healing
"Natural Solutions for Acid Indigestion" by Kathy Gruver

The Natural Vet
"Stress Solutions"
by C. Edgar Sheaffer, V.M.D.

Books & Information
Reviews of new eco-farming literature

Acres U.S.A. Zips
Letters to the editor

Eco-Resources
A roundup of eco-suppliers

Eco-Meetings
Eco-farming meetings and events across North America

The Last Word
Essays and parting shots