The role of molecular markers and marker assisted selection in breeding for organic agriculture
E. T. Lammerts van Bueren, G. Backes, H. de Vriend and H. Østergård
Euphytica, April 2010

Directory for Organic Cotton and Organic Cotton Products
http://organiccottondirectory.net/
One quarter of all insecticides and one tenth of all pesticides are applied to conventionally grown cotton. This directory promotes sustainable alternatives as it connects all links of the worldwide cotton chain from growers to gins, mills, manufacturers and retailers. First compiled by PANNA and now expanded and maintained by PAN Germany, the directory provides information on organic certification, cotton production and retail outlets in a wide range of countries.
Contact:
Pestizid Aktions-Netzwerk e.V. (PAN Germany), Nernstweg 32, D - 22765 Hamburg, phone (49 40) 399 19 10-0, fax (49 40) 390 75 20, email info@pan-germany.org, website http://www.pan-germany.org/.

Sustainable Cotton Project
http://www.sustainablecotton.org/
Includes information on three separate tracks for growers, manufacturers and consumers of  sustainably produced cotton. Provides growers with information and cost comparisons for Integrated Pest Management and the BASIC program (Biological Agriculture Systems In Cotton), manufacturers with information about the Cleaner Cotton Campaign, which seeks to boost markets for organic and sustainable cotton, and consumers with the "10 Good Reasons Campaign," which promotes fair trade, organic and sustainable cotton clothes. Also offers a comprehensive list of web resources for more information.
Contact:
 Sustainable Cotton Project, P.O. Box 363, Davis, CA 95617, phone (530) 756-8518 Ext 34, fax (530) 756-7857, email Marcia@sustainablecotton.org.

Proceedings 04 Cotton: A European Conference on Developing the Organic Cotton Market, 2004
PAN Germany in cooperation with PAN UK and L'Organisation Beninoise pour la Promotion de l'Agriculture Biologique (OBEPAB).
Includes a complete listing of events and transcripts from plenary and workshop presentations, the final conference declaration and a list of participants. Also includes a CD with the recorded proceedings. 142 pages. $10.90 Euros.
Contact:
PAN Germany, Cotton Connection, Alexandra Baier and Norbert Reintjes, Nernstweg 32, 22765 Hamburg, Germany OR PAN UK, Simon Ferrigno, Eurolink Centre, 49 Effra Road, London SW2 1 BZ UK, phone (44 20) 7065-0915, fax (44 20) 7065-0907, email simonferrigno@pan-uk.org, website http://www.organiccottoneurope.net/conference.htm/.

Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California
2004 Julie Guthman
This comprehensive study considers the complexities of organic farming in California. The author refutes the popular portrayal of organic agriculture as a small-scale, family-farm endeavor in opposition to "industrial" agriculture. Argues that large-scale organic farming has replicated what it set out to oppose.
250 pages. $21.95. Contact University of California Press, California-Princeton Fulfillment Services, 1445 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08618; phone (800) 777-4726; fax (800) 999-1958; website http://www.ucpress.edu/; email orders@cpfsinc.com.

The Conquest of Bread: 150 Years of Agribusiness in California
2004 Richard A. Walker
Offers an overview of industrial farming in California. Shows how a persistent emphasis on productivity and growth allowed California agricultural production to outpace developments elsewhere in the United States. Details how California's landscape and Mediterranean climate have been manipulated to serve a production model that exploits an army of farm workers who live and work under dismal conditions.
380 pages. $27.95.
Contact The New Press, 38 Greene Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10013; phone (800) 233-4830; fax (212) 629-8617; website http://www.thenewpress.com/; email newpress@thenewpress.com. 

The Organic Guide to San Francisco
2002 Community Action Publications (CAP).
Includes sources for organic food, wine, clothes, products, and services, including restaurants, health food stores, specialty stores, farmer's markets, CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farms that supply subscribers with baskets of farm-fresh food, nurseries, "wet" (not dry) cleaners, less-toxic pest control, mail order products, and more. Also offers useful information about pesticides, organics, biodynamics, community gardens, what's in season, and the City of San Francisco pesticide reduction program.
108 pages. $11.25.
Contact Patricia Dines, Community Action Publication, 708 Gravenstein Hwy N Suite 104-WM, Sebastopol, CA 95472; phone (707) 829-2999; website http://www.healthyworld.org/; email PDines@compuserve.com.

The Organic Guide to Sonoma, Napa,& Mendocino Counties
2002 Community Action Publications (CAP)
The first section of this Guide provides information about organics, small farms and community gardens, and effective consumer actions to support them. The second section offers the author's favorite places to find delicious organic food, wines and more in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino. The last section brings together resources on these topics, an indexed list and map.
120 pages. $11.25.
Contact Patricia Dines, Community Action Publication, 708 Gravenstein Hwy N Suite 104-W, Sebastopol, CA 95472; phone (707) 829-2999; website http://www.healthyworld.org/; email PDines@compuserve.com

2005 Organic Directory California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)
he 2005 CCOF Organic Directory is a comprehensive listing of all CCOF Certified Clients and CCOF certified producers as well as the crops, products, services and apprenticeship opportunities they offer.
136 pages. $13.00
1115 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; fax (831) 423-4528; website http://www.ccof.org/; email ccof@ccof.org