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Useful Links
Here is our highly recommend
websites/resources. Mostly, the data on this website comes from these links. You
can learn more about local foods/agriculture/maps.
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San Diego County Farm Bureau
The San Diego
County Farm Bureau is a non-profit organization and one of the 53 county Farm
Bureau in California. The website provides and serves local farmers' market/farm stands
with information, agriculture reports, conservation idea, and irrigation educations
in San Diego County.
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California Farm Bureau Federation
California Farm Bureau Federation provides and serves state-level
issues and information.
County of San Diego
Department of Agriculture provides agricultural information in the county such
as crop statistics, agriculture resources information, farmers' market
information, farming program plans, nurseries and seed inspections, and organic
farming.
Wikipedia provides a definition about local food and
a summary of the impact of local food systems such as food quality, gastronomy,
local economics, and environmental impact. You can easily understand the impact.
Sustainable Table
serves "local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues
and works to build community through food." The webpage provides information
with emphasis in "Eat Local, Buy Local, Be Local!" You may
find valuable information.
Yes, ESRI
(Environmental Systems Research Institute) is a world leader in GIS
(Geographical Information System) industry today. We have learned about GIS
mostly using ESRI software (e.g. ArcGIS) through Geography classes at SDSU.
Highly recommend if you love to create maps!
Of course, our class website is
a must! Dr. Ming-Hsiang
Tsou provides excellent website information about Internet Mapping and
GIServices. You may check our group/individual websites.
Recent Media News about Local Foods
Here is recent on-line news about local foods/agriculture information.
California Farm Bureau Federation provides news for
the state-level to provide agricultural, environmental, and political information.
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