Tropical agroforestry homegardens “huertos caseros” are traditional agricultural systems characterized by the complexity of their structure and their multiple functions. In this study, socioeconomic importance and some key ecological characteristics related to sustainability were studied in 20 Nicaraguan homegardens.

Using pulled or cut weeds as a mulch and a planting stick to grow Colocasia esculenta reduces soil erosion.

Rice hulls can be used in compost and vermicompost to obtain a high quality organic fertilizer in a short time.

On Beech Hill Farm, College of the Atlantic integrates educational and organic production goals through the interdisciplinary degree of Human Ecology.

Ecologically-Based Pest Management at UC Berkeley’s Albany Gill Tract field

Subsistence farming and agroecological research go hand-in-hand in this partnership between a cooperative community and a local non-profit environmental organization. Farming practices are principally “biointensive,” which fosters healthy soils, conserves space, and requires low input, while maximizing yields and increasing sustainability and overall health of this small-scale food production system.

Agroecoystems in southern Wisconsin are dominated by monoculture or simple rotations of corn and soybeans. This study researches the agronomic, economic, and ecological aspects of conventional high input systems and low-input rotations.

Thermophilic (hot) composting of human manure renders it hygienic and safe to use as a valuable fertilizer for food gardens.

Ecologically destructive practices threaten sugarcane farming in Everglades Agricultural Area. Soil subsidence and phosphorus runoff are two serious problems that the industry has begun to address, but sustainability remains a future goal rather than a reality.

The use of organic materials and adoption of sustainable practices allows a botanical garden to address a complex of serious disease and insect problems.