Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems - http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/
The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems is a research, education, and public service program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, dedicated to increasing ecological sustainability and social justice in the food and agriculture system. On the UCSC campus, the Center operates the 2-acre Alan Chadwick Garden and the 25-acre Farm. Both sites are managed using organic production methods and serve as research, teaching, and training facilities for students, staff, and faculty.
Ecology Action - http://www.growbiointensive.org/
Leading organization researching and promoting biointensive gardening and mini-farming, and its relation to soil, conserving soil and resources, sustainability; definitions, tours, workshops, conferences, books, brief case histories.
Bountiful Gardens - http://www.bountifulgardens.org/
Biointensive supplies, seeds, garden tools, books, pamphlets, videos; Bountiful Gardens and Ecology Action workshops; sells all biointensive and Grow Biointensive products.
Film: Garden Song - http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/gs.html
Award winning educational film portrait of Alan Chadwick, inventor of Biodynamic French Intensive Method of gardening: 1980, 28 minutes, color, grade level 7+. Sold by Bullfrog Films.
Grow Biointensive Workshops with John Jeavons - http://www.johnjeavons.info/
Learn with the leading promoter of biointensive methods, a wealth of information on this most efficient culture method, over 28 years of research, now used in over 100 countries. Author of the most influential book on this topic: 'How To Grow More Vegetables ...'.
Film: Circle of Plenty - http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/circle.html
Award winning educational film showing John Jeavons demonstrating biointensive methods as a way to alleviate world hunger: 1987, 28 minutes, color, grade level 7+. Sold by Bullfrog Films. Study guide available.
Minifarms Network - http://www.minifarms.com/
Ken Hargesheimer teaches organic, biointensive, raised bed and market gardening, mini-farming and -ranching worldwide: articles, periodicals, books, programs, links; suggested applications, marketing, tools, and methods.
Biointensive Mini-Agriculture - http://www.bagelhole.org/article.php/Food/114/
Bagelhole.org article on biointensive issues: much information, many references. Author teaches this topic.
Biointensive Gardening - http://www.seattletilth.org/sustgrow/biointsv.htm
Seattle Tilth pages; brief descriptions, a few links, resources with addresses and phone numbers.
Biointensive Agriculture in Russia and Uzbekistan - http://www.winrock.org/reed/ftf/rus_biointensive.htm
Winrock International press release on program for volunteers, one of whom coordinated translation, typesetting, and publication of John Jeavons 'How to Grow More Vegetables ...' into Russian.
Winrock Volunteer Report: Biointensive Farming in Russia - http://www.winrock.org/reed/ftf/rus_biointensive2.htm
Project by Winrock International, founded by former Arkansas governor Winthrop Rockefeller to raise agricultural productivity and rural employment while protecting the environment.
Winrock Volunteer Report: Biointensive Farming in Uzbekistan - http://www.winrock.org/reed/ftf/uzb_biointensive.htm
Winrock International project.
Light Writings: John Jeavons - http://essenes.crosswinds.net/Light%20Writings.htm
Page on Ecology Action and Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming, part of Seed Balls website; brief informative descriptions, pictures.
How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580082335
By John Jeavons. This is the classic work in the field of Biointensive culture, now in its fifth edition, printed in seven languages. The long title only serves to whet one's appetite. [Amazon.com]
Center for Sustainability - http://www.psu.edu/dept/cs/biogardens.htm
At Pennsylvania State University, biointensive farming research and instruction program on 8 acre site, seeks to provide occasions and settings to try ideas that show promise or have worked elsewhere to highlight and strengthen initiatives.
The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580080162
By John Jeavons, Carol Cox. Simpler book written for gardeners trying biointensive gardening for the first time. Focus: soil, and good ways to ensure sustainable fertility. [Amazon.com]
Biointensive for Russia - http://www.igc.org/biointensiveforrussia/
People-to-people environmental gardening project supported by Ecology Action and USAID. Works via Russian-language publications and seminars hosted by ecology groups and agricultural colleges in former Soviet Union.