Ivan Garth Youngberg was the founder and director of the Institute for Alternative Agriculture.

Life and work

He graduated from the

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with a PhD in Political Science in 1971. He taught at

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, where he was chairman of the Political Science department until 1981. He was a member of the

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(USDA) Study Team for Organic Farming, and Organic Resources Coordinator, for the USDA. He lost his job during the

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administration transition. He was a specialist with the Maryland Environmental Service. He supported the Organic Farming Research Foundation.

Awards

* 1988

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Works

*''Alternative Farming Systems and Rural Communities: Exploring the Connections: Symposium Proceedings'', Editors Garth Youngberg, Neill Schaller, Henry A. Wallace Center for Agriculture & Environmental Policy at Winrock International, 1992,
"Sustainable Agriculture: An Overview"
''Sustainable agriculture in temperate zones'', Editors Charles A. Francis, Cornelia Butler Flora, Larry D. King, Wiley-Interscience, 1990,
"Policy Considerations for a Sustainable Agriculture"
''Sustainable Agriculture in California: Proceedings of a Research Symposium, Sacramento'', California, March 15–16, 1990, Editor David Chaney, ANR Publications, 1991, *''Understanding the True Cost of Food: Considerations for a Sustainable Food System: Symposium Proceedings'', Editors Garth Youngberg, Otto Doering, Henry A. Wallace Center for Agriculture & Environmental Policy at Winrock International, 1991, *''Biotechnology in Agriculture: Implications for Sustainability: Symposium Proceedings'', Henry A. Wallace Center for Agriculture & Environmental Policy at Winrock International, 1986,
"The Alternative Agricultural Movement"
''Policy Studies Journal'', Volume 6 Issue 4, Pages 524 - 530 *''Federal administration and participatory democracy: the ASCS farmer committee system'', Volume 1971, Part 1, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1971 *''John F. Kennedy's views on presidential power'', Western Illinois University, 1966

References

External links

Oral "History Interview with Garth Youngberg"
Jane Potter Gates, AFSIC Oral History Series
"Interview with Garth Youngberg - Part VI"
''Organic Cooking'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Youngberg, Garth American agricultural writers American male non-fiction writers Organic farmers University of Illinois alumni Missouri State University faculty MacArthur Fellows Living people Year of birth missing (living people)