University Research
Good Humus welcomes researchers to conduct short- and long-term research projects at our farm. In the past we have had agronomists, biologists, ecologists, and entomologists conducting research on our farm.
Interested researchers can send a research proposal (or prospectus) explaining the goals, methods, and expected outcomes to our mailing address, and follow up with a phone call to schedule an initial visit.
Research Publications Completed at Good Humus
Levy. S. 2006. The vanishing bees. One Earth, Summer 2006, pp.16-21.
Larsen, T.H., Williams, M.M., and C. Kremen. 2005. Extinction order and altered community structure rapidly disrupt ecosystem functioning. Ecology Letters 8:538-547.
Kremen, C. 2005. Predicting habitat size needed for pollination services. Conservation in Practice 6(1):7-8.
Kremen, C., Williams, N. M., Bugg, R., Fay, J. and R. Thorp. 2004. The area requirements of an ecosystem service: crop pollination by native bee communities in California. Ecology Letters 7:1109-1119.
Kremen, C., Williams, N.M. and R.W. Thorp. 2002. Crop pollination from native bees at risk from agricultural intensification. PNAS 99(26):16812-16816.
Kremen, C., Bugg, R.L., Nicola, N., Smith, S.A., Thorp, R.W. and N.M. Williams. 2002. Native Bees, native plants, and crop pollination in California. Fremontia 30(3-4):41-49.
Letourneau, D.K. and B. Goldstein. 2001. Pest damage and arthropod community structure in organic vs. conventional tomato production in California. Journal of Applied Ecology 38:557-570.
Letourneau, D.K., Drinkwater, L.E. and C Shennan. 1996. Effects of Soil Management on crop nitrogen and insect damage in organic vs. conventional tomato fields. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 57:179-187.
Drinkwater, L.E., Letourneau, D.K., Workneh, F., van Bruggen, H.C., and C. Shennan. 1995. Fundamental differences between conventional and organic tomato agroecosystems in California. Ecological Applications 5(4):1098-1112.
Bugg, R., Ehler, L. E. and L. T. Wilson. 1987. Effects of Common Knotweed on Abundance and Efficiency of Insect Predators of Crop Pests. Hilgardia: A journal of Agriculture Science Published by The California Agriculture Experiment Station. Vol. 55:7.
Vaitla, B. Creating Agriculture: The History and Philosophy of Good Humus Farm.
Inspired by research at Good Humus
Rich, D.K.. 2005. Abuzz about bees. San Francisco Chronicle, Home and Garden, May 21 2005, p. F1 and F6.
Bugg, R.L. and L. Theodore Wilson. 1989. Ammi visnaga (L.) Lamarck (Apiaceae): Associated Beneficial Insects and Implications for Biological Control, with emphasis on the bell pepper Agroecosystem. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture 6: 24-268