Organic and Sustainable Agriculture-Related Resource Links
Acres USA: Eco-agriculture & sustainable resources -
http://www.acresusa.com
American Farmland Trust: Works with federal, state and local leaders
and communities to develop legislation, implement policies and execute programs
that keep farmers on their land and protect our environment -
http://www.farmland.org
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: http://www.albc-usa.org
ATTRA: National sustainable ag info service –
http://www.ATTRA.org
APPPA: American Pastured Poultry Producers Assn. –
http://www.apppa.org
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association: biodynamic info & csa
listings – http://www.biodynamics.org
Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI): Source of organic handbooks
and organic-related articles and links.
http://cari.unl.edu/diversity.shtml
Center for Food and Justice: http://www.departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj/
Center for Rural Affairs: http://www.cfra.org
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems:
http://casfs.ucsc.edu
Coop Green Pages: Mission is to harness economic power to create a
socially just and environmentally sustainable society –
http://www.coopamerica.org
Cornell University Organic Agriculture: http://www.organic.cornell.edu
Cover Crop Database by UC Davis: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/ccrop.exe
Crop Rotation Models: Field and Vegetable production -
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/organiccrop/tools2.html
Eat Wild: Jo Robinson’s web site/directory of farms –
http://www.eatwild.com
Edible Schoolyard: Alice Water’s pilot program & links and many
resources – http://www.edibleschoolyard.org
European Union: EU organic home page - http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/home_en
Farm to Family Connection: http://www.farmtofamily.net
Farm to School: Info and resources for a range of school & farm
relationships – http://www.farmtoschool.org
Food First: News & information related to hunger & sustainable ag
globally – http://www.foodfirst.org
Food Routes: Links to local resources/producers/farmer –
http://www.foodroutes.org
GRACE Links & Sustainable Table: Home of Eat Well Guide & more –
http://www.sustainabletable.org
Growing for Market: Newsletter for small & specialty growers –
http://www.growingformarket.com
Guide to Organic Marketing Support Organizations
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide7.pdf
Heifer Project International: http://www.heifer.org
IFOAM: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements -
http://www.ifoam.org/index.html
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy:
http://www.iatp.org
International Food Policy Research Institution: Policy, research, info
for hunger & food issues – http://www.ifpri.org
ISOFAR: International Society of Organic Agriculture Research -
http://www.isofar.org/index.html
Land Stewardship Project: Promote sustainable farms -
http://www.landstewardshipproject.org
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture – Iowa State University:
http://www.leopold.iastate.edu
Local Harvest: listings of various products & farms nationally –
http://www.localharvest.org
MAFF: The Ministry of Agriculture Forestries and Fisheries of Japan -
http://www.maff.go.jp/e/maffud/index.html
Michael Fields Agriculture Institute – Wisconsin:
http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org
Midwest Sustainable Ag Working Group: Alliance of ecological &
sustainable groups – http://sustainableagriculture.net/
National Humane Society: Info. on farm animal treatment –
http://www.hsus.org
NOP: National Organic Program - http://www.ams.usda.gov/
New Farm newsletter: http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/new_farm
Northern Plains Agriculture Society: http://www.npsas.org
OACC: Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada –
http://www.organicagcentre.ca/index_e.asp
OMRI: Organic Materials Review Institute -
http://www.omri.org
Organic Consumer Association: http://www.organicconsumers.org
Organic Cost Share Program: http://www.ams.usda.gov
Organic Eprints: facilitate the communication of research papers and
proposals - http://orgprints.org/about.html
OFRF: http://ofrf.org/index.html
Organic Federation of Canada: Canadian organic standard info -
http://www.organicfederation.ca/html-en/organic_canada_standards.html
Organic Trade Association: http://www.ota.com
Orion Society: Online newsletter & network of grass roots organizations
– http://www.orionsociety.org
Organic Crop Improvement Association International: Is one of the
world's oldest, largest and most trusted leaders in the organic certification
industry. A nonprofit, member-owned, agricultural organization, OCIA is
dedicated to providing the highest quality organic certification services and
access to global organic markets. As providers and consumers of certified
organic products, we are committed to environmentally sound stewardship -
http://www.ocia.org
Pest management database: ATTRA search engine to locate OMRI listed
products - http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/biorationals/biorationals_main_srch.php
Practical Farmer of Iowa: http://www.practicalfarmers.org
Project Food, Land & People: Curriculum, aids & lessons for K-12 –
http://www.foodlandpeople.org
Sierra Club:Mission is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet -
http://wwww.sierraclub.org
Slow Food: A non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization
that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the
disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the
food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices
affect the rest of the world - http://www.slowfood.com
Soil Association: A UK membership organisation with charitable status
which sets standards for organic food and farming, promotes organic products to
consumers and advocates and campaigns for organic food.
http://www.soilassociation.org/
The Land Institute: Purpose is to develop an agricultural system with
the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that
from annual crops - http://www.landinstitute.org
The Rodale Institute: http://www.rodaleinstitute.org
The University of Nebraska Organic Page: http://organic.unl.edu
Union of Concerned Scientists: UCS combines independent scientific
research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to
secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and
consumer choices. http://www.ucsusa.org
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program:
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu
USDA CSA Website: National csa listings and small farm info., plus more
– http://www.usda.gov
Weston A. Price Foundation: Range of nutritional & health information –
http://www.westonaprice.org
West Virginia University Organic Project:
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/plsc/organic/
Whole Foods: Local Producer Loan Program –
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/values/local-producer-loan-program.php
WWOOF – World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms: Volunteer/exchange
registry – http://www.wwoof.org
Women, Food & Agriculture Network: Iowa based network –
http://www.wfan.org
The Organic & Non-GMO Report: The Organic & Non-GMO Report provides resources to capitalize on non-GMO markets and news from the genetically modified food debate. -
www.non-gmoreport.com
UTZ CERTIFIED is one of the largest certification programs in the world.
Its vision is to achieve sustainable agricultural supply chains where farmers are professionals implementing good practices which lead to better businesses, where the food industry takes responsibility by demanding and rewarding sustainably grown products, and where consumers buy products which meet their standard for social and environmental responsibility. -
http://www.utzcertified.org/