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Organic farming and marketing groups and other web
resources of particular interest to organic farmers.
 Campaign for Food Safety -- Covers a
wide range of food issues including organic standards, genetically modified
organisms, irradiation, BGH, Mad Cow disease and more. Includes a page of
links to farmer, retailer or
wholesaler selling organic food. Affiliated with the
Organic Consumers Association.
 OrganicHub.com -- Online database
provides an easy yet powerful way to find information about organic products,
producers, wholesalers, retailers, and organizations. Don't
forget to add yourself
to the list.
 Organic Farming Research Foundation --
Offers modest grants for research
projects to help foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic
farming practices. Features online
newsletter and summaries of
their National Organic Farmers'
Survey.
Organic
Certification Discussion Group -- Weigh in on the issues as national
standards come to fruition. To subscribe, send the message: subscribe
organic-certification firstname lastname to
listproc@listserv.oit.unc.edu.
(Leave the subject line blank.) For more information, contact the list owner,
Larry London.
1997
National Organic Directory -- Print is not dead! This is the
hard-copy yellow pages for the organic industry, filled with information you
won't find anywhere else. Lists growers, buyers, wholesellers, state and
national laws, great articles on organic issues, and more. Published by the
Community Alliance with Family Farmers. Site
provides table of contents, ordering info and sample article.
ATTRA's
Organic Certification List -- Access from the menu after registering at
their On-Line Publications List.
Includes about 70 U.S.certification groups, organized by region.
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
-- Biodynamics explained, directories of regional and associated BD groups,
training and apprenticeship programs and more.
CAFFEINE
-- Organic Farming -- Growing list of links from Canada's Agrifood
Directory.
Canadian Organic Growers -- Background,
contacts, and excellent publications
list including the very useful Organic Field Crop Handbook.
California Certified Organic Farmers
-- Features complete online version of
certification standards, an
organic FAQ,
membership directory and more.
Can Organic Agriculture Feed the
World? -- Review and Hotlink to a thought-provoking essay by North
Dakota organic farmer and activist, Fred Kirschenmann.
CNN's Certified
Organic Stories -- CNN Plus's organic foods hub. Links to CNN stories
about organic food and farmers complete with search engine to other related
stories. Interesting news, but see how many mistakes you can spot in their
Organic
Explainer.
Hot
Link: Don't Panic, Eat Organic
Southern
California organic grower Sal Schettino's website won't win any prizes for
organization or graphic design. But it is one of the most wide-ranging and
eclectic assemblies of links and information that any grower has put on the web.
If Sal links to another site because he thinks it's interesting, chances are,
you'll think it's interesting too. You'll find everything from soil ecology and
permaculture to biological pest control using bats, owls and ladybugs. (Don't
miss Sal's separate pages of favorite
fruit and
insect and weed links, and
other miscellaneous sites.)
A recent review of "Don't Panic" in The Web magazine
suggested, "Click it!" That's good advice if you're looking for a fun
evening of surfing. |
Federal Organic Foods
Production Act 1990 -- An easy-to-read (if that's possible) version from
Cornell Law School.
Information Network For Organic
Produce -- International site seeking to link buyers and sellers.
Limited listings at this point. (8/26/97).
International Organic Links
--Great collection of links to groups from around the world.
Is Organic Food More Nutritious?
-- Thought-provoking, informative thread from the
sanet-mg discussion
group at Dr. Charles Benbrook's Pest Management
at the Crossroads site.
Michigan Organic Food and
Farm Alliance -- Includes information about Organic Growers of
Michigan including certification
standards and procedures.
Midwest Organic Alliance --
Mission to stimulate demand and increase supply of certified organic products
in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Interesting information targeted mostly at marketers and retailers.
National Organic Standards Board
-- Summary of Recommendations -- This is summary of what the NOSB
recommended to the Secretary of Agriculture, provided as a service by Bob
Anderson at Cascadian Farms.
The New Organics Index -- Trends in the
fast-growing organic industry.
Northeast Organic Farming Association
-- Vermont -- Background and contact information.
Ontario Organic Crop Improvement
Association (OCIA) -- Chapter contacts and information.
Organic
Certification in Nebraska -- Brief Extension NebFact guide from '96.
Provides basic information about organic production and certification in the
state.
Organic Cotton Exhibit
-- Artsy, fun and graphically pleasing site makes the case for organic cotton.
Enjoy the tour, then follow up by surfing their
links for
more information.
Hot
Link: Organic Farmers Marketing
Association
Wealth of information worth exploring,
including
Virtual Market where you can
post products for sale, Consumer
Connection listing of prospective buyers, and other interactive features.
Also listings of organic certification groups, organic news (including updates
on progress of federal organic standards), and more.
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Organic Indiana --
Hoosier guide to farms, communities and organizations. Contacts, announcements,
and links including Indiana
Organic Peer Review Panel.
Organic Production Topics
(Florida) -- Part of the University of Florida's
Agricultural Information Retrieval
System (FAIRS). Caution: Many of the links in this "organic"
site lead to non-organic Extension publications. You'll have to work hard to
glean the organic info here.
Organic Trade Association --
Membership organization represents the organic industry in Canada and the United
States. Members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmer
associations, brokers, consultants, distributors and retailers.
Organic Trading and Information Center
-- A site for consumers and producers of organic foods and natural products.
Appears a little funky, but be sure to check out the site's active message board
for marketing leads. Includes somewhat dated ('95)
directory of organic
certifiers. Also has the original legislative language of the
1990 Organic Foods
Protection Act.
Transition to Organic Farming
-- Excellent, well-organized resource from Manitoba Agriculture. Features
farmer profiles, management options, certification and marketing information,
Canadian organic standards, long list of print resources.
WWW Certified Organic Food --
Site's purpose is to forge open communication between Organic Crop Improvement
Association (OCIA) members. OCIA news and contact info, complete online version
of OCIA
Standards, How To Become
Certified (including a list of
certification agencies),
links to farmers and more.
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