EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Third Edition, April 1990 Updates "Educational and Training Opportunities in Organic, Low Input and Sustainable Agriculture," Second Edition, August 1989 Jane Potter Gates Alternative Farming Systems Information Center National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705 April 1990 National Agricultural Library Cataloging Record: Gates, Jane Potter. Educational and training opportunities in sustainable agriculture. 3rd ed. 1. Sustainable agriculture--Directories. 2. Agricultural education--Directories. 3. Occupational training--Directories. I. Title. aS605.5.E38 1990 INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD EDITION Information about the institutions and organizations listed in this directory was compiled from a number of sources. Criteria for selection were an institution's involvement in organic, low input or sustainable agriculture and focus on education, training or provision of information. Although we have attempted to ensure that it is current and correct, we make no guarantees. Scope of coverage is limited to the U.S. and Canada. Inclusion of an organization in this directory does not imply a recommendation by the AFSIC. The updated edition contains corrections and additions received from the organizations listed and from other contacts. We wish to express our thanks to all those who contributed suggestions. Support for this and other Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) projects has been received from the Low Input/Sustainable Agriculture (LISA) program. Jane Potter Gates, Assistant Coordinator of the AFSIC, had principal responsibility for compilation of this directory. Jayne T. MacLean, Coordinator Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Please send comments and corrections, or requests for additional copies, to: USDA, National Agricultural Library AFSIC, Room 111 10301 Baltimore Boulevard Beltsville, MD 20705 --------- Agricultural Resources Center 615 Willard Place Raleigh, NC 27603 Contact: Erick Lemstead (919) 839-0159 Allen Spalt (919) 967-1886 Programs: health and environmental information on pesticides Alcyone Light Center Route 1, Box 532 Colestin Road Hornbrook, CA 96044 Contact: John McComb (916) 475-3310 Programs: apprenticeships, summer workshops, three month internships Alternative Energy Resources Center (AERO) 44 North Last Chance Gulch, #9 Helena, MT 59601 Contact: Nancy Matheson (406) 443-7272 Programs: sustainable agriculture information, networking, on-farm research, farm tours, technical assistance Appropriate Technology Project Volunteers in Asia P.O. Box 4543 Stanford, CA 94305 Contact: John Morris (415) 326-7672 (415) 497-3228 Programs: sourcebook, educational exchange with foreign countries Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association P.O. Box 550 Kimberton, PA 19442 Contact: Roderick Shoulders (215) 935-7797 Programs: extension service, conferences, films, support training programs Biological Urban Gardening Services (B.U.G.S.) P.O. Box 76 Citrus Heights, CA 95611-0076 Contact: Steven M. Zein (916) 726-5377 Programs: lectures, community meetings, public education programs, publications Bird's Foot Farm Star Route Box 138 Canton, NY 13617 Contact: Doug Jones (315) 386-4852 Programs: apprenticeships California Action Network P.O. Box 464 Davis, CA 95617 Contact: Andy Faletti (916) 756-8518 Programs: legislative internships, networking within organic industry, political action, public education tours California Certified Organic Farmers P.O. Box 8136 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Contact: Bob Scowcroft (408) 423-2263 Programs: organic certification training, retailers' conferences California, University of (at Berkeley) Agroecology Programs Division of Biological Control 1050 San Pueblo Avenue Albany, CA 94706 Contact: Miguel Altieri (415) 642-9802 Programs: graduate research, undergraduate field assistantships, courses, UC extension offers training conferences for farmers, international short courses in the United States and Latin America on biological control and agroecology California, University of (at Davis) Sustainable Agriculture Programs 139 Hoagland Hall Davis, CA 95616 Contact: Mark Van Horn (916) 752-7645 Programs: summer internships, classes, sustainable agriculture option within the Science and Management major (undergrad) California, University of (at Santa Cruz) Agroecology Programs Division of Social Sciences Board of Environmental Studies Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Contact: Stephen Gleissman Patricia Allen (408) 429-4051 Programs: apprenticeships, graduate and undergraduate courses, undergraduate internships California, University of (statewide) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Programs c/o Agronomy and Range Science University of California Davis, CA 95616 Contact: Bill Leibhardt Jill Auburn (916) 752-7557 Programs: information base, courses, publications, cooperative extension activities Camp Joy 131 Camp Joy Road Boulder Creek, CA 95006 Contact: Jim Nelson (408) 338-3651 Programs: student apprenticeships, field trips, tours Camphill Village Kimberton Hills P.O. Box 155 Kimberton, PA 19442 Contact: Sherry Wildfever (215) 935-0300 Programs: 3-year training program in Bio-dynamic Agriculture Center for Alternative Plants and Animal Products 305 Alderman Hall University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55108 Contact: Luther Waters (612) 624-4217 Programs: Symposia, fact sheets, database Center for Holistic Resource Management P.O. Box 7128 Albuquerque, NM 87194 Contact: Stan F. Kano (505) 242-9272 Programs: course in organic agriculture Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development (CIKARD) Iowa State University 319 Curtiss Hall Ames, IA 50011 Contact: D.M. Warren (515) 294-7139 Programs: (emphasizes international native knowledge) training courses and materials on indigenous knowledge, information clearinghouse, publications Center for Local Food and Agriculture 318 Anabel Taylor Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Contact: Duncan Hilchey (607) 255-5027 Programs: technical assistance and community education in local food and agriculture policy issues Center for Rural Affairs P.O. Box 405 Walthill, NE 68067 Contact: Chuck Hassebrook (402) 846-5428 Programs: internships, newsletter, workshops Center for Well Being, The 82644 Howe Lane Creswell, OR 97426 Contact: Barbara Hurwich (503) 895-2953 Programs: instruction courses, study tours Committee for Sustainable Agriculture P.O. Box 1300 Colfax, CA 95713 Contact: Otis Wollan (916) 346-2777 Programs: conferences, farm field days, networking activities, newsletter Community Educational Service Council, Inc. 1150 Woods Road Southampton, PA 18966 Contact: John Ewbank (215) 357-3977 Programs: community meetings and discussions Community Environmental Council 930 Miramante Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109 Contact: Tony Dominski (805) 963-0538 Programs: internships Conservation Gardening and Farming International Consultancy Bargyla Rateaver 9049 Covina Street San Diego, CA 92126 Contact: Bargyla Rateaver (619) 566-8994 Programs: courses, lectures, public demonstrations, publications, free international consultations Cornell University Ecological Agricultural Research Collective 2 East Roberts Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact: Frederick Buttel (607) 255-4457 Programs: courses, graduate research Demeter Education Foundation 4214 National Avenue Burbank, CA 91505 Contact: Maria Linder (818) 843-5521 Programs: tours, newsletters, advising for farmers, conferences Diffley, Martin 4355 S. Robert Trail Eagan, MN 55123 Contact: Martin Diffley (612) 454-6188 Programs: "vegetable apprenticeship program" Elfin Permaculture P.O. Box 16683 Wichita, KS 67216 Contact: Dan Hemenway (316) 267-2604 Programs: 3-week Permaculture Design course, workshops, lectures, also offers long-term Advanced Permaculture Training, publications Evergreen State College Ecological Agriculture Programs Olympia, WA 98505 Contact: Pat Labine (206) 866-6000 x.6195 Programs: academic courses, year-long undergraduate inter-disciplinary program Farming Alternatives Project Cornell Cooperative Extension 443 Warren Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Contact: Judy Green (607) 255-9832 Programs: information base, workshops, educational materials, conferences relating to farm diversification and innovation Finger Lakes Organic Growers Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 549 Trumansburg, NY 14886 Contact: Cheryl Plum (607) 387-3333 Programs: co-sponsors workshops with NOFA/NY, apprenticeships Florida, University of Farming Systems Programs Gainesville, FL 32611 Contact: Peter Hildebrand (904) 392-1854 Programs: graduate work on the farming systems project, independent graduate studies Friends of the Farm Hopewell Farm Route 1, Box 32 Dalton City, IL 61925 Contact: Robert S. Rowe (217) 864-2679 Programs: demonstrational farms, newsletter, committee to answer questions, advisory council, textbooks Friends of the Trees Society P.O. Box 185 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Contact: Michael Pilarski (206) 385-9288 Programs: publications on world reforestation, sustainable agriculture, kiwi fruits; seminars & courses on permaculture & tree subjects; net working service for international travelers Full Circle Organic Growers Cooperative Rural Route 1, Box 52BB Lake City, MN 55041 Contact: Steven Schwen (507) 753-2080 Programs: information sharing, labor exchanges, apprenticeships, market development and cooperative marketing, tours, demonstrations, speaking/ slide shows Gaia Associates Box 84, RFD 3 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 Contact: Grace Gershuny (802) 633-4152 Joseph Smillie (819) 877-2663 Programs: consultation and training in organic certification, soil management, compost and orchard systems, and ecological farm design; publishers of The Soul of Soil: A Guide to Ecological Soil Management Green Gulch Farm Star Route Sausalito, CA 94965 Contact: Peter Rudnik (415) 381-0253 (415) 383-3134 Programs: (Zen Buddhist) summer apprenticeships Hawthorne Valley Farm Store Road 2, Box 225A Ghent, NY 12075 Contact: Christoph Meier (518) 672-7500 Programs: apprenticeships in biodynamic commercial scale farming: dairy-field crops-vegetables Institute for Alternative Agriculture 9200 Edmonston Road, Suite 117 Greenbelt, MD 20770 Contact: I. Garth Youngberg (301) 441-8777 Programs: annual symposium, peer-reviewed journal, newsletter Institute of Ecosystem Studies The New York Botanical Garden Mary Fledger Cary Arboretum Box AB Millbrook, NY 12545 Contact: Alan R. Berkowitz (914) 677-5358 Programs: workshops, internships, fellowships, research assistantships, work-study programs, other graduate and undergraduate research opportunities Institute for Social Ecology P.O. Box 89 Plainfield, VT 05667 Contact: Daniel Chodorkoff Paula Emery (802) 454-8493 Programs: college credit curriculum, summer courses, M.A. program, quarterly newsletter, workshops International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (IASA) Newman Center University of Minnesota 1701 University Avenue, S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55414 Contact: Terry Gips (612) 331-1099 Programs: newsletter International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) c/o Bernward Geier Okozentrum Imsbach D-6695 Tholey-Theley Federal Republic of Germany Contact: U.S. Contact: Walter Goldstein (414) 642-3303 Programs: conferences, newsletter, publications Iowa Cooperative Extension Service Room 108, Curtiss Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50021 Contact: Jerry DeWitt (515) 294-7801 Programs: on-farm research and demonstrations, field days, workshops/meetings, research farm Kansas Rural Center Rt. 3, Box 116 Lawrence, KS 66044 Contact: Jerry Jost (913) 841-7044 Programs: on-farm demonstrations, research, workshops, farm tours, newsletter, LISA information Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture P.O. Box 588 Poteau, OK 74953 Contact: Ken Williams (918) 647-9123 Programs: classes, internships, tours, workshops, volunteer opportunities, school group programs, research demonstration projects Land Institute, The 2440 E. Water Well Road Salina, KS 67401 Contact: Jon K. Piper (913) 823-5376 Programs: student curriculum, public programs, internships, research in sustainable agriculture Land Stewardship Project 14758 Ostlund Trail North Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047 Contact: Ron Kroese (612) 433-2770 Programs: field days, on-farm research, newsletter, workshops Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Agronomy Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Contact: Dennis R. Keeney (515) 294-3711 Programs: on-farm research, research extension teams, farm demonstrations Living Resources Company P.O. Box 76 Citrus Heights, CA 95611-0076 Contact: Steven M. Zien (916) 726-5377 Programs: courses in ecological horticulture, lectures, consultations Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Department H P.O. Box 2176 Augusta, ME 04330 Contact: Nancy Ross (207) 622-3118 Programs: apprenticeships, talks, programs at farm events, extension services publications Maine, University of (at Orono) Sustainable Agriculture Programs Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences 115 Deering Hall Orono, ME 04469 Contact: Matt Liebman (207) 581-2926 Programs: 4-year B.S degree in Sustainable Agriculture; Graduate degrees with faculty from 6 depts. Malachite Small Farm/School A.S.R. 21 Pass Creek Road Gardner, CO 81040 Contact: Kent Mace (719) 746-2412 Programs: farm introduction courses, internships, apprenticeships, short farm stays, college courses, youth programs, seminars, workshops Many Hands Organic Farm RFD #2, Sheldon Road Barre, MA 01005 Contact: Jack Kittredge (508) 355-2853 Programs: apprenticeships in raising fruits, vegetables, poultry, pigs; experiments w/organic pest controls Maple Farm Old Hartwick Road Barre, MA 01005 Contact: Peter Wartiainen (617) 355-4092 Programs: apprenticeships Maplewood Organic Farm 132 Belchertown road Amherst, MA 01002 Contact: David Holm (413) 256-0926 (413) 253-9472 Programs: guided tours, apprenticeships Massachusetts Audubon Society Drumlin Farm Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary Lincoln, MA 01773 Contact: Stacy Miller (617) 259-9500 Programs: instruction in organic farming and gardening technique Meadowcreek Project, Inc. General Delivery Fox, AR 72051 Contact: Pat Luntz (501) 363-4500 Programs: 10 week and 27 week internships, apprenticeships in sustainable agriculture and applied ecology Memphis Organic Network Association 7750 Macon Road Cordova, TN 38018 Contact: Jeffrey Restuccio (901) 761-7234 or (901) 756-8586 Programs: tours, demonstration organic gardens, seminars, networking activities, publications Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Inc. 3293 Main Street East Troy, WI 53120 Contact: Walter Goldstein (414) 642-3303 Programs: research in sustainable agriculture, agricultural field days, workshops, lectures, conferences, advisory work with farmers, demonstration farms, international exchange program Michigan State University Agroecosystem Project Dept. of Resource Development and Entomology East Lansing, MI 48824 Contact: Thomas C. Edens (517) 355-3414 Programs: graduate studies College of Agriculture 1 Morrill Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Contact: Christine Erb (517) 355-3510 Programs: research projects in sustainable agriculture, graduate studies Minnesota Department of Agriculture Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Project 90 West Plato Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55107 Contact: Rick Gauger (612) 296-7686 Programs: grants for on-farm demonstrations, workshops, research in sustainable agriculture, internships Minnesota, University of Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Department of Agronomy 411 Borlaug Hall 1991 Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108 Contact: Kent Crookston (612) 625-0220 Programs: graduate studies, seminar series, research farm Missouri, University of 211 Mumford Hall Columbia, MO 65211 Contact: John E. Ikerd (314) 882-4635 Programs: graduate research, related courses, advisory work with farmers, workshops, applied research Napa Valley College Napa, CA 94558 Contact: Stephen Krebs (707) 253-3259 Programs: courses in ecological principles, sustainable agriculture methodology and integrated pest management as these topics relate to grape-growing and wine-making Naropa Institute 2130 Arapaho Boulder, CO 80301 Contact: Ellen Dart (303) 444-0202 Programs: organic market gardening, residential landscaping undergraduate program National Center for Appropriate Technology 1212 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 340 Washington, DC 20005 Contact: Steve Thomas (202) 289-6657 Programs: information service in sustainable agriculture Natural Organic Farmers Association of Connecticut 51 Mott Hill Road East Hampton, CT 06424 Contact: Mary Brown Charles Brown (203) 267-4289 Programs: workshops, annual 3-day summer regional conference Natural Organic Farmers Association of Massachusetts 21 Great Plain Avenue Wellesley, MA 02181 Contact: Stacy Miller (617) 235-1447 Programs: on site educational workshops and access to region-wide farm apprenticeship programs, day-long winter conference, annual 3-day summer regional conference Natural Organic Farmers Association of New Hampshire White Farm, 150 Clinton St. Concord, NH 03301 Contact: Joe White (603) 679-5718 Programs: workshops, seminars, bimonthly newsletter; regional summer conference; certification affiliate Natural Organic Farmers Association of New Jersey RD #2, Box 262 Pennington, NJ 08534 Contact: Al Johnson (609) 737-9183 Programs: annual 3-day summer regional conference Natural Organic Farmers Association of New York P.O. Box 454 Ithaca, NY 14851 Contact: Patricia Kane (607) 648-5557 Programs: organic certification program, publications, on-farm demonstrations and workshops, day-long winter conference, annual regional 3-day summer conference Natural Organic Farmers Association of Vermont 15 Barre St. Montpelier, VT 05602 Contact: Enid Wonnacott (802) 434-4435 Programs: workshops, seminars, quarterly newsletter, certification affiliate, day-long winter conference, annual regional 3-day summer conference Nebraska, University of (at Lincoln) Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lincoln, NE 68583 Contact: Warren W. Sahs (402) 472-2973 Programs: research opportunities in a long-term study comparing conventional and organic methods of agriculture Necessary Trading Company New Castle, VA 24127 Contact: John Williams (703) 864-5103 Programs: consulting services, references New Alchemy Institute 237 Hatchville Road East Falmouth, MA 02536 Contact: Virginia Rasmussen (617) 564-6301 Programs: courses for academic credit; tours, workshops, publications, internships New England Small Farm Institute P.O. Box 937 Belchertown, MA 01007 Contact: Nancy DuBosque (413) 323-4531 Programs: internships, apprenticeships, work-study placements New England Workers on Organic Farms c/o New England Small Farm Institute P.O. Box 937 Belchertown, MA 01007 Contact: Judith Gillan (413) 323-4531 Programs: places willing workers with organic farmers who need help North Carolina State University Department of Soil Science Box 7619 Raleigh, NC 27695-7618 Contact: Larry King (919) 737-2655 Programs: field days (full day), workshops (half day), related courses, integrated pest management program Northeast Missouri State University Science Hall 247 Kirksville, MO 63501 Contact: Nicholas Jordan (816) 785-4597 Programs: graduate courses in the biology of sustainable agriculture Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association 65 Plymouth Street Plymouth, OH 44865 Contact: Holly Harmon Fackler (419) 687-7665 Programs: annual 2-day conference, summer farm tour series, newsletter, regioanl meetings, organic certification program, marketing assistance Ohio State University Dept. of Entomology 1735 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 Contact: Clive Edwards Nancy Creamer (614) 292-3786 Programs: academic course, internship program in research in sustainable agriculture, workshops, field days, demonstrational farm Ohio, University of Botany Department Athens, OH 45701 Contact: James Cavender (614) 593-1126 Programs: alternative agriculture course, bio-intensive gardening and mini-farming summer course Old Mill Farm and School of Country Living P.O. Box 463 Mendocino, CA 95460 Contact: Charles Hinsch (707) 937-0244 Programs: certified organic apprenticeships, internships, day trips, multi-day group events, guest cabins, alternative energy programs, newsletter, library Oregon Tilth P.O. Box 218 Tualtin, OR 97062 Contact: Yvonne Frost (503) 691-2514 Programs: conferences, apprenticeships, educational materials Peaceable Kingdom School, The P.O. Box 313 Washington on the Brazos, TX 77880 Contact: Elizabeth Winston (409) 878-2353 Programs: class in biodynamic gardening, small garden manual Pennsylvania State University Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology University Park, PA 16802 Contact: Carolyn Sachs Neil Gingrich (814) 865-5461 Programs: internships, academic courses, opportunities for research on an organic farm People, Food and Land Foundation 35751 Oak Springs Drive Sun Mountain Land Trust Tollhouse, CA 93667 Contact: George Ballis (209) 855-3710 Programs: demonstrational organic farm, publications, speakers and workshops about low-input, low-water and organic farming Polyface, Inc. ("The Farm of Many Faces") Route 1, Box 281 Swoope, VA 24479 Contact: Joel F. Salatin (703) 885-3590 (703) 885-1166 Programs: functional organic farm, farm tours, slide program Practical Farmers of Iowa RR 2, Box 132 Boone, IA 50036 Contact: Richard Thompson (515) 432-1560 Programs: on farm demonstration program Putney School Putney, VT 05346 Contact: Julie Chickering (802) 387-5566 Programs: internships Ranch Management Consultants, Inc. The Ranching for Profit School 7719 Rio Grande Boulevard, N.W. Albuquerque, NM 87107 Contact: Stan D. Parsons (505) 898-7417 Programs: instruction in alternative ranching and farming methods and technologies Regenerative Agriculture Association 222 Main Street Emmaus, PA 18098 Contact: Virginia O'Rourke (215) 967-5171 Programs: field days, publishers of The New Farm magazine Rocky Mountain Permaculture 1545 Redwood Avenue Boulder, CO 80302 Contact: Alison Peck (303) 443-1284 (303) 443-0849 Programs: library, available to co-sponsor conferences, workshops, etc. Rodale Research Center R.D. 1, Box 323 Kutztown, PA 18034 Contact: Kent Martin Linda Deitz (215) 683-6383 Programs: conferences, field days, workshops, internships, self-guided tours, publications School of Homesteading 26041 C.R. 681 Bangor, MI 49013 Contact: Maynard Kaufman (616) 427-8986 Programs: workshops, "living-learning program for individuals in ecologically sound techniques of agricultural production" Sirius Community P.O. Box 388 Amherst, MA 01004 Contact: Linda Reimer (413) 259-1251 Programs: a community which "teaches spiritual values through practical skills such as organic gardening" Southern Organic Apprenticeship Programs P.O. Box 45 Utopia, TX 78884-0045 Contact: Mark Hall (512) 966-3724 Programs: links workers and growers through a quarterly newsletter Stearns Organic Farm 859 Edmands Road Framingham, MA 01701 Contact: Penelope Turton (508) 877-3882 Programs: guided tours Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VT 05827 Contact: Sarabelle Hitchner (802) 586-7711 Programs: academic program, one or two year course of study The Stewardship Committee 5569 N Cty Rd 29 Loveland, CO 80538 Contact: (303) 667-4675 (303) 679-4274 Programs: environmental education programs, conferences, practical workshops, network of stewardship farms apprenticehsips, internships Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association R.D. 2, Box 263A Titus Mill Road Pennington, NJ 08534 Contact: Al Johnson (609) 737-9183 Programs: demonstrational organic farm, apprenticeships, workshops, courses, tours, formalized research projects Sunny Valley Foundation 4 Sunny Valley Lane New Milford, CT 06776 Contact: Dr. Stephen R. Kaffka (203) 355-3715 Programs: programs on groundwater & manure management, grasslands, small-scale dairying; community education; forestry Sunshower 48548 60th Avenue Lawrence, MI 49064 Contact: Paul Schultz (616) 674-3103 (616) 674-8196 Programs: field days, working weekends, gleaning groups Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244 Contact: Katherine Clancy (315) 423-4554 Programs: courses incorporating sustainable agriculture material, graduate research Tennessee Alternative Growers Association Route 2, Box 46A-1 Indian Mount, TN 37039 Contact: Martha Yanchyshyn (615) 232-7777 Programs: conferences, field days, networking, referrals Texas Center for Rural Studies/Texas Pesticide Project Box 2618 Austin, TX 78768 Contact: Tani Adams (512) 474-0811 Programs: public education, research, assistance in organizing Texas Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 12847 Austin, TX 78711 Contact: Paul Martin (5l2) 463-7602 Programs: farmer workshops, education and training in sustainable agriculture Thompson On-Farm Research Route 2, Box 132 Boone, IA 50036 Contact: Dick Thompson Sharon Thompson (515) 432-1560 Programs: demonstrational organic research farm Tillers Small Farm Programs 7000 N. Westridge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Contact: I. Villa (616) 381-0727 Programs: internships, applied research and training program Tilth Placement Service P.O. Box 95261 Seattle, WA 98145-2261 Contact: Lee Elder LaCroix (206) 524-5620 Programs: newsletter, connects workers with opportunities on sustainable agriculture farms TRANET Box 567 Rangeley, ME 04970 Contact: Bill Ellis (207) 864-2252 Programs: networking activities The Vegetarian Resource Group P.O. Box 1463 Baltimore, MD 21203 Contact: Cindy Blum (301) 876-7882 Programs: produces materials related to vegetarianism, periodical Vegetarian Journal, sponsors conferences Vermont, University of College of Agriculture Dept. of Plant and Soil Science 194 S. Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05401-3596 Contact: Bill Murphy (802) 656-2980 Programs: pasture specialist, BS program in alternative agriculture Virginia Association of Biological Farmers P.O. Box 252 Flint Hill, VA 22627 Contact: Joel Salatin (703) 885-3590 Programs: field days, educational meetings, quarterly journal Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Agriculture Department Blacksburg, VA 24061 Contact: John Luna (703) 231-4823 Programs: academic courses on the graduate level Walnut Acres Penns Creek, PA 17862 Contact: Paul Shaw (717) 837-0601 Programs: workshops, summer farm tours, cannery tour Washington State University Department of Agronomy and Soils Pullman, WA 99164 Contact: David Bezdicek (509) 335-3644 Programs: graduate research in crop and soil management related to sustainable agriculture Washington Tilth 1219 E. Sauk Road Concrete, WA 98237 Contact: Ann Schwartz (206) 853-8175 Programs: provides information about Washington organic farms Wes Watkins Agricultural Research and Extension Center Oklahoma State University Box 128 Lane, OK 74555 Contact: J.V. Edelson (405) 889-7343 Programs: graduate and undergraduate level courses, course work at OSU with research at the Center dealing with small farm low-input and diverisified agriculture Windstar Land Education Programs P.O. Box 286 Snowmass, CO 81645 Contact: Mary Trahan (303) 927-4778 Programs: internships (four month), workshops, apprenticeships (one month), weekly tours, lectures York Natural Food and Health Association 305 South Richland Avenue York, PA 17404 Contact: Jan Allen (717) 845-8085 (717) 845-9368 Programs: summer field trips to visit organic farms Canada: City Farmer #801-318 Homer Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2V3 Contact: Michael Levenston (604) 685-5832 Programs: offers information on many aspects of urban agriculture including small scale organic gardening. Some publications are available. Ecological Farmers Association c/o Ted Zettel Chepstow, Ontario N0G1KO Contact: Ted Zettel (519) 366-9982 Programs: two-day introductory course, summer farm tours, fall conference, quarterly newsletter Macdonald College of McGill University Ecological Agriculture Projects 21,111 Lakeshore--Box 191 Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X1C0 Contact: Stuart Hill (514) 398-7771 Programs: works to promote development of sustainable food products systems, advises individuals and groups, assembles resources and materials, research and extension programs Sir Sanford Fleming College School of Natural Resources Frost Campus P.O. Box 8000 Lindsay, Ontario K9V 5E6 Contact: Garry Lean (705) 324-9144 Programs: two year diploma program in ecological agriculture; farm management program with heavy emphasis on ecological agriculture Sursam Corda R.R. 3, Scotstown Quebec, Canada J0B 3B0 Contact: Bart Hall-Beyer (819) 657-4788 Programs: summer internships