Subject: CAFF: Sustainable Ag. Web Sites and Resource Groups

From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 13:30:36 -0400

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Lawrence F. London, Jr.
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Sustainable Ag Web Sites and Resource Groups
Sustainable agriculture is a grassroots movement occurring around the globe - from Argentina to Zimbabwe. Too often, inaccessibility to good information is a barrier to a more sustainable farm and food system. If you need more information about what you can do on any level - farm, community, national, international-chances are there's a group here that can help.
Sus Ag and Organic Gardening Sites

agAccess Bookstore and Publishers
Access to Federal bills
California Assembly and Senate Bills (updated daily!)
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
CCOF-California Certified Organic Farmers
Compost Resource Page
Don't Panic Eat Organic
Ecological Agriculture Projects
Envirolink Library
Farmland Protection Information
IGC: The Web center for online progressives
Johnnys Selected Seeds
Midwest Organic Alliance
Mother Jones magazine
The Nation magazine
National Biological Control Institute: will answer biocontrol questions
National Center for Appropriate Technology
National Organic Standards
Organic gardening links
Our favorite search engine
Pesticide Action Network North America
Public Voice for Food and Health Policy
Rural Information Center
So. California Farms and Farmers Markets
Sustainable Cotton Project
The Trellis-many gardening links
UC Agriculture Programs
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
Urban Habitat Program
USDA National Agricultural Library

Resource Groups
If your browser has a "find function," you can search this list for sustainable ag resource groups by country, state (U.S. states are abbreviated), province, or region. For example, if you are looking for a group in Vancouver, try searching with the words "Canada," "British Columbia," or "Northwest."
African Network on Development of Ecological Agriculture
PO Box 16785
Accra-North
Ghana
Fax: 233-21-228668
Contact: Godsway MacBright, Program Coordinator
Features: NGO promoting organic farming, cottage industry and environmental protection in Ghana.
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Boulevard, Room 304
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
301/504-5724
Fax: 301/504-6409
E-mail: na/[email-masked]
Contact: Jane Gates, Coordinator
Features: A specialized information center of the National Agricultural Library (NAL) established to provide knowledgeable information service, available to all, regarding all aspects of alternative agriculture (sustainable, low input, regenerative, organic, or biodynamic farming practices).
Angelic Organics
1547 Rockton Road
Caledonia, IL 61011
815/389-2746
Fax: 815/389-3106
Contact: John Petersen, Owner or Bob Bower, Office Manager
Features: A 300-member biodynamic CSA farm, striving to create balance between work, study and creativity.
Appropriate Agricultural Alternatives
PO Box 2008
Kathmandu
Nepal
Mail to: PO Box 108
Honeydew, CA 95545
Contact: Dr. Sunil Wagley, Acting Director (Nepal) or Judith Chase, Director (USA)
Features: A small non-profit non-governmental organization helping Nepali people improve their quality of life by promoting diverse and sustainable agricultural systems.
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
PO Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR 72702
800/346-9140; 501/442-9824
Fax: 501/442-9842
Contact: Katherine Adam, Information Specialist
Features: Offers free information to farmers, county extension agents, agricultural support groups and agribusiness about sustainable agriculture, organics and low-input farming.
Assiniboine Community College
1430 Victoria Avenue East
Brandon, MB R7A 2A9
Canada
204/726-6679
Fax: 204/726-7012
Contact: Dinah Ceplis, Program Coordinator
Features: Offers organic management and inspection courses via distance education for 1995-96.
Bio-Dynamic Farming & Gardening Association
PO Box 550
Kimberton, PA 19442
800/516-7797
Fax: 610/983-3196
Contact: Charles Beedy, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit corporation, established in 1938, whose task is to advance the practices and principles of Biodynamic agriculture.
Bio-Integral Resource Center
PO Box 7414
Berkeley, CA 94707
510/524-2567
Fax: 510/524-1758
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Sarah Schubart, Program Assistant
Features: A non-profit organization, providing information and services in the area of "least-toxic" pest management, also known as Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Biodynamic Agricultural Association of Australia
Main Road
Powelltown, Victoria 3797 Australia
61-59-667333
Fax: 61-59-667433
Contact: Alex Podolinsky
Features: Provides practical advice and farmer training in the Biodynamic Farming Method worldwide.
Biological Urban Gardening Services
PO Box 76
Citrus Heights, CA 95611-0076
916/726-5377
Contact: Steven Zien, Executive Director
Features: An international membership organization devoted to reducing the use of pesticides in our highly populated urban landscape environments.
California Institute for Rural Studies
221 G Street, Ste. 204
Davis, CA 95616
Mail to: PO Box 2143
Davis, CA 95617
916/756-6555 Fax: 916/756-7429
Contact: Don Villarejo, Executive Director
Features: A 19-year old non-profit public interest research and education organization specializing in the problems and concerns of rural California.
The Canadian Health Food Association
370 Steelcase Road East
Markham, ON L3R 1G2
Canada
905/479-6939
Fax: 905/479-1516
Contact: Bill Reynolds, Executive Director
Features: Objectives: Educate, nurture, protect and promote the on-going growth of the health food industry.
Canadian Organic Growers, Inc.
Box 6408, Station J
Ottawa, ON K2A 3Y6
Canada
705/444-0923; 613/258-4045
Fax: 705/444-0380
E-mail: [email-masked]; [email-masked]; http://www.gks.com/cog/
Contact: Tomas Nimmo, Promotions or Elizabeth Irving, Editorial
Features: A non-profit, organic promotion organization comprised of farmers, gardeners, consumers, researchers, environmentalists, agricultural professionals, food marketers and many others, serving all regions of Canada.
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
408/459-4140
Fax: 408/459-2799
Contact: Jim Leap, Operations Manager or Ann Lindsey, Apprenticeship Coordinator
Features: Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) is a research and education group working toward the development of sustainable agricultural systems.
Centro El Canelo de Nos
Au Portales 3020, San Bernardo
Santiago, Region Metropo
Chile
56-8571943
Fax: 56-8571160
Contact: Antonia Izquierdo Huneeus, Program Coordinator
Features: Centro El Canelo de Nos is a non-governmental organization working in poor rural and urban regions to facilitate the adoption of agroecological methods used in animal and vegetable production.
City Farmer
801 318 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2V3
Canada
604/685-5832
Fax: 604/685-0431
E-mail: [email-masked]
http://www.cityfarmer.org/
Contact: Michael Levenston, Executive Director
Features: City Farmer is a non-profit society and registered charity created in 1978 to promote urban agriculture worldwide.
Committee for Sustainable Agriculture
406 Main Street #313
Watsonville, CA 95076
408/763-2111
Fax: 408/763-2112
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Lynn Young, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit, educational organization, providing information and sponsoring events on ecological farming, sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and food safety to farmers, retailers, and consumers.
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
PO Box 363
Davis, CA 95617
916/756-8518; 800/852-3832 (voice mail only)
Fax: 916/756-7857
E-mail: [email-masked]; Website Home Page
Contact: Ernest Phinney, Executive Director
Features: What Is CAFF?
Confederacion Nacional Campesina "La Voz Del Campo"
Almirante Barroso #68
Santiago
Chile
562-6722458
Fax: 562-6722458
Contact: Francisco Cornejo Soms, Project Coordinator
Features: A non-governmental organization representing 55,000 small farmers located throughout Chile with programs to provide family farmers with general education, and information on credit strategies, small business management, and sustainable agriculture technology.
Cortesia Sanctuary & Center for Natural Gardening
84540 McBeth Road
Eugene, OR 97405
541/343-9544
Fax: 541/343-9544
Contact: Tricia Clark-McDowell or Dr. Forrest McDowell, Co-Directors
Features: A 22-acre nature sanctuary and educational/publishing center near Eugene, Oregon offering a variety of classes (spring through fall) in natural gardening, herbalism and wholistic nutrition.
Cuban Association for Organic Farming
Tulipán #1011, entre Loma y 47, Nuevo Vedado, C.P. 10600
Ciudád de la Habana
Cuba
53-62-99176; 53-62-99180
Fax: 53-7-331516
Contact: Roberto Garcia Trujillo, President
Features: A nongovernmental organization founded in 1993 to work with all sectors of Cuban society in favor of the development of organic farming.
Dakota Resource Council
PO Box 1095
Dickinson, ND 58602-1095
701/227-1851
Fax: 701/225-8315
Contact: Mark Trechock, Staff Director
Features: A grassroots, non-profit family farm and environmental group that works to preserve the agricultural way of life in North Dakota.
Ecological Agriculture Projects
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
PQ H9X 3V9
Canada
514/398-7771
Fax: 514/398-7621
E-mail: [email-masked]; www.agrenv.mcgill.ca/extension/eap
Contact: Jean Duval, Researcher
Features: Canada's leading resource centre specializing in all aspects of sustainable food and agricultural systems.
Elm Farm
Research Centre
Hamstead Marshall
Nr. Newbury, Berkshire
RG20 OHR
United Kingdom
0044-01488-658298
Fax: 0044-01488-658503
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Lawrence Woodward, Director
Features: United Kingdom's premier research and development institute in the field of organic agriculture.
Farming Alternatives Program
Warren Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607/255-9832
Fax: 607/255-9984
E-mail: [email-masked], http://www.cals.cornell.edu/dept/ruralsoc/fap/fap.html
Features: Dedicated to promoting a sustainable food and agriculture system which supports farm families and their communities.
Florida Entomological Society
PO Box 1206
Luta, FL 33548-1731
813/903-9234
Contact: Theresa DuChene, Business Manager
Features: Founded in 1916 to promote and stimulate interest in the field of entomology among Floridians.
Gavilan College Small Business Development Center
7436 Monterey Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
408/847-0393
Fax: 408/847-0393
Contact: Dr. Peter Graff, Director
Features: Provides service to small businesses and agribusiness in all phases of business operations (marketing, business plans, finance, management) and international trade assistance.
Good Food Foundation
PO Box 219
Ermelo, NL-3850 AE
Netherlands
31-341-560210
fax: 31-341-562913
Contact: Jan Schrijver
Features: Founded in 1986 with the goals of stimulating, initiating, subsidizing, and supervising projects in the field of organic agriculture.
Green Gulch Farm & Zen Center
1601 Shoreline Highway
Sausalito, CA 94965
415/381-0253
Fax: 415/383-3128
Contact: Emila Heller
Features: Located near Muir Beach, offers a six-month (May-October) residential apprenticeship in organic farming and gardening with Zen meditation and study as an integral part of the program.
Hoosier Organic Marketing Education
8364 S SR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
317/539-6935
Fax: 317/539-6935
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Cissy Bowman
Features: A 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational organization that serves all members of the public by assisting them with information and resources on organic agriculture.
Idaho Organic Producer's Association
2260 East, 4300 North
Filer, ID 83328
208/366-2555
Fax: 208/326-8684
Contact: Nathan Jones
Features: Represents Idaho organic farmers and handlers.
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
PO Box 648
Rochester, IL 62563
217/498-9707
Fax: 217/498-9235
Contact: Chirag Mehta, Agriculture Program Coordinator
Features: Organized in 1974 to assist family farmers and people in rural communities in developing a food production system based on family farms, building healthy rural communities by promoting sustainable agriculture, and fighting to protect natural resources.
Independent Organic Inspectors Association
Route 3, Box 162-C
Winona, MN 55987-9514
507/454-8310
Fax: 507/454-8310; 507/454-5238
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Jim Riddle or Joyce Ford
Features: An international association of organic farm and processing inspectors dedicated to maintaining high standards of organic inspection and promoting consistency in the inspection process.
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement
Okozentrum Imsbach
Tholey-Theley, D-6695
Germany
49-6853-5190
Fax: 49-6853-30110
Contact: Bernward Geier, Secretary General
Features: A non-profit, charitable organization with 500 member organizations in 100 countries all over the world who further organic agriculture through an exchange of knowledge and thoughts among the members.
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
1607 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316
515/266-5213
Fax: 515/266-6069
Contact: Hugh Espey, Farm Project Director
Features: A non-profit, membership-based community group that was formed in 1976 by people who wanted to address local problems and improve their communities.
Kamut Association of North America
PO Box 691
Fort Benton, MT 59442
Mail to: 295 Distribution Street
San Marcos, CA 92069
406/622-5438
Fax: 406/622-5439
Contact: Andre Giles
Features: A non-profit association of organic farmers, manufacturers, and interested consumers that sponsors research on Kamut brand grain, helps manufacturers understand and promote Kamut brand grain, and promotes organic agriculture in general.
Kansas Rural Center, Inc.
PO Box 133
Whiting, KS 66552
913/873-3431
Fax: 913/873-3432
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Dan Nagengast, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit organization which promotes family farming and sustainable farming practices.
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
PO Box 588
Poteau, OK 74953
918/647-9123
Fax: 918/647-8712
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Jim Horne, Alan Ware or Lara Ervin
Features: Strives to find ways of sustaining our world rather than exhausting natural resources that are vital to future generations.
Land Stewardship Project
2200 4th Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
612/653-0618
Fax: 612/653-0589
Contact: Rebecca Kilde, Membership Coordinator
Features: Founded in 1982 as a Minnesota-based, non-profit organization committed to fostering an ethic of stewardship toward farmland and to developing and promoting a sustainable system of agriculture.
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
209 Curtiss Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1050
515/294-3711
Fax: 515/294-9696
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Dennis R. Keeney, Director
Features: Established in 1987 to identify and reduce adverse environmental and socioeconomic impacts of agricultural practices, develop profitable farming systems that conserve natural resources and develop an educational framework to inform the public of new findings.
Marin County Farmers' Market Association
1114 Irwin Street
San Rafael, CA 94949
415/456-FARM (3276)
Fax: 415/453-7502
Contact: Lynn Bagley, Executive Director
Features: Provides ten certified farmers' markets throughout the greater Bay Area.
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
W2493 County Road ES
East Troy, WI 53120
414/642-3303
Fax: 414/642-4028
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: John Hall, Executive Director
Features: A public non-profit institute committed to enhancing the fertility of the soil, the quality of food, the health of animals and the strength of the human spirit by revitalizing the culture of agriculture.
Midwest Organic Alliance
5217 Wayzata Boulevard, Ste. 208
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
612/593-2790
Fax: 612/593-2797
E-mail: [email-masked], http://www.midwestorganic.org/
Contact: Angela Sterns, Marketing Director
Features: A non-profit project working to increase the quantity of certified organic marketing campaigns.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Program
90 West Plato Boulevard
St Paul, MN 55107
612/296-7673
Fax: 612/297-7678
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Prescott Bergh, Outreach Coordinator
Features: Demonstrates and promotes alternative practices which are environmentally sound, economically profitable and enhance the sustainability of Minnesota farmers and communities.
Minnesota Food Alliance
2395 University Avenue, Rm. 309
St. Paul, MN 55114
612/644-2038
Fax: 612/646-0142
Contact: Kenneth Taylor or Anne de Meurisse
Features: Brings together urban and rural citizens to investigate sustainable alternatives to the current food system.
Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
212/242-0010 ext. 305
Fax: 212/242-0545
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Betsy Lydon, Outreach Director
Features: A national non-profit education organization that affects lasting protection of health and the environment by mobilizing consumer support for environmentally sustainable choices in the marketplace and providing strategies for reducing individual and community consumption of natural resources.
Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture
5337 College Ave., Ste. 508
Oakland, CA 94618
510/654-8858
Fax: 510/845-0861
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Lauren E. Augusta, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of sustainable agriculture throughout the world, matches young farmers from abroad with host farmers in the US for a six or twelve month training experience.
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
701 E Street SE, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20003-2841
202/543-5450
Fax: 202/543-4791
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Sarah Sullivan
Features: Serves as a national network committed to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management strategies which reduce or eliminate dependencies on toxic chemicals.
Natural Food Associates
PO Box 210
Atlanta, TX 75551
903/796-3612
Fax: 903/796-4136
Contact: Bill Francis, Executive Director
Features: An international educational organization, recognized as one of the leading advocates of natural food and preventive medicine in America today.
Nature Farming Research & Development Foundation
6495 Santa Rosa Road
Lompoc, CA 93436
805/737-1536
Fax: 805/736-9599
Contact: Cindy Douglas, Information Coordinator
Features: A non-profit organization dedicated to advancing natural agriculture, particularly Nature Farming developed by Mokichi Okada.
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
PO Box 736
Hartington, NE 68739
402/254-2289
Fax: 402/254-6891
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Chris Carusi, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit membership organization founded in 1987 to promote an agriculture that builds healthy land, people, communities and quality of life for present and future generations.
New England Land Link
PO Box 608
Belchertown, MA 01007
413/323-4531
Fax: 413/323-9594
Contact: Kathy Ruhf
Features: Designed to help farmers and landowners locate two of the resources they need the most-farmland and farmers.
New England Small Farm Institute
PO Box 608
Belchertown, MA 01007
413/323-4531
Fax: 413/323-9594
Contact: Judith Gillan or Kathryn Ruhf Features: A private, non-profit organization
founded in 1977 to promote the increased and sustainable use of the region's agricultural resources and to provide educational support and advocacy for New England's small farms.
New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
PO Box 6005
Albany, NY 12206-0005
518/426-8246
Contact: Tracy Frisch, Coordinator
Features: A citizens' organization committed to public education and advocacy to reduce pesticide dependency and promote the empowerment of all people seeking to improve environmental health.
New Farms
HC 69, Box 62
Rociada, NM 87742
505/425-5457
Fax: 505/425-8520
Contact: Alison Hobbs, Administrator
Features: A nonprofit sustainable agriculture center specializing in training, education, research and demonstration.
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
PO Box 608
Belchertown, MA 01007
413/323-4531
Fax: 413/323-9594
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Kathy Ruhf, Coordinator
Features: A regional network of organizations and individuals that are working to create a sustainable regional food and farming system.
Northeast Workers on Organic Farms
PO Box 608
Belchertown, MA 01007
413/323-4531
Fax: 413/323-9594
Contact: Judith Gillan
Features: A regional farm apprenticeship placement service, sponsored by the New England Small Farm Institute.
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society
9824 79th Street Southeast
Fullerton, ND 58441
701/883-4304
Fax: 701/883-4304
Contact: Thersa Podoll, Executive Secretary
Features: An educational organization that promotes sustainable/organic agriculture with members in North Dakota, South Dakota and neighboring states and provinces.
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
PO Box 1393
Eugene, OR 97440
503/344-5044
Fax: 503/344-6923
Contact: Gwendolyn Bane or Karen Murphy, Agriculture Program Associates
Features: A non-profit membership organization which has promoted the use of alternatives to pesticides since 1977.
Organic Farmers, British
86 Colston Street
Bristol, BS1 5BB
United Kingdom
44-0117-9299666
Fax: 44-0117-9252504
Contact: Paul Adams, Membership Secretary
Features: Offers training, seminars, conferences, farm walks, advice, regional groups, computerized information and market support for our members in the United Kingdom.
Organic Farmers Information & Education Foundation
8364 S SR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
317/539-4317
Fax: 317/539-4317
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Cissy Bowman
Features: Non-profit educational arm of the Organic Farmers Marketing Association (OFMA).
Organic Farmers Marketing Association
8364 S SR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
Mail to: PO Box 159
(Applications)
La Farge, WI 54639
317/539-4317
Fax: 317/539-4317
E-mail: [email-masked]; http://www.iquest.net/ofma/
Contact: Cissy Bowman, Secretary
Features: Represents a new cooperative approach towards enhancing organic supply and marketing.
Organic Farming Research Foundation
303 Potrero Street, Ste. 29-202
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Mail to: PO Box 440
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
408/426-6606
Fax: 408/426-6670
Contact: Bob Scowcroft, Executive Director or Erica Walz, Program Coordinator
Features: A non-profit, public foundation founded to sponsor research related to organic farming, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and growers interested in adopting organic production systems and to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
Organic Suppliers Advisory Council
PO Box 1078
Greenfield, MA 01302
413/774-7511
Fax: 413/774-7511
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Suzanne Vaupel, Coordinator
Features: A working sector group of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), bringing together marketers and producers of organic growing supplies to promote organic production and protect organic integrity.
Organic Trade Association
50 Miles Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Mail to: PO Box 1098
Greenfield, MA 01302
413/774-7511
Fax: 413/774-6432
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Katherine T. DiMatteo, Executive Director
Features: Membership-based, including growers, retailers, manufacturers, certifiers, distributors, brokers, consultants, non-profits, encourages global sustainability through promoting and protecting growth of diverse organic trade.
Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
PO Box 8396
Moscow, ID 83843
208/882-1444
Fax: 208/882-8029
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Nancy Taylor, Sustainable Agriculture Director
Features: An 11 year old non-profit organization dedicated to preserving our natural resources and improving economic and social conditions in our rural areas.
Pangaia
6 Papaya Farms Road
Pahoa, HI 96778
Mail to: Rural Route 2, Box 3950
Pahoa, HI 96778
808/965-6069
Fax: 808/965-7637
Contact: Zephyr
Features: A small farm, learning and consulting on how to expand and live sustainably in this abundant, rural, tropical setting.
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
114 West Main Street
Millheim, PA 16854
Mail to: PO Box 419
Millheim, PA 16854
814/349-9856
Fax: 814/349-9840
Contact: Timothy Bowser, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit member-based organization actively promoting sustainable agriculture in Pennsylvania.
Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center
116 New Montgomery, Ste. 810
San Francisco, CA 94105
415/541-9140
Fax: 415/541-9253
E-mail: [email-masked]; http://www.panna.org/panna/
Contact: Monica Moore, Executive Director or Ellen Hickey, Information Program Coordinator
Features: One of five regional coordination points throughout the world for a coalition of over 400 independent, autonomous citizen organizations working for pesticide reform in over 60 countries.
Provender Alliance
500 Kourt Drive
Eugene, OR 97404
Mail to: PO Box 10305
Eugene, OR 97440
541/688-4415
Fax: 541/688-4493
E-mail: [email-masked]; http://www.slnet.com/prov
Contact: Kathleen Downey, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit trade organization providing networking and education to natural foods and related companies doing business in the Northwestern North America.
Resource Efficient Agricultural Production/Canada
Box 125, Glenaladale House
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
PQ H9X 3V9 Canada
514/398-7743
Fax: 514/398-7972
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Roger Samson, Executive Director
Features: An independent non-profit research and educational organization, performing on-farm research on sustainable farming systems and biomass cropping systems for fiber and energy.
Rodale Institute Experimental Farm
611 Siegfriedale Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
610/683-6383
Fax: 610/683-8548
E-mail: [email-masked]
Features: Working with people worldwide to achieve a regenerative food system that renews environmental and human health.
Rodale Press Inc.
135 North 6th Street
Emmaus, PA 18098
610/967-8349
Fax: 610/967-8956
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: T.L. Gettings, Director of Photography
Features: Maintains the world's largest, most complete collection of top quality color photographs of organic farmers, methods and machinery, livestock, marketing, farmers' markets, and more.
Rural Advancement Foundation International
PO Box 4672
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919/929-7099
Fax: 919/929-7795
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: J. Michael Sligh
Features: Dedicated to the preservation of family farms, the conservation of agricultural biodiversity, socially responsible use of new technology, safe food and sustainable agricultural systems.
Rural Development Center
1700 Old Stage Road
Salinas, CA 93908
Mail to: PO Box 5415
Salinas, CA 93915
408/758-1469
Fax: 408/758-1469
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Jose Montenegro, Director or Andrea Ibarra, Youth & Garden Project Coordinator
Features: A community-based agricultural training and resource center which offers classes and an opportunity for practical education and experience with priority given to farm workers and low-income people in the Salinas Valley.
RUSCUS
Casa de la Cultura,
10400 Caceres Jarandilla
Spain
Contact: Jose Luis Leceta
Features: An association of farmers and ranchers working to promote and develop sustainable agriculture within the Extremadura region of Spain.
Seed Savers Exchange
3076 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
319/382-5990
Contact: Kent Whealy, Director
Features: A non-profit, grassroots organization of gardeners interested in preserving old time and heritage fruit and vegetable varieties.
Sustainable Agriculture Program/Ohio State University
1735 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
614/292-3786
Fax: 614/292-2180
Contact: Clive A. Edwards or Jeff Dickinson
Features: Offers a farmer-to-farmer mentoring project throughout Ohio and interactions with the Innovative Farmers of Ohio Association, workshops, on-farm research, extensive research in soil ecology, and more.
Texas Organic Cotton Growers Association
Route 1, Box 72
Meadow, TX 79345
806/585-6557
Fax: 806/585-6557
Contact: Mark Wilkes, President
Features: A non-profit organization comprised of the Texas Department of Agriculture certified organic cotton producers, as well as other businesses, professionals and supporters interested in organic cotton.
Texas Organic Growers Association
Route 1, Box 856
Kountze, TX 77625
Mail to: PO Box 15211
Austin, TX 78761
409/287-3101
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Jay Cockrell, Executive Director
Features: Providing education for the organic industry in Texas.
UC Davis Student Experimental Farm
Sustainable Agriculture Program
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
916/752-7645
E-mail: [email-masked]
Contact: Mark Van Horn
Features: Offers courses, internships and research opportunities in sustainable agriculture, with an emphasis on small-scale, organic and third world systems.
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
University of California,258 Hunt Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8716
916/752-7556
Fax: 916/754-8550
E-mail: [email-masked]; http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/
Contact: William C. Liebhardt, Director or Jill S. Auburn, Associate Director
Features: Initiated by the University in 1986 in response to farmer, consumer and researcher concerns that California farming practices be more ecologically sound, economically profitable and socially responsible.
Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture
9200 Edmonston Road, Ste. 117
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1551
301/441-8777
Fax: 301/220-0164
Contact: Dr. I. Garth Youngberg, Executive Director
Features: A non-profit, tax-exempt, research and education organization established to encourage and facilitate the adoption of low-cost, resource-conserving, environmentally sound and economically viable farming systems.
Willing Workers on Organic Farms/UK
19 Bradford Road
Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1RB United Kingdom
44-1-273-476286
Contact: Don Pynches, Coordinator
Features: Provides an inexpensive, flexible, self-help apprenticeship scheme and/or working holiday supplied by a network of enthusiasts throughout the United Kingdom.
Willing Workers on Organic Farms/Australia
Mount Murrindal Cooperative
Buchan, Victoria 3885
Australia
61-051-550218
Contact: Lionel Pollard
Features: Learn about organic growing while working for your keep.
Wisconsin Natural Food Associates, Inc.
6616 Country Road I
Waunakee, WI 53597-9774
608/846-3287
Contact: Esther Horsted, Executive Secretary
Features: Sponsors a two day annual convention and the "Approved Grower" program.
The information presented on this page is adapted from the 1997 National Organic Directory published by CAFF.

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