Sustainable Agriculture

 

Acres USA (Austin, TX & national)
Leading voice for eco-agriculture for 35 years, books, magazines, tapes & events
www.acresusa.com

Appalachian Sustainable Development (Abingdon, VA)
Locally grown organic produce from organic family farms to help in job creation
www.appsusdev.org

The Sustainable Agriculture Network (Washington, DC & national)
Provides grants & information to improve profitability, stewardship & quality of life
www.sare.org

Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (Lyons, NE)
Works w/ Center for Rural Affairs, newsletter, family farm issues, agriculture policy
www.cfra.org

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (Minn. MN)
Promotes resilient family farms, rural communities via research, education & advocacy
www.iatp.org   www.sustain.org

ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (Fayetteville, AR)
Resource guide to organic & sustainable vegetable production, cover crops
www.attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/vegetable-guide  or google sustainable book distributors
www.attra.org

American Horticulture Society (Alexandria, VA)
To education & inspire people to become successful & environmentally responsible gardeners, all subjects on gardening, links on major plant categories, resources
www.ahs.org

Pixie Poppins (Meta Site) U.K.& international
Links, organizations & topics sustainable agriculture, botany, seed collecting, organics
www.pixiepoppins.org click on organic entrepreneurs.org (becomes/index.php)

Ecology Action (Willits, CA & international)
Biointensive methods yield high output, proven productive worldwide
www.growbiointensive.org

Community Food Security (Venice, CA)
Great links on topic, sustainable food sources maximizes self-reliance & social justice
www.foodsecurity.org

The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods (Seattle, WA)
Grassroots political action on education, media, initiatives, legislation, action & links
www.thecampaign.org

Californians for GE-Free Agriculture (Berkeley, CA)
Working for a sustainable agriculture future, free of genetic engineering
www.calgefree.org   www.seedsofdeception.com

Live Oak Grange (Santa Cruz, CA)
Active organization in sustainable agriculture & community, meetings, gardens, lectures
www.greengrange.org

The Ecological Farming Association (Watsonville, Pacific Grove, CA)
Eco-Farm Conference, newsletter, smart energy management in agriculture
www.eco-farm.org

UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (Davis, CA)
Articles, links, sustainable agriculture, research, education
www.sarep.ucdavis.edu

Green Gardener (Santa Barbara, CA)
Regional program, landscaping, gardening ideas, links
www.greengardener.org

The True Food Network (San Francisco, CA)
The grassroots network of Center for Food Safety, campaign to stop GE foods
www.truefoodnow.org

Cascadia Food Not Lawns (Coburg, OR)
Grassroots gardeners, Institute of Contemporary Ethnobotany, links, resources
www.foodnotlawns.com

Dave’s Garden (Bryan/College Station, TX)
Everything about gardening, has largest plant database in the world, extensive botany
www.davesgarden.com

Ocean Arks International John & Nancy Todd (Cape Cod, MA)
Intensive organic gardens, back yard ponds & bioshelters are components of this project
www.oceanarks.org  

Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (St. Paul, MN)
Educational links & research
www.misa.umn.edu  

Training and Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees (Missouri State, MO)
www.mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Publications/TreePruning.pdf   (pdf file)

Integrated Pest Management Programs
Iowa State University (Iowa State, IA) / University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)
www.ipm.iastate.edu www.ipm.ucdavis.edu