Sustainable agriculture links
Sustainable Agriculture Links
Information and Resources
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
The Ag Marketing Resource Center is for producers interested in value-added agriculture. www.agmrc.org/agmrc
Agriculture Network Information Center
AgNIC is a voluntary alliance of nearly 60 member institutions and organizations working to offer quick and reliable access to quality agricultural information and sources. www.agnic.org
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
AFSIC specializes in identifying resources about sustainable food systems and practices in support of USDA's effort to ensure a sustainable future for agriculture and farmers worldwide. www.nal.usda.gov/afsic
American Farmland Trust Farmland Information Library
The FIC is a clearinghouse for information about farmland protection and stewardship. www.farmlandinfo.org
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is a federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.www.arc.gov
ATTRA-Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States. www.attra.org
Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities
A guide to federal programs for sustainable agriculture, forestry, conservation, and community development. www.attra.ncat.org/guide
eXtension
eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America. eXtension connects knowledge consumers with knowledge providers - experts who know their subject matter inside out. www.extension.org
National Agriculture Library
The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries. www.nal.usda.gov
National Agroforestry Center
NAC accelerates the application of agroforestry through a national network of partners by conducting research, developing technologies and tools, coordinating demonstrations and training, and providing useful information to natural resource professionals. www.unl.edu/nac
New England Small farm Institute
A collection of small farm information, learning tools and program services working to support beginning farmers and sustainable, small scale farming throughout the Northeast. www.smallfarm.org
New Farm
A farmer-to-farmer news exchange maintained by the Rodale Institute.www.rodaleinstitute.org/new_farm
Northeast Integrated Pest Management
The Northeast IPM Center trains growers in practices that will minimize environmental impacts while improving crop yield and pest control.www.northeastipm.org
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the Northeast. www.nercrd.psu.edu
Regional Farm & Food Project
RFFP is a member supported, farmer focused, non-profit serving the greater Hudson-Mohawk Valley food shed of New York State, providing grass roots organizing, educational events, business-to-business networking, and public issues education. Contact them on their Facebook page at www.farmandfood.org
Robyn van En Center for CSA Resources
A national resource center about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) including Community Supported Agriculture farms by state.www.wilson.edu/about-wilson-college/fulton/robyn-van-en-center/
Small Farms Web Site
Resources, news, events, and useful information for small farm operators. Developed for New York but applicable across the Northeast.www.smallfarms.cornell.edu
Research and Education
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
CIAS is a research center at the University of Wisconsin's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. www.cias.wisc.edu
Food, Farming, and Community
Resources for understanding issues in agriculture from a community perspective. www.foodfarmingandcommunity.org/about
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center at Iowa State University with statewide programs to develop sustainable agricultural practices. www.leopold.iastate.edu
National Agroforestry Center
NAC accelerates the application of agroforestry through a national network of partners by conducting research, developing technologies and tools, coordinating demonstrations and training, and providing useful information to natural resource professionals. http://www.extension.org
Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship
NECFE provides educational materials, workshops, direct assistance, and referrals to appropriate organizations in all areas of food entrepreneurship. www.nysaes.cornell.edu/necfe
Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA) Interstate Council
NOFA provides educational conferences, workshops, farm tours and printed materials to educate farmers, gardeners, consumers and land care professionals in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. www.nofa.org
Organic Farmers Research Foundation
OFRF works to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems through research and education. www.ofrf.org
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
PASA is a nonprofit organization working to improve the economic and social prosperity of Pennsylvania food and agriculture.www.pasafarming.org
Regional Farm & Food Project
RFFP is a member supported, farmer focused, non-profit serving the greater Hudson-Mohawk Valley food shed of New York State, providing grass roots organizing, educational events, business-to-business networking, and public issues education. www.farmandfood.org
Rodale Institute
Rodale Institute works to provide farmers with the know-how, tools and techniques they need to succeed; policy-makers the information they need to best support our farmers; and consumers with the resources they need to make informed decisions about the food they buy and eat..www.rodaleinstitute.org
Small Farms Web Site
Resources, news, events, and useful information for small farm operators. Developed for New York but applicable across the Northeast.www.smallfarms.cornell.edu
Soil and Water Conservation Society
A nonprofit scientific and educational organization that serves as an advocate for conservation professionals and for science-based conservation practice, programs, and policy. www.swcs.org
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Expertise promoting sustainable farming systems throughout Vermont and the region. www.uvm.edu/~susagctr
Grant funding organizations
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is a federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.www.arc.gov
Northeast Integrated Pest Management
The Northeast IPM Center trains growers in practices that will minimize environmental impacts while improving crop yield and pest control.www.northeastipm.org
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the Northeast. www.nercrd.psu.edu
Organic Farmers Research Foundation
OFRF works to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems through research and education. www.ofrf.org
