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Tom Jordan

Indiana State Coordinator, Thomas N. Jordan

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Purdue University
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
915 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054
Phone: 765-496-2078
Fax: 765-494-0363
Email: tjordan@purdue.edu

Tom Jordan became Indiana’s Sustainable Agriculture State Coordinator for NCR-SARE in January, 2008.  Dr. Jordan has been with Purdue University since 1978, as Professor and Extension Weed Science Specialist with the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. As the Assistant Director of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service (November 1, 1999 to April 1, 2008), Dr. Jordan was responsible for state-wide leadership for the Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension program for the State of Indiana. Presently, Dr. Jordan is serving as state representative to the NCR- IR-4 and is leading the state’s Small Farms effort, as well as Purdue’s Specialty Crops initiative.  Additionally, Dr. Jordan will continue his responsibilities as a state Extension Weed Specialists for Agronomic Crops. Dr. Jordan completed his Ph.D. at Purdue in 1974.

Indiana Organizations, Programs and Contacts

Conservation Technology Information Center
1220 Potter Drive, #170
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1334
765-494-9555
765-494-5969 (fax)
ctic@ctic.purdue.edu
www.ctic.purdue.edu/ctic.html

Hoosier Environmental Council
3951 N. Meridian Street, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46208
www.hecweb.org

Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Jennifer Boyle
225 S. East St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-692-7374 (fax)

Indiana Certified Organic
8364 South SR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
317-539-4317
icollc@earthlink.net

Indiana Department of Agriculture
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 1200
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-8770
317-232-1362 (fax)
www.in.gov/isda

Indiana’s U-Pick
Farmers Market and Agritourism Directory http://www.in.gov/isda/files/AgDirectory_smallfile.pdf

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
6013 Lakeside Blvd.
Indianapolis 46278-2933
317-290-3200
317-290-3225 (fax)
NRCS Information for Small Scale Farmers in Indiana http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/smallscalefarmers.html

Purdue University:
Office of Agricultural Research Programs
Sonny Ramaswamy, Director
1140 AGAD Bldg.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-8363
765-494-0808 (fax)
sonny@purdue.edu
www.agriculture.purdue.edu/arp
New Ventures in Food and Agriculture for Indiana http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/newventures/
INVenture Business Planner
https://www.agecon.purdue.edu/planner/

Center for New Crops and Plant Products
Jules Janick
Department of Horticulture
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165
765-494-6968
765-494-0391 (fax)
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/

Cooperative Extension Service
Chuck Hibberd, Director
1140 Agricultural Administration Bldg.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1140
317-494-8489
317-494-5876 (fax)
http://www.ces.purdue.edu

South Shore Local Foods - Building a local foods network in Northwest Indiana
http://southshorelocalfoods.org/

Swaim and Associates Agronomic Consulting
David Swaim
4907 Shearwater Ct.
Lafayette, IN 47909
765-538-3162
dswaim@tctc.com

The New Agriculture Network
www.new-ag.msu.edu

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