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 You can find additional information on a wide variety of sustainable agriculture topics in ATTRA publications and resource lists, as well as from agencies, universities and organizations. Links to some of the many available information sources are listed below.
ATTRA Publications
NOTE: Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat
PDFs. Download
Acrobat Reader.
Links to USDA Sustainable Agriculture Programs
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
North Central Region SARE
Northeast Region
SARE
Southern Region
SARE
Western Region SARE
Alternative
Farming Systems Information Center, National Agricultural
Library
Sustainable Agriculture Working Groups
Midwest Sustainable Agriculture
Working Group (MSAWG)
Northeast
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG)
Southern Sustainable Agriculture
Working Group (SSAWG)
Western Sustainable Agriculture
Working Group (Western SAWG)
Links to University and Extension Sustainable Agriculture Programs
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable
Food Systems, University of California at Santa Cruz
Agroecology Home, Univeristy
of California at Santa Cruz
Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural
Resources, Washington State University
Agroecology/Sustainable
Agriculture Program, University of Illinois
Center for Integrated Agricultural
Systems, University of Wisconsin
Kansas Center for
Sustainable Agriculture & Alternative Crops
Leopold
Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University
Sustainable
Agriculture Extension Program, Iowa State University
Agricultural Marketing Resource
Center, Iowa State University
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable
Agriculture (MISA)
Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (UC-SAREP)
Small Farm Center,
University of California -Davis
Community Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture Program, University of Missouri
Agriculture and Landscape
Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Center for Sustainable
Agriculture, University of Vermont
Sustaining Pennsylvania Agriculture,
Penn State Extension
Growing
Small Farms, North Carolina State University
Organic
Fruit and Vegetable Web Page, Mississippi State
USDA National Agroforestry
Center
Michigan Integrated Food & Farming
Systems
Agroecology
in Action, University of California -Berkeley
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University
Ecological Agriculture Projects, McGill University
Oregon Small Farms, Oregon State University
Small Farms, Alternative Enterprises, University of Florida
Links to Non-profit Organizations
National
American Farmland Trust
Center for Rural Affairs
Conservation
Technology Information Center
Ecological Farming Association
Farm Aid
Holistic Management International
Institute for Agriculture & Trade
Policy
The Land Institute
National Campaign
for Sustainable Agriculture
National Center for Appropriate
Technology
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Organic Seed Alliance
Organic Trade Association
Rodale Institute / New Farm
Rural Advancement Foundation International USA
State or Regional
Alabamba Sustainable Agriculture
Network
Appalachian Sustainable
Agriculture Project
California Coalition for Food and Farming
California Certified Organic Farmers
Carolina Farm
Stewardship Association
Cascade Harvest Coalition, Washington
Community Alliance with Family
Farmers, California
Dakota Rural Action
Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability, North Dakota
Florida Organic Growers
Future Harvest - CASA, Maryland
GardenShare, New York
Georgia Organics
Innovative Farmers of Ohio
Kerr Center for Sustainable
Agriculture, Oklahoma
Land Stewardship
Project, Minnesota
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Michael Fields
Agricultural Institute, Wisconsin
Midwest Organic and Sustainable
Education Service
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture
Society
Northeast Organic Farming Association
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture
Society
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
Pennsylvania Association
for Sustainable Agriculture
Practical
Farmers of Iowa
Rural Roots, Idaho
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation,
Oklahoma
Sustainable Farming Association
of Minnesota
Tennessee Organic Growers Association
Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Tilth Producers,
Washington
Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Henry
A.Wallace Center for Agricultural & Environmental Policy
at Winrock International, Virginia
Links to State Sustainable or Organic Agriculture Web sites
California
Organic Program
Missouri Alternatives
Center
North Dakota Organic Advisory Board
Organic Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Organic
Agriculture, Georgia Department of Agriculture
Organic
Certification Program, Idaho Department of Agriculture
Organic Farming Information Center, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Regional Centers for Rural Development
Western Rural Development Center
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Southern Rural Development Center
Links to Agricultural Directories and Virtual Libraries
AgNIC (Agriculture Network
Information Center)
CyberStacks(sm)
InfoMine: Biological,
Medical, Agricultural Sciences
Sustainable
Agriculture Library
WWW Virtual Library: Agriculture
SARE & SAN Publications
SAN is the communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. SARE is
a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded initiative that sponsors
competitive grants for sustainable agriculture research and education
in a regional process nationwide. SAN is dedicated to the exchange
of scientific and practical information on sustainable agriculture
systems using a variety of printed and electronic communications
tools. The following SAN publications are now available from
ATTRA, free of charge. To order multiple copies, please contact
SAN at (802) 656-0484.
Resources
from SAN
Catalog of for-sale SAN publications. Titles include: Building Soils for Better
Crops; The Small Dairy Resource Book; Steel in the Field: A Farmer's Guide
to Weed Management Tools; and Managing Cover Crops Profitably.
Put Your Ideas to the Test: How to Conduct
Research on Your Farm or Ranch
Outlines how to conduct research at the farm level, offering practical tips
for both crop and livestock producers. Includes real-life examples and a comprehensive
list of further resources. Co-written by a team of research scientists.
Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies
for Farmers & Ranchers
Offers snapshots of the many alternatives available for marketing your farm
products, including farmers' markets, pick-your-own operations, farm stands,
entertainment farming, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA); cooperatives,
sales to restaurants, and more.
'Naturalize Your Farming System: A Whole Farm
Approach to Managing Pests
This 20-page bulletin helps producers design farm-wide approaches to control
pests. It lays out basic ecological principles for managing pests and suggests
how to apply them to real farm situations — along with cutting-edge research
examples and anecdotes from farmers using such strategies in their fields.
Last Updated January 8, 2009
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