Links into the field
Agriculture at the Metropolitan Edge
Agriculture at the Metropolitan Edge-New Ruralism
Agriculture at the Metropolitan Edge-Metroplitan Studies at Berkeley
ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
ATTRA services are available to farmers, ranchers, market gardeners, Extension agents, researchers, educators, farm organizations, and others involved in commercial agriculture, especially those who are economically disadvantaged or belong to traditionally underserved communities.
Please tickle your google: (this list is just a beginning, please check back as I continue to update it)
Academia: Agrarian Studies Program, Yale Univeristy, European Society for Rural Sociology, Organic Farming Research Foundation
New Farmers: New Farm Web Magazine, Soil Association
International Food politics: Via Campesina, Food First, Food And Agriculture Progrma FAO, UN, International Federation for Organic Agriculture Movements
Eco Gastronomie/Consumer Awareness: Slow Food, Organic Consumers Association, Cal-GE FREE
American Farming: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Eco-Farm Acres USA Polyface Farm The Land Institute Organic Far Michael Pollan’s Website American Farmland Trust National Farmers Union——Farm Bill___
Fair Trade: Transfair USA FLO (Fair trade labeling organization international)
a large database of contact info for Sustainable Ag. NGOs for possible internships can be found at www.pixiepoppins.org
Volunteering/Internships can be sought at: www.organicvolunteers.com www.wwoof-usa.org
Sustainable Agriculture in Rural Development: www.leisa.org Rural Advancement Foundation International RAFI
Organic Friends E-Zine / Cyberbulletin: Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) http://www.oacc.info/FriendsE-zines/october2006.html
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
comedy www.freerangestudios.com/Audio Links
www.beyondorganic.com
www.metrofarm.com
www.newfarm.org
www.freshtopia.net
More Calendars:
Friends of the Urban Forest
tree planting, volunteering and more!
these are web-based media services offering audio/visual on sustainable agriculture topics. Please feel free to suggest additions if you know of them at: safe@pixiepoppins.org
Thanks