CSA Farming Info
We produce vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers year round. Please visit our web site for additional products like organic shade grown coffee, healthy oils, spices, and cookbooks.
Local farm fresh produce delivered weekly to you. [90-95% organic]
Michigan Farm Fresh Produce offer a farm market and CSA in Central Michigan. We grow organically here on the farm, run a fresh produce market and a Mid Michigan CSA program.
We are a 600+ member CSA farm located in the heart of the finger lakes in central New York.
Sustainable organic family farm serving Chicago and Madison WI. 20 weeks of healthy, fresh produce delivered weekly June Through October. Member of Madison Area CSA Coalition for over 10 years.
“An active research and education farm. Through the applied theories and techniques of sustainable agriculture, including permaculture and bio-dynamics, we aim to function as a model of economic and ecological sustainability. One of our primary goals is to provide inspiration and education that people can apply in their own backyards, to create thriving eco-systems which further connect people to their sources of food.” CSA farm.
Since 1994, Prairieland CSA has provided a link between consumers in Champaign and Urbana who are interested in local organic food and the farmers who grow it.
“An organic and Biodynamic Community Supported Agriculture vegetable and herb farm serving over 800 families in Northern Illinois. Perhaps you are interested in applying for an internship position.”
“We grow organic specialty vegetables, greens, strawberries and herbs for the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market in San Francisco, the Berkeley Farmer’s Market at Center Street and Martin Luther King, and for our CSA members in Santa Cruz County and Silicon Valley. By joining the CSA, you can experience a wide variety of farm fresh organic produce throughout our growing season. Every week youll receive a generous share of seasonal produce, which you can pick up at any one of several convenient locations.”
“Be wise” and join 900 other families in San Diego who are members of the Be Wise Ranch Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project, started in 1993. We specialize in growing organic fruits and vegetables whose farm-fresh flavor cannot be bought in a supermarket – such as fresh sweet corn and vine-ripened tomatoes.”
Are you looking for local, certified organic food? Search our database, which includes all the certified producers and processors in Atlantic Canada.
New York CSA Guide
Where does your food come from? At FoodRoutes learn all about buying local, sustainable agriculture, grass fed and organic products, and food safety.
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
The Vermont Fresh Network builds innovative partnerships among farmers, chefs and consumers to strengthen Vermont’s agriculture. A strong farm economy creates local jobs, provides nutritious food and preserves the close-knit communities of our state. The Vermont Fresh Network helps Vermont farms and restaurants team up to provide the freshest local food at restaurants.
Consumer search, farmer to farmer, business to farmer search.
Do you want fresh, locally grown, organic food, but don’t know where to find it? The LocalHarvest map makes it easy to find family farms, farmers markets and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area.
The Community Farm is a quarterly newsletter especially for people interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), sustainable agriculture, and family farms.
CSA resources for USA, directory of CSA farms.
California
We produce vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers year round. Please visit our web site for additional products like organic shade grown coffee, healthy oils, spices, and cookbooks.
“We grow organic specialty vegetables, greens, strawberries and herbs for the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market in San Francisco, the Berkeley Farmer’s Market at Center Street and Martin Luther King, and for our CSA members in Santa Cruz County and Silicon Valley. By joining the CSA, you can experience a wide variety of farm fresh organic produce throughout our growing season. Every week youll receive a generous share of seasonal produce, which you can pick up at any one of several convenient locations.”
“Be wise” and join 900 other families in San Diego who are members of the Be Wise Ranch Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project, started in 1993. We specialize in growing organic fruits and vegetables whose farm-fresh flavor cannot be bought in a supermarket – such as fresh sweet corn and vine-ripened tomatoes.”
Community Supported Agriculture – Resources
We produce vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers year round. Please visit our web site for additional products like organic shade grown coffee, healthy oils, spices, and cookbooks.
Are you looking for local, certified organic food? Search our database, which includes all the certified producers and processors in Atlantic Canada.
New York CSA Guide
Where does your food come from? At FoodRoutes learn all about buying local, sustainable agriculture, grass fed and organic products, and food safety.
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
The Vermont Fresh Network builds innovative partnerships among farmers, chefs and consumers to strengthen Vermont’s agriculture. A strong farm economy creates local jobs, provides nutritious food and preserves the close-knit communities of our state. The Vermont Fresh Network helps Vermont farms and restaurants team up to provide the freshest local food at restaurants.
Consumer search, farmer to farmer, business to farmer search.
Do you want fresh, locally grown, organic food, but don’t know where to find it? The LocalHarvest map makes it easy to find family farms, farmers markets and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area.
The Community Farm is a quarterly newsletter especially for people interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), sustainable agriculture, and family farms.
CSA resources for USA, directory of CSA farms.
CSA Farming Info - Free listings
Local farm fresh produce delivered weekly to you. [90-95% organic]
Michigan Farm Fresh Produce offer a farm market and CSA in Central Michigan. We grow organically here on the farm, run a fresh produce market and a Mid Michigan CSA program.
We are a 600+ member CSA farm located in the heart of the finger lakes in central New York.
Illinois
Since 1994, Prairieland CSA has provided a link between consumers in Champaign and Urbana who are interested in local organic food and the farmers who grow it.
“An organic and Biodynamic Community Supported Agriculture vegetable and herb farm serving over 800 families in Northern Illinois. Perhaps you are interested in applying for an internship position.”
New Mexico
“An active research and education farm. Through the applied theories and techniques of sustainable agriculture, including permaculture and bio-dynamics, we aim to function as a model of economic and ecological sustainability. One of our primary goals is to provide inspiration and education that people can apply in their own backyards, to create thriving eco-systems which further connect people to their sources of food.” CSA farm.
“An organic and Biodynamic Community Supported Agriculture vegetable and herb farm serving over 800 families in Northern Illinois. Perhaps you are interested in applying for an internship position.”
Wisconsin
Sustainable organic family farm serving Chicago and Madison WI. 20 weeks of healthy, fresh produce delivered weekly June Through October. Member of Madison Area CSA Coalition for over 10 years.
Farm Jobs
Classifieds in the organic farming field: jobs, internships, …
Crop mob is primarily a group of young, landless, and wannabe farmers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side. Crop mob is also a group of experienced farmers and gardeners willing to share their knowledge with their peers and the next generation of agrarians.
This directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada) has been published since 1989 as a tool to help farmers and apprentices connect with each other. The listed farms are primarily seeking interns/apprentices from North America.
MESA sponsors ecological farmer-to-farmer exchanges between participating countries and the United States. We promote experiential training and cross-cultural opportunities for aspiring agriculturists who then share new insights and skills with their home communities.
Dedicated to helping those who would like to work as volunteers on organic farms internationally.
Farm Jobs
Classifieds in the organic farming field: jobs, internships, …
Crop mob is primarily a group of young, landless, and wannabe farmers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side. Crop mob is also a group of experienced farmers and gardeners willing to share their knowledge with their peers and the next generation of agrarians.
This directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada) has been published since 1989 as a tool to help farmers and apprentices connect with each other. The listed farms are primarily seeking interns/apprentices from North America.
MESA sponsors ecological farmer-to-farmer exchanges between participating countries and the United States. We promote experiential training and cross-cultural opportunities for aspiring agriculturists who then share new insights and skills with their home communities.
Dedicated to helping those who would like to work as volunteers on organic farms internationally.
Farming Associations
A non-profit organization involved in global networking and practical training of environmental activists. It offers solutions to local and global ecological problems, and has an innovative farm design in progress. The Institute is also involved in design and consultancy work, and actively supports several aid projects around the world. Lots of articles, blog posts and forum.
ORGANIC (Ltd) is a public non-profit organisation, promoting organic and sustainable agriculture in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Our activities include the provision and management of resources, information, education, marketing, seminars, news, events and guides.
A non-profit organization started in 1977 with the aim of providing a forum for organic growers to exchange information and encourage society to adopt organic growing methods.
Organic farming portal for the German market.
A focal point for the dissemination of information on organic food and farming to producers and other interested parties in Wales. Also: public education, public procurement, policy and strategy development, ..
IFOAM offers many platforms for information exchange e.g. at the Organic World Congress and numerous other international, continental or regional IFOAM events. The magazine ”Ecology and Farming”, conference proceedings and other publications are also important information andnetworking tools.
Divulgation d’information sur l’agriculture biodynamique au Canada.
Goals: to provide a credible certification system; to provide information to producers, processors, and handlers with regard to techniques, standards, and procedures; to promote organic systems and educate the public, the government, and related agencies; and to maintain an economically viable and efficient organization.
The Saskatchewan Organic Directorate is the umbrella organization that unites the province’s producers, processors, buyers, traders, certifiers and consumers of certified organic food and fibre.
The Certified Organic Associations of BC (COABC) is the only government-approved body responsible for overseeing the BC Certified Organic Program. This site provides information to the COABC Producer-Processor-Handler membership as well as to the Public at Large.
Conferences, courses and workshops on ecological farming methods, farm tours, newsletters, farm consulting, seed and stock exchange, information source for community shared agriculture projects and good fellowship.
National Information Network for Organic Farmers, Gardeners and Consumers.
We are offering independent, third-party certification services to interested producers and processors in the Midwestern United States.
The Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) is a non-profit, professional association of organic farm, livestock, and process inspectors dedicated to verification of organic production practices. IOIA was founded in 1991 by organic inspectors who recognized the need for uniform inspector processes and protocols to build inspector skills and promote public confidence.
Tilth Producers, a Chapter of Washington Tilth Association, is the organic and sustainable farm organization of Washington State. Tilth Producers fosters and promotes ecologically sound, sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation, human health and social equity.
Virginia’s premier, non-profit, educational organization, dedicated to the vision of a sustainable food and fiber system that will maintain healthy soil, clean water and thriving ecosystems, while providing quality products for consumers and economic security for farmers and rural communities.
A non-profit association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system for the benefit of current and future generations.
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) is a nonprofit organization working to improve the economic and social prosperity of Pennsylvania food and agriculture. We work with the farmers that grow our food, the consumers that eat the food, and those concerned with the ecological well-being of our environment and natural resources.
Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust (OSALT) is a statewide charitable organization with a threefold mission: protection of rural and urban agricultural lands from encroachment by non-agricultural uses, linking today’s growers with tomorrow’s by making agricultural lands available to future generations, research and education into the sustainable production and distribution of food, fiber and building materials.
Oregon Tilth is a non-profit research and education organization certifying organic farmers, processors, retailers and handlers throughout Oregon, the United States, and internationally.
A membership-based, grassroots organization, dedicated to promoting and supporting sustainable, ecological, and healthful food systems. Certification services.
New Hampshire organic farm guide, resources, farm tours, CSA support.
One of the oldest and largest organic organizations in the country, MOFGA has over 4,000 individual, family and business members and possesses extensive education, research and policy experience on a complete range of organic as well as non-organic farming and gardening issues.
HOFA -Organic Land Practices and Organic Certification in Hawaii. Newletters, events, activities, and information.
Local foods, sustainable farms and healthy people b those are the primary goals of Georgia Organics in redefining a food production system that benefits farmers, consumers and the environment. Georgia Organics is a nonprofit membership organization.
Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers is a non-profit which provides information and certification for organic growing processes.
Directory of CT farms, CSA, funding resources and support for organic farming, education.
Founded in 1973, CCOF was one of the first organizations to certify organic farms in North America. CCOF set uniform guidelines and worked to legally define organic.
SSAWG was founded in 1991 to develop communication between organizations and individuals invested in sustainable agriculture, to collaborate on projects, and to put farmers in a leadership role in the sustainable agriculture movement. Southern SAWG’s video series titled Natural Farming Systems in the South provides an easy, economical way for producers and information multipliers to take a virtual tour chocked full of special learning opportunities of some highly successful farming operations in the region.
Our mission is to help agriculture make the transition to a sustainable organic system of farming that is ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially just, through information, education, research, and integrating the broader community into this effort.
Seeking to create working partnerships with groups who have related goals in agricultural endeavors, present entrepreneurial and sustainable agriculture workshops, and organize planning and research for a Community Food Assessment.
Committed to sustainable agriculture and the development of locally-based, organic food systems. CFSA provides support of local and organic food systems through promotion and marketing assistance; education and advocacy efforts; and information sharing/networking.
A resource for organic dairy farmers and organic milk producers.
A Western North Carolina community-based collaborative focused on sustaining farms and rural communities through an integrated action program of: farmland protection, sustainable production systems, policy development and promotion of marketing initiatives.
Educational conferences, workshops, farm tours and printed materials to educate farmers, gardeners, consumers and land care professionals.
The Organic Materials Review Institute provides certifiers, growers, manufacturers and suppliers an independent review of products intended for use in certified organic production, handling, and processing.
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education grants program.
A non-profit whose mission is to sponsor research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, and to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
A non-profit alternative eco-labeling program for small farms that grow using USDA Organic methods but are NOT a part of the USDA Certified Organic program. The Certified Naturally Grownb” label is available to farms primarily distributing Locally and Directly, through Farmer’s Markets, Farm Stands, Community Supported Agriculture projects, …
As a world leader in the certified organic industry, OCIA International, a member-owned, nonprofit organization, provides research, education and certification services to thousands of organic growers, processors and handlers in North, Central and South America, Africa, Europe and Pacific Rim.
Since our founding in 1980, American Farmland Trust has helped win permanent protection for over a million acres of American farmland. Our hard work and sound strategies unite farmers, environmentalists and policymakers.
A non-profit educational organization that promotes ecologically sound agriculture. In addition to sponsoring educational events, the Eco-Farm Association staff answers questions from farmers, consumers, and government agencies all over the United States.
National office for non-profit organization which fosters knowledge of BiodynamicB. agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Organic Eprints is an international open access archive for papers related to research in organic agriculture. The archive contains full-text papers in electronic form together with bibliographic information, abstracts and other metadata.
romotes and supports research in all areas of Organic Agriculture by facilitating global co-operation in research, methodological development, education and knowledge exchange; supporting individual researchers through membership services, publications and events and integrating stakeholders in the research process.
Demeter organizations in Europe, America, and Africa belong to Demeter International and work according to the same obligatory standards.
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA’s mission is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade.
A cooperative effort of university, government, farm, business and nonprofit organizations dedicated to the exchange of scientific and practical information on sustainable agricultural systems.Calendar of Sustainable Agriculture Events
Formerly known as Central Co-op Natural Foods Store, we offer a large selection of natural foods, organic produce and bulk items, meat and seafood, a deli, and much more.
Australia
A non-profit organization involved in global networking and practical training of environmental activists. It offers solutions to local and global ecological problems, and has an innovative farm design in progress. The Institute is also involved in design and consultancy work, and actively supports several aid projects around the world. Lots of articles, blog posts and forum.
A non-profit organization started in 1977 with the aim of providing a forum for organic growers to exchange information and encourage society to adopt organic growing methods.
Organic farming portal for the German market.
California
Founded in 1973, CCOF was one of the first organizations to certify organic farms in North America. CCOF set uniform guidelines and worked to legally define organic.
Canada
Divulgation d’information sur l’agriculture biodynamique au Canada.
Goals: to provide a credible certification system; to provide information to producers, processors, and handlers with regard to techniques, standards, and procedures; to promote organic systems and educate the public, the government, and related agencies; and to maintain an economically viable and efficient organization.
The Saskatchewan Organic Directorate is the umbrella organization that unites the province’s producers, processors, buyers, traders, certifiers and consumers of certified organic food and fibre.
The Certified Organic Associations of BC (COABC) is the only government-approved body responsible for overseeing the BC Certified Organic Program. This site provides information to the COABC Producer-Processor-Handler membership as well as to the Public at Large.
Conferences, courses and workshops on ecological farming methods, farm tours, newsletters, farm consulting, seed and stock exchange, information source for community shared agriculture projects and good fellowship.
National Information Network for Organic Farmers, Gardeners and Consumers.
Connecticut
Directory of CT farms, CSA, funding resources and support for organic farming, education.
Eastern USA
Seeking to create working partnerships with groups who have related goals in agricultural endeavors, present entrepreneurial and sustainable agriculture workshops, and organize planning and research for a Community Food Assessment.
Committed to sustainable agriculture and the development of locally-based, organic food systems. CFSA provides support of local and organic food systems through promotion and marketing assistance; education and advocacy efforts; and information sharing/networking.
A resource for organic dairy farmers and organic milk producers.
A Western North Carolina community-based collaborative focused on sustaining farms and rural communities through an integrated action program of: farmland protection, sustainable production systems, policy development and promotion of marketing initiatives.
Educational conferences, workshops, farm tours and printed materials to educate farmers, gardeners, consumers and land care professionals.
Florida
Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers is a non-profit which provides information and certification for organic growing processes.
Georgia
Local foods, sustainable farms and healthy people b those are the primary goals of Georgia Organics in redefining a food production system that benefits farmers, consumers and the environment. Georgia Organics is a nonprofit membership organization.
Germany
A focal point for the dissemination of information on organic food and farming to producers and other interested parties in Wales. Also: public education, public procurement, policy and strategy development, ..
Hawaii
HOFA -Organic Land Practices and Organic Certification in Hawaii. Newletters, events, activities, and information.
Independent Certification Services
We are offering independent, third-party certification services to interested producers and processors in the Midwestern United States.
The Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) is a non-profit, professional association of organic farm, livestock, and process inspectors dedicated to verification of organic production practices. IOIA was founded in 1991 by organic inspectors who recognized the need for uniform inspector processes and protocols to build inspector skills and promote public confidence.
International Organic Farming & Research Associations
Organic Eprints is an international open access archive for papers related to research in organic agriculture. The archive contains full-text papers in electronic form together with bibliographic information, abstracts and other metadata.
romotes and supports research in all areas of Organic Agriculture by facilitating global co-operation in research, methodological development, education and knowledge exchange; supporting individual researchers through membership services, publications and events and integrating stakeholders in the research process.
Demeter organizations in Europe, America, and Africa belong to Demeter International and work according to the same obligatory standards.
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA’s mission is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade.
Maine
One of the oldest and largest organic organizations in the country, MOFGA has over 4,000 individual, family and business members and possesses extensive education, research and policy experience on a complete range of organic as well as non-organic farming and gardening issues.
Midwest USA
Our mission is to help agriculture make the transition to a sustainable organic system of farming that is ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially just, through information, education, research, and integrating the broader community into this effort.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire organic farm guide, resources, farm tours, CSA support.
Ohio
A membership-based, grassroots organization, dedicated to promoting and supporting sustainable, ecological, and healthful food systems. Certification services.
Oregon
Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust (OSALT) is a statewide charitable organization with a threefold mission: protection of rural and urban agricultural lands from encroachment by non-agricultural uses, linking today’s growers with tomorrow’s by making agricultural lands available to future generations, research and education into the sustainable production and distribution of food, fiber and building materials.
Oregon Tilth is a non-profit research and education organization certifying organic farmers, processors, retailers and handlers throughout Oregon, the United States, and internationally.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) is a nonprofit organization working to improve the economic and social prosperity of Pennsylvania food and agriculture. We work with the farmers that grow our food, the consumers that eat the food, and those concerned with the ecological well-being of our environment and natural resources.
Southern USA
SSAWG was founded in 1991 to develop communication between organizations and individuals invested in sustainable agriculture, to collaborate on projects, and to put farmers in a leadership role in the sustainable agriculture movement. Southern SAWG’s video series titled Natural Farming Systems in the South provides an easy, economical way for producers and information multipliers to take a virtual tour chocked full of special learning opportunities of some highly successful farming operations in the region.
UK
IFOAM offers many platforms for information exchange e.g. at the Organic World Congress and numerous other international, continental or regional IFOAM events. The magazine ”Ecology and Farming”, conference proceedings and other publications are also important information andnetworking tools.
USA
The Organic Materials Review Institute provides certifiers, growers, manufacturers and suppliers an independent review of products intended for use in certified organic production, handling, and processing.
A non-profit whose mission is to sponsor research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, and to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
A non-profit alternative eco-labeling program for small farms that grow using USDA Organic methods but are NOT a part of the USDA Certified Organic program. The Certified Naturally Grownb” label is available to farms primarily distributing Locally and Directly, through Farmer’s Markets, Farm Stands, Community Supported Agriculture projects, …
A cooperative effort of university, government, farm, business and nonprofit organizations dedicated to the exchange of scientific and practical information on sustainable agricultural systems.Calendar of Sustainable Agriculture Events
Vermont
A non-profit association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system for the benefit of current and future generations.
Virginia
Virginia’s premier, non-profit, educational organization, dedicated to the vision of a sustainable food and fiber system that will maintain healthy soil, clean water and thriving ecosystems, while providing quality products for consumers and economic security for farmers and rural communities.
Washington
Tilth Producers, a Chapter of Washington Tilth Association, is the organic and sustainable farm organization of Washington State. Tilth Producers fosters and promotes ecologically sound, sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation, human health and social equity.
Formerly known as Central Co-op Natural Foods Store, we offer a large selection of natural foods, organic produce and bulk items, meat and seafood, a deli, and much more.
Organic Farming Info
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education grants program.
National office for non-profit organization which fosters knowledge of BiodynamicB. agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Green Foundation is a grassroots organisation working with small and marginal farmers towards agro biodiversity conservation and promotion of sustainable agriculture in the dryland regions of south India
Just Food is a non-profit organization that works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region. We do this by fostering new marketing and food-growing opportunities that address the needs of regional, rural family farms, NYC community gardeners, and NYC communities.
The Arid Lands Newsletter is published semiannually for an international readership by the Arid Lands Information Center (ALIC), University of Arizona.
A nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop farm- and land-based enterprises that generate economic and social opportunity while protecting natural resources.
We look for opportunities to partner with other associations, government agencies, and individuals to promote roadside stands, farmers’ markets, agritourism, pick-your-own farms, community supported agriculture, and other farmer to consumer direct marketing activities.
With “GROW BIOINTENSIVE” sustainable mini-farming, a farmer can produce 2 to 6 times the yield compared to commercial agriculture, while using 67%-88% less water, 99% less energy and 50%-100% less purchased organic fertilizer per unit of yield compared with commercial agriculture. It is a method that allows gardeners and farmers to transform scarcity into abundance.
Subscription-based service with tips and resources for successful small-scale agriculture, including city-farming.
Subscription-based magazine. Practical, hands-on ideas that can help you find the best suppliers, get the best prices, reduce costs, sell more product, make your work more efficient and increase your profit margin.
A vibrant, nationally recognized non-profit organization that promotes the art of organic gardening in an urban setting. Our beautiful gardens at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle’s Wallingford district are an inspiring model of organic gardening practices. The gardens are always open, and you are welcome to visit at any time. Workshops, newsletter.
The aim of RUAF is to facilitate integration of Urban Agriculture in the policies and plans of city authorities and to facilitate the formulation of projects on urban agriculture with active involvement of all local stakeholders.
Originally launched as an effort to ease urban hunger, the program restructured in 1994, expanding its scope to address broader needs such as neighborhood revitalization, environmental education for the young and old, supplemental income for low income residents, and better food for everyone.
Extensive information resources for urban agriculture with many showcases from around the world. Stories about city rain barrels, composting, pet waste, grasscycling. Resources for Canadian supplies.
Agricultural periodical and book publishing, natural farming and stock raising, alternative farm research/inquiry, horsedrawn implement research & development, horsedrawn equipment sales, and related education.
SPIN is a non-technical, easy-to-learn and inexpensive-to-implement farming system that makes it possible to earn significant income from land bases under an acre in size.
What makes us different from many other wildflower seed companies is our commitment to offering only those plants that are native to our bioregion. Article: What is Native anyway?
Native American plants and their uses.
A picture gallery comparing one field using Fukuoka’s principles with a traditional rice field plus other pages showing the fields during various months of the year.
The Fukuoka Farming Mailing List was created to discuss Masanobu Fukuoka’s revolutionary method of organic farming. Discussion of Fukuoka’s books, ongoing projects in Fukuoka Farming, creating and dispersing seed balls, and anything else to do with Masanobu Fukuoka, his life and work are all encouraged.
The Fukuoka Farming Website is an extension of the Fukuoka Farming Mailing List, and was created to explore Masanobu Fukuoka’s revolutionary method of sustainable agriculture.
Holistic farming based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner.
The Institute of Organic Training and Advice (IOTA) is a professional body for trainers, advisers and other extension workers involved in organic food and farming.
A nonprofit organization created to benefit the organic community and the general public. Its primary mission is to publish and disseminate generic and specific (brand name) lists of materials allowed and prohibited for use in the production, processing, and handling of organic food and fiber. OMRI also conducts scientific research and education on the use of materials by the organic industry.
A non-profit foundation founded to sponsor research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
The USCC is a trade and professional organization promoting compost. We provide a unified voice for the growing composting industry. Resources, publications, event calendar.
The Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Top of the Ozarks RC&D in Missouri are collaborating to develop and operate the first web site devoted to gathering information on products and markets. We are compiling information in simple formats and provide a national clearing house for NTFPs – accessible to harvesters and growers, marketers, processors, and end-users. Publications, workshops.
NAC conducts research on how to design and install forested buffers to protect water quality and develops and delivers technology on a broad suite of agroforestry practices to natural resource professionals who directly assist landowners and communities.Online publications include beneficial use of trees for protection of livestock, agriculture, treating waste, carbon absorption, etc…
Is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. One major project has been the construction of a database of useful plants which contains over 7000 species and has extensive details on edible, medicinal and other uses of plants together with information about their cultivation and habitats. This can be searched online
AFSIC specializes in locating and accessing information related to alternative cropping systems including sustainable, organic, low-input, biodynamic, and regenerative agriculture. AFSIC also focuses on alternative crops, new uses for traditional crops, and crops grown for industrial production.
The UC SAREP Cover Crop Database includes over 5,000 items gleaned from more than 600 separate sources, including journal articles, conference proceedings, standard textbooks, unpublished data, and personal communications from researchers and farmers. The information in the database concerns the management and effects of more than 32 species of plants usable as cover crops. More than 400 different cover crop images are also available for viewing online.
HDRA is Europe’s largest organic membership organisation. It is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. Online information centre, organic display gardens in the UK, Heritage Seed Library, third world organic support research. Organic gardening catalog.
Working for more sustainable gardening and farming around the world.
If you’re looking for ways to increase profits from your farm while building healthy soil and protecting the environment, you’ve come to the right place. This site — conceived and managed by former staff members of The New Farm magazine — will help you tame costs, add value to what you sell and keep you informed of the latest news from the sustainable farming community.
Support and promote healthful, ecological, accountable and permanent agriculture. Farmer and consumer information, certification services, events, apprentice program, …
Educational organization that promotes ecologically sound agriculture. Events, resources, …
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas—is the national sustainable farming information center operated by the private nonprofit National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). ATTRA provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in all 50 states. Publications include: fundamentals, direct marketing, …
A cooperative effort of university, government, farm, business and nonprofit organizations dedicated to the exchange of scientific and practical information on sustainable agricultural systems.Calendar of Sustainable Agriculture Events
MESA sponsors ecological farmer-to-farmer exchanges between participating countries and the United States. We promote experiential training and cross-cultural opportunities for aspiring agriculturists who then share new insights and skills with their home communities.
Publication from the Rodale Institute. Has interesting real life testimonies from around the world of organic farming experiences. Discussion forum, news, organic price index, …
Alternative Crops
What makes us different from many other wildflower seed companies is our commitment to offering only those plants that are native to our bioregion. Article: What is Native anyway?
Native American plants and their uses.
Biodynamic Farming
National office for non-profit organization which fosters knowledge of BiodynamicB. agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Farming for Arid Lands
Green Foundation is a grassroots organisation working with small and marginal farmers towards agro biodiversity conservation and promotion of sustainable agriculture in the dryland regions of south India
Just Food is a non-profit organization that works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region. We do this by fostering new marketing and food-growing opportunities that address the needs of regional, rural family farms, NYC community gardeners, and NYC communities.
The Arid Lands Newsletter is published semiannually for an international readership by the Arid Lands Information Center (ALIC), University of Arizona.
Fukuoka Natural Farming
The Fukuoka Farming Mailing List was created to discuss Masanobu Fukuoka’s revolutionary method of organic farming. Discussion of Fukuoka’s books, ongoing projects in Fukuoka Farming, creating and dispersing seed balls, and anything else to do with Masanobu Fukuoka, his life and work are all encouraged.
The Fukuoka Farming Website is an extension of the Fukuoka Farming Mailing List, and was created to explore Masanobu Fukuoka’s revolutionary method of sustainable agriculture.
Fukuoka Natural Farming Projects – Websites, articles,…
A picture gallery comparing one field using Fukuoka’s principles with a traditional rice field plus other pages showing the fields during various months of the year.
Profitable Farming
We look for opportunities to partner with other associations, government agencies, and individuals to promote roadside stands, farmers’ markets, agritourism, pick-your-own farms, community supported agriculture, and other farmer to consumer direct marketing activities.
With “GROW BIOINTENSIVE” sustainable mini-farming, a farmer can produce 2 to 6 times the yield compared to commercial agriculture, while using 67%-88% less water, 99% less energy and 50%-100% less purchased organic fertilizer per unit of yield compared with commercial agriculture. It is a method that allows gardeners and farmers to transform scarcity into abundance.
Subscription-based service with tips and resources for successful small-scale agriculture, including city-farming.
Subscription-based magazine. Practical, hands-on ideas that can help you find the best suppliers, get the best prices, reduce costs, sell more product, make your work more efficient and increase your profit margin.
Small-Scale Farming
Agricultural periodical and book publishing, natural farming and stock raising, alternative farm research/inquiry, horsedrawn implement research & development, horsedrawn equipment sales, and related education.
SPIN is a non-technical, easy-to-learn and inexpensive-to-implement farming system that makes it possible to earn significant income from land bases under an acre in size.
UK – Organic Farming
The Institute of Organic Training and Advice (IOTA) is a professional body for trainers, advisers and other extension workers involved in organic food and farming.
Urban Farming
A vibrant, nationally recognized non-profit organization that promotes the art of organic gardening in an urban setting. Our beautiful gardens at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle’s Wallingford district are an inspiring model of organic gardening practices. The gardens are always open, and you are welcome to visit at any time. Workshops, newsletter.
The aim of RUAF is to facilitate integration of Urban Agriculture in the policies and plans of city authorities and to facilitate the formulation of projects on urban agriculture with active involvement of all local stakeholders.
Originally launched as an effort to ease urban hunger, the program restructured in 1994, expanding its scope to address broader needs such as neighborhood revitalization, environmental education for the young and old, supplemental income for low income residents, and better food for everyone.
Extensive information resources for urban agriculture with many showcases from around the world. Stories about city rain barrels, composting, pet waste, grasscycling. Resources for Canadian supplies.
USA
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education grants program.
A nonprofit organization created to benefit the organic community and the general public. Its primary mission is to publish and disseminate generic and specific (brand name) lists of materials allowed and prohibited for use in the production, processing, and handling of organic food and fiber. OMRI also conducts scientific research and education on the use of materials by the organic industry.
A non-profit foundation founded to sponsor research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
The USCC is a trade and professional organization promoting compost. We provide a unified voice for the growing composting industry. Resources, publications, event calendar.
The Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Top of the Ozarks RC&D in Missouri are collaborating to develop and operate the first web site devoted to gathering information on products and markets. We are compiling information in simple formats and provide a national clearing house for NTFPs – accessible to harvesters and growers, marketers, processors, and end-users. Publications, workshops.
NAC conducts research on how to design and install forested buffers to protect water quality and develops and delivers technology on a broad suite of agroforestry practices to natural resource professionals who directly assist landowners and communities.Online publications include beneficial use of trees for protection of livestock, agriculture, treating waste, carbon absorption, etc…
Is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. One major project has been the construction of a database of useful plants which contains over 7000 species and has extensive details on edible, medicinal and other uses of plants together with information about their cultivation and habitats. This can be searched online
AFSIC specializes in locating and accessing information related to alternative cropping systems including sustainable, organic, low-input, biodynamic, and regenerative agriculture. AFSIC also focuses on alternative crops, new uses for traditional crops, and crops grown for industrial production.
The UC SAREP Cover Crop Database includes over 5,000 items gleaned from more than 600 separate sources, including journal articles, conference proceedings, standard textbooks, unpublished data, and personal communications from researchers and farmers. The information in the database concerns the management and effects of more than 32 species of plants usable as cover crops. More than 400 different cover crop images are also available for viewing online.
HDRA is Europe’s largest organic membership organisation. It is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. Online information centre, organic display gardens in the UK, Heritage Seed Library, third world organic support research. Organic gardening catalog.
Working for more sustainable gardening and farming around the world.
If you’re looking for ways to increase profits from your farm while building healthy soil and protecting the environment, you’ve come to the right place. This site — conceived and managed by former staff members of The New Farm magazine — will help you tame costs, add value to what you sell and keep you informed of the latest news from the sustainable farming community.
Support and promote healthful, ecological, accountable and permanent agriculture. Farmer and consumer information, certification services, events, apprentice program, …
Educational organization that promotes ecologically sound agriculture. Events, resources, …
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas—is the national sustainable farming information center operated by the private nonprofit National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). ATTRA provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in all 50 states. Publications include: fundamentals, direct marketing, …
MESA sponsors ecological farmer-to-farmer exchanges between participating countries and the United States. We promote experiential training and cross-cultural opportunities for aspiring agriculturists who then share new insights and skills with their home communities.
Publication from the Rodale Institute. Has interesting real life testimonies from around the world of organic farming experiences. Discussion forum, news, organic price index, …
Organic Farms For Sale
Privacy, 2 newer homes, field, gardens, pastures, meadows, woodland and waterways. Angel’s assets are located in a virtual island of organic integrity in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Stepping Stone Farm has been operated organically for more than a decade and new owners, Angel’s new Guardians, will be able to develop it further with fresh initiative… Agri-tourism, B&B, niche destination/use, Greenhouse op, CSA, scaled to your time and energies. Base price $479,000. Contact seller for more information.
Privacy, 2 newer homes, field, gardens, pastures, meadows, woodland and waterways. Angel’s assets are located in a virtual island of organic integrity in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Stepping Stone Farm has been operated organically for more than a decade and new owners, Angel’s new Guardians, will be able to develop it further with fresh initiative… Agri-tourism, B&B, niche destination/use, Greenhouse op, CSA, scaled to your time and energies. Base price $479,000. Contact seller for more information.
Organic farms for sale.
Certified land for sale or lease.
Angel the donkey comes with a unique farm and agri-tourism opportunity in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley;47 acres of Certified Naturally Grown.
Live and raise your family on an organic farm in Washington’s Olympic Mountains. You’ll own 40 acres with a 5 acre homesite. 35 acres will be professionally farmed as part of a large organic farm. Two salmon rivers for you to fish, swimming holes for the kids, and miles of mountain trails. You can actively farm with us, or watch us do the work. Either way, you’ll have abundant healthy food year-round. You’ll live 4 miles from the Hood Canal for oysters, shrimp, clams and crab.
Sustainable real estate listings: solar houses, earth covered houses, organic farms, eco villages, …
Properties listed with keyword “organic”.
Green Homes For Sale is the Internet venue to buy and sell homes that have been built or remodeled with health and the environment in mind. Sell your home to a like-minded person.
Organic Farms For Sale
Privacy, 2 newer homes, field, gardens, pastures, meadows, woodland and waterways. Angel’s assets are located in a virtual island of organic integrity in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Stepping Stone Farm has been operated organically for more than a decade and new owners, Angel’s new Guardians, will be able to develop it further with fresh initiative… Agri-tourism, B&B, niche destination/use, Greenhouse op, CSA, scaled to your time and energies. Base price $479,000. Contact seller for more information.
Organic Farms for Sale - Free listings
Organic farms for sale.
Certified land for sale or lease.
Angel the donkey comes with a unique farm and agri-tourism opportunity in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley;47 acres of Certified Naturally Grown.
Live and raise your family on an organic farm in Washington’s Olympic Mountains. You’ll own 40 acres with a 5 acre homesite. 35 acres will be professionally farmed as part of a large organic farm. Two salmon rivers for you to fish, swimming holes for the kids, and miles of mountain trails. You can actively farm with us, or watch us do the work. Either way, you’ll have abundant healthy food year-round. You’ll live 4 miles from the Hood Canal for oysters, shrimp, clams and crab.
USA & International
Sustainable real estate listings: solar houses, earth covered houses, organic farms, eco villages, …
Properties listed with keyword “organic”.
Green Homes For Sale is the Internet venue to buy and sell homes that have been built or remodeled with health and the environment in mind. Sell your home to a like-minded person.
Organic Nurseries
Located on the mid-west coast of Western Australia we propagate for sale local native and multiple-use ‘Permaculture’ plants. We also produce for local sale ‘Garden Honey’ and run a not-for-profit heirloom vegetable & herb seed business.
Stargazer Perennials is a sustainable nursery using only organic methods. Shop online for: hardy perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, herbs, organic seeds & organic fertilizers.
Delfland Nurseries are a leading supplier of organic plants, both mail order and to commercial growers.
Organic fruit trees for all situations from small gardens to traditional orchards.
Organic and natural fertilizers, pest controls, vegetable and other starts (mainly grown on-site), and we offer native plants of the Maritime Northwest sub-region (primarily trees and shrubs at present) as well as some non-native ornamentals.
Laughing Buddha is your source to learn and purchase Organic and Natural Garden Supplies for the home gardener.
Organically grown, potted blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry plants shipped from our family farm & nursery to you.
Organic Seeds for Tobacco, Pepper, Medicinal Herb, Vegetable, Herb, Vine Seeds
Many new and heirloom varieties of bare root fruit & nut trees. Virtually all of the fruit you see on our website we cultivate in our trial garden and orchards, so we can offer first hand advice on growing fruits, nuts & berries. We use no synthetic chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and employ organic soil management practices to produce some of the finest nursery stock available.
Organic farm & garden nursery & supplies.
Restoring ecological ecosystems, enhancing wildlife habitats, and revegetation.
Sentient Landscape is committed to the generation and stewardship of healthy, resource rich landscapes. We specialize in ecologically sound design and sustainable development. Sentient Landscape is based on the principles of Permaculture (Permanent-Culture.)
A landscape consultation and design company started in 1992. The scope of our work includes a wide variety of landscaping services ranging from fine stonework to beautiful plantings, from edible gardens to erosion control, from water harvesting to xeriscape and from intimate, partially-fenced magic spots to elegant and elaborate walled-in patios with outdoor fireplaces.
California
Many new and heirloom varieties of bare root fruit & nut trees. Virtually all of the fruit you see on our website we cultivate in our trial garden and orchards, so we can offer first hand advice on growing fruits, nuts & berries. We use no synthetic chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and employ organic soil management practices to produce some of the finest nursery stock available.
Organic farm & garden nursery & supplies.
Restoring ecological ecosystems, enhancing wildlife habitats, and revegetation.
Florida
Organic Seeds for Tobacco, Pepper, Medicinal Herb, Vegetable, Herb, Vine Seeds
Indiana
Organically grown, potted blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry plants shipped from our family farm & nursery to you.
Louisiana
Laughing Buddha is your source to learn and purchase Organic and Natural Garden Supplies for the home gardener.
Organic Landscaping Services – USA
Sentient Landscape is committed to the generation and stewardship of healthy, resource rich landscapes. We specialize in ecologically sound design and sustainable development. Sentient Landscape is based on the principles of Permaculture (Permanent-Culture.)
A landscape consultation and design company started in 1992. The scope of our work includes a wide variety of landscaping services ranging from fine stonework to beautiful plantings, from edible gardens to erosion control, from water harvesting to xeriscape and from intimate, partially-fenced magic spots to elegant and elaborate walled-in patios with outdoor fireplaces.
Organic Nurseries - Free listings
Located on the mid-west coast of Western Australia we propagate for sale local native and multiple-use ‘Permaculture’ plants. We also produce for local sale ‘Garden Honey’ and run a not-for-profit heirloom vegetable & herb seed business.
Stargazer Perennials is a sustainable nursery using only organic methods. Shop online for: hardy perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, herbs, organic seeds & organic fertilizers.
Organic Nurseries – UK
Delfland Nurseries are a leading supplier of organic plants, both mail order and to commercial growers.
Organic fruit trees for all situations from small gardens to traditional orchards.
Washington
Organic and natural fertilizers, pest controls, vegetable and other starts (mainly grown on-site), and we offer native plants of the Maritime Northwest sub-region (primarily trees and shrubs at present) as well as some non-native ornamentals.
Permaculture
Permablitz – Eating the suburbs, one backyard at a time.
Cydonia Permaculture offers courses, workshops and training in permaculture, self-sufficiency and sustainable living.
Permaculture Planet: The worlds Permaculture portal. From the latest PDC’s to international projects, employment opportunities and up to date news and articles, we have it all.
Here we have updates and photos of adventures at our new farm in the Strzelecki Ranges, as we (hopefully) transform it from weedy wasteland to a permaculture wonderland.
This is a blog about an attempt to fast-track a 15-acre paddock in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia into a model permaculture system centred on a stable, diverse, and largely edible forest.
Practical guide to gardens, life and living the permaculture way.
Explore the ethics and design principles behind the diversity and creativity of permaculture
Permaculture principles in action, encompassing plants, veggies, trees, chooks, livestock, aquaculture, composting, food preparations and storage, etc.
Most of the activists and active groups in the North American Permaculture movement, including: Profiles of over 350 individual Permaculture Design Course certificate-holders.
Descriptions of more than 125 Permaculture businesses, communities, organizations, and publications..
View ProfileSolutions for sustainable living; about, subscribe, articles, courses, classifieds, news, reviews and back issues. Green shopping catalogue, environmental books, dvd’s, tools and products available to purchase online by mailorder.
Our purpose is to provide information to liberate people everywhere to provide for their own & their communities’ needs for food, energy, shelter, & a decent life without exploitation or pollution & from the smallest practical area of land.
Located in Perth WA, we are planning consultants and environmental scientists. We design, and are able to construct, sustainable eco and permaculture systems for domestic and commercial clients throughout Perth and surrounding areas.
The source of permaculture vision and innovation.
Permaculture North is a group with an amazing array of skills in self reliance, energy & water conservation, qualified permaculture design and teaching. Sharing sustainable solutions with communities.
We offer a range of courses which clearly and simply explain the principles of permaculture and give you the confidence to design permanently sustainable systems which solve everyday problems with logical, positive solutions.
Permaculture education, design, and consulting from Darren Doherty of Bendigo Australia. Darren has extensive experience in permaculture including teaching with Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, co-originators of the permaculture movement.
Tagari Publications, the publishing arm of the Permaculture Institute.
Projects, courses, online store, permaculture blog.
Permaculture - Free listings
Permablitz – Eating the suburbs, one backyard at a time.
Cydonia Permaculture offers courses, workshops and training in permaculture, self-sufficiency and sustainable living.
Permaculture Planet: The worlds Permaculture portal. From the latest PDC’s to international projects, employment opportunities and up to date news and articles, we have it all.
Permaculture Design, Courses, Consultancy
Located in Perth WA, we are planning consultants and environmental scientists. We design, and are able to construct, sustainable eco and permaculture systems for domestic and commercial clients throughout Perth and surrounding areas.
The source of permaculture vision and innovation.
Permaculture North is a group with an amazing array of skills in self reliance, energy & water conservation, qualified permaculture design and teaching. Sharing sustainable solutions with communities.
We offer a range of courses which clearly and simply explain the principles of permaculture and give you the confidence to design permanently sustainable systems which solve everyday problems with logical, positive solutions.
Permaculture education, design, and consulting from Darren Doherty of Bendigo Australia. Darren has extensive experience in permaculture including teaching with Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, co-originators of the permaculture movement.
Tagari Publications, the publishing arm of the Permaculture Institute.
Projects, courses, online store, permaculture blog.
Permaculture Publications
Most of the activists and active groups in the North American Permaculture movement, including: Profiles of over 350 individual Permaculture Design Course certificate-holders.
Descriptions of more than 125 Permaculture businesses, communities, organizations, and publications..
View ProfileSolutions for sustainable living; about, subscribe, articles, courses, classifieds, news, reviews and back issues. Green shopping catalogue, environmental books, dvd’s, tools and products available to purchase online by mailorder.
Our purpose is to provide information to liberate people everywhere to provide for their own & their communities’ needs for food, energy, shelter, & a decent life without exploitation or pollution & from the smallest practical area of land.
Permaculture Resources
Here we have updates and photos of adventures at our new farm in the Strzelecki Ranges, as we (hopefully) transform it from weedy wasteland to a permaculture wonderland.
This is a blog about an attempt to fast-track a 15-acre paddock in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia into a model permaculture system centred on a stable, diverse, and largely edible forest.
Practical guide to gardens, life and living the permaculture way.
Explore the ethics and design principles behind the diversity and creativity of permaculture
Permaculture principles in action, encompassing plants, veggies, trees, chooks, livestock, aquaculture, composting, food preparations and storage, etc.
Sustainable Farming Educ.
Workshops on biodynamic gardening and farming.
Bachelor of science in agricultural and food sciences, with a major in organic agriculture systems; master of science in agriculture
The program provides both the small business and technical skills needed to develop and manage a profitable, environmentally sound and community-based small farm or agricultural business.
This program area focuses on the production of food, fiber, and other plant commodities through ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially conscience approaches. Students have the opportunity to focus their studies in the areas of agronomy, fruit and/or vegetable production.
This concentration prepares students to work in agro-ecology, agricultural land management and conservation, integrated pest management, and plant protection and production sciences.
The University of Maine offers academic, research, and extension programs in Sustainable Agriculture (SAG) in order to address the principles and practices of environmentally sound, profitable farming.
The core courses, all of which are team-taught, cover the following subjects: (1) Agro-ecosystems Analysis (2)Integrated Crop and Livestock Production Systems (3) Ecologically Based Pest Management Strategies (4)Organizational Strategies for Diversified Farming Systems (5) Society and Technology in Sustainable Food Systems.
The undergraduate Agroecology and Environmental Quality specialization was established in 1993. This curriculum is designed for students interested in sustaining agrarian and surrounding ecosystems through more efficient management of land, biota, and water.
Undergraduates majoring in Environmental Studies can pursue the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture area of emphasis. The PhD program offered by UCSC’s Environmental Studies Department includes a focus on agroecology and sustainable agriculture.
The concentration in Permaculture is an emphasis available to students in the Agricultural Studies major. Permaculture is a design approach for agro-ecosystems with a focus on long-term sustainability.
Associations and Organizations
Workshops on biodynamic gardening and farming.
Colleges and Universities – Programs in Ecological Agriculture, Agroecology,…
Bachelor of science in agricultural and food sciences, with a major in organic agriculture systems; master of science in agriculture
The program provides both the small business and technical skills needed to develop and manage a profitable, environmentally sound and community-based small farm or agricultural business.
This program area focuses on the production of food, fiber, and other plant commodities through ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially conscience approaches. Students have the opportunity to focus their studies in the areas of agronomy, fruit and/or vegetable production.
This concentration prepares students to work in agro-ecology, agricultural land management and conservation, integrated pest management, and plant protection and production sciences.
The University of Maine offers academic, research, and extension programs in Sustainable Agriculture (SAG) in order to address the principles and practices of environmentally sound, profitable farming.
The core courses, all of which are team-taught, cover the following subjects: (1) Agro-ecosystems Analysis (2)Integrated Crop and Livestock Production Systems (3) Ecologically Based Pest Management Strategies (4)Organizational Strategies for Diversified Farming Systems (5) Society and Technology in Sustainable Food Systems.
The undergraduate Agroecology and Environmental Quality specialization was established in 1993. This curriculum is designed for students interested in sustaining agrarian and surrounding ecosystems through more efficient management of land, biota, and water.
Undergraduates majoring in Environmental Studies can pursue the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture area of emphasis. The PhD program offered by UCSC’s Environmental Studies Department includes a focus on agroecology and sustainable agriculture.
The concentration in Permaculture is an emphasis available to students in the Agricultural Studies major. Permaculture is a design approach for agro-ecosystems with a focus on long-term sustainability.