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Global Releaf
provides tip sheets on organizing a local tree planting
project
Resources For Life-Centered Agriculture
excerpted from Summer 2000 newsletter by YES! A Journal
of Positive Futures, viewable in part at www.yesmagazine.org
Ecology
Action
researches and educates about bio-intensive gardening.
GRACE
Factory Farm Project
helps communities keep out factory farms or close existing
ones down. Provides news, testimony, and guest speakers on related
issues.
Henry
A. Wallace Center for Agricultural and Environmental Policy at Winrock
International
A research and education organization established to encourage
and facilitate the adoption of low-cost, resource-conserving, and environmentally
sound farming systems.
Contact:
9200 Edmonston Rd. Suite 117
Greenbelt, MD 20770
tel: 301/441-8777
e-mail: hawiaa@access.digex.net
Institute for
Agriculture & Trade Policy
IATP promotes national and international policies that
enhance sutainable food security and the right to food.
Contact:
2105 First Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN 55404-3400
tel: 612-870-3400
fax: 612-870-4846
e-mail: mritchie@iatp.org
Institute
for Food and Development Policy (Food First)
Food First, which views fooad as a fundamental human right,
is involved with a campaign for black family farmers and the California
Biological Agriculture Initiative.
Contact:
398 60th Street.
Oakland, CA 94618
tel: 510-654-4400
fax: 510-654-4551
e-mail: foodfirst@foodfirst.org
International
Society for Evology and Culture
The ISEC develops relationships between small farmers and
rural society internationally, to strengthen local economies, and nurture
connections with nature. The ISEC also campaigns agtainst the
global economy and educates about our biological and spiritual connection
to the world around us.
Contact:
Apple Barn Week,
Dartington, Devon TQ6JP England
tel: +44-1803-868-650
fax: +44-1803-868-651
e-mail: isec@gn.apc.org
Mothers &
Others for a Sustainable Planet
Mothers and Others helps the public support farmers who are using safe
and sustainable methods of farming. Provides information on CSAs
in your area and which foods are the most important to buy organic.
Contact:
40 West 20th Street,
NY, NY 10011
tel: 212-242-0010
fax: 212-242-0545
e-mail: mothers@mothers.org
National
Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
An excellent source on presticides, this group also publishes detailed
reports and alerts of pending legislation. They are committed
to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management
strategies that reduce or eliminate dependencies on toxic chemicals.
Contact:
701 E. Street, Suite 2000
Washington, DC 20003
tel: 202-543-5450
fax: 202-543-4791
e-mail: ncamp@ncamp.org
Sustainable
Agriculture Network
Part of the US Department of Agriculture's Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education Program, this network provides scientific and practical
information.
Contact:
Any Clark, room 304
1301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
tel: 301-504-6425
fax: 301-504-6409
Farmers & Gardeners
American
Farmland Trust
American Farmland Trust works to stop the loss of productive farmland
and to promote sustainable farming practices. They also provide
news updates and legislative alerts.
Contact:
1200 18th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
tel: 202-685-5832
Biodynamic
Farming and Gardening Association
Based ona series of lectures given by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steinger
in 1924, Biodynamics is a holistic approach to agriculture.
Contact:
Building 1002B, Thoreau Center, The Presidio
PO Box 29135
San Francisco, CA 94129-0135
tel: 888-516-7797
Bioneers-Collective
Heritage Institute
The Restorative Development Initiative helps family and indigenous farmers
practice their livelihood and business in an ecologically sound and
sustainable way. This year, they re holding workshops on medicinal
herbs and uban farming, in addition to their annual conference.
Contact:
901 W. San Mateo Rd., Suite L
Santa Fe, NM 87505
tel: 877-246-6337
Cornell
Composting
Composting how-to's and programs developed at Cornell University.
Contact:
Department of agricultural and Biological Engineering, New York State
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Riley Robb Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5701
Land
Stewardship Project
The Land Stewardship Project links farmers who are practicing sustainability
with consumers. LSP also has available several case studies, how-to
manuals, and videos related to sustainable agriculture practices and
good stewardship.
Contact:
2200 4th Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
tel: 651-6+53-061
Nation Family
Farm Coalition
NFFC focuses on preserving and strengthening family farms. The
organization consists of 33 grassroots farm, resource conservation,
and rural advocacy groups.
Contact:
110 Maryland Ave. NE, #307
Washington, DC 20002
tel: 202-543-5675
fax: 202-543-0978
Consumers, Cooks, & Communities
Organic
Consumers Association
The OCA helps consumers make informed food choices with information
on issues such as cloning, MadCow Disease, rBGH, and food irradiation.
If you're looking for places to buy organic foods, the OCA has a list,
as well as news and political information.
Contact:
6114 Highway 61
Little Marais, MN 55614
tel: 218-726-1443
fax: 218-726-144
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