

Msg # 2781   
Date: 08 Sep 93  22:04:00
From: Lawrence London
  To: ALL
Subj: Organic Farming Organizations
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Article 1346 of alt.sustainable.agriculture:
From: ries@beach.csulb.edu (Marc Ries)
Subject: Organic Farm/Garden Organizations
Date: 7 Sep 1993 20:11:27 GMT
Organization: Cal State Long Beach

[If anyone has more to add (especially non-Californian), please do.]


          Organic Farming/Gardening Organizations
                    National/California

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
7777 Walnut Grove Road
Box 17
Memphis TN 38119

ATTRA is designed to collect and disseminate information on
low-input agriculture and community resource management.


Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
PO Box 550
Kimberton PA 19442

The Biodynamic Association was founded in 1938, to
advocate an ecological and sustainable approach to agriculture.
The Association supports a quarterly magazine, "Biodynamics."


Bio-Integral Resource Center
PO Box 7414
Berkeley CA 94707

B.I.R.C. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to provide
practical information on the least toxic methods for managing
pests. Publishes two periodicals, the "I.P.M. Practitioner" and the
"Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly."


Biological Urban Gardening Services
PO Box 76
Citrus Heights CA 95611-0076

B.U.G.S. is an international membership organization dedicated
to serving the growing organic landscape maintenance industry to
reduce the use of toxic agricultural chemicals.
BUGS publishes a quarterly newsletter, "B.U.G.S. Flyer".


Direct Marketing Program
1220 N Street
Room A-287
PO Box 942871
Sacramento CA 94271-0001

The Direct Marketing Program provides referrals and technical
assistance on direct marketing to market managers, consumers and
farmers.  Publications include lists of farm trails, certified
farmers' markets, special events, and a Farmer to Consumer
direct marketing guide.


California Action Network
PO Box 464
Davis CA 95617

The California Action Network (CAN) is a nonprofit, membership
organization that uses strategies of grassroots lobbying,
community organizing and public education to promote sustainable
agriculture for farmers, workers, and all rural residents in
California.


California Association of Family Farmers
PO Box 363
Davis CA 95617

California Association of Family Farmers is a nonprofit, public
benefit corporation organized for the mutual benefit of its
members.  A newsletter is available called "Farm Link."


California Certified Organic Farmers
CCOF State Office
PO Box 8136
Santa Cruz CA 95061-8136

CCOF is an organization of farmers and supporting members
working to promote and verify organic farming practices.
CCOF publishes the "CCOF Statewide Newsletter."


Committee For Sustainable Agriculture
PO Box 1300
Colfax CA 95713

An educational organization to increase the numbers of growers
using sustainable practices and the demand for organic food.
A newspaper called "Organic Food Matters" is available.


Common Ground Research Mini-farm
5798 Ridgewood Road
Willits CA 95490

Since 1972, the Common Ground Research Mini-farm in Willits has
developed methods of biointensive food-raising.  The farm offers
books and a mail-order farm supply store.


Demeter Education Foundation and Association
4214 National Avenue
Burbank CA 91505

Demeter Association certifies farms that use biodynamic methods.
Demeter Education Foundation educates people about biodynamic farming
methods. DEFA also publishes a  newsletter.


Institute For Alternative Agriculture Inc.
9200 Edmonston Road
Suite 117
Greenbelt MD 20770

The Institute for Alternative Agriculture is a nonprofit,
tax-exempt research and education organization established in
1983 to encourage and facilitate the adoption of low-cost,
resource-conserving and environmentally-sound farming methods.
It publishes a newsletter, "Alternative Agriculture News,"
and a journal, "American journal of Alternative Agriculture."


International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
Ecocentre Imsbach
D-6695 Tholey-Theley West
Germany

World-wide organization; members are producers, researchers, and
others promoting organic agriculture.


Regenerative Agriculture Association
222 Main Street
Emmaus PA 18098

R.A.A. is a division of Rodale Press Inc., which conducts
research on regenerative farming methods in conjunction with the
Rodale Research Center.  Publishes two magazines called
"The New Farm" and "Organic Gardening."


The Agroecology Program
University of California
Santa Cruz CA 95064

The Agroecology Program at the University of California at Santa
Cruz manages a 25-acre research and education farm and a 4-acre
garden.  The program is working towards the development of
ecologically, socially, and environmentally sustainable
agricultural systems.  A newsletter "The Cultivar" is offered.


Division of Biological Control
University of California
Berkeley CA 94720

The Division of Biological Control is an autonomous research
unit within the Department of Entomological Sciences.


Integrated Pest Management Project
University of California
Davis CA. 95616

The U.C. IPM Project is dedicated to the reduction of pesticide
use. The Project's IPM Education and Publications Office develops
practical publications and educational materials. The Project also
maintains a publicly accessible computer system (IMPACT).


Small Farm Center
University of California
Davis CA 95616

The Small Farm Center is a resource organization that provides
services throughout California.  It directly responds to the
needs of farmers, researchers, organizations, farm advisors, and
consumers by providing research results, publications, and
educational programs on small farm topics, such as specialty
crops, direct marketing, organic farming, post-harvest handling,
and ethnic and entry-level growers. They also publish a newsletter.


Student Experimental Farm
Department of Agronomy and Range Science
University of California
Davis CA 95616

The Student Experimental Farm is an innovative research facility
located on 22 acres of university land.  The purposes of the
farm are to provide graduate and undergraduate students with
the opportunity to design, conduct, and analyze their own field
experiments; and to facilitate valid scientific research and
development of organic/sustainable agriculture technologies.


Sustainable Agriculture
Research & Education Program
University of California
Davis CA 95616

The UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
was established in 1986 at the request of the California
Legislature to address concerns about the economic viability of
farming and the effects of current farm practices on the
environment and on human health.  Their newsletter, "Sustainable
Agriculture News," announces workshops, publications and other
activities on these topics.

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