OEFFA: Online Resources: Useful Resources

ATTRA
The national sustainable farming information center located at the University of Arkansas that links farmers and other agricultural professionals to information and resources on sustainable agriculture.
http://www.attra.org/

Center for Food Safety
Established by the International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) in 1997 and based in Washington, D.C., the Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a public interest and environmental advocacy organization which works to address the impacts of our food production system on human health, animal welfare and the environment. CFS works to achieve its goals through grassroots campaigns, public education, media outreach, and litigation.
www.centerforfoodsafety.org/

Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
California based organization promoting family-scale farming that isenvironmentally sound and sustains local economies.
www.caff.org/

Earth & Table
Moderated Digest promoting sustainable agriculture and organic gardening. The list functions as a roundtable discussion for those interested discussing issues related to growing, preserving, and preparing healthy and delicious food. We believe the organic movement begins (for many) in the backyard.
www.earthandtable.com/

Etc Group
An international non-governmental organization headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dedicated to the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity, and to the socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies. The etc group is concerned about the loss of genetic diversity - especially in agriculture - and about the impact of intellectual property on agriculture and world food security. (Formerly known as RAFI)
www.etcgroup.org/

Greenpeople & Organic Consumer's Association
Sponsors one of the biggest and most easily searchable, eco-friendly directory on the net, featuring green organizations, businesses, farmers' markets, restaurants, and more.
www.greenpeople.org

Growers' Connection
Books & online resources for small farm marketing and farmers' markets, as well as links to a wide variety of small farm, sustainable resources.
www.nwpub.net/

Innovative Farmers of Ohio
IFO is a non profit organization working to promote an agriculture which preserves and strenghtens the economic, social and environmental wel being of Ohio's farms, farm families, and rural communitites thorugh research, education, and community development. Provides assitance with funding and development of on farm research trials for farmers interested in ecological and econimical production.
www.ifoh.org/

Local Harvest
A not for profit website designed to help consumers find fresh locally grown foods in neighborhoods throughout the United States, including Farmers' Markets, CSA's UPicks and more.
www.LocalHarvest.org/

Organic Consumers Action
A global clearinghouse for information and grassroots technical assistance to citizen activists, journalists, and non-governmental organizations concerned about sustainable agriculture, organic food, factory farming, food safety, genetic engineering, and life form patenting.
www.organicconsumers.org/

Organic Crop Improvement Association
Offers international certification services for exporters and processors.
www.ocia.org/

Organic Farming Research Foundation
Fosters the improvement and adoption of widespread organic farming practices through a competetive grants program of up to $10,000 for research related to organic farming.
www.ofrf.org/

Organic Gardening
Rodale's Organic Gardening online. Includes a wide variety of production and gardening information as well as current events.
www.organicgardening.com/

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)
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.
www.omri.org/

Organic Research - CABI Publishing
This online research database and index provides links to international organic research projects and market updates.
www.organic-research.com/

Organic Trade Association (OTA)
A national association representing the organic industry in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmer associations, brokers, consultants, distributors and retailers. Established in 1985 as the Organic Foods Production Association of North America, the Organic Trade Association works to promote organic products in the marketplace and to protect the integrity of organic standards.
www.ota.com/

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
A network of over 2000 diverse groups and thousands of individuals who are working to shape national policies to foster a sustainable food and agriculture system -- a system that is economically viable, environmentally sound, and socially just.
SustainableAgriculture.net/

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
You can explore our extensive resources, find out about our organization and work, and join us in the fight to reduce the use of hazardous pesticides.
www.panna.org/

Reduced Rate Loans for Ohio Farmers
This program allows Ohio farmers to receive loans at reduced interest rates through their local banks or farm credit agencies in order to offset the high cost of borrowing operating funds. It is one of the few ways that the state makes aid directly available to farmers, who can save up to $4,000 a year with the interest-rate reduction. The 2008 Agricultural Linked Deposit program will close on March 14 at 5 p.m. In order to qualify for an Agricultural Linked Deposit, farms must be for-profit with their headquarters and more than half of their operations maintained in Ohio. Additionally, the farm must have a documented need for the reduced interest rate and may request the reduction for up to the first $100,000 of a loan.
http://www.tos.ohio.gov/content/view/23/111//

Resource Express
Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Tapes
www.rexp.com/

Sustainable Agriculture Network
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.
www.sare.org/publications/index.htm

Sustainable Farming Connection
From the publishers of New Farm Magazine, has numerous helpful links, including discussion groups.
www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/

True Food Shopping List
How to Avoid Genetically Engineered Food. The list categorizes thousands of companies' brand-name food products based on their policies towards genetically engineered ingredients.
www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/

Union of Concerned Scientists
UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of 50,000 concerned citizens and scientists across the country. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.
www.ucsusa.org/

USDA National Organic Rules
www.ams.usda.gov/nop/

USDA Database of Community Supported Agriculture Farms and Resources
www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/