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OSN Resource Guide: Agriculture/ Food
75 resources are listed in the Agriculture/ Food section.
100 Mile Diet
Organization
100milediet.org/
When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically travelled at least 1,500 miles—call it "the SUV diet." The 100 Mile Diet is an easy way to start thinking local. A 100-mile radius is large enough to reach beyond a big city and small enough to feel truly local.
Abundant Life Seed Foundation
Organization
PO Box 772, 1029 Lawrence St.
Port Townsend WA 98368
Phn: 360-385-7192
Fax: 360-385-7455
E-mail: abundant@olypen.com
www.abundantlifeseed.org/
Abundant Life Seed Foundation is a charitable organization that promotes the genetic diversity of plants through the use of open-pollinated seed. We achieve our goals by educating seed growers and supporting an effective seed distribution network.
AFSIC - Organic Roots On-Line Database
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
OK
www.hti.umich.edu/n/nal/
The Organic Roots Project is an ongoing effort of the Alternative
Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) at the National Agricultural
Library. There are two critical parts to this project:
- Searching for historic but extremely pertinent information on
organic farming.
- Making this information available to growers and researchers
on-line in full text.
A recent addition to the Organic Roots Project is the Organic
Agriculture Information Access database --
http://www.hti.umich.edu/n/nal/. This is an electronic collection of
historic United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publications
related to organic agriculture. There are now 186 full text and
searchable documents in the database which were published before 1942
(before synthetic chemicals became widely used). Each publication
contains state-of-the-art information and data on organic farming that
is as relevant for today's agriculture as it was when first published.
Agribusiness Center
Website
MN
E-mail: blilliston@iatp.org
www.agribusinesscenter.org
The site culls information on the world's
largest agribusiness firms from news reports, Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, company reports, advocacy groups and legal documents. It looks in-depth at the role agribusiness plays in the areas of technological innovations, consumer prices, environmental protection, labor rights, market concentration, and political influence.
The site is designed to be a tool for reporters, researchers and advocacy organizations to better understand how agribusiness companies operate.
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Organization
Abingdon VA
Phn: 276-623-1121
E-mail: asd@eva.org
The Appalachian Sustainable Development helps to assist with cooperatives in 10 counties of VA and TN.
They organize workshops for farmers and gardeners and helps to make locally produced organic foods available to area consumers.
ATTRA Local Food Directory Resource
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/localfood_dir.php
ATTRA Launches New Local Food Directory Resource
Across the country there's renewed interest in locally grown food. People are eager to find high-quality, fresh foods grown in their own communities. At the same time, many farmers and ranchers are beginning to market their products directly to consumers. Agencies and organizations across the country are helping producers and consumers connect with each other through a variety of published and online local food directories and other promotional programs. ATTRA has assembled an online database of local food
directories, useful for producers and consumers alike. The Local Food Directory Resource
includes national, regional, state and community directory resources for all 50 states. We welcome suggestions of additional directory resources.
ATTRA- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
Organization
P.O. Box 3657
Fayetteville AR 72702
Phn: 1-800-346-9140
attra.ncat.org/
M-F 7:00am-7:00pm CST
Funded by the US Department of Agriculture, ATTRA (offers National Sustainable Agricultrue Information Service) provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, market gardeners, extension agents, researchers, educators, farm organizations, and others involved in commercial agriculture. USDA sustainable agricultural updates, experts, and publications are accessible.
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Organization
Phn: 919-542-2402
www.carolinafarmstewards.org
A membership-based nonprofit
organization of more than 750 farmers, processors, gardeners, businesses,
and individuals in North and South Carolina committed to sustainable
agriculture. Tony Kleese, Ex. Director
Center for Rural Affairs
Organization
101 S Tallman St - PO Box 406
Walthill NE 68067-0406
Phn: 402-846-5428
Fax: 402-846-5420
E-mail: info@cfra.org
www.cfra.org
The Center for Rural Affairs, a private, non-profit organization, is working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.
Chesmore Seed Company
Business
5030 Highway 36, East, P.O. Box 8368
St. Joseph MO 64508
Phn: 800 383 0865 / 816 279 0865
Fax: 816 232 6134
E-mail: chesmore@chesmore.com
www.chesmore.com/
We are proud to say that we have been a wholesale seedman since 1878. We strive to sell the best seed and products for our growers. At the present time, Chesmore Seed Company is primarily a wholesaler of vegetable seeds. Other products include greenhouse and grower supplies as well as some equipment relating to the industry.
Also, a great source for bulk seeds. Heirloom seeds are not recognized, but many of them are carried. Open pollinated seeds and reference for heirloom varieties can also be found.
Clinch Powell Community Kitchens/ Appalachian Spring Cooperative
Organization
Treadway TN
Phn: 423-733-4007
E-mail: ggoldenkit@hotmail.com
The Clinch Powell Community Kitchens/ Appalachian Spring Cooperative provides a low cost processing facility for small
to medium sized food businesses, including help with labeling, bulk buying
of jars, etc. Greg Golden, Kitchens Manager
Communicator's Toolkit
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
www.foodroutes.org/
Communicator's Toolkit. Unfortunately this book used to be free and now there is a charge. However, the book covers ways to strategically communicate about locally grown food - which messages actually work, and which are less useful.
Consumer Reports: Greener Choices
Website
www.eco-labels.org/greenconsumers/home.cfm
Cook's Garden, The
Business
PO Box 535
Londonderry VT 05148
Phn: 800-457-9703
E-mail: info@cooksgarden.com
www.cooksgarden.com
The Cook's Garden is a place where gardening is a pleasure for both the gardener and the cook, a place to grow both vegetables and flowers for the simple delight of watching them blossom and fruit, and for the bounty they provide to family and friends once prepared for the table.
As charter signatories of the Safe Seed Pledge, you can be sure we are committed to the preservation of heirloom and organically produced seed varieties
Directory of Oklahoma Certified Organic Growers
Website
OK
www.madeinoklahoma.net/Okgrown/cog.htm
Directory of Certified Organic Growers in Oklahoma and Texas for produce, herbs, nuts, meat, and grain.
Downloadable posters and other message materials
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
www.foodroutes.org/
Downloadable posters and other message materials. These posters include topics such as Buy Locally Grown. It's Thousands of Miles Fresher. The Best Tasting Food Ripens Close to Home. Plant Your Dollars Close to Home. All of these come in PDF or Word formats available to download. Community groups can add their own logo if they want. These make great education posters in stores, at farmers' markets, or in schools. In addition, there are sample cost tag cards about the costs of locally grown tomatoes versus other tomatoes. You can access these at: http://www.foodroutes.org/blcsheets.jsp If the link doesn't work, go to the main page: http://www.foodroutes.org and log in to the free service. Check out the "Tools for Action".
Earth Elements Certified Organic Farm
Business
9630 Pecan Tree Circle
Lexington OK 73051
Phn: 405-873-3722
E-mail: april@earthelements.net
www.earthelements.net
Earth Elements Farm is a certified organic farm 7 miles south of Norman, OK and is operated by April Harrington. Earth Elements specializes in Genovese Basil, which they sell to the public and restaurants and which they process into a gourmet pesto. Their medicinal herbs are used to make a line of synthetic-free natural body care products that are available in many stores and at their website. In addition, they grow culinary herbs and a variety of spring produce, some of which are heirloom varieties. Workshops on home canning, organic agriculture, and soap making are offered several times a year.
Edible Schoolyard
Organization
CA
www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html
The Edible Schoolyard, in collaboration with Martin Luther King Junior Middle School, provides urban public school students with a one-acre organic garden and a kitchen classroom. Using food systems as a unifying concept, students learn how to grow, harvest, and prepare nutritious seasonal produce. Experiences in the kitchen and garden foster a better understanding of how the natural world sustains us, and promote the environmental and social well being of our school community.
Factory Farms
Organization
Oklahoma Chapter, P.O. Box 60644
Oklahoma City OK 73046
E-mail: tomlibby@yahoo.com
oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cafo/
Information about the problems resulting from factory farming and what you can do about them. Buying organic (chemical-free) and from local family farms are suggested ways to make a difference.
Farm to School
Organization
CA
www.farmtoschool.org/ca/farms.htm
The farm, Ripple-Riley-Thomas in Ukaih, CA started a
"Harvest of the Month" program. They pack boxes full
of a variety of fresh produce and deliver them to
local schools who have ordered them to do nutrition
lessons and fruit/veggie tastings. You can find out
about them (and other farm to school info) on the Farm
to School website. There is also a blurb about the program in this
newletter online (pg 7)
Farmers Market
Business
6800 NW 39th Exwy
Bethany OK
Thur. 4:00-7:30pm and Sat. 8:00am-1:00pm
A new Oklahoma City area farmers market has recently opened. It is located at The Children's Center, on old Rte 66 just east of Rockwell. It has openings for growers to sell.
Farmers Markets Interactive Mapping Across the US
Business
find.mapmuse.com/re1/interest.php?brandID=FARMER_MARKETS
Mapmuse.com has added a nationwide
interactive map of farmers markets to its services. The idea is for farmer markets and farmers market enthusiasts to build upon
what we have started by adding farmers markets that we have missed, and
editing and enhancing information that is already there. The source of our
information is the website
www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/. Through your help, we hope to create
comprehensive, descriptive, and up to date maps to help the public find
farmers markets at home, and on their travels. And for the farmers markets
involved, these maps will constitute free advertising.
Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc
Organization
46 East 4th Street, Suite 1301
Saint Paul MN 55101
Phn: 651-223-5400
Fax: 651-223-5335
E-mail: lawyers@flaginc.org
www.flaginc.com
Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG) is a nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land.
FarmLink
Organization
www.californiafarmlink.org/
FarmLink is a program in some states
that links retiring farmers with young farmers. The story below tells
about the Washington program, but there are programs in other states that
you may be interested in as well.
http://www.acfnewsource.org/environment/farmlink.html
Final Word columns, The
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
www.foodroutes.org/
The Final Word columns by journalist Alan Guebert. These are informative and useful columns about what's going on with local food issues.
Food Circles Networking Project
Organization
Department of Rural Sociology University of Missouri-Columbia 204 Gentry
Columbia MO 65211
Phn: 573-882-7463
Fax: 573-882-1473
E-mail: HendricksonM@missouri.edu
www.foodcircles.missouri.edu
A Food Circle is a new way of conceiving of and organizing our agricultural and food systems. It links the many people involved in food production together in interdependent, holistic ways. When we conceive of our food system as a circle, we acknowledge that we are connected with every other person in that circle through the act of food production.
Future of Food Film
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
www.thefutureoffood.com
There's a revolution going on in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of
America -- a revolution that's being fought behind closed doors of corporate
boardrooms and government agencies over the use of genetically modified
organisms in our food.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing
truth behind the unlabeled GMO products that have quietly filled grocery
store shelves over the past decade.
From the test tube, to the farm field, to the supermarket, the film follows
the personal stories of the farmers in the U.S., Canada who have been sued
by large multi-national corporations for continuing the time-honored
tradition of saving seeds; of the scientists in the U.S. and Europe who have
been censored for raising serious public and environmental health concerns;
and finally, of the consumers, who are beginning to question why this has
escaped the attention of both the media and the Federal agencies in charge
of keeping our food safe.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD unravels the complex web of market and political forces
that are changing the nature of what we eat. Food has gone from being a
basic need to part of a larger billion dollar battle to control the world's
food production.
Harvesting Support for Locally Grown Food
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
www.foodroutes.org/
Harvesting Support for Locally Grown Food ($50) provides a strategic map for action based on the very successful "Be a Local Hero: Buy Locally Grown" campaign from western Massachusetts. The book includes messages that were tested for getting consumers to buy local, details on how retailers and farmers monetarily supported the buy local campaign, and lots of public relations materials that can be adapted locally.
Heirloom Seeds
Business
Box 245
West Elizabeth PA 15088
Phn: (412) 384-0852
E-mail: mail@heirloomseeds.com
www.heirloomseeds.com
Located in South Western Pennsylvania, we are a small, family run seed house that has been in the mail order business since 1988. When we started this business, our first priority was to offer old fashioned vegetables noted for their taste. All of the varieties we offer are open pollinated (non hybrid) and have been grown by generations of backyard gardeners. The flower varieties that we offer have that simple, old fashioned beauty of days gone by. We added herb seeds to our catalog after many requests from our customers to do so. We have a network of gardeners throughout the United States that are constantly testing the varieties we offer for sale, to ensure they do well in a backyard garden setting. Many of the seeds we offer have come from backyard gardeners, whose families have saved the seeds for generations, throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and overseas.
Homestead School, The
School, Workshop
Oklahoma City OK
Phn: 405-771-3551
At The Homestead School we want to share the knowledge we have gained living with alternative energies and the lifestyle that goes with it. A visit to The Homestead School will give folks an opportunity to learn first hand about organic gardening and food preservation/storage. It will also give opportunities to share thoughts with others who care about living gently upon the earth.
How To Direct Market Farm Products on the Internet
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
USDA AMS TMP MSB, Room 2646 S, Stop 0269, 1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington DC
Phn: (202) 720 8317
Fax: (202) 690 0031
E-mail: Errol.Bragg@usda.gov
www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/MSB/
USDA guide book that provides basic information to assist agricultural producers who are interested in selling their products online or using a Web site to publicize their farm or products.
IATP's Food and Health Program
Website
www.iatp.org/foodandhealth
IATP's Food and Health Program works to make food healthier by advocating for more sustainable food production and a less contaminated food supply. Much human exposure to many toxic pollutants comes through the food chain.
We have launched a greatly improved website of particular interest to
- parents and other consumers
- policymakers, and
- health professionals.
It's a great resource for those wanting to
- Learn more about toxic pollutants and other food contaminants; and
- Identify and buy safer food alternatives.
ISEC's Local Food Toolkit
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
PO Box 9475
Berkeley CA 94709
Phn: (510) 548 4915
Fax: (510) 548 4916
E-mail: isecca@igc.org
www.isec.org.uk/
The Local Food Toolkit is designed to encourage more localized food and farming systems. Media sources are available (slideshow, report, full-color posters, and supporting materials) to show how farmers and consumers all over the world are suffering as a result of the global food industry, and helping people assess how much we have to gain from local food economies.
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Business
955 Benton Ave.
Winslow ME 04901
Phn: 207-861-3900
www.johnnyseeds.com
An independent seed company since 1973, Johnny's Selected Seeds seed catalog provides a wide selection of quality vegetable, flower, and herb seeds to critical home gardeners and small commercial growers. Johnny's carries vegetable and flower seed, culinary, medicinal and aromatic herb seeds, as well as an assortment of gardening tools, garden supplies, and home garden accessories. All of Johnny’s seeds and zccessories are thoroughly tested at the company’s certified organic farm in Albion, Maine and are backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Kansas City Food Circle
Organization
KC Food Circle, P.O. Box 45195
Kansas City MO 64171
Phn: 816-374-5899
Our aim is ho help local organic growers and consumers to connect with each other for the promotion of healthy eating habits and the survival of small family farms. We encourage you to ask questions and develop for yourself the elements of trust between you and your local farmer.
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Organization
P.O. Box 588
Poteau OK 74953
Phn: 918-647-9123
Fax: 918-647-8712
E-mail: mailbox@kerrcenter.com
www.kerrcenter.com
The Kerr Center's mission is to encourage a more sustainable agriculture in the
state of Oklahoma and beyond. We at the Kerr Center work for and with rural
people and communities in Oklahoma, in Florida, and across the nation and globe.
Our focus is on education, with program staff producing a variety of
publications for use by farmers and ranchers and agriculture professionals. We
also produce a free newsletter, Field Notes, as well as reports on public policy
for citizen groups and opinion leaders. The Kerr Center's president and staff
professionals are available to give speeches and presentations. We also sponsor
a number of educational events each year. In addition, research and
demonstration projects are ongoing at the Stewardship Ranch, at the Vero Beach
Research Station, and across Oklahoma through the Oklahoma Producer Grant
Program.
Kitchen Gardeners International
Organization
www.kitchengardeners.org/
Kitchen Gardeners International is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in Maine, USA with friends from around the world. Our mission is to celebrate home-grown, home-made foods in their many global forms and to promote their role in building a healthier, tastier, more sustainable and secure food system.
KY Agricultural Development Board
Government
Phn: 502-564-4627
http://agpolicy.ky.gov/board/index.shtml
The KY Agricultural Development Board invests monies which affects tobacco farmers of KY. They assist in finding new ways to add value to KY agricultural products, Contact Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy
Local Harvest community level map
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
www.foodroutes.org/localfood/
Find Good Food Near You. Want fresh, locally grown food, but don't know where to find it? The Local Harvest community level map makes it easy to find sustainable farmers, farmers markets and Community Supported Agriculture projects (CSAs) in your area. Just click on the map to zoom in, or enter your zip code to get quick results.
Missouri Organic Association
Organization
MO
E-mail: lwilliam@mineralarea.edu
www.missouriorganic.org
Our goal is to bring together Missouri organic growers, gardeners, consumers and all advocates of organic methods in a united effort to spread an understanding of the importance of a healthy food supply system, and to promote the growing and eating of organic foods.
News, resources, events, membership and contacts are available.
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc.
Organization
P.O. Box 396
Pine Bush NY 12566
Phn: 845.744.8448
Fax: 845.744.8477
E-mail: campaign@sustainableagriculture.net
www.sustainableagriculture.net
The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc. is dedicated to educating the public on the importance of a sustainable food and agriculture system that is economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just, and humane.
We bring together diverse local, state, regional and national organizations; identify problems and work on solutions; help grassroots concerns and priorities be heard in Washington, D.C.
Native Seeds/SEARCH
Business
2509 N. Cambell Ave., # 325
Tucson AZ 85719
Phn: 520-327-9123 / 520-622-5561
Specializing in drought-tolerant native food crops of the Desert Southwest and Mexico.
New Beginning Farm
25499 Oklay Road
Pink OK 74873
Phn: (405)598-0586
E-mail: miller19@oecadvantage.net
www.newbeginningfarm.com
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). All natural produce, pastured poultry. Spring-Summer- Fall Produce grown for you.
Nuyaka Natural Farm
Business
34798 S 177th W Avenue
Bristow OK 74010
Phn: 918.752.0628
Fax: 918.752.0899
E-mail: nuyakanaturalfarm@hotmail.com
Nuyaka Natural Farm is an 80-acre homestead located 35 miles Southwest of Tulsa. We have 10 acres of intensively, organically grown cut-flowers, culinary herbs, fruits, and vegetables in cultivation. We also raise chickens for eggs. We participate in two farmers' markets as well as supply a 50-family CSA group. We are actively involved in educational farm tours and related programs. We are passionate about sustainable agriculture and living!!
Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture
Government
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City OK 73105
Phn: (405) 521-3864
www.oda.state.ok.us/aghome.htm
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture's mission is to provide services and expertise which promote and protect our food supply and natural resources while stimulating economic growth.
To promote agriculture, the department forms educational and economic assistance partnerships; encourages value-added processing of Oklahoma's raw agricultural resources; and develops domestic and international markets for the state's agricultural and international markets for the state's agricultural commodities and products. To protect the public, the agency enforces necessary laws and rules pertaining to food safety, water quality, and product or service quality.
Oklahoma Farmers' Markets
Website
OK
www.madeinoklahoma.net/Okgrown/farmmkt.asp
A basic directory of Oklahoma Farmers' Markets.
Oklahoma Food
Website
Serves all of OK
www.oklahomafood.org
Resources, articles, group purchases, and more!
We're growing a grassroots network uniting Oklahoma folks interested in sustainably produced, locally grown food. Y'all can help.
Oklahoma Food Cooperative Project
Website
Oklahoma City OK
Phn: 405 613 4688
E-mail: customer@oklahomafood.coop
www.oklahomafood.org
The Oklahoma Food Cooperative Project has decided to organize a local food buying club system.
We will develop a list of local food products, prices, and availability.
Consumers can contact us directly, or they can form their own small networks, collating several orders, and designating a contact person to turn in the order and payments.
Oklahoma food meals
Organization
OK
Phn: 405-613-4688
E-mail: rmwj@soonernet.com
www.oklahomafood.org/
Robert Waldrop fixes all Oklahoma food meals.
If you have an organization and
would like him to fix YOU an all Oklahoma meal, contact him at 405-613-4688.
Oklahoma Food order and delivery service
Business
OK
E-mail: rmwj@soonernet.com
www.oklahomafood.org/okfoodservice.htm
We have found local Oklahoma producers of certified organic products. All products listed with our servivce are Oklahoma grown or made, and they are offered to you direct from those producers, via the convenience of our order and delivery service.
We will take your orders each week, notify the appropriate producers, receive the deliveries, and make up your individual order.
Oklahoma Food Policy Council
Organization
PO Box 588
Poteau OK 74953
Phn: 918.647.9123
E-mail: apoole@kerrcenter.com
www.kerrcenter.com/ofpc/
The council was established on October 16, 2001. Fifteen Oklahomans representing diverse groups with an interest in Oklahoma’s food system make up the council. Members represent farming and ranching, food processing, retail foods, education, and the media; as well as tribal, conservation, religious, and anti-hunger organizations.
Oklahoma Grown Directory
Website
OK
www.madeinoklahoma.net/Okgrown/farmers.htm
Oklahoma Fruit and Vegetable growers offer a wide variety of good quality fresh produce to consumers in the state. The types of markets include, but are not limited to: pick your own farms, roadside stands and farmers markets. This
directory is made available for the buyers and sellers of produce grown in Oklahoma, by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, & Forestry's Market Development Services Division.
OKLAHOMA ORGANIC GARDEN PLANNER
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
OK
shop.oklahomafood.org/category_producers.php?subcategory_id=74
I would like to alert the Oklahoma sustainability community to this new
resources. The author is Bill Smith, who is an Oklahoma County Master
Gardener with many years of organic gardening experience right here in
central Oklahoma. Garden planners are a dime a dozen in the marketplace,
but I am not aware of any other organic garden planner that is specifically
written for the central Oklahoma gardener, by someone with actual
productive experience growing organic vegetables. The planner is
available through the Oklahoma Food Cooperative,
but non-members can order the planner by contacting him directly at:
One or two copies are $15.00 each, plus $2.75 per book for postage. You
can contact him about picking them up in person and saving the postage.
Cooperative members who order it on the December order will not have to pay
postage, it will be delivered with their monthly food order.
He also has a new booklet, "Growing and Using the Top Ten Culinary Herbs".
It is $5.00 plus postage if sent through the mail.
Oklahoma Producer Grant
Organization
P.O. Box 588
Poteau OK 74953
Phn: 918-647-9123
Fax: 918-647-8712
E-mail: mailbox@kerrcenter.com
www.kerrcenter.com/HTML/opg.html
This program, the first of its kind in Oklahoma, supports farmer and rancher innovation with cash grants. Grants will be given for both research and demonstration projects. An active resident producer in Oklahoma is eligible to receive a grant.
organic community gardening
Organization
OK
Phn: 405-525-5374
There are some gardens sprouting up - anyone interested in learning about
or getting involved with organic community gardening in Oklahoma call John
Blevins at 405-525-5374.
OrganicAgInfo
Organization
NC
Phn: (831) 426-6606
E-mail: oac@osu.edu
www.organicaginfo.org
OrganicAgInfo is an on-line database of research reports, farmer-to-farmer information, outreach publications, and more. The database can be searched by keywords, region, crop or livestock type. All information on this web site can be accessed free of charge.
Best of all, if you have information on organic agriculture that you think would be useful to others, you can upload it to the site yourself.
OSU Extension Office
Organization
601 E. Robinson
Norman OK 73071
Phn: 405-321-4774 / 4935
Fax: 405-360-0319
countyext.okstate.edu/cleveland
Cleveland County's Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service is dedicated to serving the citizens of Cleveland County by providing research-based educational opportunities. Offers Regional information about all areas of gardening. Also has soil testing available for a small fee.
Permaculture Activist
Magazine
PO Box 1209
Black Mountain NC 28711
Phn: 828-669-6336
Fax: 828-669-5068
E-mail: info@permacultureactivist.net
www.permacultureactivist.net
The Activist is North America's leading permaculture periodical offering articles on permaculture design, edible landscaping, bioregionalism, aquaculture, natural building, earthworks, renewable energy, and much more. It
provides a current listing of upcoming permaculture design courses and serves as
an valuable global networking tool linking students to teachers and information, homeowners to designers and consultants, homeseekers to community, organisms to habitats, life to soil, and hope and help for all who imagine a culture that cares for the Earth AND people.
PrimaCafe
Business
45 NE 51st St.
Oklahoma City OK 73105
Phn: 405-525-0006
Fax: 405-525-8391
E-mail: mailbag@primacafe.com
www.primacafe.com
8-5 M-F (call first please)
We offer certified organic fair trade coffees roasted as ordered.
Redbird Ranch Fare
Business
Rt 1 Box 443
Webbers Falls OK 74470
Phn: 918-464-2770
E-mail: redbird@crosstel.net
Eggs, poultry and beef from our pasture to your plate.
Redwood City Seed Co.
Business
Box 361
Redwood City CA 94064
Phn: (650) 325-7333
www.ecoseeds.com
Mon-Sat 10am-4pm Pacific Time
Printed out, this site is sixteen pages, listing 280 kinds of seeds (including rare seeds), plants and books.
Safe Seed Sourcebook, The
Other
www.gene-watch.org/programs/safeseed/sourcebook.html
We pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants.
The companies listed (alphabetical, by State, with Canada and Costa Rica included at the end) have signed the Safe Seed Pledge for 2002. We encourage you to support them in their efforts to preseve the integrity of our seed supply.
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, The
Organization
The Noble Foundation, P.O. Box 2180
Ardmore OK 73402
Phn: 866.223.5810 (toll free)
www.noble.org/
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation conducts agriculture, forage biotechnology, and plant biology research; provides grants to other non-profit organizations; and assists farmers through consutation programs.
Offers: Alphabetical Index to Online Agriculture Information, Ag News & Views newsletter, and links to other useful resources (ie. permanent raised bed gardening, free hay and cattle listings, etc).
SARE (Southern Region)
Organization
GA
Phn: 770-412-4787
www.griffin.peachnet.edu/sare/
SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research Program) is a competitive grants program funded by USDA and EPA to promote research and education about sustainable agriculture. Calls for proposals are issued each year to start the competitive process. Established in 1988, SARE has funded close to 1,900 projects that examine how to improve agricultural profitability, protect natural resources and foster more viable rural communities. Information from the projects is disseminated through various publications.
Seed Dreams
Business
P.O. Box 1476
Santa Cruz CA 95061
Phn: 408-458-9252 / 831-234-8668
Seeds of Change
Business
PO Box 15700
Santa Fe NM 87506-5700
Phn: 1-888-762-7333
www.seedsofchange.com
In 1989, we at Seeds of Change started with a simple mission: to help preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable, organic agriculture. We sought to do this by cultivating and disseminating an extensive range of open-pollinated, organically grown, heirloom and traditional vegetable, flower and herb seeds. In addition to our seeds, we've since grown to offer a broad selection of 100% organic seedlings, pears, apples, as well as gardening tools, books and an extensive line of our own organic foods.
Small Farms, Big Ideas
Magazine
Sustainable Agriculture Program, PO Box 630, 1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City MO 65102
Phn: 573-522-8616
Fax: 573-751-0005
E-mail: Joan_Benjamin@mail.mda.state.mo.us
agebb.missouri.edu/sustain/smfarm/index.htm
The Sustainable Agriculture website is produced and maintained by the Agriculture Electronic Bulletin Board (AgEBB). The website contains the
latest information about the growing sustainable agriculture movement in Missouri. It's a great source of sustainable agriculture news.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Business
PO Box 170
Earlysville VA 22936
Phn: 804-973-4703
Fax: 540-894-9481
E-mail: gardens@southernexposure.com
www.southernexposure.com/
We are a source for heirloom vegetables selected in a day where taste and local adaptability were the primary factors. We have an extensive line of heirloom and other open pollinated seeds and seed saving supplies. We also carry a wide variety of garlic and perennial onion bulbs and medicinal herb rootstock. We are a source for naturally colored cotton seeds. Many of our products are Certified Organic.
Sustainable Agriculture Publications
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
210 Hills Building, University
Burlington VT 05405-0082
Phn: 802-656-0484
www.sare.org/publications/
Here is a great new resource from the Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (SARE) Program.
"Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for
Farms and Rural Businesses" brings the business planning process alive to
help today's alternative and sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs
transform
farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises. Sample worksheets
illustrate how real farm families set goals, determined potential markets
and evaluated financing options - and help the reader develop a detailed
business plan. (280 pp, Wire-bound)
Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center
Organization
Berea KY
Phn: 859-986-3204
www.heirlooms.org
Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center works to brings the importance of quality heirloom fruits
and vegetables to the forefront. They provide trainings in identifying
and sustaining family and community heirloom seeds and plants, and
coordinates the activities of growers of heirloom fruits and vegetables.
Tabletop Homestead
Other
RR1, Box 10360
Foster OK 73434
Phn: 580-432-5004
E-mail: tabletophomestead@earthlink.net
www.tabletophomestead.org/
Resource for modern homesteading and simple living. Available to teach
food preservation, garden and livestock care, cheesemaking, soapmaking and
other self-sufficient skills.
Three Springs Farm
Business
1367 Hwy. 82A
Oaks OK 74359
Phn: 918-868-5450
E-mail: farmers@threespringsfarm.com
www.threespringsfarm.com
Three Springs Farm believes in connecting our community to locally-produced, sustainable food and farmers. We grow a wide diversity of hand-crafted vegetables, herbs, and flowers on 4 acres in Cherokee County. Our produce can be purchased from us at the Cherry Street Farmers' Market or through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program.
Tomato Bob
Business
5764 Saucony Dr.
Hilliard OH 43026
Phn: (614) 256-6298
www.tomatobob.com
Tomato Bob offers over 400 varieties of hard to find heirloom tomato and
vegetable seeds many of which were grown in American gardens back in
the 1800's. They practice earth friendly gardening and offer only open
pollinated, non-GMO seeds.
Tulsa organic food directory
Website
OK
oklahoma.sierraclub.org/greencountry/Pages/Food2.html
Directory of merchants that offer natural and organic food items in the Tulsa area including: meat, produce and bakery products; food supplements and vitamins; and flowers.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Government
603 E. Robinson
Norman OK 73071
Phn: (405) 321-7766
www.nrcs.usda.gov
NRCS puts nearly 70 years of experience to work in assisting owners of America's private land with conserving their soil, water, and other natural resources. They offer information on your plot of land in regards to soil type and classifications. They also offer great assistance to the process of becoming certified organic.
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