Organisations involved with sustainability

Organic Weed Management Project The University of New England
The Meatrix annimation which is extremely good, and associated action site to stop factory farms, based in the USA
The Culture and Politics of Organic Food: An Australian Perspective Kristen Lyons, Griffith University. October 2001
Argibusiness Review -Vol.9 - 2001 Paper 8. ISSN 1442-6951 How to increase organic food sales: Results from research based on market segmentation and product attributes
An overview of the Organic Food Products Market in Australia, December 2003, University of New England
Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine mission is to transform the health and wellbeing of all people, by encouraging the practice of nutritional and environmental medicine as a rational means for the prevention and treatment of disease.
Henry Doubleday Research Assoc of Australia. The foundation promotes organic gardening and farming, including livestock. Also concerned with chemical contamination of food and the environment
Consumers International Sustainable Food Production and Consumption
Farming solutions brings examples of successful, environmentally responsible farming systems to life from all over the world, illustrating how farmers can protect the environment while at the same time increasing food supply where it is most needed.
 

Associations/Clubs

International

Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology RTSTE was founded in Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) in 1982 by Dr. Vandana Shiva. It works on biodiversity conservation and protecting people's rights from threats to their livelihoods and environment by centralised systems of monoculture in forestry, agriculture and fisheries.
Soil & Health Association of New Zealand
Soil Association (UK)
International Federation of Organic Movements
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy promotes resilient family farms, rural communities adn ecosystems around the world through research and eductaion, science and technology, and advocacy. Based in USA.
Gardenline Sustainable horticultural information, University of Saskatchewan
 

Publications/media

Acres Australia, national newspaper of sustainable agriculture
Earth Garden Sustainability and planet care for bush and city alternatives. Based in Victoria, Australia.
Organic Gardener from Gardening Australia of ABC TV and magazine
Permaculture magazine Solutions for sustainable living, based in the United Kingdom
Warm Earth Organic Gardening Magazine. Based in Queensland, Australia.
Organic Gardeninng Based in the USA.
The Australian Newscrop Newsletter
Organic Research is an Internet Resource for organic farming and food, developed by CABI Publishing. The sites premier content is available only to subscribers
Pacific Ecologistis published by the Pacific Institute of Resource Management (PIRM). Founded in 1984, by Wellington architect George Porter, PIRM is an organisation dedicated to sustainable use of the earth's resources.
Tagari Publications publish and distribute Permaculture research. Based in Australia
 

International

Australian

Organic Weed Management Project sustainable weed management in organic herb and vegetable production. The University of New England, NSW.
 

North America

Acres USA is North America's oldest, largest magazine covering eco-agriculture
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.
California Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is a dynamic coalition dedicated to building and strengthening the movement for a sustainable and socially just food system in California.
Farm For Profit They have 3 main aims of sustaining the farmer, sustaining the soil, water, air and sustain the consumer with clean wholesome food.
Farm Folk City Folk is a non-profit society that wants one simple thing: for people to eat local, fresh, seasonal foods, grown using farming practices that contribute to the health of the planet.
ETC group is dedicated to the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights. To this end, ETC group supports socially responsible developments of technologies useful to the poor and marginalized and it addresses international governance issues and corporate power.
Leopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture explores and cultivates alternatives that secure healthier people and landscapes in Iowa and the nation.
Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is a network of organizations working for a system of agriculture that is economically profitable, environmentally sound, family-farm based, and socially just.
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture is an alliance of hundreds of grassroots, state, regional and national organisations, representing constituencies that include family farms, rural and urban communities, environmental and wildlife advocates, workers, students, indigenous peoples, consumers and faith-based institutions.
National Center for Appropriate Technology Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ATTRA - funded by the US Department of Agriculture, is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology. It provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society is a grassroots educational organization committed to the development of a sustainable society through the promotion of ecologically and socially sound food production and distribution systems in the Northern Plains.
Organic Consumers Association is a grassroots non-profit public interest organisation which deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, corporate accountability, and environmental sustainability. We are the only organination in the US focused exclusively on representing the views and interests of the nation's estimated ten million organic consumers.
Organic Crop Improvement Association is 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.
Organic Farming Research Foundation to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices.
Organic Trade Association 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.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program from the University of California. Have numerous reports and newsletters available for free.
Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota was founded in 1988, in southeast Minnesota by farmers wishing to create an information-sharing network about sustainable farming practices. In the spirit of cooperation, we offer mutual support and fellowship to strengthen our families and communities.
The Center for Food Safety is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy membership organisation established in 1997 by its sister organisation, International Center for Technology Assessment, for the purpose of challenging harmful food production technologies and promoting sustainable alternatives. CFS combines multiple tools and strategies in pursuing its goals, including litigation and legal petitions for rulemaking, legal support for various sustainable agriculture and food safety constituencies, as well as public education, grassroots organizing and media outreach.
The Land Institute When people, land, and community are as one, all three members prosper; when they relate not as members but as competing interests, all three are exploited. By consulting Nature as the source and measure of that membership, The Land Institute seeks to develop an agriculture that will save soil from being lost or poisoned while promoting a community life at once prosperous and enduring.
The National Organic Program
The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is to build a sustainable food and agriculture system... one that is environmentally sound, economically viable, socially just and produces safe, nutritious food.
Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is a non-profit organization bringing together diverse individuals and groups working in sustainable agriculture and food systems to share successful models, realize our collective strengths, build regional capacity and inform the agriculture policy debate.
Winrock International We use innovative approaches in agriculture, environmental protection, renewable energy, leadership development, and policy to increase long-term productivity, equity, and responsible resource management. Our mission is to help the poor and disadvantaged. Our workplace is the world.
 

Europe

planorganic.com provides news from Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond, where to get organic produce in Ireland and the UK, and lots of references and publications.
Henry Doubleday Research Association is Europe's largest organic membership organisation. It is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
Organic UK
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick (Switzerland) and FiBL Berlin e.V. (Germany) are leading competence centres for research and consultancy on organic agriculture in Europe.
Organic Europe gives an overview of organic farming in 25 European countries.
International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR)
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements mission is leading, uniting and assisting the organic movement in its full diversity. Our goal is the worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound systems that are based on the principles of Organic Agriculture
 

Pesticide Action Network

Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is a network of over 600 participating nongovernmental organisations, institutions and individuals in over 90 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives. Its projects and campaigns are coordinated by five autonomous Regional Centers.

 

Pesticide information

National Pesticide Information Center cooperative effort of Oregon State University and the US EPA.
Department of Pesticide Regulation California
PAN Pesicide Database is your one-stop location for current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides.
The Pesticide Management Program at Cornell University
 

Integrated Management of Pests and Crops

North Central IPM Center is one of four centers in a national network established to strengthen USDA's connection with production agriculture, research and extension programs, and agricultural stakeholders throughout the United States.
The University of Reading Agriculture, Policy and Development. Environmental challenges in farm management.
Integrated Crop Management web site has been developed by the Penn Jersey Extension Partnership, a regionally based Cooperative Extension working group that combines the expertise and programing efforts of agricultural agents and specialists from both Rutgers and Penn State Universities. Provides crop management and pasture management information.
Integrated Pest Management/Total Plant Management Central Maryland Research and Education Center
Project GREEEN Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic and Environmental Needs. A cooperative effort by plant-based commodities and businesses with Michigan State University Extension, the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Michigan Farm Bureau
Michigan State University Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management in Use - Overview South Australian Research and Development Institute
Using Integrated Pest Management on Farm South Australian Research and Development Institute
The National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management (NSFCIPM) was established in 1991 to serve a lead role in technology development, program implementation, training, and public awareness for IPM at the state, regional, and national level. The Center began as part of NSF's Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program. The NSFCIPM is an organizational unit within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University. It is composed of faculty members from all academic departments in the College and involves all relevant disciplines impacting on IPM. The NSFCIPM also involves scientists from other universities across the nation through grants, contracts, or other formal working relationships.
Integrated Plant Protection Center Oregon State University. The Center is dedicated to an integrated approach to developing, fostering, and supporting effective, economical management of agricultural pests (insects, weeds, diseases, nematodes, and vertebrates) and the rational use of pesticides within the context of sound ecological principles and social realities. This effort is essential for maintaining agricultural sustainability, environmental quality, and adequate supplies of agricultural products.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service CSREES' unique mission is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities by supporting research, education, and extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations. CSREES doesn't perform actual research, education, and extension but rather helps fund it at the state and local level and provides program leadership in these areas.
Nutri-Tech Solutions has soil and plant nutrition as first priority. Works with farmers and assist them to transition to a more sustainable methods of farming. Has some good reports, interviews, educational seminars and other information.
Integrated Pest Management Alabana
Integrated Pest Management at Iowa State University
Integrated Pest Management at University of Calofornia
Washington State Pest Management Resource Service Integrated Pest Management
Community IPM in Asia
IPM Australia
Integrated Pest Management Resource Centre based in UK
 

General Information

General information site about agriculture

Agriculture Network Information Center AgNIC committed to a partnership to provide access to quality information and resources over the Internet.
 

IPM books

Integrated Pest Management in Ornamentals: Informantion Guide
NSW Agriculture
2000 0734501005
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Pack
NSW Agriculture
2000  
Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears
University of California, available from CSIRO Publishing
1999 187990644
Agriculture: Sustainability & Organics
CSIRO Publishing