Resources
Below is a list of websites pertaining to sustainable agriculture. Simply click on a link to open the selected site in a new window.
Categories:
- Sustainable Agriculture Information Services
- Agriculture IT and Engineering Organizations
- Career Resources
- Entrepreneur Resources
- Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Certification Organizations
- University-based Sustainable Agriculture Education Programs
- Farmer Training Programs
- Online Sustainable Agriculture Training Programs
- Aquaponics Resources
Sustainable Agriculture Information Services
- The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Agriculture IT and Engineering Organizations
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers – Asabe
Pan-American Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture – PanAfita
International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering – Hokkaido Japan
International Network for Information Technology in Agriculture – INFITA
Career Resources
Entrepreneur Resources
Feeding 10 Billion – a not-for-profit committed to helping food-system entrepreneurs realize their goal of building sustainable companies that make an impact, create jobs and generate returns for investors.
Starting a Business – Links to basic federal tax information for people who are starting a business
Business Plan Guide – Nuts and bolts business plan guide that every budding entrepreneur should own
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Certification Organizations
Sustainable Farm Certification, Intl.
Rainforest Alliance Farm Certification
Scientific Certification Systems for Sustainable Agriculture
University-based Sustainable Agriculture Education Programs
Cornell University College of Agricultural and Life Sciences – Cornell University
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture – Iowa State University
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program – University of California at Davis
Center for Sustainability – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Sustainable Food Systems – College of the Atlantic
Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems Program – Montana State University
Sustainable Agriculture Program, Central Carolina Community College – Central Carolina Community College
Sustainable Agriculture Program, CAFNR – University of Missouri-Columbia College
Sustainable Agriculture Major – Sterling College, Vermont
Program in Ecological Agriculture and Society (PEAS) – University of Montana
Agroecosystems Management Program – Ohio State University
Agroecology Concentration – University of Illinois
Agroecology Program – University of Wyoming
Agriculture, Food and Environment – Tufts University
Agroecology Minor Program – North Carolina State University
Agroecology Masters Program – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Agroecology Home – Univeristy of California at Santa Cruz
Agriculture and Landscape Program – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems – University of California at Santa Cruz
Department of Plant, Soil, & Environmental Sciences – University of Maine
Farmer Apprentice Program – University of Vermont
Ecological Agriculture Major – University of Vermont
Organic and Sustainable Crop Production – University of Florida
Interdisciplinary Studies Program in Organic Agriculture – Colorado State University
For a more complete list of Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture Click Here
Farmer Training Programs
West
Agriculture and Land Based Training Association (CA)
U.C. Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture (CA)
Regenerative Design Institute (CA)
Living Lands Agrarian Network (CA)
Soil Born Farms (CA)
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (CA)
Esalen Institute (CA)
CTAHR Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program (HI)
New Mexico Farmer-to-Farmer Training Program (NM)
Oregon State University Growing Farms Workshops (OR)
Multnomah County Beginning Urban Farmer Apprenticeship (OR)
Rogue Farm Corps (OR)
Seattle Tilth Farm Works Program (WA)
Viva Farms Incubator Program (WA)
Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WA)
The Greenbank Farm Agriculture Training Center (WA)
Midwest
Women, Food and Agriculture Network (IA)
Practical Farmers of Iowa New Generation (IA)
Iowa State Beginning Farmer Center (IA)
Iowa Network for Community Agriculture (IA)
Iowa State Sustainable Agriculture Extension Office (IA)
The Farm Business Development Center at Prairie Crossing Farm (IL)
The Land Connection (IL)
Central Illinois Farm Beginnings (IL)
Angelic Organics Learning Center – Farmer Training Initiative (IL, WI)
Upper Midwest CRAFT (IL, WI)
Stateline Farm Beginnings (IL, WI)
Purdue Small Farm and Sustainable Agriculture Team (IN)
Kansas Rural Center (KS)
Michigan Land Use Institute Get Farming! (MI)
Michigan State University Organic Farmer Training Program (MI)
Lake Superior Farm Beginnings (MN)
Land Stewardship Project Farm Beginnings (MN)
Minnesota Food Association Big River Farms Training Program (MN)
Jefferson Institute (MO)
Growing Gardeners Training Program (MO)
Community CROPS Growing Farmers Program (NE)
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NE)
The Center for Rural Affairs (NE)
University of Nebraska EDGE Program (NE)
Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability (FARRMS) (ND)
North Dakota Farmers Union (ND)
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute New Farmer Foundation Year (WI)
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (WI)
School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WI)
University of Wisconsin Extension Emerging Agricultural Markets Team (WI)
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OH)
Innovative Farmers of Ohio (OH)
Dakota Rural Action, Farm Beginnings (SD)
Northeast
Farm School NYC (NY)
Hawthorne Valley Farm Beginnings Program (NY)
New Farmer Development Project (NY)
Rockland Farm Alliance (NY)
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (NY)
Farm Catskills (NY)
Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming (NY)
Poughkeepsie Food Project (NY)
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PA)
Penn State Agriculture Marketing (PA)
Penn State Extension (PA)
The Seed Farm of Lehigh County (PA)
The Farm School (MA)
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (MA)
Tufts University’s Sustainable Farming Project (MA)
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) (ME)
NOFA New Jersey (NJ)
Southside Community Land Trust (RI)
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island (RI)
Intervale Farms Program (VT)
University of Vermont Farmer Apprentice Program (VT)
Rutland Area Food and farm Link New Farmer Initiative (VT)
UVM Women’s Agricultural Network (VT)
NOFA-VT Apprentice and Willing Worker Program (VT)
South
The Farm School for Women (NC)
Organic Growers School (NC)
The Kerr Center (OK)
Noble Foundation (OK)
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (OK)
Clemson University New and Beginning Farmer Program (SC)
Upstate School of Sustainable Agriculture (SC)
Texas Agrilife Extension Service (TX)
Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (AL)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University New and Beginning Farmer Training Program (FL)
Center for Integrated Agriculture (FL)
Allegheny Mountain School (VA)
Online Sustainable Agriculture Training Programs
agLearn.net – an Internet based series of courses aiming to support farmers and their communities through the sharing of knowledge and positive experiences, and bringing stakeholders together via partnership and constructive dialogue.
The New England Small farm Institute
Northeast Beginning Farmer Project
Penn State Extension Beginning Farmer Course
Aquaponics Resources
The Aquaponic Gardening Community
Aquaponics HQ