The Atlantic Canada Organic Regional Network (ACORN)
ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Service - latest information in sustainable agriculture and organic farming news, events and funding opportunities, in-depth publications on production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, innovative marketing, organic certification, and highlights of local, regional, USDA and other federal sustainable ag activities.
BDM Composting (Manitoba)
Beyond Factory Farming - National organization (with a Manitoba Coalition) promoting socially responsible livestock production in Canada
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems – Excellent production and marketing resources for sustainable food systems
Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia – they also have a very active, informative listserv that anyone can join
Equiterre (Québec)
Grass Root Solutions, growing heritage wheat varieties for local markets
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
National Centre for Appropriate Technology
Natural Systems Agriculture (Manitoba)
The Organic Council of Ontario
The Saskatchewan Organic Directorate (SOD)
Tiny Farm Blog (Ontario) - A micro-farmer’s photo journal also provides tips, references and links and a wealth of other information on small scale farming
Purpose Group - Helping farms move towards the kind of natural agriculture that farmers and governments around the world are turning to - a revolutionary change.
The Rodale Institute’s The New Farm Website
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education – Funding opportunity for US farmers as well as publications, reports, bulletins.
URBAN FARMING
Boston Food Project - Our mission is to grow a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. We produce healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs and provide youth leadership opportunities. Most importantly, we strive to inspire and support others to create change in their own communities.
City Farmer - Resource on Urban Agriculture based out of Vancouver
Sharing Backyards – find land locally
Spin Farming - Small Plot Intensive Farming is a non-technical, easy-to-learn and inexpensive-to-implement vegetable farming system that makes it possible to earn significant income from land bases under an acre in size.
Report on the Viability of Urban Farming – by American Farmland Trust
