• Research & education
  Organic industry
  Marketing
  Small farms & sustainable agriculture sites
  Useful Web Sites on Organic Farming
         Regulation and Certification
         Organic Sector Organizations
         Other USDA Resources
         Information Sources
         Useful Printed Resources on Organic Farming

Research & education

• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
  http://www.attra.org
  http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/localfood_dir.php
  http://impact.wsu.edu/Wasuppliers/
  Information packets and publications and organic educational programs.

• Biological Control Home Page / Cornell University
  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/
  Bio-control agents guide, parasitoids, predators, pathogens, weed feeders, related biological control links.

• Biological Control Virtual Information Center
  http://cipm.ncsu.edu/ent/biocontrol/ 
  Links to information on biological control organizations, databases and web sites around the world.

• Celilo Group Media
  http://www.celilo.net
  Celilp Group Media is a publishing and marketing consultant firm with a mission of expanding markets for sustainable products and services.

• Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
  http://csanr.wsu.edu/
  Publications, research specialists and other resource information

• Idaho Farm and Ranch Resource Center
  http://www.oneplan.org/
  Best Management Plans, organic farming, legislation, weather, related links

• Organic Farming Research Foundation
  http://ofrf.org/
  National organic farm survey and organic research reports

• Soil Testing Laboratories
  http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/soilmgmt/SoilTesting.htm
  Soil Testing Testing laboratories for the Northwest Region.

• Sustainable Industries Journal
  http://www.sustainableindustries.com
  Pacific Northwest's first trade publication for sustainable industries.  Exploring "economic gain through environmental innovation"

• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service
   http://www.ers.usda.gov/whatsnew/issues/organic/
  An Issues Center devoted to organic farming. It contains analyses of data about organic farming, crops, and livestock, throughout the United States. Data tables detail individual crops and livestock by State.

• University of California Sustainable Research and Education Program (UC SAREP)
  http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/
  Publications (online and other), conferences, grants, database, news resources, related links

• Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
  http://organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/OrganicIFP/Home/Index.html
  You can access resources related to integrated and organic fruit production at this web site.

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Organic industry

• Farming Sourcebook
  http://www.sustainableindustries.com
  The goal of this publication is to compile extensive information on soil, pest control, seeds and certifications systems — related to regional sustainable agricultural practices for vegetable, fruit and grain production — all in one place.

• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
  http://www.ifoam.org
  Conferences, standards, accreditation program, publications

• National Organic Program (NOP)
  http://www.ams.usda.gov
  The NOP mission is to develop and implement national standards that govern the marketing of agricultural products as organically produced, to facilitate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced, and ensure consumers that such products meet consistent standards.

• Organic Trade Association
  http://www.ota.com/index.html
  Publications, news, events, directory of organic producers, certifies, brokers, packers, etc.

• Willing Workers for Organic Farms (WWOOF)
  http://www.wwoof.org/
  International organization connecting organic and biodynamic farms with people willing the work on the farm.

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Marketing

• The Food Alliance
  http://www.foodalliance.org
  Non-profit organization working to increase the awareness of the link between environmentally friendly farming practices and protection of Northwest natural resources, crop specific sustainable standards and marketing label.

• Puget Sound Fresh
  http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/farms/index.htm
  Puget Sound Fresh is a program of King County which promotes the buying of locally produced food.

• Fruits and Vegetables Market Prices
  http://www.todaymarket.com
  Worldwide agricultural prices information. Daily market reports, related resources

• Economic Research Service
  http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/erssor/specialty/vgs-bb/
  Organic food & fiber analysis of certified producers, organic foods marketing reports.

• Washington State Farmers' Markets Association
  http://www.wafarmersmarkets.com
  Statewide association of over 67 farmers markets.

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Small farms and sustainable agriculture sites

• National Commission on Small Farms
  http://agsyst.wsu.edu/
  National recommendations for policy change directed at the support and preservation of small farms. "A Time to Act" document available on-line.

• Sustainable Farming Connection
  http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/

 Useful Web Sites on Organic Farming

Regulation and Certification

• USDA National Organic Program
  http://www.ams.usda.gov
• Organic Materials Review Institute
  www.omri.org
• Washington State Dept. of Agriculture Organic Food Program
  Organic Food Program

Organic Sector Organizations

• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
  www.ifoam.org
• Organic Trade Association
  http://www.ota.com/index.html
• Organic Farming Research Foundation
  http://ofrf.org
• Canadian Organic Growers
  http://www.cog.ca/
• Washington Tilth Producers
  http://www.tilthproducers.org
• The Soil Association
  

Other USDA Resources

• USDA Economic Research Service
     Briefing Room – Organic Farming and Marketing
     http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/organic/ 
     Organic Farming Issues Center
     http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/organic/
     Organic Wholesale Prices
     http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/organicprices/
• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service – Organic Products
     http://www.fas.usda.gov/agx/organics/index.htm

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Information Sources

• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
  http://attra.ncat.org
• USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program Sustainable Agriculture Network
  http://www.sare.org]
• The New Farm On-Line Magazine – Rodale Institute
  http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/organic/index.htm
• University of California Organic Information
  http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/organic/index.htm
• University of California Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
  http://casfs.ucsc.edu/
• Cornell University Organic Agriculture
  http://www.organic.cornell.edu/index.html
• North Carolina Center for Environmental Farming Systems
  http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu
• Washington State University 
     Western Washington Organic Information
     http://agsyst.wsu.edu/ 
     WSU Puyallup Soil Management (compost and herbicide)
     http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/soilmgmt/clopyralid.htm
• Michael Fields Agriculture Institute
  http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org/
• Research Institute for Organic Agriculture
  http://www.fibl.org/english/index.php
• Organic Farming In Europe
  http://www.organic-europe.net/europe_eu/default.asp
• The Organic Monitor
  http://www.organicmonitor.com/

Useful Printed Resources on Organic Farming

• Organic Tree Fruit Management. 1998. Linda Edwards. Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia. Available from IFM, 1-800-332-3179.
• Organic Apple Production Manual. 2000. S. Swezey et al. University of California DANR. Order from 1-800-994-8849.
• Managing Cover Crops Profitably. 1998. Sustainable Agriculture Network. www.sare.org
• Building Soils fro Better Crops. 2000 F. Magdoff and H. Van Es. Sustainable Agriculture Network. www.sare.org
• Steel in the Field: A Farmers Guide to Weed Management Tools. 1997. G. Bowman (ed.). Sustainable Agriculture Network. www.sare.org
• The Real Dirt: Farmers Tell about Organic and Low-Input Practices in the Northeast. 1998 (2nd printing). Northeast Organic and Sustainable Farmers Network. Sustainable Agriculture Network. www.sare.org
• Sustainable Agriculture in Temperate Zones. 1990. C. Francis et al. J. Wiley and Sons, New York. 487 pp.
• Ecological Management of Agricultural Weeds. 2001. M. Liebman et al. Cambridge University Press. 544 pp.
• Organic Field Crop Handbook. Canadian Organic Growers. www.cog.ca
• Organic Livestock Handbook. Canadian Organic Growers. www.cog.ca

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