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agroecology and the struggle for food sovereignty
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) – www.sare.org/coreinfo/
farmers.htm
Provides grants and disperses educational materials in support of environmentally
sound agricultural practices.
USDA Direct Marketing – www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing
Provides advice to direct market farmers in the U.S. and lists additional direct
marketing resources.
Women’s Agricultural Network (WagN) – www.uvm.edu/~wagn
Working to increase the number of women owning and operating profitable
farms and ag-related businesses and their profile in leadership positions throughout
the agricultural sectors of business, government, and community. Provides
assistance to new agricultural entrepreneurs and existing businesses.
Znet – www.zmag.org/weluser.htm
A community of people committed to social change. Includes information concerning
rural social and environmental movements.
Agriculture/Environment Organizations and Resources
Amazônia – www.amazonia.org.br/english (English and Portuguese)
A clearinghouse of agricultural and environmental news focused on the Brazilian
Amazon, maintained by Friends of the Earth, Brazil.
American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) – www.communitygarden.org
A national nonprofit membership organization of professionals, volunteers, and
supporters of community greening in urban and rural communities.
The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) – www.foodsecurity.org
A North American organization of social and economic justice, environmental,
nutrition, sustainable agriculture, community development, labor, anti-poverty,
anti-hunger, and other groups. Seeks to develop self-reliance among all communities
in obtaining their food.
Ecoagriculture Partners – www.ecoagriculturepartners.org/home.htm
A group dedicated to the promotion of agriculture that provides ecological services.
Food Routes Network – www.foodroutes.org
A national nonprofit organization that provides communications tools, technical
support, networking and information resources to organizations nationwide that
are working to rebuild local, community-based food systems.
Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura – http://usuarios.lycos.es/institutoIMAP/
hacemos.htm
Promotes permaculture for sustainable development in Guatemala.
yale school of forestry & environmental studies