Food System Links
Below you will find website links for opportunities to further develop and understand your food system: Section Contents:
- International
- U.S. Focused
- Find your Sustainable Food Source
- Factory Farming
- Higher Education Program Initiatives
- Certification Information
International:
- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (www.fao.org)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (www.ifad.org/)
- World Health Organization (www.who.int/en/)
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (www.ifpri.org)
- Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy (www.foodfirst.org/)
- World Resources Institute (www.wri.org/)
- Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org)
- Compassion in World Farming (www.ciwf.org.uk/index.shtml)
- World Society for the Protection of Animals (www.wspa-international.org/)
- Environmental Health Perspective (http://www.ehponline.org/topic/agriculture.html)
U.S. Focused:
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA) (www.usda.gov)
- Alterative Farming Systems Information Center (http://afsic.nal.usda.gov)
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (http://attra.ncat.org/)
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (www.iatp.org/)
- National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (www.sustainableagriculture.net/)
- Center for Food Safety (www.centerforfoodsafety.org/)
- Organic Consumers Association (www.organicconsumers.org/)
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) (www.sare.org)
- Community Food Security Coalition (www.foodsecurity.org/)
- Public Citizen (www.citizen.org/cmep/foodsafety/)
- All Organic Links (www.allorganiclinks.com/)
- The New Farm (www.newfarm.org/)
- Pesticide Action Network of North America (www.panna.org/)
- Ecological Farming Association (www.eco-farm.org/)
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers (www.caff.org/)
- Food Security Learning Center (www.worldhungeryear.org/fslc/)
- Consumer Unions Guide to Eco-labels (www.eco-labels.org)
Find Your Sustainable Food Source
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Find your local farmer's market! |
Find out where you can purchase local, organic, humane, and sustainable food near you! |
The easiest way to find wholesome, fresh, sustainable food in the US and Canada. |
Factory Farming
Websites
- Union of Concerned Scientists (www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/)
- GRACE Factory Farm Project (www.factoryfarm.org)
- The Humane Society of the United States (www.hsus.org/farm/)
- Sierra Club (www.sierraclub.org/factoryfarms/)
- Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign (www.keepantibioticsworking.com)
- Factory Farming (www.factoryfarming.org)
Higher Education Programs and Initiatives
- Sustainable Agriculture Education: (internal link on CASFS website)
- Farm to College:
- Community Food Security Coalition Farm to College Programs—a main resource and spring board for existing farm to college programs nationwide. www.farmtocollege.org
- University of California Santa Cruz—strategic partnerships for advancing education, research, and institutional change toward creating sustainable food systems. Information on campus based initiatives and statewide developments at: www.ucsc.edu/casfs
- University of New Hampshire Food and Society Initiative – actively engaging the University community in local and sustainable agriculture and nutrition projects, such as a New Hampshire farm to school program, an organic dairy farm, and a commitment to cage-free eggs. www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/fas/
- Student Farms in the United States: http://www.newfarm.org/depts/student-farm/directory.shtml
- Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/agnic/agnic.htm#educ1
Certification Information
- Humane
- Fair Trade
- Local Sourcing
- Other Certifications
- Food Alliance www.foodalliance.org
- Salmon Safe www.salmonsafe.org/
- Bird Friendly www.si.edu/smbc
*For other sustainable sourcing labels please review: www.eco-labels.org
