"...provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management. "
"dedicated to reducing rural poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources."
Agriculture Network Information Center - an alliance of over 60 institutional members providing stable access to good agricultural information. The National Agricultural Library provides partial support for this alliance.
They support: - Independent Family Farms - Sustainable Farming Practices - Affordable Land for Farmers - Fair Labor Practices - Farmer-to-farmer Training - Farmers of Every Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation - Cooperation and Friendship Between All Farmers
"Slow Food USA is part of the global Slow Food network of over 150,000 members in more than 150 countries." Food should be Good, Clean, Fair, and For All.
NSAC is "an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities."
ncompasses individual and institutional members from disciplines that range from agricultural production and the rural social sciences to nutrition policy and the humanities. The AFHVS was formed in 1987 to promote the study of values issues associated with the production, consumption, and distribution of food, fiber, and natural resources."
Mission: "...to create an abundance of food for people in need by supporting and encouraging the establishment of gardens on unused land and space...to uplift communities around the globe."
a voice for rural America; published on the web since 2007; a very open and transparent nonpartisan publication where you can find out about what is going on in rural America.