RFFP Projects

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Sustainable Agriculture

• HarvestEating.com promotes the consumption of local organic & seasonal foods and publishes an on-demand video resource in which we teach our members how to find, cook and eat these fresh healthy foods. We produce hundreds of high-quality videos each year and also produce The Harvest Eating Video Podcast.
• National Family Farm Coalition, 110 Maryland Ave. NE Suite 307, Washington DC 20002, 202-543-5675
  
• Organic Consumers Association Campaigning for Food Safety, Organic Agriculture, Fair Trade and Sustainability
• The Meatrix View a 2-minute flash-animated movie spoof of the popular movie "The Matrix" and find out about the truth about factory farming and what you can do to stop it.
• New England Small Farm Institute
• National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
• The NEW FARM is farmer-to-farmer know-how from the Rodale Institute
• Sustainable Farming Connection is a site created and managed by former staff of The New Farm magazine.
• ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas) is an information provider for sustainable farmers.
• Sustainable Agriculture Network is outreach arm of SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education)
• Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources in the Northeast
• Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
• The Allan Savory Center for Holistic Management has over 150 pages of information about Holistic Management.
• American Farmland Trust is site full of info about farmland protection, including technical factsheets and technical support.
• Organic Farming Research Foundation is the Organic Certifiers Directory
• The Small Farm Program of the USDA
• Alternative Farming Systems Information Center of the USDA
• Center for Rural Affairs serves and advocates for family farms and rural communities
• Don't Panic Eat Organic provides lots of links to hot topics
• Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
• Northeast Ag Works!
• E.F. Schumacher Society

• UC SAREP Cover Crop Database
• Soil Foodweb Inc. is site about soil life, compost
• Plant Facts Database for searching publications from 46 universities and government agencies
• Searchable Cooperative Extension factsheets
• www.seedballs.com Site stemming from Fukuoka's work (Author of One Straw Revolution) - has info about seedballs

• New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy
• New England Livestock Alliance
• American Farmland Trust is an information site on grass-based farming systems.
• The Stockman GrassFarmer, Allan Nation's monthly periodical about the science and art of raising ruminants on pasture.
• www.lionsgrip.com/pastured.html An introduction to raising chickens on pasture. The site has a good overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the four main methods -- pasture pens, "chicken tractors," free-ranging, and day-ranging.

• The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers The national organization of flower growers.
• HerbNET Herbal site with lists, links and information about herbs
• Fungi Perfecti mushroom site

Farmers' Markets Today is a new magazine with information to help farmers and farmers markets be more successful and profitable in selling their products direct to consumers. We share stories about what other growers, artisans and farmers markets are doing to promote their businesses, reach new customers and develop value-added products. We also feature guest columnists and provide resources for new tools, products and equipment.
Growing for Market magazine's site with "news and ideas for market gardeners"
Info for market gardeners
Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA also has price reports
South Central New York Resource Conservation & Development Project (SoCNY RC&D)
• NYS Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association

• University of Wisconsin's Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
• Healthy Farmers, Healthy Profits Project Growers can download University of Wisconsin tipsheets on mesh bags, standard containers, narrow pallet system, packing shed layout, rolling dibble markers and the specialized sit-down cart.
• The Missouri Alternatives Center provides information and resources on alternatives in agriculture. The Web site is a one-stop shop for links of valuable knowledge on alternative agriculture.
• Small Farm Center at UC Davis
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University

• NYS Farmstead and Artisan Cheese Makers Guild
• Hudson Valley Farms
• New Paltz Farmers' Market
• New York State Dept. of Agriculture & Markets
• Berkshire Grown
• Just Food Just Food's mission is to help develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region
• Farming Alternatives Program, Cornell University
• Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Cornell University's "Small Farms" To provide easy access to information for small-scale farmers and those who work with them.
• NOFA-NY
• New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
• Community Markets
• Hawthorne Valley Farm
• Campus Action A multi-racial organization to build a vital movement to fight the social evils that plague our society
• Camphill Village A community of people, some with special needs, caring for the earth and working as volunteers for the renewal of social, economic, and cultural life
• Country Folks A weekly farm newspaper reaching NY, New England, and PA
• New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
• Food Bank of Central NY
• Hunger Action Network of NY State
• New York Farms
• Center for Agriculture Development & Enterprise
• NYS Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association
• Real Food Network

• Slow Food USA
• Eat Wild Jo Robinson's site about grassfed meat
• Vegetarian Pages
• Co-op America has "green pages" listing of co-ops
• Fruit Pages

• The Nature Institute, provides commentaries on genetics and genetic engineering, emphasizing organismic, ecological and social contexts and implications.
• NYSAGE
• Rural Advancement Foundation International, an international NGO with info on what multinationals and governments are up to, including GE issues.
• Union of Concerned Scientists research and advocacy for a "cleaner environment and safer world"
• Organic Consumers Association
• Center for Science in the Public Interest has info on the safety of food additives
• The Campaign to Label GE Foods form letters to print and send to government officials
• Mothers for Natural Law lists what foods are likely to have GE content and what brands are GE free.
• Rachel's Environmental and Health Weekly, a publication of the Environmental Research Foundation
• Greenpeace
• Alternative News and Views on McDonald's
• Products that Feed Destructive Globalization

• Johnny's Selected Seeds
• Snow Pond Farm Supply
• Seeds of Change
• Harris Seeds
• Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
• Stokes Seeds
• Territorial Seed Company

• Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
• Valley Oak Tool Company's Wheel Hoe
• Farm and Country
• Griffins Greenhouse Supplies

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Local Energy Groups

• Capital District Energy Action - Seeks to relocalize our economy by locally producing the food and manufactured goods that we need and making our transportation system less fossil fuel dependent.
• Capital Region Energy Forum - A group of knowledgeable citizens concerned about the current energy picture in America. They meet monthly for dinner, to plan the group’s activities, and the host an energy-related guest speaker.
• Hudson-Mohawk Socio-Economic Collaborative [formerly the Hudson Mohawk Region CoRE (Community Renewable Energy) Project] - A group of concerned citizens who meet monthly to discuss and learn about energy and sustainability issues. Projects include a solar tour in October, homes built utilizing solar heating, and photovoltaic systems installed on and off the grid.
• Sustainable Saratoga Springs - Dedicated to promoting quality living in a low-carbon world through non-violent corporate disobedience, relocalization, and building a parallel public infrastructure.

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Renewable Energy

• Apple Pond Farm & Renewable Energy Education Center
• Solaqua - Solar Power Sales & Solar Hydrogen Arts Center in Chatham, NY

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