Agriculture/ Organic Products

Organizations

Sustainable Farming Connection
http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/
Organic farming, marketing and certification resources.

Database(s)

Biopolymer.net
http://www.biopolymer.net
Excellent source of information/directory on bioplastics.

FindAComposter.com
http://www.FindAComposter.com
Biocycle provides this free site where people can find local composting facilities to recycle your food waste, wet/soiled paper, compostable products, yard trimmings, manures, etc. Search by location or feedstock.

Foodroutes.org
http://www.foodroutes.org/
Where does your food come from? Helps you connect with local farmers.

Footprints in the Forest
http://www.fern.org/pubs/reports/footprints.pdf
Compares the various forest certfication systems and finds FSC to be the most meaningful one.

Om Organics
http://omorganics.org
Find organic farms, restaurants, CSAs etc. in the San Francisco Bay area. Comprehensive resource on sustainable agriculture: public health, environmental effects, small family farmers, GMOs and certification.

Organic Pages Online
http://www.theorganicpages.com/topo/index.html
Organic company directory compiled by the Organic Trade Association.

Organic Trade Association's (OTA's) Organic Export Directory Online
http://www.usorganicproducts.com/
Find out which organic products are available for export. The directory is open to all companies that sell certified organic products grown or produced in the United States. Companies listed must have already completed one successful export transaction before being eligible for inclusion.

Seafood Selector
http://apps.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1521
Find out which seafood choices are safest for the environment and human health.

Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/
Environmental Working Group website on organic vs. conventionally produced food. Use the calculators: Virtual Fruit Salad, Salar Bar, Produce Aisle. Put the items in your shopping cart and tally up the pesticides!