Organic Resources
Consumer Protection
The Center for Food Safety: www.centerforfoodsafety.org
The Organic Consumers Association: www.organicconsumers.org
The Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit farm policy research group, is dedicated to the fight for economic justice for the family-scale farming community. Their Organic Integrity Project acts as a corporate and governmental watchdog assuring that no compromises to the credibility of organic farming methods and the food it produces are made in the pursuit of profit.
Organic Agriculture
Rafi-USA – RAFI cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just and environmentally sound family farms. http://www.rafiusa.org
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: www.attra.ncat.org
Organic Materials Review Institute: http://www.omri.org/
Local Harvest: http://www.localharvest.org/csa/
Directory of CSA’s in every state.
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)
The National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances
The information changes often and there are a lot of things going on with this information so you may want to check it often if you want to stay on top of this as a producer or manufacturer.
Organic Farming Research Foundation: www.ofrf.org
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service: www.mosesorganic.org
The Organic Center: www.organic-center.org
Rodale Institute: www.rodaleinstitute.org
Ecological Farming Association: www.eco-farm.org
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements: www.ifoam.org
Whole Grains
Whole Grain Council – www.wholegrainscouncil.org
Genetically Modified Organisms
Non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms): www.nongmoproject.org
The North American organic & natural product industry’s initiative for non-GMO verification.
The Center for Responsible Technology: Shopping Guide for Non-GMO products
http://www.responsibletechnology.org/GMFree/Donate/ShoppingGuideShort/index.cfm
GM Watch
Government
Library of Congress Legislative information and Bill lookup.
http://thomas.loc.gov/
