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Organic Reference Links

Check out the sites and organizations below for more information about organics and organic farming.

The USDA provides detailed information on the National Organic Program standards on its website.

The Organic Farming Research Foundation works to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices.

Representing members of the organic industry in Canada, the US, and Mexico, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) works to promote organic products in the marketplace and to protect the integrity of organic standards.

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) certifies organic food producers. CCOF was the first organization to certify organic farms in North America and has worked to establish enforceable legal organic standards.

Quality Assurance International (QAI) is a private professional services corporation that certifies organic products grown under a policy of sustainable agriculture.

The Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) links more than 100 affiliated health, consumer, labor, environmental, progressive agriculture, and public interest groups in Canada, Mexico, and the US in a campaign to replace pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives.

The Union of Concerned Scientists works to ensure that all people have clean air and energy, as well as safe and sufficient food.

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) works to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies, and promotes social justice.

The New Farm provides farmer-to-farmer know-how from the Rodale Institute.