Sustainable Agriculture Resources 

Name

Description

Contact

SSAWG

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group -- commonly known as "Southern SAWG" -- is the region's non-profit leader in creating a sustainable food and farming system. Our programs and activities are aimed at helping family farms and those working to improve community food systems in the Southern region of the United States.

Southern SAWG
ssawg@aol.com

ATTA 

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Services

 

Looking for the latest in sustainable agriculture and organic farming news, events and funding opportunities? This site features all that, plus in-depth publications on production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, innovative marketing, organic certification, and highlights of local, regional, USDA and other federal sustainable ag activities.

ATTRA - National Sustainable
Agriculture Information Service
P.O. Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR 72702 

800-346-9140 (English)
800-411-3222 (Espaņol)

Eat Wild

Jo Robinson's most current scientific discoveries extolling the virtues of pasture-based meat, poultry, and eggs, including the most comprehensive national directory for producers.

866-453-8489

VICFA

Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association. A state prototype political activist organization, co-founded by Joel, to promote unregulated free trade between farmers and consumers. Monthly newsletter.

434-263-8704

Weston A Price Foundation

Founded by Sally Fallon and based on the work of Weston A. Price, a dentist who traveled the world in the 1930s-40s discovering the secrets of longevity and superior health. The definitive integrity food consumer activist/educational organization.

(202) 363-4394

Countryside Magazine & Small Stock Journal

A reader-written magazine sharing small farmer and self-sufficiency philosophy and how-to information. From canning to herbs to cordwood construction, every issue has at least three clippable articles.

(800) 551-5691

Stockman Grass Farmer

The international mecca for all who espouse pasture-based livestock. Editor Allan Nation's monthly column distills his eclectic and voracious reading habit into humorous and practical advice.

(800) 748-9808

In Practice

The official magazine of Holistic Management, a thought process distilled and first articulated by Allan Savory. Truly the idea place where deep ecology meets truth, without agendas and without prejudice.

(505) 842-5252

Acres USA

The world's leading forum for ecological food and agriculture. This magazine is not afraid to print the unspeakable, and dares to challenge the most entrenched paradigms of conventional scientific thought. A true masterpiece.

1-800-355-5313

Ranching for Profit

Under the able leadership of Dave Pratt, this cutting edge outfit offers some of the best business advice out there. These folks practice entrepreneurial and profitable land and relationship healing. Truly remarkable.

707-429-2292

Cleaner Greener America Foundation

CGA Foundation is a non-profit organization serving the Shenandoah Valley communities with plans of being duplicated across the United States. CGA is an answer to bringing back local farms while increasing revenue and providing jobs at fair wages for each community.

866-238-0337

 

  Farms 
Farms Description Contact

Polyface Farm Inc.

Polyface Farm, Inc. is a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm and informational outreach in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley

540-885-3590 

Natures Harmony

Located in Elberton, Georgia, Nature's Harmony Farm is a family owned,  pasture-based, local-market sustainable farm.  They believe in orchestrating an environment harmonious with nature, where animals are treated with love and respect and are free to naturally express their characteristics.

770-842-8983

Georgia Boers

Sister site of

Dewy Rose 

Boers and Beef

 

Georgia Boers is a southern family farm snuggled in the foothills of northeast Georgia. Looking for a way to add to our bottom line in a sustainable, humane way and to insure we could continue as a farm, the many benefits of raising and selling Boer goats and forage feed beef on our farm in Dewy Rose, Georgia was the perfect solution.

678-908-4596