The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) promotes integrated land use planning and development based on sustainability principles and practices.
Database of Books and Films on Sustainable Agriculture
Philip H. Howard, an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan has compiled a listing of books and films on the topic of sustainable agriculture.
Eatwild's website provides information about the benefits of raising animals on pasture, links consumers with local suppliers of all-natural, grass-fed products, and provides a marketplace for farmers who raise their livestock on pasture from birth to market and who actively promote the welfare of their animals and the health of the land.
Ecotrust is a conservation organization committed to strengthening communities and the environment from Alaska to California. Ecotrust's Food and Farms Program works to create a vibrant regional food system where sustainability is the underlying value of the mainstream food system.
The Farmers Market Consortium is a public/private sector partnership formed by the USDA, dedicated to helping farmers markets by sharing information about funding and resources available to them.
Formed by the USDA, the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) is a public/private sector partnership that awards grants targeted to help improve and expand domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities.
Food Alliance is a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable agriculture by recognizing and rewarding farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways, and educating consumers and others in the food system about the benefits of sustainable agriculture.
Food For Oregon: The Community Food Programs Database
Food for Oregon is a strategic partnership between Oregon Food Bank and Oregon State University Extension Service, providing a website that contains a searchable database of non-emergency community food programs in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
The Humane Farming Association's (HFA) goals are to protect farm animals from cruelty, to protect the public from the dangerous misuse of antibiotics, hormones, and other chemicals used on factory farms, and to protect the environment from the impacts of industrialized animal factories.
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic movement, uniting more than 750 member organizations in 108 countries, facilitating international relationships, networks and market development, and providing a market guarantee for integrity of organic claims.
International Society for Ecology and Culture's Local Food Programme
International Society for Ecology and Culture's Local Food Programme aims to raise public awareness of the issues surrounding the availability of local food in order to lay the foundations for community action and political change.
Local Harvest is a free on-line nationwide directory that allows users to search by city, state, and ZIP for small farms, farmers' markets, and other local food sources in their area; also a membership-based resource for producers of locally-sold food to networks and market.
Metro's database which lists Food rescue programs take surplus perishable and prepared food and distribute it to agencies that serve hungry people. *** Mailing Address: Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR
MetroFarm: The Online Magazine of Metropolitan Agriculture
MetroFarm is an online magazine about Metropolitan Agriculture, an industry which uses space-intensive technologies to produce, process and market crops within a metropolitan area.
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is a searchable directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada).
Native Seeds/SEARCH is a nonprofit conservation organization working to conserve, distribute and document the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seed, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwestern and northwest Mexico.
The Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center (OSARC) is a project of Oregon State University's Institute for Natural Resources providing a variety of agricultural services.
Oregon Tilth is a nonprofit organization supporting and promoting biologically sound and socially equitable agriculture through education, research, advocacy, and certification.
The OSU Organic Growers Club is an all-volunteer, student-run, organic farming project which produces many different veggies and fruit, the bulk of which is sold to the on-campus community.
Rural Roots is a nonprofit food and farming organization that works to enhance the economic viability of small-acreage farms and communities in the Inland Northwest (Idaho and eastern Washington and Oregon), and encourage the production and consumption of sustainably produced local foods. *** Contact Address: P.O. Box 8925, Moscow, ID 83843
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) is a national group that works to strengthen and diversify the sustainable agriculture and food systems grantmaking community, provide new and expanded programming, and keep funders on the cutting edge of the movement.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program helps to advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound, and good for communities, through a nationwide research and education grants program.
The Sustainable Business Network of Portland (SBNP) is a non-profit business alliance of locally owned independent businesses, service providers, community organizations and individuals committed to building a more socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable local economy. *** Mailing Address: PO Box 6953, Portland, OR 97228-6953
The Sustainable Food Lab is a network of business, public sector, and civil society leaders from around the globe who are working together to accelerate sustainability in mainstream food and agriculture.
Sustain is an alliance for better food and farming, and advocates for food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
The Ten Rivers Food Web supports, educates and organizes farmers, processors, buyers, retailers and individuals to increase and diversify local food acreage, promote local food processing and expand access to affordable and nutritious foods. *** Contact Address: PO 2189, Corvallis, OR 97339-2189
The Gateway allows researchers, journalists, advocates and educators to explore the links between agriculture and public health by searching several databases simultaneously, or by browsing a vetted collection of reports, journal articles and other resources.
The Food Project produces healthy food for residents of Boston, MA and its suburbs, provides youth leadership opportunities, and inspires and supports others to create change in their own communities.
The Kerr Center is a non-profit educational foundation. The center focuses on finding sustainable solutions to the economic, social and environmental challenges facing farmers, ranchers and rural communities.
The North Coast Food Guide is a guide to Clatsop and Tillamook county's locally grown, caught and produced foods with nutrition, food preservation, and other educational tidbits for your information.
Vertical farms, many stories high, will be situated in the heart of the world's urban centers, offering the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (year-round crop production), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.
The Willamette Farm and Food Coalition is a community based non-profit committed to developing a more secure and sustainable food system within Lane County, Oregon. *** Contact Address: PO Box 41672, Eugene, OR 97404-0389
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) provides a contact list of sustainable projects and organizations that desire the help of volunteers interested in experiencing a sustainable lifestyle in exchange for room and board.
