Sustainable Agriculture:

The The Bay Area Buy Fresh Buy Local Food Guide helps you find places to enjoy the local foods of the Bay Area.

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers is building a movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies and promotes social justice.

Fresh Approach is a nonprofit organization serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Fresh Approach focuses on innovative programs that will help to build a safe, sustainable food system for all Bay Area families.

The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc. is dedicated to educating the public on the importance of a sustainable food and agriculture system that is economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just, and humane.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has put in place a set of national standards that food labeled "organic" must meet, whether it is grown in the United States or imported from other countries.

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) offers programs for farmers, consumers, educators, and researchers to increase awareness of and demand for certified organic products and to expand public support for organic agriculture.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA's mission is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade.

The California Small Farm Conference is the state's premier educational convening of small farmers and those who support them. Check their website for information on their upcoming conference.

The Ecological Farming Association is dedicated to the development of ecologically-based food systems, both domestically and throughout the world by educating farmers, the agriculture industry, and other stewards of the land about practical and economically viable techniques of ecological agriculture, informing consumers and policy makers about ecological food production and its connection to the health of people and communities, and promoting alliances between individuals and organizations who share our vision of a transformed global food system.

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Project at U.C. Davis identifies successful strategies farmers use to add value to their products and provides case studies of innovative markets and marketing techniques.

The North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association is a trade association dedicated to nurturing the farm direct marketing industry. Its members support their family farms by selling farm-grown produce directly to consumers at farm stands, farmers’ markets, pick-your-own farms, consumer-supported agriculture, agritourism venues, and other ever-growing innovations in direct producer-to-consumer agricultural marketing methods.

The mission of the Farmers' Market Coalition is “to strengthen farmers markets for the benefit of farmers, consumers, and communities.”