E- orgs with educ mission

Farmed Animal Net provides knowledge about the complex issues relating to the billions of animals bred and slaughtered for human consumption. It strives to be an objective, trustworthy source of academic and industry information for animal advocates, educators, researchers, the media, legislators, and others.

The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association is a non-profit, membership organization open to the public.

International Society for Ecology and Culture's Local Food Programme aims to raise public awareness of these issues, in order to lay the foundations for community action and political change.

The purpose of the Institute for Food & Development Policy - Food First - is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger through research, education, and advocacy.

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.

EarthSave leads a global movement of people from all walks of life who are taking concrete steps to promote healthy and life-sustaining food choices. EarthSave supplies information, support and practical programs to those who have learned that their food choices impact environmental and human health. It supports individuals in making food choices that promote health, reduce health care costs, and provide greater independence from the medical system.

The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) focuses on topics related to sustainable and alternative agricultural systems, crops and livestock. AFSIC specializes in library services - locating, accessing, organizing and distributing information - related to many aspects of alternative agriculture.

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 national outreach office of the SARE program operates under cooperative agreements with the University of Maryland and the University of Vermont to develop and disseminate information about sustainable agriculture.

A program of Renewing the Countryside, Inc., the Rural Renaissance Network aims to empower the rural renaissance movement by providing educational resources and how-to information to individuals, families and communities wishing to support

The Organic Seed Alliance supports the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed. It accomplishes its goals through collaborative education, advisory services, and research programs with organic farmers and other seed professionals.