Government
National Organic Program: http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm
USDA Homepage: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
California Organic Program: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/organic.html
California Dept. Of Food & Ag.: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/
Foreign Agricultural Service: http://www.fas.usda.gov/
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
Alternative Farming Systems Info: http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=2
Grant Providers
Organic Farming Research Foundation: http://www.ofrf.org/index.html
Sustainable Agriculture Resource and Education: http://www.sare.org/
Funding Opportunities: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/ProgViewFundingOps.cfm?prnum=6019
Associations
Organic Trade Association: http://www.ota.com/
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements:
http://www.ifoam.org/
Organic Crop Improvement Association: http://www.ocia.org/
Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association:
http://www.nofa.org/index.php
Central Coast Grown: http://www.centralcoastgrown.org/
Certifying Agencies
California Certified Organic Farmers: www.ccof.org
California Crop Improvement Association: www.ccia.ucdavis.edu
Guaranteed Organic Certification Agency: www.goca.ws/
Monterey County Certified Organic: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/ag/MCCO.htm
Marin Organic Certified Agriculture: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/AG/main/moca.cfm
Organic Certifiers: www.organiccertifiers.com/
*For a complete list, please contact your nearest SLO Ag. Commissioners Office*
Integrated Pest Management and Crop Resources
Integrated Pest Management: -- http://www.csrees.usda.gov/ProgView.cfm?prnum=6038
-- http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
Weed Research & Information Center: http://wric.ucdavis.edu/
Vegetable Research Information Center: http://vric.ucdavis.edu/
Sustainable Ag. Research & Education: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/
Small Farm Center: http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/
Post Harvest Information: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/
Organic Links: http://www.ocia.org/Associate-Member Services/Organic Links/index.html