Resources for Module I: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture

RESOURCES AND LINKS for additional information:

ORGANIZATIONS

Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI)
PFI is a grassroots organization of Iowa farmers developing sustainable approaches to agriculture and doing on-farm research. Phone: (515) 232-5661.

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS)
CIAS is a center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison dedicated to research and outreach on sustainable agriculture. Phone: (608) 262-5200.

Iowa State University Extension Sustainable Agriculture Program
This program supports sustainable agriculture in Iowa by providing information and training in the philosophy and implementation of sustainable agriculture. Phone: (515) 294-7836.

WEBSITES

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, National Agricultural Library
This site contains general information on sustainable and organic agriculture, as well as a detailed discussion of definitions of sustainable agriculture and related terms.

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA)
The ATTRA website contains brief papers introducing sustainable agriculture, links to sustainable agriculture web sites, and publications on a wide variety of sustainable agriculture topics.

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
SARE’s Resources for Educators web page contains links to a wide variety of curricula and resources related to sustainable agriculture for K-12 teachers.

A Vision of Healthy Farms, Union of Concerned Scientists
This website contains a nice interactive graphic that illustrates many of the practices and goals of sustainable agriculture.

Agroecology Home Website
The website of the University of California at Santa Cruz Agroecology program offers useful resources including a glossary of ecological terms and brief sustainable agriculture case studies from around the world.

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)
Maintains directories of farmers who direct market.

Savor Wisconsin
Maintains listings of farmers who direct market.

Iowa’s Agricultural Data for Decision Makers contains county fact sheets with a variety of census statistics. Scroll down, find your county, and click on the AGDD for that county.

Media That Matters has 16 short films related to food and agriculture. Some of the films are brief views of longer feature films.