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Chapter 1 of Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Promises, by Marie Trydeman Knudsen (Danish Research Centre for Organic Food and Farming - DARCOF), Niels Halberg, Jørgen E. Olesen, John Byrne, Venkatesh Iyer and Noah Toly, 2005 (48 pages).
 

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Wisconsin-based organization promoting economic justice for family-scale farming (especially organic). Website contains news, action alerts, survey results and reports on various topics from the effect of Wal-Mart choosing organics, to the health risks associated with synthetic Omega-3 & 6 fatty acids in baby formula, to a scorecard rating 68 different organic dairy brands in the U.S. on organic farming practices and ethics.
 

Advocates for land stewardship and organic farming; brings together farmers for education and advancement of sustainable practices; helps Northern Plains farmers convert their farms to organic systems; increases the region's land grant research in organic and sustainable agriculture; helps protect the integrity of the organic label; promotes healthy trade relationships in the organic industry; and helps develop local food systems in
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana, as well as neighboring states of Iowa, Wyoming, and Nebraska.

Organic farm located in Hillsburg, Ontario, offering tours, internships, sustainable living workshops and farm-school programs; also features a sustainable model home and runs a biodiesel coop.

Peer-reviewed, scientific studies by international scientists and researchers regarding the quality, nutritional characteristics and production practices used in organic agriculture. Categories of research include animal health and welfare, fruits and vegetables, grains, milk, meat, poultry, organic and niche markets, and organic/conventional comparisons.

Kootenay Organic Growers Society (KOGS) is a not-for-profit Kootenay-based certifying organization dedicated to the production and promotion of organic agriculture and products in the Kootenay region. 

Oregon Small Farms provides information for the commercial small farmer as well as the small acreage landowner. It is hosted by the Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program. Site features a calculator for the use of organic fertilizer, news, technical reports, and access to 1200-item catalogue of OSU Extension Service resources. A new offering is Small Farms' "Whole Farm Management" Courses for beginning farmers.

Large catalogue of resources specific to a wide range of food production issues, from nut trees to honeybees, beef management to organic apple production, pests and weeds, frost protection and agritourism. Many documents are free, and others can be purchased on-line. Some available in Spanish.

This article presents a sociological view of the organic market by discussing the set of rules under which the organic market operates and the risks in violating these rules. By E.Melanie Dupuis, UC Santa Cruz. Published in "Crop Management"  © 2006 Plant Management Network.

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Guide (23 pages). Organic Seed Alliance & Oregon State University, June 2007
Full of high-quality references and weblinks.
 

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