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Om Organics
Find out whats in season when!

All Organic Links
A comprehensive, one-stop, listing system for the organic industry

California Certified Organic Farmers
Founded in 1973, CCOF was one of the first organizations to certify organic farms in North America.

Center for Food Safety
Established by the International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) in 1997, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a public interest and environmental advocacy organization which works to address the impacts of our food production system on human health, animal welfare and the environment. CFS works to achieve its goals through grassroots campaigns, public education, media outreach, and litigation.

Green People
The World's largest, searchable database of eco-friendly products.

Local Harvest
A not-for-profit venture to sprout and grow a definitive and reliable "living" public directory of small farms nationwide, and in so doing to provide people with direct contact to farms in their local area.

Organic Farming Research Foundation
A non-profit foundation directed by certified organic farmers supporting organic farming grant-making research and advocacy.

Organic Consumers Association
Campaigning for Food Safety, Organic Agriculture, and Sustainability.

Organic Gardening
The original site from Rodale publications.

Organic-Research.com
A repository of news stories on organic food and farming.

Organic Trade Association
A national association representing the organic industry in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmer associations, brokers, consultants, distributors and retailers.

Pacific Organic Produce
Pacific Organic's mission is "to create a chain of support that links growers, buyers, and customers in the enjoyment of high quality organic produce. Located in San Francisco, a hub of organic product popularity, Pacific Organic offers expertise in organic produce sales and marketing, organic farming, and financial management."

True Food Network
Part of Greenpeace's True Food Now campaign. Find information on which grocery products contain genetically engineered ingredients.

USDA: National Organic Program
Information from the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service about organic food standards.

Whole Foods
"The world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods."





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Updated February 15, 2005