Oak Manor Farms: Organic Pantry Basics Designed by Nature www.oakmanorfarms.ca

 

Ontario Goat Milk Producers' Association www.ontariogoatmilk.org

Pinnacle Farms www.pinnaclefarms.ca

OCPP/Pro-Cert (OC/PRO) Canada's foremost organic certification body has been accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to verify compliance to its National Organic Program (NOP). OC/PRO is the first certifier with pan-Canadian scope to receive this status.

Research

Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association (BDA), http://www.biodynamics.com/

SUPPLIERS OF BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS IN NORTH AMERICA http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/dprdocs/goodbug/benefic.htm

Canadian Organic Growers Inc. is Canada's national membership-based education and networking organization representing farmers, gardeners and consumers in all provinces. http://www.cog.ca/

CNN Organic Food News This site hosted by CNN has news items related to organic farming and food. Images accompany each article. The Organic Explainer section discusses basic questions relating to organic produce. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/indepth.food/organic/index.html

Ecological Agriculture Projects www.eap.mcgill.ca

GETTING STARTED in ORGANIC FARMING http://www.gks.com/library/transition.html

The Clean Food Connection: www.cleanfoodconnection.com Phone 905-473-2703 or (Toll-Free)1-877-532-3395 cleanfoodconnection@on.aibn.com

Info Organics Directory http://www.inforganics.com/

Insect Biocontrol Laboratory Lots of information on the IBL projects and research programs. Access the bio control database; get information on control of Colorado potato beetle, corn rootworm. Insect viruses, gypsy moth, virus molecular biology, and insect cell culture. http://www.barc.usda.gov/psi/ibl/ibl_tech.htm

Organic Agriculture The aim of this Website is to offer information on organic agriculture available at FAO. It also functions as a "road map" whereby users are directed to other relevant websites. http://www.fao.org/organicag/default.htm

All Organic Links: A Global resourse for Organic Information http://www.allorganiclinks.com/

Organic Crop Improvement Association: an international certification organization who sets and enforces organic standards on the farm and in processing facilities. www.ocia.org

Organic Farming in Europe Organic Farming Statistics http://www.organic.aber.ac.uk/stats.shtml

Organic Opportunity - directory http://www.planetfriendly.net/organicopportunity.html

PANNA Pesticide Action Network North America is dedicated to helping find alternatives to pesticides. There is an informational database at this site, as well as weekly news articles. http://www.email-publisher.com/survey/

Permaculture Directory http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html

The Ram's Horn Ð monthly journal of food systems analysis, by the Brewster Kneen, author of Farmageddon.www.ramshorn.bc.ca

SOIL MICROORGANISMS AND HIGHER PLANTS http://www.soilandhealth.org/01aglibrary/010112Krasil/010112krasil.toc.html

Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb9902.htm

SCN Sustainable Communities Network www.sustainable.org/economy/agriculture.html

Sustainable Farming Connection: Organic Farming, Marketing and Certification Resources http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/links/organic.htm

USDA The National Organic Program (List of registration Associations accepted in the US) http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/CertifyingAgents/CertAgenthome.html

Worm Digest http://www.wormdigest.org/articles.html

Acronyms

BDA Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, http://www.biodynamics.com/

BFA Biological Farmers of Australia Co-operative Ltd http://www.bfa.com.au/

CCOF California Certified Organic Farmers http://www.ccof.org/

CIIM Current Issues in Intestinal Microbiology http://www.ciim.net/

COCC Canadian Organic Certification Cooperative LTD http://www.gks.com/cocc/

COEN The Canada Organic/Ecological Network http://www.gks.com/COEN/

COG Canadian Organic Growers http://www.cog.ca/

COLA Canadian Organic Livestock Association http://www.gks.com/cola/

EFAO Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario http://www.gks.com/efao/

ENN Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com/index.asp

ERS Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture http://www.ers.usda.gov/

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations http://www.fao.org/organicag/frame9-e.htm

FOGC Florida Organic Growers & Consumer www.foginfo.org

HOFA Hawaii Organic Farmers Association http://www.hawaiiorganicfarmers.or

IFOAM INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MOVEMENTS http://www.ifoam-net.org/

NAHOA Network for Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture

NFU National Farmers' Union: http://www.nfu.ca/welcome.htm

NOFA Northeast Organic Farming Association http://www.nofa.org

NOP The National Organic Program http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/

NOSB National Organic Standards Board http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/nop2000/nop2/board_members.htm

NSOGA Nova Scotia Organic Growers Association http://www.gks.com/NSOGA/

OCA Organic Consumers Association http://www.organicconsumers.org/

OCIA Organic Crop Improvement Association http://www.ocia.org/

OCPRO / OCPP/Pro-Cert Canada Inc.(Organic Crop Producers & Processors Inc.) http://www.ocpro-certcanada.com/

OEFFA Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association http://www.greenlink.org/oeffa

OFMA Organic Farmers Marketing Association

OFRF Organic Farming Research Foundation http://www.ofrf.org/scoar/index.html

OGMPA Ontario Goat Milk Producers' Association http://www.ontariogoatmilk.org

OMRI Organic Materials Review Institute http://www.omri.org/

OMAFRA Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/index.html

OOMN The Ontario Organic Marketing Network http://www.gks.com/OOMN/index.html

OTA Organic Trade Association http://www.ota.com/index.htm

SAN Sustainable Agricultural Network http://www.sare.org/

SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program http://www.sare.org/htdocs/sare/about.html

WWOOF International, Willing Workers On Organic Farms http://www.organicvolunteers.com/

Probiotic Links

Agriculture : A Vision for the Future - Bio-Ag Enews Letter#2.....10/2002........Probiotics 'What's the Hype' .....(History and the use of Probiotics)
Current Issues in Intestinal Microbiology  http://www.horizonpress.com/ciim/
Viruses, Bacteria, and Parasites in the Digestive Tract  http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/digest/tract.html
Probiotics and dairy products in the United States  http://www.usprobiotics.org/
Evaluation of Probiotics for Food  ftp://ftp.fao.org/es/esn/food/wgreport2.pdf
Probiotics - New Zealand  http://www.probiotics.co.nz/prbtcsnz.html
Canadian - Centre for Probiotics  http://www.lhrionhealth.ca/crdcp/index.html
Probiotic Therapy Research Centre  http://www.probiotictherapy.com.au/patients/
Scientists dedicated to advancing the science of probiotics and prebiotics  http://www.isapp.net/
The Probiotics Web Page  http://highveld.com/f/fprobiotic.html
Probiotics: A Critical Review   http://www.horizonpress.com/hsp/books/pro.html

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