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Sustainable Agriculture Resources
Sustainable Agriculture Resources
Campus Projects
- Annual Fall Farmer's Market
- Campus Garden
- Sodexho Dining Services Sustainable Food Initiatives
- Sustainable Fisheries Research
- Shellfish Aquaculture for Sustainable Food and Pollution Remediation
Curricular Resources
K-12
- Discovering the Food System - Guided exploration of the food system for ages 12-18, developed at Cornell University
- Redefining Progress - Check out this think tanks list of resources: an ecological footprint quiz, lesson plans, and links to other organizations with sustainability lesson plans. Includes some food system lessons.
School Garden Resources
- Childrens Garden Network - RI-based organization promoting school gardens. Great resource for both links and hands-on workshops.
- Marion Institute Seed to Table Initiative- A School Gardens project by The Marion Institute, currently focused in Marion, MA and Wareham, MA
- KidsGardening.org - includes list of grants for school garden projects
- MA Ag In the Classroom - Mini grants and wealth of agricultural education resources
- Farm to School - promotes local purchasing for school lunches.
Community Projects
- South Coast Community Gardens Coalition
- Collaboration with Brix Bounty Farm, Dartmouth, MA
Community Resources
Regional Organizations Promoting Sustainable Agriculture
- Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) - local organization supporting local food producers. Online farm guide, event listings, and more.
- NOFAMass - Mass. chapter of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association. A great resource for both growers and consumers.
- Edible South Shore - quarterly magazine that celebrates the abundance of local foods in the Plymouth and Bristol County region of Massachusetts
Local Opportunities and Education
- Brix Bounty Blog - for local opportunities to get deeper into sustainable food production, including monthly "Know Your Vegetables" workshops
- YMCA Southcoast - Learn about the "Sharing the Harvest" Community Farm project at the Dartmouth YMCA
Nutrition
- Northeast Regional Food Guide - A regional/seasonal adaptation of the 1992 USDA Food Pyramid for the Northeastern U.S.
Gardening and Farming Resources
- SPIN-Farming - for intensive gardening plans
- New Farm - for farmers and gardeners - great discussion boards
Technical Resources
- ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: exhaustive list of published resources
- UMass Soil Testing Labratory - Inexpensive soil testing
Resources for College Students
Campus Food System Initiatives
- Real Food Challenge - Network of college students committed to increasing the procurement of real food on college and university campuses
- Slow Food On Campus- Network of collegiate chapters of Slow Food USA
- Farm to College: a collaboration between Food Routes Network, Community Food Security Coalition, and The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture providing resources for establishing a farm to college program.
Food Policy Resources
- Sustainable Food Policy - Sustainable Food Policy Guide and examples of other campuses food policies
