Information Resources
WSU Publications
Assessment of Organic Farming Research, Teaching and Extension at Washington State University, CSANR Report No. 3. In 2001, the CSANR conducted a survey of WSU College of Agriculture and Home Economics faculty and staff to assess past and present organic farming research, teaching and education efforts.
Organic Cropping Research for the Northwest. Starting in 2002, CSANR has received a USDA special grant to investigate: organic seed protection and production technology; plant and soil management underneath fruit trees, vines, and berries; organic weed control methods for annual crops; and production trends for organic food crops. In addition, the project is developing education and outreach materials and events.
Organic Farming Continues to Expand. WSU Agrichemical and Environmental News. July 2002.
A New Standard in Organics. WSU Agrichemical and Environmental News. Sept. 2002.
Cultivating Biological Connections. Proceedings Northwest Symposium on Organic and Biological Farming. WSU CSANR. 2002.
Facts and Figures on the Organic Industry in Washington State, 2003. Compiled by Alec McErlich, Small Planet Foods, Sedro-Woolley, WA and David Granatstein, WSU-CSANR, Wenatchee, WA.
Current Status of Organic Research and Education – Washington and Oregon. Powerpoint presentation by David Granatstein at the Tilth 30 Symposium, Nov. 12, 2004, Portland, OR.
Statistics on Organic Crops. David Granatstein, CSANR, has compiled an annual analysis of organic crops in Washington, including some price data. Organic tree fruit acreages have also been compiled.
Organic Gardening. WSU Master Gardener web site.
Does Organic Farming Use Less Energy? Presentation at the ACEEE national meeting on agriculture and energy, February 2008, Des Moines, IA.
Resources
USDA Resources
Foreign Agricultural Service – Organic Products
Organic Wholesale Prices. Economic Research Service.
Organic Farming and Marketing. Economic Research Service Briefing Room.
Organic Acreage Statistics. Economic Research Service.
Natural Resources Conservation Service – Soil Quality
Organic Agriculture: Innovations in Organic Marketing, Technology, and Research. Symposium Proceedings, USDA, October 6–7, 2005, Washington, DC.
Information Sources – USA
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas. National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems is a research, education, and public service program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, dedicated to increasing ecological sustainability and social justice in the food and agriculture system.
New Agriculture Network. Those interested in transitioning to organic as well as those currently practicing low-input or organic agriculture will find useful, practical information in this on-line newsletter. Features include crop updates from organic growers and articles from university specialists about practices and new findings useful for organic growers.
Michael Fields Agriculture Institute
Organic Agriculture at Cornell University.
Organic Farming Research and Information. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
The Organic Monitor provides business intelligence on the international organic food industry.
SCOAR is a collaboration of producers and scientists committed to developing and conducting a national research agenda for organic agriculture.
Sustainable Agriculture Network. USDA funded communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
The New Farm. The Rodale Institute on-line magazine.
Center for Environmental Farming Systems. A partnership between North Carolina State University, North Carolina A & T University, and North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
The Real Dirt: Farmers Tell about Organic and Low-Input Practices in the Northeast. 1998 (2nd printing). Northeast Organic and Sustainable Farmers Network. Sustainable Agriculture Network.
The New Organic Grower. Eliot Coleman. 1995. Chelsea Green Publ., White River Junction, VT. 340 pp. an excellent practical guide to smaller scale organic production, especially for vegetables.
Sustainable Agriculture in Temperate Zones. 1990. C. Francis et al. J. Wiley and Sons, New York. 487 pp.
Information Sources Outside the USA
Organic-Europe. Reports on organic farming in 25 European countries, organic addresses in Europe, documents of the EU, European Organic Farming Statistics and links to other organic farming related websites.
Organic Farming Program. University of Hohenheim, Germany. Active research and teaching programs, many European studies on policy implications of organic agriculture (search their site for publications)
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). An initiative of farmers, politicians and scientists founded in 1973. This private foundation linked administration and practice, and its first task was to elaborate the concept of the DOK field trial which is the oldest long-term trial world-wide.
Organic Center Wales. Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference with full reports.
Organic Farming. 1990. Nicholas Lampkin. 701 pp. Available from Diamond Farm Books, P.O. Box 537, Bailey Settlement Road, Alexandria Bay, NY, 13607, 613-475-1771