CHECK OUT THESE OUTSTANDING WEB SITES
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ORGANIC FOOD
Below are some outstanding web sites to learn more about organic food:
THE RODALE INSTITUTE www.rodaleinstitute.org
Rodale Institute is a great nonprofit dedicated to pioneering organic farming through research and outreach. For over sixty-years, we’ve been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing our findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest options for people and the planet.
ORGANIC CENTER www.organic-center.org
Their unique mission is to advance credible, evidence-based science on the health and environmental benefits of organic food and farming and communicate them to the public.
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP www.ewg.org
At EWG, a team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pore over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and their own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions and bringing to light unsettling facts that we have a right to know.
NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL www.nrdc.org
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals. Founded in 1970, its mission is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.
ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION www.ofrf.org
Their mission is to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems accomplished by: Sponsoring organic farming research and education & outreach projects through our competitive grant making program; Disseminating the results of OFRF-funded research and education projects to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems; and Educating the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
