http://alachua.ifas.ufl.edu/directories/growdirect/growers.htm - 2004 Alachua County Cooperative Extension Service,  Directory of agricultural growers who sell directly to consumers. Lists over 100 local growers of fruits, vegetables, and landscape plants, as well as miscellaneous products and services like eggs, tilling services, honey, peanuts and cane syrup.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop - USDA Agricultural Marketing Service - This website discusses the National Organic Program. There are links to frequently asked questions, consumer and state information and information about becoming certified according to the new USDA standards.

http://www.usda.gov/ - This is the homepage for the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The website provides links to resources, current events as well as contact information and a link to the USDA home page.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/whatsnew/issues/organic - Overview, background and current issues on U.S. organic agricultural production.

http://www.omri.org/ - This is the home page for the Organic Materials Review Institute which determines whether products are appropriate or not for organic farming. The site includes lists of approved and rejected products.

http://www.ncsu.edu/organic_farming_systems/index.htm - This site is produced by North Carolina State University. The site discusses organic agriculture in North Carolina and the various programs through out the state. There are links to databases, internships and news and information.

http://www.iowaagopportunity.org/organicprod/ophomepage.html - The Iowa State University Extension program provides this website. The site provides links such as What is Organic, organic markets, labeling issues, producing organically, and more about organics.

http://www.organic-europe.net/europe_eu/default.asp#dgagri - This is the Organic Europe website which is maintained by the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. The website features organic agriculture activity taking place in Europe and the European Union. There are links to conferences, publications, research, statistics, and other websites.

http://www.ofrf.org/ - This is the homepage of the Organic Farming Research Foundation which is a non-profit foundation that is directed by organic farmers. The website provides links to publications, policy program, grantmaking and research, special events and the press room.

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Links to Publications on Organic Agriculture

http://www.foodsafe.msu.edu/events/congress_organics1/index.htm - 1st World Congress on Organic Food: Meeting the Challenges of Safety and Quality for Fruits, Vegetables and Grains

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG323 - Producing Garden Vegetables with Organic Soil Amendments -This publication addresses the question of why grow organically? Information is also provided on cover crops, and soil improvement with organic matter and natural materials.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN197 - Natural Products for Insect Pest Management - Authors Elieen A. Buss and Sydney G. Park-Brown discuss using natural products for insect pest management. They concentrate on three main types of insecticides, mineral, soaps and oils, and botanicals.

http://www.umass.edu/umext/csa/about.html - This publication is by the University of Massachusetts and is about Community Supported Agriculture and how it works. The article addresses what is a CSA, how does a CSA work, and why is it important.

http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/omlist.html - This is a link to the Organic Matters series at the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) website. This page provides links to various organic production systems.

http://vric.ucdavis.edu/selectnewtopic.organic.htm - This website is provided by the University of California. The site provides many links to different organic production publications. Topics addressed include pest management, soil fertility and weed management.

http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/Organic/index.htm - This is another website by the University of California. This site is about Organic Farming Research and Information. There are links to SARE, the National Organic Program and online resources.