© Oakhill Organics
2008
Below are links to websites we think might be useful or interesting to visitors of our own.
Northwest sustainable agriculture
- Oregon Tilth — the certifying and organizing body for much of Oregon's organic agriculture
- OSU Small Farms Extension — helping small farms achieve success and economic viability—offers great resources for organic farms
- OSU Integrated Plant Protection Center — resources for addressing pests, dieases and non-living difficulties in growing
- Organic Seed Alliance — Port Townsend, WA
- Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust (OSALT)
- Tilth Producers of Washington — organization of Washington farmers focusing on sustainable and organic agriculture
- Seattle Tilth Association — urban chapter of Washington Tilth focusing on gardening and ecological food production
Markets
- McMinnville Farmers' Market — the market we attend in McMinnville
- Oregon Farmers' Markets Association — information for farmers' markets throughout Oregon
- Localharvest.org — searchable online directory for finding local markets and producers in your area
Sustainable agriculture, in general
- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) — information, publications, and education programs on all aspects of organic production (ATTRA has a fabulous searchable database of farm job opportunities)
- Ecological Farming Association — more resources on sustainable agriculture and organic markets
- Organic Consumers Association — publishes factsheets on genetically engineered crops, factory farming, and organics
- Organic Farming Research Foundation
- The Land Institute
- The Rodale Institute
- Slow Food USA — Organization devoted to preserving traditional foodways and educating people about food as a center of culture
Other Oregon & northwest farms
- PACSAC — Portland-Area CSA Coalition's web listing of CSA farms in the greater Portland area & other parts of Oregon
- Mossback Farm — Yamhill, OR
- Gaining Ground Farm — Yamhill, OR
- Growing Wild Farm — McMinnville, OR
- Apifera Farm — Yamhill, OR
- Viridian Farms — Dayton, OR
- Winter Green Farm — Noti, OR
- Gathering Together Farm — Philomath, OR
- Sauvie Island Organics — Portland, OR
- 47th Ave Farm — Portland, OR
- Blue Fox Farm — Applegate, OR
- Cedarville Farm — Belllingham, WA
Northwest seed companies
- Wild Garden Seeds — Philomath, OR
- Uprising Seeds — Bellingham, WA
- Osborne Seeds — Mount Vernon, WA
- Territorial Seed Company — Cottage Grove, OR
Publications
- Growing for Market — a monthly newsletter for market gardeners: focuses on practical matters of growing and direct marketing
- Small Farmers Journal — an old-fashioned looking tabloid that focuses on horse farming as well as agricultural politics and rural issues (published in Sisters, OR)