GrassRoots Farming Advancements and GrassRoots Farmers Networking for a Change

Farmer-to-farmer networks: effective grass-roots sharing
Farmer-to-farmer networks are thriving in Wisconsin as a way for farmers to pool ideas, exchange perspectives, and learn from each other. Some 20 Wisconsin networks focus on management intensive rotational grazing, weed and pest management, soil fertility, herd health, or the economics of farming sustainably.

GrassRoots Networking Forum
Online business networking forums, disussions on connecting
and creating grassRoots opportunities online and off line.

www.worldhungeryear.org

WHY is a leading advocate for innovative, community-based solutions to hunger and poverty. WHY challenges society to confront these problems by advancing models that create self-reliance, economic justice, and equal access to nutritious and affordable food.

Genetically engineered foods, sold in most food stores in the US and in many other countries may be hazardous to the health and may harm the environment.

The Benefits for Organic Farming

Protects future generations
Prevents soil erosion
Protects ground water quality

Saves energy - Modern conventional farming uses more petroleum than any other single industry, consuming 12% of the country's total energy supply. Organic farming is more labor intensive.

Keeps chemicals out of our food chain - Many pesticides approved by the E.P.A were registered before there was extensive research which links these chemicals to cancer and other diseases.

Helps small family farmers

Supports a farm economy without government handouts - Modern conventional farmers received billions in federal subsidies this year alone.

Promotes bio-diversity with crop rotations and sustainable farming practices.

Better tasting products.

Organic Farming
Organic Gardening techniques, topics and selected links to other Organic Farming information. Organic farming is vital to our Health and Prosperity.

  • Acres U.S.A: Voice for Eco-Agriculture
  • AgBiz Tiller - Monitoring the Activities of Corporate Agribusiness
  • Agriculture Network Information Center - a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.
  • AgricultureB2B.com - Comprehensive listing of all things agriculture in the North America and worldwide, including listings in thousands of categories - from companies to farms and feed suppliers to training and transportation and everything in-between.
  • Agrigator: Worldwide Agricultural Site Index -- from the University of Florida
  • The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center - An Information Center at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Library
  • The Alliance for Bio-Integrity: Protecting the Right to Eat Genetically Unaltered Food (Fairfield, Iowa)
  • American Farmland Trust (AFT) - "Works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment."
  • The Anarchist Teapot Mobile Kitchen (Worthing, Sussex, UK)
  • Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
  • Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America (Cornell University)
  • The Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Carl Hayden Bee Research Center (Tuscon, Arizona)
  • The Center for Rural Affairs (Walthill, Nebraska) - "a private, non-profit organization, is working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities."
  • Community Farm Alliance (CFA) (Frankfort, Kentucky) - "is a statewide grassroots organization of persons committed to family-scale farming as the most efficient and sustainable form of producing the best quality food, while protecting the environment and strengthening rural community life."
  • Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) - "Campaigning to end the factory farming of animals and long distance transport through hard-hitting political lobbying, investigations and high profile campaigns."
  • Consumers Union: Food Safety Issues
  • Cuba Organic Support Group (CSOG) Gardening Brigades (UK)
  • Dairy Action!: Milk Producers Activism Online
  • Don't Panic Eat Organic - "An organic growers' homepage!"
  • EliteFarmer.com - "Aims to disseminate information of use to people with small farms or rural property. Topics include farm, food, seeds, crops, plants, vegetables, flowers, fruit, nuts, garden, horticulture, pest control and much more. Most documents are in pdf format."
  • Environmental Working Group (EWG) (Washington, D.C.) - "is a not-for-profit environmental research organization dedicated to improving public health and protecting the environment by reducing pollution in air, water and food."
  • Factory Farming Home Page - "Factory farming is an attitude which regards animals and the natural world merely as commodities to be exploited for profit. In animal agriculture, this attitude has lead to institutionalized animal cruelty, massive environmental destruction and resource depletion, and animal and human health risks."
  • Families Against Rural Messes (F.A.R.M.) (Elmwood, Illinois) -- organizing against industrial hog farms.
  • Farm Aid: The Official Web Site - "This is the place to join Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp to fight for family farmers. Since 1985 these three artists and thousands of activists like you have raised their voices on behalf of family farmers."
  • Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc. - "A nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land."
  • Farmers' Market Directory (AMS at USDA) - organized by state.
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
  • Foodcrops and Shortages - "Issued 6 times a year by FAO's Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture."
  • Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy (Oakland, California) - "A member-supported, nonprofit peoples think tank and education-for-action center." They have excellent publications.
  • Food Not Bombs Archive and Current Events - anarchism and food direct action.
  • ForFarmers.com
  • Foundation for Rural Living (Ontario)
  • The Garden Gate - "offers gardeners and nature lovers a carefully-selected and well-organized collection of links to informative and interesting horticulture sites around the world."
  • Garden Mart -- Online Gardener's Resources
  • Garden Net: The Premier Gateway to Gardening on the Internet
  • GardenWeb: The Internet's Garden Community
  • Hiefer Project International (Little Rock, Arkansas)
  • Henry A. Wallace Center for Agricultural & Environmental Policy (Greenbelt, Maryland)
  • Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) (UK) - is Europe's largest organic membership organisation. It is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
  • How to Become a Fruitarian
  • HungerWeb
  • The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (Minneapolis)
  • Institute of Agriculture (University of Tennessee)
  • InterGarden: Biological Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Permaculture and Bioregionalism
  • The Internet Apiculture and Beekeeping Archive
  • Mad Cow Info
  • Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
  • McSpotlight - keeping the heat on McDonalds.
  • The Minnesota Farmers Union
  • National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (Pine Bush, NY)
  • National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC)
  • The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC)
  • National Farmers Organization (NFO)
  • Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Agriculture
  • North Dakota Farmers Union
  • Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT)
  • Ontario Federation of Agriculture
  • Organic Alliance (St. Paul, Minnesota)
  • Organic Consumers Association (Little Marais, Minnesota) - Campaigning for Food Safety, Organic Agriculture, Fair Trade & Sustainability
  • Organic Trade Association
  • Oxfam America
  • Oxfam Canada
  • The Permaculture Activist
  • Permaculture in Cuba
  • Pesticide Action Network -- North America
  • Plants for a Future: A Resource and Information Centre for Edible and other useful plants
  • Progressive Farmer
  • The Progressive Populist
  • RACHEL's Environment & Health Weekly
  • Rodale Institute
  • Rot Web Home Composting Information Site
  • Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
  • Rural America - an In Motion Magazine column co-edited by the Missouri Rural Crisis Center.
  • Rural FAQs
  • The Science and Engineering of Composting (Cornell University)
  • Seeds of Hope...Harvest of Pride!
  • The Small Farm Resource - "created to help disseminate information of use to people with small farms or rural property."
  • CSA Shenandoah Valley is a partnership between a farm and the surrounding community –the community financially invests in the farm by purchasing “shares” prior to the beginning of the growing season and in return, the farm provides, to the best of its ability, a variety of fresh vegetables harvested at their peak weekly.

    You can enjoy the bounty of Echo Ridge’s produce by joining our CSA. CSA members receive a weekly share of seasonal vegetables and produce freshly harvested. -     Shenandoah Valley Community Supported Agriculture
  • Soil Association (UK) - "the home of organic food, farming and sustainable forestry."
  • The Solar Cooking Archive -- news, plans, reports, etc. from around the world.
  • Sustainable Farming Connection - "Where farmers find and share information"
  • Texas Rural Communities, Inc. (Austin)
  • Union des Producteurs Agricoles (Quebec)
  • Union of Concerned Scientists: Agriculture
  • United Farm Workers (UFW)
  • Vegetarian Pages - "intended to be an independent, definitive Internet guide for vegetarians, vegans and others."
  • Veggies Unite! - "All about going Vegan and Vegetarian"
  • Web Garden (Ohio State University)
  • Weekend Gardener - "Your Weekly Electronic Gardening Guide: Practical Horticulture for Busy People"
  • The Weston A. Price Foundation - "for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts"
  • Wholesome Food Association (UK)
  • Wild Ones Handbook: A Voice for the Natural Landscaping Movement
  • Wildflowers Page - "This page offers links to the various resources GardenWeb has relating to wildflowers and native plants."
  • Women, Food & Agriculture Network (WFAN) - "to link and amplify women's voices on issues of food systems, sustainable communities, and environmental integrity."
  • WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Agriculture
  • Curbing Machine 
    Concrete Curbing machine - Concrete Curb equipment - Curbing Machines - Commercial Concrete Edging
 - Landscape & Curbing Machines - Landscape Curbing Equipment - Decorative Concrete Curbing

    • MAD COWBOY
    Plain Truth From the Cattlerancher Who Won’t Eat Meat
    by HOWARD LYMAN with Glen Merzer

    In both the Biz2Biz markets and Business-to-Consumer fields,
    GrassRootsNetworking.com combines the best of both worlds.

    GrassRoots Are Spreading!

    Thinking outside the box? Then call anytime at 540-984-8190
    Become one of our Strategic Partners.

    Strategic Partner List:

    Ira Kaufman     540-297-5140     - Website
    RoanokeBiz2Biz.com - Patsy Stewart - 540-563-2249
    New Web Domain Rocco Maggio 847-514-8758
    Website Promotion Mark Barreres 540-984-8190

    Alabama
    Alaska
    Arizona
    Arkansas
    California
    Colorado
    Connecticut
    Delaware
    Florida
    Georgia
    Hawaii
    Idaho    		 Illinois
    Indiana
    Iowa
    Kansas
    Kentucky
    Louisiana
    Maine
    Maryland
    Massachusetts
    Michigan
    Minnesota
    Mississippi
    Missouri
    		 Montana
    Nebraska
    Nevada
    New Hampshire
    New Jersey
    New Mexico
    New York - Long Island
    North Carolina
    North Dakota
    Ohio
    Oklahoma
    Oregon
    Pennsylvania
    		 Rhode Island
    South Carolina
    South Dakota
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Utah
    Vermont
    Virginia
    Washington
    Washington DC
    West Virginia
    Wisconsin
    Wyoming

    Worldwide Business Networking
    by GrassRootsNetworking.com

    Sign up Posting Board > GrassRoots Forum - Non Sign up FAQ Board > Business Networking
    Join us on our GrassRoots Networking and the new Business Networking Forum to expand your business contacts, generate new leads and learn the most effective grassroots networking strategies.

    GrassRoots Artists - GrassRoots Computer Services - GrassRoots Musicians - GrassRoots Web Promotion - Grassroots Farmers - Website Design - GrassRoots Web Promotion - GrassRoots Indie Filmmakers - GrassRoots Writers - GrassRoots Real Estate Services - GrassRoots Medical Innovations - GrassRoots Networkers - Website Design with Promotion - GrassRoots Forum - Espaņol - NC Business Networking -  North Carolina Mountains - Long Island Business Networking - Long Island Biz 2 Biz Connection - Long Island Web Design - Long Island Web Promotion - Shenandoah Valley - Shenandoah Valley Business Networking - USA Musicians - VA Business Networking - Website Promotion - GrassRoots Network - GrassRoots Web Hosting - Washington DC Metro Business Networking - World News Links

    Thank you GrassRoots Networking:

    I just wanted to take a minute to let you know I clearly see the results you created, directing traffic to my sites by way of your SEO work. You’ve done a great job optimizing my web presence as well. My websites are up on the search engines and in many cases right at the top. This has lead to a substantial increase in leads for both my fort belvoir and quantico real estate websites. I truly appreciate the time and effort you put in and your constant re-evaluation and targeting of key words which will keep my web presence high.

    Northern VA Real Estate
    Susan Borrelli - Long & Foster - 8971B Ox Road - Lorton, Virginia 22079

    Ft. Belvoir Real Estate - Historic Fort Belvoir is a beautiful installation with a unique and complex network of special services and amenities to military families. Surrounding this area is a host of other family-friendly residential communities that feature attractive homes at all price levels.

    Quantico Real Estate - Virginia in Prince William County is best known as the home of the Marine Corps Base Quantico, “The Crossroads of the Marine Corps” and one of the largest Marine bases in the world. Located in a picturesque setting about thirty miles from Washington, DC, the rich military history of Quantico is something that all residents are proud of. MBC Quantico is a major Marine Corps training base, covering nearly 100 square miles.

    Susan is a sales professional with five years of experience in the real estate industry. She attributes her sales success to her assertive, client-specific and results-oriented work ethic and to her undertaking of many of the premiere sales and negotiating courses offered in the U.S. Susan is affiliated with several local and national Realtor associations and has won several awards including being a top real estate producer for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, as well as being ranked within the top 5% nationwide for the National Association of Realtors. Susan’s business philosophy and customer pledge is to provide the best possible professional service in the real estate industry today. Her clients’ needs and the best interest of her clients will always come first.

    Alexandria VA Real Estate - Arlington VA Real Estate - Capitol Hill Real Estate - Cleveland Park VA Real Estate - Clifton VA Real Estate - Fairfax VA Station Real Estate - Falls Church VA Real Estate - Great Falls VA Real Estate - Fort Hunt VA Real Estate - Georgetown VA Real Estate - Kalorama VA Real Estate - Lorton VA Real Estate - Mclean VA Real Estate - Mount Vernon VA Real Estate - Oakton VA Real Estate - Old Town Alexandria VA Real Estate - Springfield VA Real Estate - Vienna VA Real Estate - Woodley Park VA Real Estate - Metro Washington DC Real Estate

    *************************************

    I just wanted to take a minute to let everyone know how powerful this networking group is...

    We've worked with Mark for about 3-4 months now and he delivers WAY MORE than he promises...

    Our investment paid itself back in less than 24 hrs.  Yeah - I said ONE DAY!!  In the past 3-4 months, Mark's work with us has led to huge boosts in search engine traffic, calls, and more importantly... SALES!!  Lots of them.  We've yeilded 40-50 times our investment is about 90 days (and counting)

    If you are new to this group, take our word for it...  Get involved - its worth it.  If we can help any of you, let us know...  Team play is what makes this work...

    Trae Taylor
    President
    Peak Incentives, Inc.
    www.peakincentives.com

    Call 540-984-8190 to find out how can benefit!

    Questions About Getting A Domain Name Or Hosting Plan Call 847-514-8785

    Cheap Affordable Web Hosting

    Cheap Domain Names Registration | Domain Name Registration | Private Domain Registration | Transfer Domain Name | Bulk Domain Transfer | Spam Free Email Accounts | Create Email Account | Cheap Web Hosting | Register Domain Name | Build a Website | Register Domain Names | Create a Website | Domain Name Forwarding | Online Store with Shopping Cart | Web Hosting | Domain Name Masking | Web Design | Free Web Design Tools | Domain Name Lock | Increase Website Traffic | Find a Domain Name | Copyright Protection | Best Hosting Plans | Free Hosting Plans | GrassRoots Web Hosting

    Back to GrassRoots