Overview - Local and Organic Food: An Undergraduate Research Guide - Research Guides at University of Wisconsin-Madison

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About This Guide

This Research Guide provides an introduction to sources dealing with local and organic food, including sustainable agriculture, standards for organic food production, community-supported agriculture, and farmers' markets.

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Credo Reference
A collection of 100 reference tools that may be searched collectively or individually. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, statistical sources, biographical tools, thesauri, books of quotations, image collections, and more.
Food Policy Institute
The Food Policy Institute is a research unit of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey that addresses food policy issues. We view our role in food policy research as supporting public and private decision makers who shape aspects of the food system within which government, agriculture, industry and the consumer interact.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles related to controversial social issues.
U.S. Department of Agriculture : Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Information and resources about farmers' markets and community-supported agriculture programs provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) specializes in identifying resources about sustainable food systems and practices in support of USDA's effort to ensure a sustainable future for agriculture and farmers worldwide. Includes information about sustainable agriculture, local and organic foods, and community-supported agriculture.
Food Routes
"National non-profit dedicated to reintroducing Americans to their food – the seeds it grows from, the farmers who produce it, and the routes that carry it from the fields to our tables." Includes searchable database of materials relating to local food research and promotion.