NOFA-NY Organic Resource Guide- 2nd Edition

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New YorkOrganic Farm Resource Guide

NOFA NY, Inc is an organization of consumers, gardeners,and farmers working together to create a sustainableregional food system which is ecologically sound andeconomically viable.

Through demonstration and educational opportunities,we promote land stewardship, organic food production,and local marketing.

NOFA NY brings consumers and farmers closer togetherto make high quality food available to all people.

249 Highland AveRochester, NY 14620Tel: 585.271.1979Fax: [email protected]

For more organic farming information please visit:

www.nofany.org

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York

Organic Farm Resource Guide2nd Edition

A reference guide to:Organic resource groups, certification, government agencies,

suppliers, buyers, processors, consultants, publications, and eventsin New York State.

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249 Highland Ave, Rochester, NY 14620Phone: (585) 271-1979 Fax: (585) 271-7166

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This is NOT a directory of certified organic farms nor is it a list of approved products for certified organic farms. To determine if a product is approved for use on your certified organic farm, you must contact your certification agency.

NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC can be reached at: (607) 724-9851, [email protected].

For a directory of local certified and non-certified organic farms, please see the NOFA-NY Annual Organic Food Guide, both available in print and online.

This guide is available as a searchable database on the NOFA-NY website, which is updated annually. Visit www.nofany.org/directory for the online version.

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About NOFA-NY, Inc.Founded in 1983, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of

New York (NOFA-NY) is the oldest and largest organization in New York devoted to organic farming and gardening and is one of seven

northeastern state organizations that work together called the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA). NOFA-NY’s programs serve

to educate farmers, gardeners and consumers. Through the vehicle of farmer to farmer information exchange, NOFA-NY coordinates a

series of annual on-farm workshops and field days, provides technical assistance, publishes a quarterly newsletter and hosts a professional

conference each January.

As an association of farmers, gardeners, and informed consumers, NOFA-NY advocates for its members at the state and federal levels for legislation to enhance organic and sustainable food systems, and to maintain a strong National Organic Program that is attentive to

small farms. NOFA-NY also works to keep consumers informed about local, organic food choices and opportunities to be part of our growing

regional food and farm market.

Mission StatementNOFA-NY, Inc. is an organization of consumers, gardeners, and

farmers working together to create a sustainable regional food system which is ecologically sound and economically viable. Through demonstration and educational opportunities, we promote land

stewardship, organic food production, and local marketing. NOFA-NY brings consumers and farmers closer together to make high quality

food available to all people.

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NOFA-NY wants YOU to become an active member!

NOFA-NY is a member-based organization. Together we will be a stronger voice to advocate for a more sustainable farming and food system in New York State.

Membership with NOFA-NY offers farmers education, technical assistance, and marketing benefits that will help you become successful members of the organic community.

Please consider joining NOFA-NY today! Visit www.nofany.org/join to join online or call (585) 271-1979 ext. 512 or email [email protected] to speak with the Membership Coordinator.

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ORGANIC CERTIFICATION

Are you considering Organic Certification? Would you like third party verification that products are produced according to the USDA/NOP regulations?

Do you believe in organic agriculture - an approach to farming that seeks to maintain and improve the productivity of the land by encouraging and enhancing natural biological processes? Would you like consumer recognition, better access to markets, and increased profitability? Then choose NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC!

About NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLCNOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC has been accredited by the USDA National Organic Program since 2002 to provide organic certification for farmers and processors in the United States. NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC is operated in a nonprofit manner and is funded entirely by certification fees. The day-to-day activities of the program are coordinated by paid certification office personnel. Trained inspectors are hired to visit the farms and processing operations. NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC is a subsidiary of NOFA-NY, Inc., a nonprofit, educational organization.

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Why choose NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC?

New York’s Largest & Most Experienced Certifier •

High Integrity •

Local/Regional Knowledge•

Farmer Friendly, Dedicated Staff •

To order an application packet call us at (607)724-9851, email [email protected] or visit us at www.nofany.org to download PDF versions of the forms online and get started now.

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Table of Contents

About NOFA-NY, Inc. ......................................................................... i

Equipment Suppliers ........................................................................... 1

Financial and Insurance Institutions ................................................. 13

Forage, Manure & Soil Testing ......................................................... 15

Forage Testing ................................................................................... 15

Manure Testing ................................................................................. 16

Soil Testing ....................................................................................... 17

Grain, Feed & Livestock ................................................................... 21

Herd Health ....................................................................................... 32

Markets and Distributors ................................................................... 36

Nurseries ........................................................................................... 40

Seed and Transplant Suppliers .......................................................... 46

Soil Amendment Suppliers ............................................................... 62

Events and Conferences .................................................................... 71

Publications and Publishers .............................................................. 73

Universities, Colleges, and Education Programs .............................. 80

Farming & Agriculture Associations ................................................ 90

State and Federal Agencies ............................................................. 101

National Organizations ................................................................... 104

Index ................................................................................................110

Throughout this guide, ∞ denotes a NOFA member.

NOFA-NY Organic Farm Resource Guide

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Equipment Suppliers

Equipment Suppliers

Ag Equipment USA1457 Highway Route 30 Sharon Springs, NY 13459Phone: (518) 284-2090 www.agequipmentusa.com

Albers Dairy Equipment1309 Mertensia Road Farmington, NY 14425Phone: (866) 326-2260www.albersdairyequipment.com

Alexander Equipment3266 Buffalo Street Alexander, NY 14005Phone: (585) 591-2955 www.alexander-equipment.com

American Equipment, LLC6112 Collett Road Farmington, NY 14425Phone: 585) 924-5480www.americanequipmentllc.com

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NOFA-NY Organic Farm Resource Guide Equipment Suppliers

∞ Atlas Manufacturing, Inc. PO Box 558 Alapaha, GA 31622-0558 (229) 532-2905www.atlasgreenhouse.com [email protected] Atlas Manufacturing, Inc. was founded in 1986 and incorporated in 1988. From the beginning, Atlas’ mission statement was to offer quality greenhouse structures at affordable prices followed by the absolute best service to our customers. Currently, our facility has grown to consist of 80,000 sq feet of sales, manufacturing and warehouse space under one roof.

∞ BCS America/ O’Neill Associates795 Canning Parkway Victor, NY 14564Phone: (800) 724-3145 Fax: (585) [email protected] O’Neill Associates distributes equipment, parts and accessories to 14 states in Northeastern USA: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.


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∞ BCS Shop28 Tahanto Trail Harvard, MA 1451 (978) 456-3327www.bcsshop.com [email protected] BCS Shop is a large retail seller of BCS two-wheel tractors and attachments. We have a large inventory of parts for BCS equipment stocked in Harvard, MA and in Hector, NY. BCS Shop is internet based entirely, but interested folks may visit our shops by calling or emailing to see when we are available . To visit us in Hector, NY, call us at (607) 546-5415 or email us at [email protected].

Belle Terre Irrigations, LLC8142 Champlin Road Sodus, NY 14551Phone: (866) 478-3747 Fax: (315) [email protected]

∞ Cazenovia Equipment Company2 Remington Park Drive Cazenovia, NY 13035Phone: (607) 655-8620 Fax: (607) [email protected] Your equipment purchased from Cazenovia Equipment Company comes with the support of a family owned business. Cazenovia Equipment Company was founded in 1961 by Larry Love. The business originally served the farm community in the greater Cazenovia area.

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∞ Divine Renewable Energy2569 Rolling Hills Road Camillus, NY 13031 (315) 481-1021www.divinerenewable.com [email protected] Divine Renewable Energy, we share your concerns about the environment. DRE was founded by the desire to make the world a better place, while providing superior customer service. The core of our business is designing and installing renewable energy systems.

D.J.M. Equipment Inc.7216 Pittsford Palmyra Road Fairport, NY 14450Phone: (585) 223-4056www.djmequipment.com

∞ Dubois Agrinovation Inc.478 Notre-Dame, Cp 750 St-Remi, QC J0L 2L0 (450) 454-3961www.duboisag.com • [email protected] Dubois Agrinovation’s mission is to listen to growers and to develop and search for new irrigation and plasticulture technologies. We gave a large inventory of plastic and compostable mulch films, perforated and non-woven row covers, low tunnels, metal and plastic hoops, plastic containers, insect and bird nets, plastic clips, vineyard equipment, plasticuture machinery, drip tapes, aluminum, PVC and HDPE pipes, sprinklers, irrigation systems and parts, filters, pumps, etc.

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∞ Eaton Brothers Commercial SupplyPO Box 60 Hamburg, NY 14075-0060Phone: (716) 649-8250www.eatonbrothers.com [email protected] We are a manufacturer and distributor of products for the Lawn & Garden and Cemetery/Memorialization industries.

Earthworm Equipment, LLC2124 State Highway 7 Troy, NY 12180Phone: (518) [email protected]

∞ Endurance Wind Power#107-19052 26th Ave Surrey, BC V3S 3V7Phone: (604) 579-9463www.endurancewindpower.com/ Endurance Wind Power will be the global leader in distributed wind technology and products. We will provide the market the greatest return on their renewable energy investment.

Empire Tractor, Inc.1437 Route 318 Waterloo, NY 13165Phone: (585) 343-1822 Fax: (585) 343-1848www.empiretractor.com • [email protected]

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Erie Power Equipment, Inc.5120 State Route 31 West Newark, NY 14513Phone: (315) [email protected]

∞ ETM Solar Works300 North Street Endicott, NY 13760Phone: (607) 227-9759www.etmsolar.com/ [email protected] specializes in solar energy systems. We install solar electric systems and solar hot water heaters on residences and commercial buildings and repair existing solar energy systems.

F. B. Pease Company, Inc.1450 East Henrietta Road Rochester, New York 14623Phone: (585) 503-2300 Fax: (585) 232 [email protected]

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∞ Fodder Tech5 Wanderwood Way Sandy, UT 84092Phone: (855) 977-7688www.foddertech.com/ [email protected] FodderTech is a company that specializes in the development, manufacture, and marketing of sprouting systems. This unique equipment grows SEED TO FEED in 7 DAYS.

Foxgloves1250 North Avenue Beacon, NY 12508Phone: (845) 831-7300 Fax: (845) [email protected]

Genesee Equipment Company, Inc.89 Franklin Street Dansville, NY 14437Phone: (585) 335-2850 www.machinefinder.com/ww/en-US/dealer/031430

Guy Machinery14213 Washington St Woodstock, IL 60098Phone: (815) 338-0600 [email protected]

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∞ Grower’s Discount Labels, LLCPO Box 70 Tunnel, NY 13848-0070 (800) 693-1572http://www.growersdiscountlabels.com [email protected] Your one-stop source for labels for direct marketing and value-added products. We design & print labels for waxed boxes, plastic bags, clamshells, glass, plastic jugs and direct contact applications. Check out our website for prices and label gallery.

Grower’s Equipment Center, Inc.PO Box 706 Biglerville, PA 17307Phone: (717) 677-7133

∞ Haygrove, Inc.694 Kraybill Chuch Rd Mount Joy, PA 17552 Phone: (717) 492-4955www.haygrove.com When Haygrove High Tunnels were introduced to the eastern USA in 2002, three season tunnels multi-bay tunnels were virtually unheard of. But rapidly they have become the tunnel of choice for profit conscious growers.

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∞ Holdredge Enterprises, LLC2533 State Highway 80 West Burlington, NY 13482 (607) 965-6423www.holdredgeenterprises.com [email protected] Hooke ‘n Crooke tool is so versatile it almost makes weeding fun. Now you can stand up while doing the precision weeding around plants and in those tight spots where you previously had to get on your hands and knees.

Hud-Son Forest Equipment, Inc.PO Box 345 Barneveld, NY 13304Phone: (800) 765-7297 Fax: (315) [email protected]

Kelly’s Garage Farm Equipment2868 State Route 246 Perry, NY 14530Phone: (585) [email protected]

Lakeland Equipment Corporation13330 State Route 31 Savannah, NY 13146Phone: (315) 365-2888www.lakelandequipment.com

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Landmark Equipment3213 Black Gap Road Chambersburg, PA 17201Phone: (717) 263-4103

Linwood Turf Equipment1818 Linwood Road Linwood, NY 14486Phone: (585) 584-3122www.linwoodturf.com

∞ Local Energy Solutions83-05 98th Street, Apt 4b Woodhaven, NY 11421Phone: (718) 441-0246www.localenergysolutions.org We are dedicated to educating and empowering the public about the interconnection between energy, environment, and economics. We believe the public needs to be able to make informed decisions about living sustainably and using local resources in an urban setting.

Martin Equipment900 State Route 14A Penn Yan, NY 14527Phone: (315) 536-7056

Ontrac Equipment Corporation7689 Ridge Road West Brockport, NY 14420Phone: (585) 637-3700www.ontraceq.com • [email protected]

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∞ Organic Equipment TechnologyPO Box 129 Byron, NY 14422Phone: (716) 984-7442 [email protected] Specializing in Weeding and Cultivating equipment.

Purple Mountain Organics7120 Carroll Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912Phone: (301) 891-2488www.purplemountainorganics.compurplemountainorganics@gmail.com

Renovus Energy, Inc.102 Cherry Street Ithaca, NY 14850Phone: (607) 277-1777 Fax: (607) 592-6198www.renovusenergy.com

RGR International4969 Munson Hill Road Bradford, NY 14815Phone: (410) 310-6891 www.rrginternational.com [email protected]

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∞ Scythe Supply496 Shore Rd Perry, ME 4667 Phone: (207) 853-4750www.scythesupply.com [email protected] Scythe Supply offers European style scythes, scythe blades, snaths, whetstones, hammers, anvils and equipment. We are scythe enthusiasts and want others to discover the rewards of using this elegant tool.

∞ Wellscroft Fence Systems167 Sunset Hill Harrisville, NH 03450-5703Phone: (603) 827-2999www.wellscroft.com [email protected] Our goal is to offer you the best quality products and service for your fencing projects. The Northeast is an area with unique terrain and weather conditions. We have selected what we consider to be the best products available from many different companies. Due to our large volume, we can offer you the best value for your fencing dollar without compromising quality.

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Financial and Insurance Institutions

∞ Farm Credit East2688 State Route 7 Suite 21 Cobleskill, NY 12043-9707Phone: (518) 296-8188www.farmcrediteast.com [email protected] Farm Credit is a lending cooperative for full and part-time farmers. We make loans such as mortgages, seasonal loans and lines of credit. We meet your other business needs, too, including equipment leases, record-keeping, tax planning and preparation, appraisals, business consulting, multi-peril crop insurance and so much more!

First Affirmative Financial Network1 Rosell Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065Phone: (518) 877-8800 Fax: (518) 877-5181


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∞ Farm Family Insurance CompaniesPO Box 656 Albany, NY 12201Phone: (800) The-Farmwww.farmfamily.com • [email protected] a full line of insurance solutions for farmers, businesses, homeowners and individuals for over 50 years. Farm family has been providing insurance protection in rural and suburban areas, earning a solid reputation of trust. We take a personal interest, protecting what you value most.

New York Farm Service Agency441 South Salina Street, Suite 536 Syracuse, NY 13202Phone: (315) 477-6300 Fax: (315) 477-6323www.offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator



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Forage, Manure & Soil Testing

Forage Testing

Cumberland Valley Analytical ServicesBatavia Forage Lab5049 Clinton Street Road Batavia, NY 14020Phone: (585) 344-5500 Fax: (585) [email protected]

Green Mountain Feed Testing Laboratory24 Railroad Square Newport, VT 05855Phone: (802) 334-6731

National Forage Testing AssociationPO Box 756 Avoca, NE 68145Phone: (402) 466-7677 Fax: (831) 303-4938www.foragetesting.org [email protected]


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National Quality Inspections 600 6th St SW Great Falls, MT, 59404 Phone: (406) 761-6820

William H. Miner Institute1034 Miner Farm Road Chazy, NY 12921Phone: (518) 846-7121 Fax: (518) 846-8445www.whminer.com/[email protected]

Manure Testing

Agricultural Analytical Services LaboratoryPenn State University, Tower Road University Park, PA 16802Phone: (814) 863-0841www.aasl.psu.edu/manureprgnew.html • [email protected]

∞ Dairy One730 Warren Road Ithaca, NY 14850Phone: (800) 496-3344www.dairyone.com Dairy One Cooperative Inc. is an information technology cooperative. We provide DHI records services and herd management software throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.



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Soil Testing

Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab University of Vermont, Plant & Soil Science Dept.63 Carrigan Drive, Jeffords Hall, Room 262 Burlington, VT 05405-1737Phone: (802) 656-3030 Fax: (802) 656-4656www.uvm.edu/pss/ag_testing/[email protected]

Analytical Laboratory and Maine Soil Testing Service5722 Deering Hall Orono, ME 04469Phone: (207) 581-3591www.analab.umesci.maine.edu

Cornell Soil Health Assessment1003 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853Phone: (607) 255-1706www.soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu

Crop Services International, Inc.1718 Madison SE Grand Rapids, MI 49507Phone: (800) 260-7933 Fax: (616) 246-6039www.cropservicesintl.com


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Kinsey’s Agricultural Services297 County Highway 357 Charleston, MO 63834Phone: (573) 683-3880 Fax: (573) [email protected]

Midwestern Bio-Ag10955 Blackhawk Drive Blue Mounds, WI 53517Phone: (608) 437-4994www.midwesternbioag.com

∞ North Country Organics203 Depot Street Bradford, VT 05033Phone: (802) 222-4277 Fax: (202) [email protected] Country Organics manufactures and distributes natural fertilizers, soil amendments, and environmentally compatible pest controls. With wholesale distributors located throughout the central and northeastern regions of the U.S., we serve commercial and wholesale accounts.



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Rutgers Soil Testing LaboratoryPO Box 902 Milltown, NY 08850Phone: (732) 932-9295www.njaes.rutgers.edu/soiltestinglab

Soil Foodweb, Inc.635 SW Western Boulevard Corvallis, OR 97333Phone: (541) 752-5066 Fax: (541) [email protected]

Soil Nutrient AnalysisUniversity of Connecticut6 Sherman Place, Unit 5102 Storrs, CT 06269Phone: (860) 486-4274 Fax: (860-486-4562www.soiltest.uconn.edu/#[email protected]

University of Massachusetts Soil Testing Lab682 North Pleasant Street Amherst, ME 01003Phone: (413) 545-2311www.umass.edu/plsoils/soiltest • [email protected]


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University of New Hampshire Coop Extension38 Academic Way, Room G28A Durham, NH 03814Phone: (603) 862-3200www.extension.unh.edu/[email protected]

Woods End Laboratories, Inc.290 Belgrade Road, PO Box 297 Mt.Vernon, ME 04352Phone: (207) 293-2457www.woodsend.com


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Grain, Feed & Livestock

Adirondack Organic Grains310 Christian Road Essex, NY 12936Phone: (518) [email protected]

∞ Agri-Dynamics, Inc.6574 S Delaware Drive Martins Creek, PA 18063Phone: (610) 250-9280 Fax: (610) 250-0935www.agri-dynamics.comjbrunetti@agri-dynamics.comAgri-Dynamics was founded in 1979 to provide natural products for livestock animals. Over the years, our line has evolved to include equine, small pets, and human health products and services. Today, we proudly offer products and services for horticulture, golf course and turf management, viticulture, orchards and greenhouses. What hasn’t changed is our ongoing commitment to the health of the family farm and our planet.


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∞ AgriLab Technologies, LLPPO Box 8 Pawlet, VT 5761 Phone: (802) 325-2203www.agrilabtech.com AgriLab Technologies, LLP specialize in heat capture and transfer from the aerobic management and composting of organic materials such as food waste, organic industrial by-products of food processing, farm generated manure and bedding materials. These farm generated feedstocks can be horse, cow, small ruminant, or poultry operation generated materials.

Beowulf Natural Feeds, Inc.6361 Thompson Road Syracuse, NY 13206Phone: (315) 475-8002

Blue Seal FeedsPO Box 127 Sangerfield, NY 13455Phone: (800) 228-2709www.richerfeeds.com

Buffalo Molasses, LLC5133 Robinson Road Fillmore, NY 14735Phone: (585) 567-2106www.buffalomolasses.com



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∞ Cold Springs Farm379 Slate Hill Road Sharon Springs, NY 13459Phone: (518) 234-8320 Fax: (518) [email protected] grind, mix and deliver certified organic livestock feed. We make certified organic dry hay and baleage and we will source certified organic seed for our customers. We have 4 nutritionists on staff and all the necessary minerals for all livestock types.

Co-operative Feed Dealers, Inc.PO Box 670 Conklin, NY 13748Phone: (800) 333-0895 Fax: (607) [email protected]

Cornerstone Farm Ventures15 Silver Street Norwich, NY 13815Phone: (607) 334-9962www.cornerstone-farm.com


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∞ Crystal Creek, Inc.1600 Round House Road Spooner, WI 54801Phone: (888) 376-6777www.crystalcreeknatural.comWith large animal practice and industry experience, the Crystal Creek staff veterinarian provides common sense insight into nutritional programs that aid and support optimum performance of organic, sustainable as well as for conventional livestock production.

The Farmer’s Shed243 Knight’s Pond Road Van Etten, NY 14889Phone: (207) 384-5090 Fax: (207) 384-7098www.farmersshed.com

Green Mountain Feeds, Inc.PO Box 505 Bethel, VT 05032Phone: (802) 234-6728 Fax: (802) 234-6578www.greenmountainfeeds.com

Helfter Feeds, Inc.PO Box 266 Osco, IL 61274Phone: (866) 435-3837www.helfterfeeds.com



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∞ Homestead Organics1 Union Street Berwick, ON KOC 1GOPhone: (613) [email protected] your service since 1988, we have an excellent reputation built on expertise, experience, dedication and quality. We offer a certified organic grain elevator, feed mill and farm supplies, seed fertilizers, pest controls, and livestock supplements. We are also a buyer of corn, soybeans and small grains.

∞ Kreamer Feed, Inc.215 Kreamer Avenue Kreamer, PA 17833Phone: (800) 767-4537 Fax: (570) [email protected]’s Best Organic Feed is made and distributed by Kreamer Feed, Inc. in a mill used exclusively for certified organic feed manufacturing. We began making bulk organic feed over 20 years ago and are currently certified by Pennsylvania Certified Organic. To fulfill the needs of our organic customers we developed organic feed products for all species of livestock. Nature’s Best Organic Feed can be trusted to be a high quality, nutritionally balanced feed that is backed up by personnel well-trained in customer satisfaction.


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∞ Kreher’s Poultry Farms5411 Davison Road Clarence, NY 14031Phone: (716) 759-6802 Fax: (716) 759-8687Processors of vegetable products for feed, Certified organic by NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC.

∞ Lakeview Organic Grain119 Hamilton Place Penn Yan, NY 14527Phone: (315) 531-1038 Fax: (315) 536-9879www.lakevieworganicgrain.com [email protected] Organic bagged feeds and grains- dairy, chicken (layer, broiler and starter), pig, sheep and goat feed, corn, soybeans, soybean meal, peas, flaxmeal, sunflowermeal, oats, barley,triticale, rye. Available for pickup and shipment throughout the NortheastOrganic bulk feeds - custom bulk dairy and animal feeds. Bulk delivery in New York and northern PA, pallet delivery throughout the Northeast.Organic seed - organic small grain, corn, soybean, pasture and covercrop seed, including Blue River, Viking, American Organic and Welter brands, open pollinated corn and heritage grains. Pickup and shipment.Crystal Creek and organic animal health/nutrition products.Many agronomic and informational resources on the Lakeview website



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∞ Lancaster Ag Products60 N Ronks Road Ronks, PA 17584Phone: (717) 687-9222 Fax: (717) [email protected] of animal health & nutrition products, agricultural seeds, and soil fertility products for the biological farmer.

Layden’s Fence & Livestock Services543 Sabin Road Spencer, NY 14883Phone: (607) 589-7033

Lightning Tree Farm132 Andrew Haight Road Millbrook, NY 12545Phone: (315) 536-9879www.lightningtreefarmproducts.com

Log City Milling2185 Town Line Road King Ferry, NY 13081Phone: (315) [email protected]

Main Street Grainery15 Main Street Chatham, NY 12037Phone: (518) 392-5225


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∞ McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC194 Coleman Station Road Millerton, NY 12546Phone: (518) 789-3252 Fax: (518) [email protected] Farming over 1000 acres in the Harlem Valley, New York, McEnroe Organic Farm is committed to organic and sustainable agriculture. The farm produces certified organic produce, meats and garden transplants. Our compost and soil is approved for organic production and available in bulk, wholesale, and retail.

∞ McGeary Organics, Inc.PO Box 299 Lancaster, PA 17608Phone: (800) 624-3279 Fax: (717) 394-6931www.mcgearyorganics.com • [email protected] McGeary Organics carries a full line of fertilizer suitable for organic farming and gardening. These fertilizers contain no manure, meet the USDA National Organic Program guidelines and are listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute Phone: Phone: (OMRI) for use in organic production.

Midwestern Bio-AgPO Box 160 Blue Mounds, WI 53517Phone: (800) 327-6012www.midwesternbioag.com



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∞ North Country Organics203 Depot Street Bradford, VT 05033Phone: (802) 222-4277 Fax: (202) [email protected] Country Organics manufactures and distributes natural fertilizers, soil amendments, and environmentally compatible pest controls. With wholesale distributors located throughout the Central and Northeast regions of the US, we serve commercial and wholesale accounts.

OntarBio Organic Farmers’ Co-op Inc. RR #5 Guelph, ON N1H 6J2 Canada Phone: (519) 767-9694 Fax: (519) 767-0978 www.ontarbio.com

Organic Unlimited/Vintage Feed120 Liberty Street, PO Box 238 Atglen, PA 19310Phone: (610) 593-2995 Fax: (610) 593-6155www.organicfeedmill.com

Pennfield 711 Rohrerstown Road, PS Box 4366 Lancaster, PA 17604Phone: (800) 732-0467www.pennfield.com


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Pintree Livestock Farm2348 Norway Road Kendall, NY 14476Phone: (585) 659-2936

Redmond Minerals, Inc.6005 North 100 West, PO Box 219 Redmond, UT 84652Phone: 866) 735-7258www.redmondminerals.com

Thorvin Kelp, USAPO Box 458 New Castle, VA 24127Phone: (800) 464-0417www.thorvin.com

Triple 3 Livestock707 State Route 13 Cortland, NY 13045Phone: (607) 753-0472www.triple3livestock.com

Walkers Feed Mill5565 Route 4 Fort Ann, NY 12827Phone: (800) 480-5223



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Weiler’s Grain Roasting4218 Route 89 Seneca Falls, NY 13148Phone: (315) 549-7081

Wight and Patterson, Inc.8 Miner Street Canton, NY 13617Phone: (315) 386-2751

Windmill Livestock55 Ward Road Hammond, NY 13646Phone: (315) 578-2831

Zook Molasses Company4960 Horseshoe Pike Honey Brook, PA 19344Phone: (800) 327-4406www.zookmolasses.com


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Herd Health

∞ Agri-Dynamics, Inc.6574 Delaware Drive Martins Creek, PA 18603Phone: (610) 250-9280 Fax: (610) 250-0935www.ag-dynamics.comjbrunetti@agri-dynamics.comAgri-Dynamics was founded in 1979 to provide natural products for livestock animals. Over the years, our line has evolved to include equine, small pets, and human health products and services. Today, we proudly offer products and services for horticulture, golf course and turf management, viticulture, orchards and greenhouses. What hasn’t changed is our ongoing commitments to the health of the family farm and our planet.

Animal MedicPO Box 575 Manchester, PA 17345Phone: (800) 767-5611www.animalmedic.com

Bioniche Animal HealthPO Box 1570 Belleville, ON K8N 5J2Phone: (613) 966-8058 Fax: (613) 966-4177www.bionicheanimalhealth.com

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Brookfield Ag Services366 West Street Brookfield, VT 05036Phone: (802) 276-3762

∞ Crystal Creek, Inc.1600 Round House Road Spooner, WI 54801Phone: (888) 376-6777www.crystalcreeknatural.com With large animal practice and industry experience, the Crystal Creek staff veterinarian provides common sense insight into nutritional programs that aid and support optimum performance of organic, sustainable as well as for conventional livestock production.

Cuprem, Inc.202 North Smith Avenue Kenesaw, NE 68956Phone: (800) 228-4253 Fax: (402) 752-3397www.cuprem.com

Environmental Care & Share, Inc.822 Shady Glen Martinez, CA 94553www.ecands.net

Northeast Homeopathic Products563 Massachusetts Avenue Acton, MA 01720Phone: (800) 551-3611 Fax: (978) 263-2305

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Helfter Feeds, Inc.PO Box 266 Osco, IL 61274Phone: (866) 435-3837www.helfterfeeds.com

Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc.PO Box 1555 Ventura, CA 93002Phone: (800) 248-2847 Fax: (805) 643-6267www.rinconvitova.com

Spalding Laboratories760 Printz Road Arroyo Grande, CA 93420Phone: (888) 880-1579 Fax: (866) 738-9632www.spalding-labs.com

St. Albans Coop Store140 Federal Street St. Albans, VT 05478Phone: (802) 524-9366 Fax: (802) 527-0751www.stalbanscoopstore.com

Synergy Animal Products1681 Schubert Road Bethel, PA 19507Phone: (717) 933-9791www.synergyanimalproducts.com

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Quality Milk Production Services22 Thornwood Drive Ithaca, NY 14850Phone: (607) 255-8202

Thorvin Kelp, USAPO Box 458 New Castle, VA 24127Phone: (800) 464-0417www.thorvin.com

Van Beek Scientific3689 460th Street Orange City, IA 51041Phone: (800) 346-5311 Fax: (712) 737-2878www.vanbeeknaturalscience.com

Washington Homeopathic Products, Inc.260 JR Hawvermale Way Berkley Springs, WV 25411Phone: (304) 258-2541www.homeopathyworks.com

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Markets and Distributors

Basis Holdings420 West 14th Street, Suite 2NE New York, NY 10014Phone: (212) [email protected]

∞ Community Markets173 Main Street, 3rd Floor Ossining, NY 10562Phone: (914) 923-4837 Fax: (914) [email protected] This year marks the 20th anniversary of Community Markets, an organizer of farmers markets in Rockland and Westchester counties as well as New York City. In 1991 Miriam Haas began her relentless search for farm fresh, healthy food by developing a farmers market in her town of Ossining in Westchester County. Twenty years and over twenty farmers markets later she has stayed true to her mission to connect communities with the region’s freshest and most nutritious food, and provide hard-working farmers with high return direct marketing opportunities.



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∞ Dairy Marketing Services Organic 5001 Brittonfield Parkway Syracuse, NY 13221Phone: (888) 589-6455www.dairymarketingservices.com Dairy Marketing Services (DMS) is a milk-marketing organization that serves dairy producers and the industry by combining the milk supplies of independent and cooperative farms for the purposes of creating efficiency and the reduction of cost on milk assembly, field services and transportation. With DMS, all dairy producers can effectively and efficiently market milk in the most profitable manner.

Empire Organics, LLC693 Stone Quarry Hill Road Greene, NY 13778Phone: (607) 656-4142www.getnymilk.com

Farmers Market Federation of New York117 Highbridge Street, Suite U-3 Fayetteville, NY 13066Phone: (315) 637-4690 Fax: (315) 637-4691www.nyfarmersmarket.com

Fulton Stall Market, South Street Seaport19 Fulton Street, Suite 200 New York, NY 10038Phone: (646) 822-6930www.fultonstallmarket.com


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∞ Horizon Organic7895 Tackabury Road Canastota, NY 13032Phone: (315) 272-3218 Fax: (315) 366-0014www.horizonorganic.com For nearly 20 years, the Horizon® team has been united by a single common goal: to bring you the very best organic dairy products we can. We do it because we’re organic pioneers, animal lovers, health nuts and everyday business people. But most of all we do it because we’re milk drinkers, and parents, just like you.

∞ Organic ValleyOne Organic Way LaFarge, WI 54639Phone: (888) 809-9297 Fax: (608) 625-3019www.organicvalley.coop If a company is going to make a difference in today’s world, it’s going to have to think differently. At Organic Valley, our philosophy and decisions are based on the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth. We’re a mission-driven cooperative, owned by family farmers, and we’ve been leaders in organic agriculture from the very beginning.

Regional Access 1609 Trumansburg Road Trumansburg, NY 14886Phone: (607) 387-5150www.regionalaccess.net



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Tuscarora Organic Growers Coop22275 Anderson Hollow Road Hustontown, PA 17229Phone: (814) 448-2173 Fax: (814) 448-2333www.tog.coop

United Ag Services/Organic Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.12 North Park Street Seneca Falls, NY 13148Phone: (800) 326-4251

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.7115 West Main Road Leroy, NY 14482Phone: (585) 768-2247 [email protected]

Winter Sun Farms195 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561Phone: (845) 255-1699www.wintersunfarms.com


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Nurseries

Adams County Nursery, Inc.26 Nursery Road Aspers, PA 17304Phone: (717) 677-8105Fax: (717) 677-4124www.acnursery.com

∞ Catskill Native Nursery607 Samsonville Road Kerhonks, NY 12446Phone: (845) 626-2758 www.catskillnativenursery.cominfo@catskillnativenursery.comCatskill Native Nursery offers over 600 species of perennials, herbs, ornamental and fruiting shrubs and trees, water lilies and wetland plants. We can help you obtain that hard-to-find heirloom edible or rare woodland ephemeral. We believe supporting bio-diversity starts in our own gardens. The nursery is located on an 1840’s homestead surrounded by meadow and woodlands.

Central NY Nursery & Landscape Association5818 East Molloy Road Syracuse, NY 13201Phone: (315) 458-5717

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Cummins Nursery1408 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, NY 14850Phone: (607) [email protected]

∞ The Cutting Garden, LLC4055 State Route 52 Youngsville, NY 12791Phone: (845) 482-3333www.thecuttinggarden.org [email protected] This garden features 100 varieties of flowers, herbs & vegetables. Primarily a pick your own garden, but flower arrangements are available for special events. Retail store & barn adjacent to garden features garden accessories, fair trade items, antique tools and collectibles.

Ginger Creek Nursery772 North Street Norfolk, CT 06058Phone: (860) 542-5143

Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies1 Ellis Drive Auburn, NY 13021Phone: (978) 851-4346 Fax: (315) [email protected]

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Hicks Nurseries, Inc.100 Jericho Turnpike Westbury, NY 11590Phone: (516) [email protected]

∞ Hydroponic Garden Centers, Inc.14649 Horace Harding Expressway Flushing, NY 11367Phone: (718) 762-8880 Fax: (718) 762-6596www.hydroponicgarden.com • [email protected] Retail organic hydroponic & greenhouse supply. We carry compost and compost tea brewers & supplies, drip irrigation, organic seed and pest control, propagation trays, vermiculture and bio-dynamic preps, horticultural lightning and books. Open seven days a week and we offer free consultations.

∞ McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC194 Coleman Station Road Millerton, NY 12546Phone: (518) 789-3252 Fax: (518) 789-6537www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com • [email protected] Farming over 1000 acres in the Harlem Valley, New York, McEnroe Organic Farm is committed to organic and sustainable agriculture. The farm produces certified organic produce, meats and garden transplants. Our compost and soil is approved for organic production and available in bulk, wholesale, and retail.

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Miller’s Nursery5060 West Lake Road Canandaigua, NY 14424Phone: (800) [email protected]

Nine-Jay Nursery & Greenhouses244 State Route 9J Stuyvesant, NY 12173Phone: (518) 828-4123 Fax: (518) 828-5846

Northern Nurseries of New York8633 US Route 11 Cicero, NY 13039Phone: (315) 699-3999 Fax: (315) [email protected]

∞ Saratoga Organics19 Front Street Ballston, NY 12020Phone: (518) 885-2005 Fax: (518) [email protected] owned retail organic and hydroponic gardening supply store located in Ballston Spa, New York. We carry a vast selection of various fertilizers, nutrients, pest controls, and lighting equipment.

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∞ St. Lawrence Nurseries325 State Highway 345 Potsdam, NY 13676Phone: (315) [email protected]. Lawrence Nurseries has produced northern climate fruit and nut trees for 30 years, offering customers in the coldest places the chance to successfully “grow their own”! We also offer berry bushes, grapes, currants, elderberries, and other edible landscape plants. Free catalog available.

Schlabach’s Nursery2784 Murdock Road Medina, NY 14103Phone: (866) 600-5203

Sollecito Landscaping Nursery4094 Howlette Hill Road Syracuse, NY 13215Phone: (315) 468-1142

Sprainbrook Nursery, Inc.448 Underhill Road Scarsdale, NY 10583Phone: (914) 723-2382 Fax: (914) 723-1677www.sprainbrook.com

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Twin Oaks Nursery, Inc.4107 North Court Street Syracuse, NY 13206Phone: (315) 437-9678

White Oak NurseryPO Box 559 Stanly, NY 14561Phone: (315) 789-3509www.whiteoaknursery.biz

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Seed and Transplant Suppliers

Agriculver Seeds2059 Route 98 Trumansburg, NY 14886Phone: (607) 387-5788 Fax: (607) 387-5789

∞ Albert Lea Seed House1414 West Main Street Albert Lea, MN 56007Phone: (800) 352-5247 Fax: (507) [email protected] are an independent, 3rd generation family-owned and operated company that serve the agricultural community across the United States. We have been in the seed business for almost 90 years. The Albert Lea Seed House offers you high quality field seeds from Viking Brand seed corn, Viking Brand soybeans, cool-season grasses, pasture mixes and alfalfas to organic seed, small grain, annual forages, cover crops, native grasses, and forbs. We also have a huge selection of sweet corn and garden seed. We strive to offer a wide variety of seeds that provide the greatest freedom of choice to our farm families.

∞ American Organic Seed304 Anson St PO Box 385 Warren, IL 61087-0385 Phone: Phone: (866) 471-9465www.american-organic.com [email protected]



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Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company2278 Baker Creek Road Mansfield, MO 65704Phone: (417) 924-8897 Fax: (417) [email protected]

∞ Bejo Seeds, Inc1088 Healey Road Geneva, NY 14456Phone: (315) 789-4155 Fax: (315) [email protected] Organic Seed Program launched by Bejo focuses not only on organic seed production, but also on organic breeding. Bejo has for many years been supplying its products to organic farmers and growers. We recently increased our range of organic varieties. Other varieties of our assortment are mostly available as non chemically treated seed. After harvest only organic treatments are used.


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∞ Big John’s Garden17356 Hill Rd Klamath Falls, OR 97603 Phone: Phone: (541) 798-5941www.bigjohnsgarden.com [email protected] Big John’s Garden supplies high quality certified organic garlic and shallots to retail outlets, individuals and growers. We are particularly proud of our planting stock quality and supply may growers throughout the US. Our growing environment east of the Cascades in Southern Oregon is perfect for these crops. We have 12 varieties of garlic and shallots and are certified organic by Oregon Tilth.

∞ Blue River Hybrids 27087 Timber Road Kelley, Iowa 50134Phone: (800) [email protected] River Hybrids is an organic, non-GMO seed company offering a wide range of maturities for grain and silage specific corn hybrids, aphid resistant soybeans, and food grade soybeans. Blue River Hybrids is the only source for organic BMR seed and organic sunflower seed in the US. What makes us unique is our dedication to the organic farmer and our ability to consistently bring new products to market that perform reliably in organic environments. Organic farmers choose Blue River Hybrids for dependable performance, backed by an ongoing commitment to organic product development.



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Bourdeau Brothers590 Mason Road Champlain, NY 12919Phone: (518) 298-8877www.bourdeaubrothers.com

Burpee Seeds300 Park Avenue Warminster, PA 18974Phone: (800) 888-1447www.burpee.com

Catskill Seed ConservatoryHc1, Box 309 Denver, NY [email protected]

Doeblers Seed202 Tiadaghton Avenue Jersey Shore, PA 17740Phone: (800) 853-2676www.doeblers.com

Fedco SeedsPO Box 520 Waterville, ME 04903Phone: (207) 873-7333 Fax: (207) 430-1106www.fedcoseeds.com


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Great Harvest Organics6803 East 276th Street Atlanta, IN 46031Phone: (317) [email protected]

∞ Green Haven Open-Pollinated Seed8225 Wessels Road Avoca, NY 14809Phone: (607) [email protected] Haven Open-Pollinated Seed Group is an organization of seedsmen based in western N.Y. They are focusing on improving OP varieties for silage, grain and wildlife plots. Many varieties are available certified organic. We work with several types of open field corn seed as well as open pollinated sweet corn, popcorn and pumpkin seeds.

Gro-Mor Seeders, Inc.281 West Mountain Road Adams, MA 01220Phone: (413) 743-2064 Fax: (413) 743-2935www.gro-morent.com



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∞ Harris Seeds355 Paul Road Rochester, NY 14624Phone: (800) 544-7938 Fax: (877) [email protected] its founding in 1879, Harris Seeds has provided high-quality seeds and supplies to growers and gardeners. Harris Seeds now offers an expanded selection of untreated and organic vegetable and cut flower seeds, plus certified organic vegetable plugs and onion transplants. In addition, growers will find supplies for organic systems, including OMRI approved crop inputs like newly-available Worm Power. Worm Power is a university-tested, highly-effective, earthworm compost fertilizer made in New York’s Finger Lakes region. It improves plant growth, has been shown to suppress Pythium “damping off” in laboratory studies, and is safe to use around people and pets.

Heirloom Seeds287 E Finley Drive West Finley, PA 15377Phone: (412) 384-0852www.heirloomseeds.com


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∞ High Mowing Organic Seeds76 Quarry Road Wolcott, VT 05680Phone: (802) 472-6174 Fax: (802) [email protected] Mowing Organic Seeds is an independently owned, farm-based seed company dedicated to providing organic farmers and gardeners with the highest quality certified organic seed. We offer over 500 varieties of heirloom, open-pollinated and hybrid vegetables, flowers, herbs, potatoes, garlic and cover crops.

Hudson Valley Seed Library484 Mettacahonts Road Accord, NY 12404Phone: (845) 626-4910www.seedlibrary.com

∞ Johnny’s Selected Seeds955 Benton Avenue Winslow, ME 04901Phone: (877) 564-6697 Fax: (207) [email protected]’s Selected Seeds is an employee-owned, international seed retailer headquartered in Winslow, Maine. The company was established in 1973 by Founder and Chairman, Rob Johnston, Jr. Johnny’s mission is helping families, friends, and communities to feed one another by providing superior seeds, tools, information, and service.



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∞ King’s Agriseeds, Inc.96 Paradise Lane Ronks, PA 17572 Phone: (717) 687-4331Fax: (717) [email protected] King’s AgriSeeds services the Middle Atlantic and New England regions of the United States by providing a full line of forages, Masters Choice corn hybrids and cover crops.

Lackawanna Products Corporation8545 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221Phone: (716) 633-1940 x238 Fax: (716) 633-1490

Letherman’s Seed Company, Inc.PO box 140 Seneca Castle, NY 14547Phone: (716) 526-5427 Fax: (716) 526-5728


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∞ Lighthouse Gardens229 Ontario Street Honeoye Falls, NY 14472Phone: (585) 582-5725www.lighthouse-gardens.com • [email protected] Gardens is a certified organic greenhouse operation specializing in herb and vegetable transplants for both wholesale and retail customers. We grow custom orders for organic farmers, finished plants for garden centers and a large offering of herb, vegetable, annual and perennial plants for retail customers. We also offer our custom blend of organic compost based potting soil under our brand “The Living Earth Organic Potting Soil.”

The Maine Potato LadyPO Box 65 Guilford, ME 04443Phone: (207) 343-2270www.mainepotatolady.comcustomer-service@mainepotatolady.com

Mara Seed Company, Inc.4451 Route 89 Marathon, NY 13803Phone: (607) 849-7871

McGeary’s Organics, Inc.PO Box 299 Lancaster, PA 17608Phone: (800) 624-3279 Fax: (717) 394-6931www.mcgearyorganics.com



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Molasses Hill Organic Farm8546 State Route 408 Nunda, NY 14517Phone: (585) 468-3817

New England Seed Company3580 Main Street, Building 10 Hartford, CT 06120Phone: (800) [email protected]

P & P Seed Company56 Union Street Hamburg, NY 14075www.pandpseed.com

Page Seed Company1A Green Street, PO Box 158 Greene, NY 13778Phone: (607) 656-4107 Fax: (607) [email protected]

Pinetree Garden SeedsPO Box 300 New Glouster, ME 04620Phone: (207) 926-3400 Fax: (207) [email protected]


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∞ Preferred Seed Company, Inc.575 Kennedy Road Buffalo, NY 14227Phone: (716) 895-7333 Fax: (716) [email protected] Wholesale distributor of certified organic and untreated forage seed to seed dealers in New York, Pennsylvania and New England.

Reed’s Seeds3334 NYS Route 215 Cortland, NY 13045Phone: (607) 753-9095

Rohrer SeedsP.L. Rohrer & Bro., Inc.2472 Old Philadelphia Pike Smoketown, PA 17576Phone: (717) 299-2571 Fax: (800) 468-4944www.rohrerseeds.com [email protected]

Rupp Seeds, Inc.738 Castle Street Geneva, NY 14456Phone: (315) 719-0100 Fax: (315) 258-9437



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Scheeren Seed Company599 Verbeck Avenue Schaghticoke, NY 12154Phone: (518) 753-7709

Schuster Seeds1833 Route 89 Seneca Falls, NY 13148Phone: (315) 568-9337

∞ Seeds of ChangePO Box 4908 Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220Phone: (888) 762-7333www.seedsofchange.com We are committed to safeguarding your health and that of the planet. Organic, sustainable agriculture produces healthy soils, naturally rich and balanced in the nutrients plants need.

Seed Savers Exchange3094 North Winn Road Decorah, IA 52101Phone: (563) 382-5990 Fax: (563) [email protected]


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∞ Seedsower Farm420 Harrison Drive Centerport, NY 11721Phone: (631) 423-8257www.seedsowerfarm.comAll vegetables, herbs and flowers are grown using organic and sustainable practices. Over 25 varieties of mixed vegetables and herbs will be offered at our farmstand every Thursday from May-September. Herb, vegetable and annual edible flower transplants will also be available for sale starting May. Seedsower Farm adheres to the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Farmers Pledge.

Seedway, LLC99 Industrial Road Elizabethtown, PA 17022Phone: (800) 952-7333 Fax: (800) [email protected]@[email protected]

Silver Heights Farm216 Eggler Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748Phone: (845) [email protected]



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Southern Exposure Seed ExchangePO Box 460 Mineal, VA 23117Phone: (540) 894-9480 Fax: (540) 894-9481www.southernexposure.com

Starflower Farm243 Tubbs Hill Road Candor, NY 13743Phone: (607) [email protected]

Stokes Seeds, Inc.PO Box 548 Buffalo, NY 14240Phone: (800) 396-9238 Fax:(888) [email protected]

Superior Organic Grains, Ltd.N 7076 Highway C Seymour, WI 54165Phone: (920) 833-6953 Fax: (920) 833-2751

Territorial Seed Company20 Palmer Ave Cottage Grove, OR 97424Phone: (800) 626-0866 Fax: (888) [email protected]


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∞ Turtle Tree Seed10 White Birch Road Copake, NY 12516Phone: (518) 329-3038 Fax: (518) [email protected] are a small, nonprofit seed company that sells 100% open-pollinated vegetable, herb and flower seeds, all grown using biodynamic practices both in our own seed garden and by other farmers and gardeners who use biodynamic methods. All our seed is non-GMO, non-hybrid, never treated, and grown without the use of chemical inputs. All of our seed is certified biodynamic and many varieties are also certified organic.

Vermont Offseason Organics4818 Snake Mountain Road Weybridge, VT 05753Phone: (802) [email protected]

Vesey’s Seeds, Ltd.PO Box 9000 Calais, ME 04619Phone (902) 368-7333 Fax: (800) [email protected]



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∞ Welter Seeds & Honey17724 Highway 136 Onslow, IA 52321Phone: (800) 470-3325 Fax: (563) [email protected] sell the following organic seed for farmers: alfalfa, barley, brome, buckwheat, clover, corn, fescue, festulolium, flax, oats, orchard grass, pasture mix, peas, pea oatlage, pea tritlage, plowdown mix, rye, ryegrass, soybeans, timothy, triticale, chicking vetch, hairy vetch and wheat.


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Soil Amendment Suppliers

Agriculture Consulting Services, Inc.1634 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14618Phone: (877) 310-1100 Fax: (877) [email protected]

Agricultural Mineral ProspectorsPO Box 866 Erin, ON N0B 1T0Phone: (519) 855-4564 [email protected]

AMVAC Chemical Corporation4162 Stein Highway Seaford, DE 19973Phone: (302) 521-0801www.amvac-chemical.com

Arclay Natural Technologies376 Broadway, Suite 26 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866Phone: (877) 576-8286 Fax: (866) [email protected]



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Biological Services International4700 Clover Street Honeoye Falls, NY 14472Phone: (585) 703-8760 Fax: (585) [email protected]

Bourdeau Brothers590 Mason Road Champlain, NY 12919Phone: (518) 298-8877www.bourdeaubrothers.com

Brookfield Ag Services366 West Street Brookfield, VT 05036Phone: (802) 276-3762

Compostwerks, LLC 487 E Main Street, Suite 160 Mount Kisco, NY 10549Phone: (914) [email protected]


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∞ Croswell Enterprises, Ltd.534 N Marbletown Road Kingston, NY 12401Phone: (845) 331-4232www.croswellenterprises.comCroswell.enterprises@yahoo.comCroswell Enterprises has been producing bulk organic compost, soil and mulches for 42 years. Our Dynago Super Rich Compost is a popular product for certified organic growers. Our compost is a black, finely ground, nutrient rich compost high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. We service Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain Region.

∞ Crystal Creek, Inc.1600 Round House Road Spooner, WI 54801Phone: (888) 376-6777 Fax: (715) [email protected] Crystal Creek offers a full line of livestock nutritional supplements, minerals, premixes, programs and technical consulting specifically designed for organic and sustainable livestock production. Crystal Creek’s highly experienced and professional staff, provides common sense technical support to producers about livestock nutrition, health and management issues.



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∞ Devine Gardens, LLC7647 Broadfield Road Manlius, NY 13104Phone: (315) 663-1675www.devinegardensllc.com [email protected] Gardens produces vermicompost, an all-natural, nutrient and microbe rich soil amendment that will help your plants thrive. Made in Nelson, NY by composting worms and micro-organisms, it has a mild, earthy smell and texture, colon similar to coffee grounds.

Eco Logic Land Care481 1oth Avenue NE Naples, FL 34120Phone: (239) 348-1302 Fax: (239) 348-3133www.ecologiclandcare.com


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∞ The Fertrell Company600 N. 2nd Street Bainbridge, PA 17502Phone: (717) 367-1566 Fax: (717) 367-9319www.fertrell.com 8 [email protected] Fertrell Company is the oldest natural and organic fertilizer blender in the United States, established in 1946. Since that time the company has maintained a focus on farming practices and inputs that increase the health and mineralization of the soil. The Fertrell Company has also been very active in the manufacturing of nutritional supplements for almost all types of farm animals and poultry. We strive to make all of our fertilizer, soil amendments and animal supplements acceptable for all organic producers to use. We make these blends to help improve the soil, the animals and the environment.

Finger Lakes Organics4330 State Route 228 Alpine, NY 14805Phone: (607) 387-9803

G. Boucher Fertilizer2124 Gore Road Highgate Center, VT 05459Phone: (802) 868-3939

∞ Kreher’s Poultry Farms5411 Davison Road Clarence, NY 14031Phone: (716) 759-6802 Fax: (716) 759-8687Processors of compost from chicken manure.



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∞ Lancaster Ag Products60 N Ronks Road Ronks, PA 17572Phone: (717) 687-9222 Fax: (717) 687-9355www.lancasterag.com • [email protected] and organic seeds, livestock nutrition products, and dry and liquid fertilizers.

∞ McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC194 Coleman Station Road Millerton, NY 12546Phone: (518) 789-3252 Fax: (518) 789-6537www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com • [email protected] over 1000 acres in the Harlem Valley, New York, McEnroe Organic Farm is committed to organic and sustainable agriculture. The farm produces certified organic produce, meats and garden transplants. Our compost and soil is approved for organic production and available in bulk, wholesale, and retail.

McGeary Organics, Inc.PO Box 299 Lancaster, PA 17608Phone: (800) 624-3279 Fax: (717) 394-6931www.mcgearyorganics.com

Neptune’s Harvest Organic FertilizersPO box 1183 Glouster, MA 01931Phone: (978) 281-1414 Fax: (978) 283-4111www.neptunesharvest.com


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∞ North Country Organics203 Depot Street Bradford, VT 05033Phone: (802) 222-4277 Fax: (202) [email protected] Country Organics manufactures and distributes natural fertilizers, soil amendments, and environmentally compatible pest controls. With wholesale distributors located throughout the central and northeastern regions of the U.S., we serve commercial and wholesale accounts.

∞ Nutritek, Inc.P.O. Box 5906 Salem, OR 97304 Phone: (503) 585-1180www.naturalinsectrepellent.biz [email protected] At Nutritek we are committed to providing scientifically-based solutions to environmentally-related problems without the use of synthetic chemicals, poisons or other ingredients that can have a negative effect on human, animal or environmental health. We market and develop consumer, livestock, lawn, garden and aquatic products that equally meet four essential criteria: safety, effectiveness, sustainability, and all natural ingredients.



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∞ Organica Landscape Professional, Inc506 Yaphank Middle Island Rd Yaphank, NY 11980Phone: (631) 205-9399www.organicalandscape.comOrganica Landscape Professional is a full service design-build company serving Long Island, New York. Organica is owned and operated by Landscape Designer, Jennifer Garces. Our offerings include sustainable and eco-friendly design, landscape installation, garden maintenance, stonework, custom wood fence and irrigation. We specialize in reviving and restoring beautiful landscapes that have been improperly maintained. We incorporate only natural and organic products in our installations and maintenance programs. Organica Landscape Professionals is a committed group dedicated to the preservation and well-being of your property.

Paramount Pest Elimination, Inc.PO Box 175 Patchoque, NY 11772Phone: (800) 479-7919 Fax: (631) [email protected]


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∞ Perdue AgriRecycle28338 Enviro Way Seaford, DE 19973Phone: (888) 268-2988 Fax: (302) 628-7943 www.perdueagrirecycle.com Perdue AgriRecycle’s microSTART60 line of organic fertilizers combines the benefits of organic products with ease-of-use and a consistent analysis.

Veggiemat4 Hidden Meadow Penfield, NY 14526Phone: (585) [email protected]

∞ Vermont Compost Company1996 Main Street Montpelier, VT 05602Phone: (802) 223-6047 Fax: (802) [email protected] Compost is dedicated to making professional grade compost and living media for growing food crops and ornamental plants. Our compost, potting soils and custom growing media are acceptable for use in certified organic crop production. Our composting process meets the National Organic Program (NOP) standard requirements and Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) the certification branch of NOFA VT approves our products.



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Events and Conferences

NOFA-NY Winter ConferenceHosted by NOFA-NY each JanuaryContact NOFA-NY Office for details:249 Highland Avenue Rochester, NY 14620Phone: (585) 271-1979 Fax: (585) [email protected]

NOFA-NY Organic Dairy and Field Crop ConferenceHosted by NOFA-NY in the SpringContact NOFA-NY Office for details:249 Highland Avenue Rochester, NY 14620Phone: (585) 271-1979 Fax: (585) [email protected]

NOFA Summer ConferenceHosted at University of Massachusetts AmherstAugust 12-14, 2011256 Sunset Avenue Amherst, MA [email protected]


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NOFA-NY Organic Field Day SeriesHosted by NOFA-NY throughout the year on farms throughout New York StateContact NOFA-NY Office for details:249 Highland Avenue Rochester, NY 14620Phone: (585) 271-1979 Fax: (585) 271-7166www.nofany.org

NOFA-NY CSA FairsHosted in various locations across NYSContact NOFA-NY for details and dates249 Highland Avenue Rochester, NY 14620Phone: (585) 271-1979 Fax: (585) 271-7166www.nofany.org/csafair



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Publications and Publishers

Acres USAPO Box 91299 Austin, TX 78709Phone: (512) 892-4400 Fax: (512) [email protected]

American Agriculturist Farm Progress5227 B. Baltimore Pike Littleton, PA 17240Phone: (717) 359-0150 Fax: (717) [email protected]

ATTRA-National Sustainable Agriculture Information ServicePO Box 3838 Butte, MT 59702 Phone: (800) 346-9140www.attra.ncat.org/management/contact.html

BIRC-The Bio-Integral Resource CenterPO Box 7414 Berkeley, CA 94707Phone: (510) 524-2567 Fax: (510) [email protected]


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Canastota Publishing Group130 East Center Street Canastota, NY 13032Phone: (315) 697-9010 Fax: (315) 697-8496www.canastotapublishing.com

∞ Chelsea Green Publishing85 North Main Street, Suite 120 White River, VT 05001Phone: (800) 639-4099 Fax: (802) [email protected] Green Publishing is regarded as the preeminent publisher of books on sustainable living. We seek to build a community of new voices that will empower and inspire individuals to reduce their ecological impact and participate in the restoration of healthy local communities, bioregional ecosystems and a diversity of cultures.



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∞ Country Folks Grower6113 State Highway 5 Palantine Bridge, NY 13428Phone: (800) 218-5586 x242 Fax: (518) 673-2381www.cfgrower.comwww.countryfolks.comCountry Folks Grower is the premier multi-regional newspaper serving commercial horticulture. This monthly publication reaches over 35,000 subscribers in the commercial fruit, vegetable, greenhouse and nursery industry. Every issue of Country Folks Grower contains regional news and information of interest to growers, distributors and marketers.

Countryside Publications145 Industrial Drive Medford, WI 54451Phone: (715) 785-7979 Fax: (715) 785-7414www.countrysidemag.com


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∞ Sustainable Table215 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1001 New York, NY 10016Phone: (212) 991-1930 Fax: (212) 726-9160www.gracelinks.org • [email protected] Table, a project for the Food Team at the GRACE Communications Foundation, advocates for and celebrates local sustainable food. Our website includes a veritable encyclopedia of information about sustainable food and the issues surrounding industrial agriculture. We are also home to the Eat Well Guide, a directory of 25,000 listings of local and sustainable food sources throughout the U.S. and Canada, and The Meatrix, a series of award-winning satirical animations (translated into over 30 languages) that expose the dark truths behind factory farm and industrial meat and dairy production.

∞ Farming: The Journal of Northeast Agriculture374 Emerson Falls Road St.Johnsbury, VT 05819Phone: (802) 748-8908 Fax: (802) 748-1866www.farmingmagazine.com • [email protected]‘Farming’, the Northeast’s most popular agriculture journal, is focused on the diverse agriculture activities in New York, New England and Pennsylvania. Every month, ‘Farming’ highlights all aspects of the industry including dairy, maple, vegetable and fruit growing, beef cattle, forestry and more.



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Focus on Farming6 Central Street Moravia, NY [email protected]

Graze MagazinePO Box 48 Belleville, WI 53508Phone: (608) [email protected]

Growing for MarketPO Box 3747 Lawrence, KS 66046Phone: (800) 307-8949www.growingformarket.com

Lancaster FarmingPO Box 609 Ephrate, PA 17522Phone: (717) 626-1164 Fax: (717) [email protected]


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The MilkweedPO Box 10 Brooklyn, WI 53521Phone: (608) 455-2400www.themilkweed.com

The Natural Farmer411 Sheldon Rd Barre, MA 01005www.nofa.org/tnf

∞ New York Organic News249 Highland Ave Rochester, NY 14620Phone: (585) 271-1979 Fax: (585) [email protected]’s quarterly publication aimed at increasing our readers’ knowledge of organic production and keeping them information about policies, programs, and event affecting the organic community.

Rodale News33 East Minor Street Emmaus, PA 18098Phone: (866) [email protected]



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SeedleafPO Box 297 Floyd, VA 24091 Phone: Phone: (888) 595-4227www.seedleaf.com/ [email protected]

The Small Farmer’s Journal192 West Barclay Drive Sisters, OR 97759Phone: (541) 549-2064 Fax: (541) 549-4403www.smallfarmersjournal.com

Small Farm Today3903 West Ridge Trail Road Clark, MO 65243Phone: (573) 687-3525www.smallfarmtoday.com

The Stockman Grass FarmerPO Box 2300 Ridgeland, MS 39158Phone: (800) 748-9808 Fax: (601) 853-8087www.stockmangrassfarmer.net


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Universities, Colleges, and Education Programs

Alfred State College Center for Organic & Sustainable Agriculture10 Upper College Drive Alfred, NY 14802Phone: (607) 587-4714http://www.alfredstate.edu/cosa/introduction

∞ Bard Center for Environmental Policy30 Campus Road Annandale on Hudson, NY 12504Phone: (845) 758-7071 Fax: (845) 758-7636www.bard.edu/cep • [email protected] Bard Center for Environmental Policy (Bard CEP) promotes education, research and public seminars on critical issues relating to the natural and built environments. Our goal is to change the future by empowering environmental policies, taking advantage of the best available knowledge for policy making at the local, regional, national, and international levels.

College of the Atlantic, Sustainable Food Systems105 Eden Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609Phone: (207) 288-5015 Fax: (207) 288-4126www.coa.edu



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Cornell Cooperative Extensionwww.cce.cornell.edu

Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Team141 Fonclair Terrace Johnstown, NY 12095Phone: (518) [email protected]

Cornell University Center for Local Food & Agriculture123 Anabel Taylor Hall Ithaca, NY 14853Phone: (607) 254-4636www.cornell.edu

Farm Beginnings Program, Hawthorne Valley Farm327 Route 21CGhent, NY 12075Phone: (518) 672-7500www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com


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∞ The Farm School488 Moore Hill Road Athol, MA 01331Phone: (978) [email protected] Farm School is an educational farm in north central Massachusetts. We offer a 1 year program for adults who want to pursue organic farming. The program has a comprehensive approach, using both the classroom and the 150-member CSA as a way to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in agriculture.

Finger Lake Permaculture Institute2962 Swamp Road Alpine, NY 14805Phone: (607) 527-0607www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

GAIA NortheastPO Box 626 Stone Ridge, NY 12484Phone: (845) 594-4518www.gaianortheast.org



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Goldenheart University, LLC2515 Tower Mountain RoadStamford, NY 12167Phone: (607) 652-9137

∞ Green Mountain College1 Brennan Circle Poultney, VT 05764www.greenmtn.edu At the heart of the College’s environmental mission is the 37-credit Environmental Liberal Arts General Education Program, which all GMC students complete. ELA combines the skills and content of a strong liberal arts course of study with a focus on the environment.

∞ Greenmarket, New Farmer Development Program51 Chambers Street, Suite 1231 New York, NY 10007Phone: (212) 341-2256http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/nfdpThe New Farmer Development Project (NFDP) identifies, educates, and supports immigrants with agricultural experience to establish their own economically and environmentally sustainable small farm businesses in the NYC region.


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Hampshire College Farm Center893 West Street Amherst, MA 01002Phone: (413) 549-4600www.hampshire.edu

Hancock Permaculture Center372 West Front Street Hancock, NY 13783Phone: (917) 771-9382www.hancockpermaculture.org

∞ Lead NY Program114 Kennedy Hall Ithaca, NY 14853Phone: (607) 255-7907 Fax: (607) 255-7905www.leadny.org LEAD New York, a two-year program of seminars, workshops and field travel, is for committed individuals who wish to step up and make a difference in our state’s food, agricultural, and natural resource industries. Our alumni include growers, lenders, shippers, retailers, educators, marketers, consultants and others just like you.

Monroe Community College Agricultural & Life Science Institute1000 East Henrietta Boulevard Rochester, NY 14623Phone: (585) 292-2065 Fax: (585) 292-3866www.monroecc.edu/depts/[email protected]



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New Roots Charter School116 North Cayuga Ithaca, NY [email protected]

North Country School Farm & Garden4382 Cascade Road Lake Placid, NY 12946Phone: (518) 523-9329www.nct.org

Paul Smith’s CollegePO Box 265 Paul Smiths, NY 12970Phone: (518) 327-6437www.paulsmiths.edu

∞ The Pfeiffer Center260 Hungry Hollow Road Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977Phone: (845) 352-5020 x 20 Fax: (845) 352-5071www.pfeiffercenter.org • [email protected] mission The Pfeiffer Center is to teach and spread awareness of the biodynamic method, which takes agriculture and land care beyond conventional notions of “sustainability” to demonstrate actual improvement in soil vitality and in the taste and nutritional quality of produce. Offerings include a one-year part time training in Biodynamics, a twelve-month full time internship program, one and two-day workshops on a variety of topics, and experiential environmental education for children.


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∞ St. Lawrence University23 Romoda Drive Canton, NY 13617Phone: (315) 229-5011www.stlawu.eduThe mission of St. Lawrence University is to provide an inspiring and demanding undergraduate education in the liberal arts to students selected for their seriousness of purpose and intellectual promise.

∞ Skidmore College815 North Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866Phone: (518) 580-5865www.skidmore.edu Founded more than a century ago and located in Saratoga Springs, New York, on a beautiful 890-acre campus, Skidmore is a highly regarded liberal arts college known for its creative approaches to just about everything. The college’s core belief: creative thought matters.



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State University of New York Agricultural & Technical College PO Box 901, 80 Eaton Street Morrisville, NY 13408 Phone: (800) 258-0111

www.morrisville.edu

State Route 7 Cobleskill, NY 12043 Phone: (518) 255-5700

www.cobleskill.edu

34 Cornell Drive Canton, NY 13617 Phone: (315) 386-7011 www.canton.edu

1 Hawk Drive New Paltz, NY 12561 Phone: (845) 257-7869 www.newpaltz.edu

Sterling College of Sustainable AgriculturePO Box 72 Craftsbury Common, VT 05827Phone: (802) 586-7711www.sterlingcollege.edu


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Sustainable Agriculture Education Associationwww.sustainableaged.org

University of Maine Sustainable Agriculture Program5713 Chadbourne Hall Orono, ME 04469Phone: 207) 581-1561 Fax: 207-581-1213www.umaine.edu

University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Agriculture101 University Drive, Ste. C1 Amherst, MA 01002-2376Phone: (413) 545-4800 Fax: (413) 545-6555www.extension.umass.edu/agriculture

University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences & Agriculture4 Garrison Avenue Durham, NH 03824Phone: (603) 862-0077www.unh.edu

University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture85 South Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05405Phone: (802) 656-3131www.uvm.edu



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Vassar College124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12604Phone: (800) 827-7270www.vassar.edu

Vermont Technical College, Diversified AgriculturePO Box 500 Randolph Center, VT 05061Phone: (800) 442-8821www.vtc.edu


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Farming & Agriculture Associations Agricultural Stewardship Association14 Main Street, Suite 100 Greenwich, NY 12834Phone: (518) 692-7720 Fax: (518) 692-7720www.agstewardship.org

∞ American Farmland Trust: NE Regional Office112 Spring Street, Suite 207 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866Phone: (518) 581-0078 Fax: (518) 581-0079www.farmland.org American Farmland Trust is the nation’s leading conservation organization dedicated to saving America’s farm and ranch land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices and supporting a sustainable future for farms.

Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship (CADE), Inc.25 Elm Street, Suite 3 Oneonta, NY 13820Phone: (607) 433-2545 Fax: (607) 581-4028www.cadefarms.org

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∞ Genesee Valley/Finger Lakes Center for Sustainable Living19 Jacques Street Rochester, NY 14620Phone: (585) 244-2711The Center for Sustainable Living is a 501(c)(3) non-profit teaching and demonstration center concerned with all aspects of sustainable living. We are located in the Genesee Valley / Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.

Central NY Land TrustNY Agricultural Land TrustPO Box 121 Preble, NY 13141Phone: (607) [email protected]

∞ CT-NOFAP.O. Box 164 Stevenson, CT 06941Phone: (203) 888-5146 Fax: (203) [email protected] CT-NOFA is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the practices of ecologically sound farming and gardening, and to the development of local sustainable agriculture.


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Domestic and Heritage Animal Rescue and Management Advocates Inc.144 Genesee Street, Suite 102-299 Auburn, NY 13021 Phone: (315) 252-2728www.dharma-usa.org

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute2962 Swamp Road Alpine, NY 14805Phone: (607) 527-0607www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

∞ Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative99 N Broad St Norwich, NY 13815-1149Phone: (612) 801-3506www.glci.org [email protected] The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) was founded to provide high quality technical assistance on privately owned grazing lands on a voluntary basis and to increase the awareness of the importance of grazing land resources.

Groundwork Hudson Valley22 Main Street Yonkers, NY 10701Phone: (914) 375-2151www.groundworkhv.org



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∞ IPM Laboratories980 Main Street Locke, NY 13092Phone: (315) 497-2063 Fax: (315) [email protected] Labs’ mission is to supply beneficial organisms for the biological controls of pests and to support their successful use. We produce 7 species of beneficial organisms and distribute more than 45 other species. Our natural enemies control flies, spidermites, aphids, whiteflies, thrips, fungus gnats, mealybugs and scales.

∞ Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)PO Box 170, 294 Crosby Brook Road Unity, ME 04988Phone: (207) 568-4142 Fax: (207) [email protected] Maine’s local, organic agriculture for 40 years! Offering: publications; directories; organic certification; farming, gardening and forestry training; Common Ground Country Fair and other events; and public policy initiatives.

∞ New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and HealthOne Atwell Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: (800) 343-7527www.nycamh.com [email protected]


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∞ New York Farm Bureau159 Wolf Road, PO Box 5330 Albany, NY 12205Phone: (518) 438-8495 Fax: (518) 815-1951www.nyfb.org The mission of New York Farm Bureau is “To Serve And Strengthen Agriculture.” Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, volunteer organization financed and controlled by member families for the purpose of solving economic and public policy issues challenging the agricultural industry.

New York Farm Viability Institute159 Dwight Park Circle, Suite 104 Syracuse, NY 13209Phone: (315) 453-3823www.nyfvi.org

∞ New York Food Trader621 Skytop Road, Suite 1000 Syracuse, NY 13210Phone: (315) 443-8488www.nyfoodtrader.org Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University

New York State Agricultural Outreach9340 Long Pond Road Croghan, NY 13327Phone: (315) 346-1222www.nyag-ed.org



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New York State Vegetable Growers AssociationPO Box 4256 Ithaca, NY 14852Phone: (315) 986-9320https://nysvga.org/ [email protected]

New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NYSAWG)19 Penfield Street Buffalo, NY 14213Phone: (716) 316-5839www.nysawg.org

∞ NOFA Massachusetts411 Sheldon Road Barre, MA 01005Phone: (978) 355-2853 Fax: (978) [email protected] NOFA/Mass is a community including farmers, gardeners, landscapers and consumers working to educate members and the general public about the benefits of local organic systems based on complete cycles, natural materials, and minimal waste for the health of individual beings, communities and the living planet.


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∞ NOFA New Hampshire4 Park Street Ste 208 Concord, NH 03301-2042Phone: (603) 224-5022 Fax: (603) [email protected] We actively promote organic and sustainable local food systems through regenerative and ecologically-sound land care, farming, and gardening for healthy communities.

∞ NOFA New Jersey334 River Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844Phone: (908) 371-1111 Fax: (908) [email protected] Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) is dedicated to supporting sustainable food and agriculture in New Jersey through education, technical assistance, and policy action.

∞ NOFA Rhode Island247 Evans Rd Chepachet, RI 02814Phone: (401) [email protected] Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island is dedicated to supporting sustainable food and agriculture in Rhode Island.



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∞ NOFA VermontPO Box 697 39 Bridge Street, Second Floor Richmond, VT 05477-0697Phone: (802) 434-4122 Fax: (802) [email protected] The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont is a nonprofit association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system for the benefit of current and future generations.

∞ Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance30 Keets Rd Deerfield, MA 01342 Phone: (413) 772-0444www.organicmilk.org NODPA is the largest grass roots organization of organic dairy producers and has remained true to its original goal of advocating on behalf of producers, regardless of who they sold their milk to, for a sustainable pay price plus protect the integrity of the USDA Organic regulations.


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∞ Northeastern IPM CenterCornell University145 The Insectary Building Ithaca, NY 14853Phone: (607) [email protected] a pest question? Need a grant? The Northeastern IPM Center provides information on integrated pest management on its website and through its newsletters and publications. By partnering with the USDA, it offers grants to those seeking to research novel pest management techniques and to educate others about them.

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)PO Box 419 Millheim, PA 16854Phone: (814) 349-9856www.pasafarming.org [email protected]



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∞ Peconic Land TrustPO Box 1776 Southampton, NY 11969Phone: (631) 283-3195 www.peconiclandtrust.org [email protected] The Peconic Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was established in 1983 by John v.H. Halsey and a small group of local residents to ensure the protection of Long Island’s working farms, natural lands, and heritage.

Regional Farm & Food Project57 Spring Street Chatham, NY 12037Phone: (518) 271-0744 Fax: (518) 271-0745www.farmandfood.org

Rondout Valley Growers AssociationPO Box 867 Stone Ridge, NY 12484Phone: (845) 626-1532www.rondoutvalleygrowers.orginfo@rondoutvalleygrowers.org


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∞ Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture630 Bedford Road Pocantico Hills, NY 10591Phone: (914) 366-6200www.stonebarnscenter.orgStone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a non-profit farm and education center located just 25 miles north of Manhattan in Pocantico Hills, New York. Stone Barns operates an 80-acre four-season farm and is working on broader initiatives to create a healthy and sustainable food system. Through our Growing Farmers Initiative, children’s education programs, and diverse public awareness programs, we aim to improve the way America eats and farms.

∞ Watershed Agricultural Council33195 State Highway 10 Walton, NY 13856Phone: (607) 865-7047 Fax: (607) 865-4932www.nycwatershed.orgThe Watershed Agricultural Council works with farm and forest landowners in the New York City Watershed region to protect water quality on behalf of nine million New York residents. The Council uses land conservation techniques such as • Whole Farms Plans • Forest Management Plans • Conservation Easements to help farmers, forest professionals and private landholders address water pollution concerns on properties located in the Croton and Catskill/Delaware watersheds.



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State and Federal Agencies

National Organic Program, USDA1400 Independence Avenue, SW Room 2646-South, Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250Phone: (202) 720-3252 Fax: (202) 205-7808www.ams.usda.gov/nop

Natural Resources Conservation Servicewww.ny.nrcs.usda.gov

(Eastern New York)1 Clinton Square, Room 333 Albany, NY 12207Phone: (518) 421-4110 x 100www.nyag-ed.org

(Western New York)9 Liberty Square, Suite 1 Batavia, NY 14020Phone: (585) 343-9167 x 1000www.qmps.vet.cornell.edu

(Central New York)9025 River Road, Room 203 Marcy, NY 13403Phone: (315) 736-3316 x 105

(Southern New York)44 West Street, Suite 1 Walton, NY 13856Phone: (607) 865-6713 x 290


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New York Department of Agriculture & Markets10b Airline Drive Albany, NY 12235Phone: (800) 554-4501 Fax: (518-457-2716www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/organic

New York State Assembly Agriculture CommitteeLegislative Office Building, Room 828 Albany, NY 12248Phone: (518) 455-4511

New York State Fair581 State Fair Boulevard Syracuse, NY 13209Phone: (315) 963-7311 Fax: (315) 963-8646www.nysfair.org

New York State Farm Service Agency44 South Salina Street, Suite 536 Syracuse, NY 13202Phone: (315) 477-6300 Fax: (315) 477-6323www.offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator

New York State Farmer’s Markets Directorywww.agmkt.state.ny.us/ap/communityfarmermarkets.asp



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New York State Forage & Grasslands CouncilPO Box 340 Tully, NY 13159Phone: (315) 683-5814

New York State Senate Agriculture CommitteeLegislative Office Building, Room 802 Albany, NY 12247Phone: (518) 455-2091


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National Organizations

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)National Agricultural Library10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 132 Beltsville, MD 20705Phone: (301) 504-6559 Fax: (301) 504-6927www.nal.usda.gov

American Pastured Poultry Producers Association1911 Gallows Hill Road Kintnersville, PA 18930Phone: (610) 306-2796www.apppa.org

Animal Welfare Approved1007 Queen Street Alexandria, VA 22314Phone: (202) 546-5292www.animalwelfareapproved.com • [email protected]

ATTRA- National Sustainable Agriculture Information ServicesPO Box 3657 Fayetteville, AR 72702Phone: (800) 346-9140 Fax: (479) 442-9842www.attra.ncat.org



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Center for Rural Affairs145 Main Street Lyons, NE 68038Phone: (402) 687-2100 Fax: (402) 687-2200www.cfra.orgwww.cspinet.org

Community Food Security Coalition3830 SE Division Street Portland, OR 97202Phone: (503) 954-2970 Fax: (503) 954-2959www.foodsecurity.org

eOrganic4017 ALS Building Corvallis, OR 97331Phone: (541) 737-3483 Fax: (541) 737-3479www.eorganic.ino

Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund8116 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 263 Falls Church, VA 22042Phone: (703) 208-3276 Fax: (703) 208-3278www.farmtoconsumer.org


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Farmer’s Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG)360 Robert Street N, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101Phone: (651) 223-5400www.flaginc.org

Holistic Management International 1010 Tijeras Avenue NW Albuquerque, NM 87102Phone:(505) 842-5252www.holisticmanagement.org Local Harvest220 21st Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062Phone: (831) 475-8150 Fax: (831) 401-2418www.localharvest.org

National Mastitis Control421 S. Nine Mound Road Verona, WI 53593Phone: (608) 848-4615 Fax: (608) [email protected]



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National Organic Coalition (NOC)3540 Route 52 Pine Bush, NY 12566Phone: (845) 744-2304www.nationalorganiccoalition.org

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)110 Maryland Avenue Washington, D.C. 20002Phone: (201) 547-5754www.sustainableagriculturecoalition.org

Organic Farming Research FoundationPO Box 440Santa Cruz, CA 95601Phone: (831) 426-6606 Fax: (831) 426-6670www.ofrf.org

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)Box 11558 Eugene, OR 97440Phone: (541) 343-7600 Fax: (541) 343-8971www.omri.org


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Organic Trade Association (OTA)PO Box 547, 60 Wells StreetGreenfield, MA 01302Phone: (413) 774-7511 Fax: (413) 774-6432www.ota.com

Rodale Institute611 Siegfriedale Road Kutztown, PA 19530Phone: (610) 683-1400 Fax: (610) 683-8548www.rodaleinstitute.org

Sustainable Agriculture Network University of Vermont 210 Hills Building Burlington, VT 05405Phone: (802) 656-9091www.sare.org



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Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC West, Building 046 Beltsville, MD 20705Phone: (614) 306-6422 Fax: (301) 504-5207www.sare.org

The Organic CenterPO Box 20513 Boulder, CO 80308Phone: (303) 499-1840 Fax: (303) 957-2373www.organic-center.org


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NOFA-NY Organic Farm Resource Guide Index

A

Acres USA, 73

Adams County Nursery, Inc., 40

Adirondack Organic Grains, 21

Ag Equipment USA, 1

Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory, 16

Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab, 17

Agricultural Mineral Prospectors, 62

Agricultural Stewardship Association, 90

Agriculture Consulting Services, Inc., 62

Agriculver Seeds, 46

Agri-Dynamics, Inc., 21, 32

AgriLab Technologies, LLP, 22

Albers Dairy Equipment, 1

Albert Lea Seed House, 46

Alexander Equipment, 1

Alfred State College Center for Organic & Sustainable Agriculture, 80

Alternative Farming Systems Information

Center (AFSIC), 104

American Agriculturist Farm Progress, 73

American Equipment, LLC, 1

American Farmland Trust:

NE Regional Office, 90

American Organic Seed, 46

American Pastured Poultry Producers

Association, 104

AMVAC Chemical Corporation, 62

Analytical Laboratory and Maine Soil

Testing Service, 17

Animal Medic, 32

Animal Welfare Approved, 104

Arclay Natural Technologies, 62

Atlas Manufacturing, Inc., 2

ATTRA- National Sustainable Agriculture

Information Services, 104

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, 47

Bard Center for Environmental Policy, 80

Basis Holdings, 36

BCS America/ O’Neill Associates, 2

BCS Shop, 3

Bejo Seeds, Inc, 47

Belle Terre Irrigations, LLC, 3

Beowulf Natural Feeds, Inc., 22

Big John’s Garden, 48

Biological Services International, 63

Bioniche Animal Health, 32

BIRC-The Bio-Integral Resource Center, 73

Blue River Hybrids, 48

Blue Seal Feeds, 22

Bourdeau Brothers, 49, 63

Brookfield Ag Services, 33, 63

Buffalo Molasses, LLC, 22

Burpee Seeds, 49

C

Canastota Publishing Group, 74

Catskill Native Nursery, 40

Catskill Seed Conservatory, 49

Cazenovia Equipment Company, 3

Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship (CADE), Inc., 90

Center for Rural Affairs, 105

Central NY Land Trust, 91

Central NY Nursery & Landscape Association, 40

Chelsea Green Publishing, 74

Cold Springs Farm, 23

College of the Atlantic, Sustainable Food Systems, 80

Community Food Security Coalition, 105

Community Markets, 36

Compostwerks, LLC, 63

Co-operative Feed Dealers, Inc., 23

Cornell Cooperative Extension, 81

Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Team, 81

Cornell Soil Health Assessment, 17

Cornell University Center for Local Food & Agriculture, 81

Cornerstone Farm Ventures, 23

Country Folks Grower, 75

Countryside Publications, 75

Crop Services International, Inc., 17

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Croswell Enterprises, Ltd., 64

Crystal Creek, Inc, 24, 33, 64

CT-NOFA, 91

Cumberland Valley Analytical Services, 15

Cummins Nursery, 41

Cuprem, Inc, 33

D

D.J.M. Equipment Inc, 4

Dairy Marketing Services Organic, 37

Dairy One, 16

Devine Gardens, LLC, 65

Divine Renewable Energy, 4

Doeblers Seed, 49

Domestic and Heritage Animal Rescue and Management Advocates Inc, 92

Dubois Agrinovation Inc, 4

E

Earthworm Equipment, LLC, 5

Eaton Brothers Commercial Supply, 5

Eco Logic Land Care, 65

Empire Organics, LLC, 37

Empire Tractor, Inc., 5

Endurance Wind Power, 5

Environmental Care & Share, Inc., 33

eOrganic, 105

Erie Power Equipment, Inc., 6

ETM Solar Works, 6

F

F. B. Pease Company, Inc, 6

Farm Beginnings Program, Hawthorne Valley Farm, 81

Farm Credit East, 13

Farm Family Insurance Companies, 14

Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, 105

Farmer’s Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG), 106

Farmers Market Federation of New York, 37

Farming: The Journal of Northeast Agriculture, 76

Fedco Seeds, 49

Finger Lake Permaculture Institute, 92

Finger Lakes Organics, 66

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute, 54

First Affirmative Financial Network, 13


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Focus on Farming, 77

Fodder Tech, 7

Foxgloves, 7

Fulton Stall Market, South Street Seaport, 37

G

G. Boucher Fertilizer, 66

GAIA Northeast, 82

Genesee Equipment Company, Inc., 7

Genesee Valley/Finger Lakes Center for Sustainable Living, 91

Ginger Creek Nursery, 41

Goldenheart University, LLC, 83

Graze Magazine, 77

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, 92

Great Harvest Organics, 50

Green Haven Open-Pollinated Seed, 50

Green Mountain College, 83

Green Mountain Feed Testing Laboratory, 15

Green Mountain Feeds, Inc., 24

Greenmarket, New Farmer Development, 83

Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies, 41

Gro-Mor Seeders, Inc, 50

Groundwork Hudson Valley, 92

Grower’s Discount Labels, LLC, 7

Grower’s Equipment Center, Inc, 7

Growing for Market, 77

Guy Machinery, 7

H

Hampshire College Farm Center, 84

Hancock Permaculture Center, 84

Harris Seeds, 51

Haygrove, Inc, 8

Heirloom Seeds, 51

Helfter Feeds, Inc., 24, 34

Hicks Nurseries, Inc., 42

High Mowing Organic Seeds, 52

Holdredge Enterprises, LLC, 9

Holistic Management International, 106

Homestead Organics, 25

Horizon Organic, 38

Hud-Son Forest Equipment, Inc, 9

Hudson Valley Seed Library, 52

Hydroponic Garden Centers, Inc., 42

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I

IPM Laboratories, 93

J

Johnny’s Selected Seeds, 52

K

Kelly’s Garage Farm Equipment, 9

King’s Agriseeds, Inc, 53

Kinsey’s Agricultural Services, 18

Kreamer Feed, Inc., 25

Kreher’s Poultry Farms, 26, 66

L

Lackawanna Products Corporation, 53

Lakeland Equipment Corporation, 9

Lakeview Organic Grain, 18

Lancaster Ag Products, 27, 67

Lancaster Farming, 77

Landmark Equipment, 10

Layden’s Fence & Livestock Services, 27

Lead NY Program, 84

Letherman’s Seed Company, Inc, 53

Lighthouse Gardens, 54

Lightning Tree Farm, 27

Linwood Turf Equipment, 10

Local Energy Solutions, 10

Local Harvest, 106

Log City Milling, 27

M

Main Street Grainery, 27

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), 93

Mara Seed Company, Inc, 54

Martin Equipment, 10

McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC, 28, 42, 67

McGeary Organics, Inc, 28, 54, 67

Midwestern Bio-Ag, 18, 28

Miller’s Nursery, 43

Molasses Hill Organic Farm, 55

Monroe Community College Agricultural & Life Science Institute, 84


115

N

National Forage Testing Association, 15

National Mastitus Control, 106

National Organic Coalition (NOC), 107

National Organic Program, USDA, 101

National Quality Inspections, 16

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), 107

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 101

Neptune’s Harvest Organic Fertilizers, 67

New England Seed Company, 55

New Roots Charter School, 85

New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, 93

New York Department of Agriculture & Markets, 102

New York Farm Bureau, 94

New York Farm Service Agency, 14

New York Farm Viability Institute, 94

New York Food Trader, 94

New York Organic News, 78

New York State Agricultural Outreach, 94

New York State Assembly Agriculture Committee, 102

New York State Fair, 102

New York State Farm Service Agency, 102

New York State Farmer’s Markets Directory, 102

New York State Forage & Grasslands Council, 103

New York State Senate Agriculture Committee, 103

New York State Vegetable Growers Association, 95

New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NYSAWG), 95

Nine-Jay Nursery & Greenhouses, 43

NOFA Massachusetts, 95

NOFA New Hampshire, 96

NOFA New Jersey, 96

NOFA Summer Conference, 71

NOFA- Vermont, 97

NOFA-NY CSA Fairs, 72

NOFA-NY Winter Conference, 71

NOFA-NY Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference, 71

NOFA-NY CSA Fairs, 72

NOFA-Rhode Island, 96

North Country Organics, 18, 29, 68

North Country School Farm & Garden, 85

Northeast Homeopathic Products, 33

Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance, 97

Northeastern IPM Center, 98

Northern Nurseries of New York, 43

Nutritek, Inc., 68

Index

116


O

OntarBio Organic Farmers’ Co-op Inc, 29

Ontrac Equipment Corporation, 10

Organic Center, 63

Organic Equipment Technology, 11

Organic Farming Research Foundation, 107

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI), 107

Organic Trade Association (OTA), 108

Organic Unlimited/Vintage Feed, 29

Organic Valley, 38

Organica Landscape Professional, Inc, 69

P

P & P Seed Company, 55

Page Seed Company, 55

Paramount Pest Elimination, Inc, 69

Paul Smith’s College, 85

Peconic Land Trust, 99

Pennfield, 29

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), 98

Perdue AgriRecycle, 70

Pinetree Garden Seeds, 55

Pintree Livestock Farm, 30

Preferred Seed Company, Inc., 56

Purple Mountain Organics, 11

Q

Quality Milk Production Services, 35

R

Redmond Minerals, Inc., 30

Reed’s Seeds, 56

Regional Access, 38

Regional Farm & Food Project, 99

Renovus Energy, Inc., 11

RGR International, 11

Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc., 34

Rodale Institute, 108

Rodale News, 78

Rohrer Seeds, 56

Rondout Valley Growers Association, 99

Rupp Seeds, Inc., 56

Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory, 19


117

S

Saratoga Organics, 43

Scheeren Seed Company, 57

Schlabach’s Nursery, 44

Schuster Seeds, 57

Scythe Supply, 12

Seed Savers Exchange, 57

Seedleaf, 79

Seeds Of Change, 57

Seedsower Farm, 58

Seedway, LLC, 58

Silver Heights Farm, 58

Skidmore College, 86

Small Farm Today, 79

Soil Foodweb, Inc, 19

Soil Nutrient Analysis, 19

Sollecito Landscaping Nursery, 44

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, 59

Spalding Laboratories, 34

Sprainbrook Nursery, Inc., 44

St. Albans Coop Store, 34

St. Lawrence Nurseries, 44

St. Lawrence University, 86

Starflower Farm, 59

State University of New York Agricultural & Technical College, 87

Sterling College of Sustainable Agriculture, 87

Stokes Seeds, Inc., 59

Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, 100

Superior Organic Grains, Ltd., 59

Sustainable Agriculture Education Association, 88

Sustainable Agriculture Network, 108

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program, 109

Sustainable Table, 76

Synergy Animal Products, 34

T

Territorial Seed Company, 59

The Cutting Garden, LLC, 41

The Farm School, 82

The Farmer’s Shed, 24

The Fertrell Company, 66

The Maine Potato Lady, 54

The Milkweed, 78

The Natural Farmer, 78

Index

118


The Organic Center, 109

The Pfeiffer Center, 85

The Small Farmer’s Journal, 79

The Stockman Grass Farmer, 79

Thorvin Kelp, USA, 30, 35

Triple 3 Livestock, 30

Turtle Tree Seed, 60

Tuscarora Organic Growers Coop, 39

Twin Oaks Nursery, Inc., 45

U

United Ag Services/Organic Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc, 39

University of Maine Sustainable Agriculture Program, 88

University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Agriculture, 88

University of Massachusetts Soil Testing Lab, 19

University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences & Agriculture, 88

University of New Hampshire Coop Extension, 20

University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 88

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc., 39

V

Van Beek Scientific, 35

Vassar College, 89

Veggiemat, 70

Vermont Compost Company, 70

Vermont Offseason Organics, 60

Vermont Technical College, Diversified Agriculture, 89

Vesey’s Seeds, Ltd., 60

W

Walkers Feed Mill, 30

Washington Homeopathic Products, Inc, 35

Watershed Agricultural Council, 100

Weiler’s Grain Roasting, 31

Wellscroft Fence Systems, 12

Welter Seeds & Honey, 61

White Oak Nursery, 45

Wight and Patterson, Inc., 31

William H. Miner Institute, 16

Windmill Livestock, 31

Winter Sun Farms, 39

Woods End Laboratories, Inc, 20

Z

Zook Molasses Company, 31

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