Sustainable Agriculture Policy Resources

QUICKLINKS Idaho Washington Oregon Federal National Organizations Watchdog Organizations International Resources	Sustainable Agriculture Policy and Political Action Resources On this page you will find links to several state and federal policy, agriculture and legislative information sources. Included also are links to national sustainable food and farming organizations that provide updates and action alerts on policy issues. Nonprofit Organizations and Policy Involvement: Resources and Guidelines The Alliance for Justice outlines what non-profit organizations like Rural Roots can and cannot do concerning policy work. Center for Non-Profit Management http://www.cnmsocal.org/ForNonprofits/FAQLobbying.html Fieldstone Alliance http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/client_pages/tools.cfm RESOURCES FOR IDAHO
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	Idaho State Department of Agriculture http://www.agri.state.id.us/ Idaho State Legislature http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/ Idaho topic index http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/topicind.html
	RESOURCES FOR WASHINGTON
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	Washington Tilth http://www.tilthproducers.org/ Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network http://www.wsffn.org/ Washington State Department of Agriculture http://agr.wa.gov/ Washington State Legislature http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/ Bill information http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/
	RESOURCES FOR OREGON
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	Oregon Tilth http://www.tilth.org/ Oregon State Department of Agriculture http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/ Oregon State Legislature http://www.leg.state.or.us/ To search by measure number http://www.leg.state.or.us/searchmeas.html
	FEDERAL POLICY LINKS AND RESOURCES
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	United States Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
	REGIONAL ORGANIZATION LINKS
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	Community Alliance with Family Farmers policy page http://www.caff.org/policy/index.shtml Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group www.Msawg.org Rocky Mountain Farmers Union www.Rmfu.org Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group http://www.westernsawg.org/
	NATIONAL ORGANIZATION LINKS
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	Community Alliance with Family Farmers policy page http://www.caff.org/policy/index.shtml Center for Rural Affairs policy page http://www.cfra.org/policy/ Community Food Security Coalition http://www.foodsecurity.org Ecotrust Farm and Food program www.Ecotrust.org/foodfarms Farm Aid “Take Action” page http://www.farmaid.org/site/PageServer?pagename=takeaction_home National Farmers Union www.Nfu.org National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture http://sustainableagriculture.net/ National Family Farm Coalition http://www.nffc.net Rural Coalition http://www.ruralcoalition.org Sustainable Agriculture Coalition http://www.sustainableagriculturecoalition.org/
	WATCHDOG ORGANIZATIONS
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	League of Conservation voters follows state legislation and scores legislators on their performance concerning environmental issues. League of Conservation Voters also help elect candidates that are willing to protect natural spaces. These groups, however, do not work on policy. They are good resource to look at when voting, during the election season and reflecting on previous sessions. Idaho League of Conservation Voters http://www.conservationvotersforidaho.org/ Oregon League of Conservation Voters http://www.olcv.org/ Washington League of Conservation Voters http://www.wcvoters.org/
	INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES
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	Below are links to sites with information on international agriculture policies as well as publications on national and international issues. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://www.iatp.org/ Edmonds Institute http://www.edmonds-institute.org/