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The James Beard Foundation and Food Tank, along with a prestigious advisory group of food system experts, developed the first annual “Good Food Org Guide.” This definitive Guide highlights nonprofit organizations that are doing exemplary work in the United States in the areas of food and agriculture, nutrition and health, hunger and obesity, and food justice. Only nonprofit, scholarly, and municipal initiatives have been selected in order to spotlight efforts that are focused on community building and engagement, advocacy, and service.
The vision and objective of this annual publication is to focus attention on the dozens of nonprofit organizations (listed in alphabetical order, not ranked) who are working in fields, kitchens, classrooms, laboratories, businesses, town halls, and Congress to create a better food system. The list was determined by distinguished experts, including past recipients of the James Beard Leadership Award and food and agriculture leaders.
“We hope this guide will serve as a resource for chefs, farmers, students, advocates, and others to find the resources they need about the growing good food movement in the U.S.,” says Susan Ungaro, President of the James Beard Foundation.
This annual guide will be launched at the James Beard Food Conference on October 27, 2014 as the definitive guide to organizations—national and state-by-state—who are making an impact with their work.
These groups include organizations who combat childhood obesity, malnourishment, and physical inactivity; prevent food waste; educate consumers on healthy, nutritious food choices; create networks of social entrepreneurs; protect food and restaurant workers; highlight solutions for restoring the health of people and the planet; work with indigenous communities to preserve traditions, culture, and biodiversity; inspire and educate individuals to cook more of their own food; and protect public health, human health, and the environment.
“Food Tank is delighted to collaborate on this effort with the James Beard Foundation—we’re thrilled to highlight so many great organizations who are working to educate, inspire, and cultivate a better food system,” says Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank.
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Campaign for Food Justice Now
Center for Environmental Health
Center for Health and the Global Environment
The Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Community Agroecology Network
Corporate Accountability International
The Ecological Farming Association
Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund
Food & Environment Reporting Network
George Washington University’s Office of Sustainability
The Global FoodBanking Network
The Global Forum on Agricultural Research
GRACE Communications Foundation
Grow Biointensive/Ecology Action
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
The International Fund for Agricultural Development
The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Landesa Rural Development Institute
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
National Black Farmers Association
National Cooperative Grocers Association
National Family Farm Coalition
The National Farm to School Network
The National Organic Coalition
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
The National Young Farmers Coalition
Native Food Systems Resource Center
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
The Partnership for a Healthier America
The Permaculture Research Institute
Pesticide Action Network North America
Pew Charitable Trust’s Food Safety Project
Postharvest Education Foundation
The Presbyterian Hunger Program
Restaurant Opportunities Center United
Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
The Union of Concerned Scientists
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance
Western Organization of Resource Councils
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Young Professionals for Agricultural Development
ALABAMA
Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network
The REV Birmingham Urban Food Project
ALASKA
The Alaska Food Policy Council
ARIZONA
The Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Saint Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
ARKANSAS
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
The Arkansas Local Food Network
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
CALIFORNIA
Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project
California Climate and Agriculture Network
California Women for Agriculture
Californians for Pesticide Reform
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
The Center for Land-Based Learning
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Los Angeles Food Policy Council
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
Billings Forge Community Works
DELAWARE
The Delaware Center for Horticulture
Delaware Future Farmers of America Association
The Delaware Urban Food and Farm Coalition
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware
FLORIDA
The Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth
The Florida Research Center for Agricultural Sustainability, Inc
GEORGIA
The Atlanta Community Food Bank
Georgia Coalition for Physical Activity and Nutrition
The Georgia Sustainable Agriculture Consortium
The Georgia Young Farmers Association
HAWAII
Hawaii Organic Farming Association
The Hawaii Public Seed Initiative
IDAHO
Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
Food Coalition of Central Indiana
IOWA
KANSAS
Kansas Association of Community Action Programs
KENTUCKY
Organic Association of Kentucky
LOUISIANA
The Central Louisiana Local Foods Initiative
MAINE
Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative
The Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Washington County Food and Fuel Alliance
MARYLAND
Maryland Organic Food & Farming Association
MASSACHUSETTS
New England Small Farm Institute
Youth Growing Organics in Worcester
MICHIGAN
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Detroit Food Justice Task Force
Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance
Michigan Urban Farming Initiative
Michigan Voices for Good Food Policy
MINNESOTA
Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
MISSISSIPPI
Gaining Ground Sustainability Institute of Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
Mississippi Roadmap to Health Equity
Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network
MISSOURI
The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture
The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition
Harvesters: the Community Food Network
Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security
The Missouri Organic Association
MONTANA
Montana Farm to Restaurant Connection
Montana Sustainable Growers Union
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
NEVADA
Great Basin Community Food Co-op
Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom
New Hampshire Farmer’s Market Association
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition
New Jersey Farmers’ Market Council of Farmer’s and Communities
NEW MEXICO
Erda Gardens and Learning Center
NEW YORK
Food Systems Network New York City
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association
NORTH DAKOTA
Foundation for Agriculture and Rural Resources Management
The Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association
The North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Association
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society
OHIO
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Farm and Food Alliance
Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers Association
OREGON
The City of Portland’s Sustainable Food Program
The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance
Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust
PENNSYLVANIA
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
Springboard Kitchens
PUERTO RICO
Agroecology
RHODE ISLAND
Northeast Organic Farming Association
The Rhode Island Food Policy Council
The Rhode Island Land Trust Council
The Southside Community Land Trust
SOUTH CAROLINA
The South Carolina New and Beginning Farmer Program
The South Carolina Organization for Organic Living
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
Hands On Nashville’s Urban Agriculture Program
Tennessee Organic Growers Association
TEXAS
The Philosophy of Food Project
UTAH
VERMONT
The Center for an Agricultural Economy
Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Local Agricultural Community Exchange
VIRGINIA
Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
WASHINGTON
Food Empowerment Education and Sustainability Team
Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network
WEST VIRGINIA
The Collaborative for the 21st Century Appalachia
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition
West Virginia University Small Farm Center
WISCONSIN
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
WYOMING
Wyoming Farmers Marketing Association
Wyoming Food for Thought Project
WASHINGTON, D.C.
