American
Agriculture Movement
The American Agriculture Movement is a grassroots organization that
represents family farmers and ranchers across rural America. Our
policy is based on Raw Material Economics, where all parts of the
economy are in balance.
American
Corn Growers Association
America's leading progressive commodity association, representing
the interests of thousands of corn producers in 28 states. Since
it's inception in 1987, the ACGA has worked tirelessly to protect
farm income and rural communities. The ACGA recognizes that farmers
need to have the opportunity to be rewarded for their time, investment
and risk.
Center
for Rural Affairs
The Center for Rural Affairs, an unaffiliated non-profit organization,
has been servicing and advocating for America's family farms and
rural communities for over 24 years.
Center
for Community Change
Center for Community Change is dedicated to improving low income
communities by strengthening organizations run by people who live
in these communities.
Cattlemens
Legal Fund
Committed to restoring fair, open, and competitive livestock markets.
Corporate
Watch
This site provides an array of tools to help you investigate and
analyze corporate behavior...with tips on researching corporations,
Greenwash Awards, action alerts and links to other sites.
Environmental
Support Center
The Environmental Support Center empowers grassroots organizations
by helping to improve their management, planning, fundraising and
communication capabilities.
Families
Against Rural Messes
Families Against Rural Messes is a group based in Illinois opposed
to factory hog farms. Their web page has several links to news stories
about factory farms.
Farm Aid
Through public education and direct grants, Farm Aid supports national,
regional and local efforts to promote sustainable agriculture, fight
factory farms, advocate for fair farm prices, and provide credit
counseling and direct assistance to farm families in need.
Farmers
Legal Action Group
Nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family
farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family
farmers on the land.
Government
Accountability Project
Every year, thousands of Americans witness wrongdoing on the job.
Some speak out. Their actions may ultimately save lives and billions
of dollars. But rather than receive praise for their integrity,
these brave whistleblowers are often targeted for harassment, intimidation,
demotion, and dismissal.
Inlet
– a progressive portal
Our national events calendar and comprehensive lists of progressive
organizations make for a great activist tool, while our daily newscast
links, and quick search features, weekly recommendations, essays
and art make for a great webpage.
Land
Stewardship Project
The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a private, nonprofit organization
founded in 1982 to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland,
to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.
League
of Conservation Voters
Check up on how your elected officials are voting on key environmental
bills on this site, which is maintained by the bipartisan political
arm of the environmental movement.
Livestock
Marketing Association
Providing members the industry information, insurance and legislative/regulatory
services which they need to remain viable businesses.
National
Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
The National Campaign For Sustainable Agriculture, Inc. is dedicated
to educating the public on the importance of a sustainable food
and agriculture system that is economically viable, environmentally
sound, socially just, and humane.
National
Catholic Rural Life Conference
Formed on November 11, 1923 by a group of laymen and women, bishops,
women and men religious, and clergy. It was founded to respond to
the needs of rural life and each decade of the Conference has found
it responding in different ways to changing times.
National
Family Farm Coalition
The National Family Farm Coalition (founded in 1986) represents
family farm and rural groups in 30 states whose members' face the
challenge of the deepening economic recession in rural communities
caused primarily by low farm prices and the increasing corporate
control of agriculture. NFFC provides a voice for grassroots groups
on farm, food, trade and rural economic issues to ensure fair prices
for family farmers, safe and healthy food, and vibrant, environmentally
sound rural communities here and around the world.
Organic
Consumers Association
The OCA is a grassroots non-profit public interest organization
which deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture,
genetic engineering, corporate accountability, and environmental
sustainability.
National
Contract Poultry Growers Association
The association shall endeavor to improve the social and economic
well being of contract poultry producers and their families. Rural
communities and poultry producer families will be strengthened by
sustainable farming enterprises assisted through association programs
which reduce farm costs and increase farm income.
Organization
for Competitive Markets
The mission of the Organization for Competitive Markets is to re-establish
fair and truly competitive markets for agricultural products; and
to protect those markets from any abuse of power.
Pacific
MultiMedia / RadioCamp
Our mission is to facilitate easy, high-quality communication via
broadcast, the internet, digital media, and telecommunications.
Public
Citizen
Founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, Public Citizen is the consumer's
eyes and ears in Washington. With the support of more than 150,000
people like you, we fight for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner
and safer energy sources, a cleaner environment, fair trade, and
a more open and democratic government.
Public
Welfare Foundation
The Public Welfare Foundation is a non-governmental grant-making
organization dedicated to supporting organizations that provide
services to disadvantaged populations and work for lasting improvements
in the delivery of services that meet basic human needs.
R-Calf
R-CALF USA is a national non-profit cattle association representing
only cow/calf producers and independent stockers and feeders.
Right
to Know Net
Designed to empower citizens to use their "Right to Know,"
this site offers free and easy access to federal agency databases
on the environment, housing, sustainable development, election contributions
and census data.
Solar
Harvest
Solar Harvest is a Helena, Montana, based organization that promotes
the use of alternative energy and advocates sustainable living in
Montana and the mountain West states.
Sound
Partners for Community Health
Sound Partners for Community Health helps broadcasters equip people
to participate in community problem solving around healthcare issues.
We Make Change
Community organizers talk about what they do - and why.
