Agriculture Reference
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As part of the international Penton Media, Inc., New Hope Natural Me-
dia (http://www.newhope.com) publishes fifty-four businessmagazines and
produces fifty trade show events throughout the world. New Hope works
with natural products companies to reach their markets through print and
on-line. The organic component (http://www.newhopeorganics.com) in-
forms consumers and businesses about organic products, holds natural
products expos, and publishes the
Natural Foods Merchandiser
, which con-
tains data on organic production and consumption.
The Organic Consumers AssociationWeb site (http://www.organicconsum
ers.org) states: “The Organic Consumers Association is a public interest
organization dedicated to building a healthy, safe, and sustainable system
of food production and consumption. We are a global clearinghouse for
information and grassroots technical assistance. We currently have 500,000
people in our data base, including subscribers to our electronic newsletter,
members, volunteers, and supporters, and 1,800 cooperating retail co-ops,
natural food stores, CSAs, and farmers'markets.We have 1,000 key volunteers
and coordinators working on developing OCA/BioDemocracy action teams
across the country.”
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e Organic Farming Research Foundation (http://www.ofrf.org) is a non-
pr
ofit foundation with a very practical agenda: it sponsors research related
to
organic farming and disseminates the research results to organic farmers
an
d those who may have adopted organic methods. Its informative publi-
ca
tions include the National Organic Farmers' Survey, information on the
la
ck of publicly funded organic research, and a newsletter.
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nce 1985, the Organic Trade Association (http://www.ota.com) has pro-
m
oted organic products and policy in Canada, the United States, and Mex-
ic
o. Its members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmer
as
sociations, brokers,manufacturers, consultants, distributors, and retailers.
The Pesticide Action Network-North America (http://www.panna.org) is
one of five PAN regional centers worldwide (the others are in Africa, Asia,
Europe, and Latin America). By linking people at the local, national, and
international levels, PANNA seeks to end the global reliance on pesticides and
develop ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. It networks with
consumer, labor, health, environment, and agriculture groups to build an
international citizens' action network.
