National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is "an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities."

"NSAC’s vision of agriculture is one where a safe, nutritious, ample, and affordable food supply is produced by a legion of family farmers who make a decent living pursuing their trade, while protecting the environment, and contributing to the strength and stability of their communities.

"NSAC member groups advance common positions to support small and mid-size family farms, protect natural resources, promote healthy rural communities, and ensure access to healthy, nutritious foods by everyone. By bringing grassroots perspectives to the table normally dominated by big business, NSAC levels the playing field and gives voice to sustainable and organic farmers."

Members

"NSAC has two categories of membership: Represented Members and Participating Members.

"Represented Members are formally represented by NSAC before Congress and government agencies in DC and are listed on all NSAC communications to federal policymakers and the general public. Represented Members each have one seat on the NSAC Policy Council and participate in at least one NSAC Issue Committee. Represented Members also help elect the NSAC Organizational Council.

"Participating Members are organizations that prefer to not be formally represented by NSAC before government officials but that wish to participate in NSAC gatherings, NSAC Issue Committees, and other NSAC activities. Participating Members may also serve on the Organizational Council and the Grassroots Council."

Represented Members:

• Agriculture and Land Based Training Association Salinas, CA
• Alternative Energy Resources Organization Helena, MT
• California Certified Organic Farmers Santa Cruz, CA
• California FarmLink Sebastapol, CA
• C.A.S.A. del Llano (Communities Assuring a Sustainable Agriculture) Hereford, TX
• Center for Rural Affairs Lyons, NE
• Clagett Farm/Chesapeake Bay Foundation Upper Marlboro, MD
• Community Alliance with Family Farmers Davis, CA
• Dakota Rural Action Brookings, SD
• Delta Land and Community, Inc. Almyra, AR
• Ecological Farming Association Watsonville, CA
• Fay-Penn Economic Development Council Uniontown, PA
• Flats Mentor Farm Lancaster, MA
• Florida Organic Growers Gainesville, FL
• Food Animal Concerns Trust Chicago, IL
• Grassworks Wausau, WI
• Illinois Stewardship Alliance Springfield, IL
• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Minneapolis, MN
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Des Moines, IA
• Island Grown Initiative Vineyard Haven, MA
• Izaak Walton League of America St. Paul, MN/Gaithersburg, MD
• Kansas Rural Center Whiting, KS
• Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture Poteau, OK
• Land Stewardship Project Minneapolis, MN
• Michael Fields Agricultural Institute East Troy, WI
• Michigan Integrated Food and Farming System East Lansing, MI
• Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance Lansing, MI
• Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Spring Valley, WI
• National Catholic Rural Life Conference Des Moines, IA
• National Center for Appropriate Technology Butte, MT, Fayetteville, AR, Davis, CA
• Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society, Ceresco, NE
• Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance Deerfield, MA
• Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Fullerton, ND
• Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides Eugene, OR
• Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Columbus, OH
• Organic Farming Research Foundation Santa Cruz, CA
• Rural Advancement Foundation International, USA Pittsboro, NC
• Sierra Club Agriculture Committee Nationwide
• Union of Concerned Scientists Food and Environment Program Cambridge, MA/Washington, DC
• Virginia Association for Biological Farming Lexington, VA
• Wild Farm Alliance Watsonville, CA

Participating Members:

• Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network Huntsville, AL
• Angelic Organics Learning Center Caledonia, IL
• California Climate and Agriculture Network Sebastopol, CA
• Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Pittsboro, NC
• Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems – University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
• Center for a Livable Future – Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
• Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources - Washington State University Pullman, WA
• Central Appalachian Network Berea, KY
• City Seed New Haven, CT
• Community Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture Program – University of Missouri Columbia, MO
• Conservation Districts of Iowa Chariton, IA
• CS Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems – Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
• Defenders of Wildlife Washington, DC
• Family Farm Defenders Madison, WI
• Farm Aid Somerville, MA
• Farm to Table – New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council Santa Fe, NM
• Farmers Market Coalition Charlottesville, VA
• Food Systems Economic Partnership Ann Arbor, MI
• Friends of Family Farmers Molalla, OR
• Future Harvest/CASA (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) Stevensville, MD
• Georgia Organics Atlanta, GA
• Heifer USA Little Rock, AR
• Henry A. Wallace Center – Winrock International, Arlington, VA
• Humane Society of the United States Washington, DC
• Innovative Farmers of Ohio Powell, OH
• Iowa Environmental Council Des Moines, IA
• Iowa Farmers Union Ames, IA
• Just Food New York, NY
• Land for Good Keene, NH
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture – Iowa State University Ames, IA
• Maine Rural Partners Orono, ME
• Michigan Land Use Institute Beulah, MI
• Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture – University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN
• National Young Farmers Coalition Tivoli, NY
• Nebraska Wildlife Federation Lincoln, NE
• Northeast Organic Farming Association – Interstate Council NY, MA, RI, VT, CT, NH, NJ
• Oregon Tilth Corvallis, OR
• Organic Farmers’ Agency for Relationship Marketing, Inc. Brussels, WI
• Organic Valley LaFarge, WI
• Partners for Rural America Orono, ME
• PCC Farmland Trust Seattle, WA
• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture Millheim, PA
• Pesticide Action Network North America San Francisco, CA
• Practical Farmers of Iowa Ames, IA
• Roots of Change San Francisco, CA
• Slow Food USA Brooklyn, NY
• Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Pocantico Hills, NY
• Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota Starbuck, MN
• Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network Mount Vernon, WA
• Wisconsin Farmers Union Chippewa Falls, WI
• Women, Food, and Agriculture Network (WFAN) Ames, IA

Contact

• Web: http://sustainableagriculture.net/