Sustainability

from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Ecosystem Dynamics Interpretive Tool (EDIT) is an online information system for the development and sharing of ecological site descriptions, ecosystem state and transition models, and land management knowledge.

The mission of the Food Surveys Research Group is to monitor and assess food consumption and related behavior of the U.S. population by conducting surveys and providing the resulting information for food and nutrition-related programs and public policy decisions.

Access historic USDA documents published before 1942 (before synthetic chemicals became widely used) that contain information and data that is still pertinent for today's agriculture.

The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them.

The Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD) is a national collection of more than 20,000 detailed soil series descriptions. These descriptions, in a text format, serve as a national standard.

A publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2018). Available for download as a PDF in multiple languages.

from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

from the National Agriculture Library

Civil Eats is a daily news source for critical thought about the American food system.

from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

A directory of local farms, farmers markets, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) organizations, and more. Searchable by product and location.

Part of the US Department of Agriculture

View publications, news, and other resources on organic farming.

Rodale Institute has been conducting groundbreaking research on regenerative organic agriculture since 1947.

by the International Food Policy Research Institute

Rutgers University Agriculture Experiment Station Food, Nutrition and Health website

The New Jersey Christmas Tree Growers’ Association (NJCTGA) is a State organization of growers, professionals and allied industry leaders dedicated to the advancement of the latest information in the production, promotion and marketing of Christmas trees and related products.

from the USDA