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Academy for Global Citizenship
Academy for Global Citizenship
4647 W 47th St
Chicago, IL 60632
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773-582-1100
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The Academy for Global Citizenship is an International Baccalaureate candidate school that offers a relevant, engaging, and challenging educational program for all children. Our schoolyard garden has created opportunities for children to discover fresh organic food, become better stewards of the earth, and develop the self-confidence, discipline, and skills in collaborating with others both locally and globally. Our organic breakfast and lunch menus nourish children's bodies immediately and... read more >>
Education/research centers and programs, Environment and conservation, Farmer training, networks, and resources, Urban agriculture and food systems, Youth development and food systems
edible schoolyard, farm-to-school
Agricultural Institute of Marin
Agricultural Institute of Marin
76 San Pablo Avenue, Ste 200
San Rafael, CA 94903
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Our mission is to promote a viable food system, to educate the public about the benefits of buying fresh and locally grown food, and to bring farmers and communities together. We operate eight award-winning San Francisco Bay Area certified farmers markets and provide public education related to local food and farms.
Business incubators, Conscious consumers, Education/research centers and programs, Environment and conservation, Farmer training, networks, and resources, Hunger, food security, and food access, Institutional purchasing, Policy advocacy, Urban agriculture and food systems, Youth development and food systems
education, farm to fork, farmers markets, local food systems
Agroecosystems Management Program, Ohio State
201 Thorne Hall1680 Madison Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
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(330) 202-3537
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Provides opportunities for those involved in research, teaching, and outreach from different disciplines and different institutions to interact, discuss, and develop whole systems approaches to the challenges affecting the food system. Fosters an ecological approach to agriculture, linking together social, biological, and engineering sciences to provide a foundation for innovative processes and projects. This university-based program research and develops solutions through collaboration among... read more >>
Education/research centers and programs
industry research, publication, research group
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Allen Neighborhood Center
1619 E. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48912
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517-367-2468
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For over a decade, Allen Neighborhood Center has been identifying and innovatively addressing the needs of Lansing’s Eastside community. While our community-building efforts have been focused on the northeast quadrant of the Capital City, we are highly networked with institutional partners and community-based organizations throughout the region that share and support our broad agenda. We say of our work that it is “comprehensive and integrative”, having discovered the enormous value of... read more >>
Conscious consumers, Education/research centers and programs, Environment and conservation, Hunger, food security, and food access, Urban agriculture and food systems, Youth development and food systems
Synergistic and Integrated Food Related Projects
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Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
25844 Butler Road
Junction City, OR 97448
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8885167797
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The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association (BDA) is an association of individuals and organizations in North America who are committed to the transformation of the whole food system, from farm to table, and who draw inspiration from the spiritual-scientific insights of Rudolf Steiner. Biodynamics is a worldwide movement for the renewal of agriculture based on an understanding of the spiritual forces at work in nature and in human social life. From this understanding, a particular form of... read more >>
Education/research centers and programs, Farmer training, networks, and resources
biodynamic, Community Supported Agriculture, farming, gardening, learning community
Bowdoin Street Health Center
230 Bowdoin Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
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617-754-0026
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In response to community demand for healthy, fresh, and affordable food, and as part of its mission to address health issues affecting the Bowdoin/Geneva neighborhood in Dorchester, the Bowdoin Street Health Center is working with community partners to explore a variety of strategies to improve food access. We operate a farmers' market on-site at the health center, facilitate purchasing and procurement relationships between local farms and neighborhood businesses, and distribute produce... read more >>
Education/research centers and programs, Hunger, food security, and food access
clinic, community health center, cross-sector partnership
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California Center for Rural Policy- HSU
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
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707-826-3400
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Health-related research and policy center.
Education/research centers and programs, Hunger, food security, and food access, Policy advocacy, Youth development and food systems
economic development, food security, health, Policy, research, youth
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California Institute for Rural Studies
PO Box 1047
Davis, CA 95617-1047
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Our mission directs us to increase social justice in rural California for all residents, building sustainable communities based on a healthy agriculture. Foremost in our work are marginalized populations. Our goals are to: Increase public awareness of farm worker issues and conditions. Improve policies that impact farm workers and sustainable agriculture. Increase the credibility of the social justice movement by providing objective data. Offer solutions to challenges that are beneficial to... read more >>
Education/research centers and programs
Fair Food Field to Table, Rural California Report
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Carolina Farm Stewardship Organization
15 Hillsboro Street
Pittsboro, NC 27312
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919-542-2402
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Promotes local and organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers.
Activist networks, Business incubators, Conscious consumers, Education/research centers and programs, Environment and conservation, Farmer training, networks, and resources, Policy advocacy, Urban agriculture and food systems
advocacy, education, farm and food, membership organization
Center for Agriculture and Rural Development
578 Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
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(515) 294-1183
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Conducts public policy and economic research on agricultural, environmental, and food issues. Combines academic excellence with engagement to inform through publications, policy briefs, and presentations.
Education/research centers and programs
economic research, policy research, publication, research group, sustainable agriculture research

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