Resources

PFI On-Farm Research and Demonstration Reports  by year, 1987-2008, pdf.

PFI On-Farm Research and Demonstration Reports by program and topic, HTML.


PFI Videos (new)

Celebrating 25 Years of Practical Farmers of Iowa   (2010)

Flash River Safari Profiles PFI Members   (2009)

Abbe Hills Farm Hoopouse Construction: a PFI Field Day  (2009)

Angela Tedesco Documentary (2009)

Helen Gunderson's Growing Against the Grain (1999)

 

PFI Farminars

Winter Farminar Series: 2010

Next Generation Farminar Series: Fall 2009

 

Niche Pork Webinars

Niche Pork Webinar: Winter/Spring 2009

 

Other Resources

PFI Library

Alternatives in Agriculture Thompson On-Farm Research Report (updated for 2009)

A Vision for "Good Food" in Iowa by Angie Tagtow

Marketing

Buy Fresh Buy Local

Iowa Food Cooperative


Related Organizations and Resources

Iowa Farmers Union Their mission is to strengthen the independent family farm through education, legislation and cooperation.

Iowa Network for Community Agriculture cultivates connections among Iowans creating healthy, just and sustainable local food systems.

Iowa Place-Based Foods celebrates food with Iowa roots.

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture explores and cultivates alternatives that secure healthier people and landscapes in Iowa and the nation

Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) is an education-outreach organization working to promote sustainable and organic agriculture.

Blue Planet Green Living a quest to find organic, green, and natural products as well as services that support a healthy environment.

Pork Niche Market Working Group

Value Chain Partnerships

Fruit and Vegitable Working Group

Women, Food and Agriculture Network "To link and empower women to build food systems and communities that are healthy, just, and sustainable, and that promote environmental integrity."

Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture

Grow Your Small Market Farm™ Workshop

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation builds partnerships and educates Iowans to protect, preserve and enhance Iowa's natural resources for future generations.

Land Stewardship Project The mission of the Land Stewardship Project is to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.

Local Harvest Use this website to find nearby farmer's markets, community supported agriculture programs, and family farms.

University of Northern Iowa Local Food Project is strengthening the local food community in Iowa.

Food Routes This website discusses the benefits of eating locally as well as how to get involved.

National Center for Home Food Preservation Learn how to safely preserve your food with the USDA complete guide to home canning.

Slow Food International is an eco-gastronomic organization that counteracts fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

Local Food Connections is a group of Iowa City community activists who donate fresh produce to needy families in southeast Iowa.


Resources

Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture on Rented Land

Adapting Crop Share Agreements for Sustainable and Organic Agriculture