OEFFA: Online Resources: Other Organizations

Ohio Family Farm Coalition
16699 Road 24FT
Jennings, OH 45844
419.453.3456
Alliance of Ohio grassroots groups concerned about consolidation of agricultural production and the effects on rural life.
www.geocities.com/RainForest/2777/

Ohio Farmer's Union
PO BOX 363
1011 N Defiance Street
Ottawa, OH 45875
419.523.5300 800.321.3671
Monitors legislation which affects Ohio family farms, and promotes family farm friendly policies in the state's capitol.
http://www.ohfarmersunion.org/

Ohio Forage & Grasslands Council
PO BOX 958
Jackson, OH 45640
740.286.2177
A membership group to help Ohio farmers better utilize forage and grassland resources.
www.afgc.org/

Ohio Office of Farmland Preservation
8995 East Main Street
ReynoldSburg OH 43068
614.728.6238
Established by recommendation of the Farmland Preservation Task Force, this office coordinates statewide farmland preservation efforts.
www.ohioagriculture.gov/farmland/

OSU Extension Sustainable Ag Team
Mike Hogan, Carroll Co Extension
32 West Main Street
Carrollton OH 44615
330.627.4310; fax 330.627.6656
Coordinates sustainable agriculture training activities for OSU Extension.
sustainableag.osu.edu/

Rural Action
PO Box 157
Trimble, OH 45782
740.767.4938 740.767.4957
Membership-based organization working for development of just and sustainable communities in Appalachia Ohio. Organizes, networks, trains and supports citizens for the revitalization of their own communities. Farm tours, Good Food Direct, farmersí market development are among its projects.
www.ruralaction.org/

Seed Saver's Exchange
3094 North Winn Road
Decorah, Iowa 52101
563.382.5990 563.382.5872
Seed exchange/biodiversity protection network for open-pollinated and heirloom cultivars.
www.seedsavers.org/

Simply Living
200 Crestview Road,
P.O. Box 82273,
Columbus, OH 43202
614.291.0834
Organization dedicated to supporting families and individuals in their efforts to live simply so that others may simply live.
www.simplyliving.org/

Stratford Ecological Center
3083 Liberty Rd
Delaware OH 43015
740.363.2548
Demonstration farm and conference center for sustainable agriculture.
www.stratfordecologicalcenter.org/

Sustainable Ag Research & Education
North Central Region
University of Nebraska
13 A Activities Bldg
1734 N. 34th St.
Lincoln, NE 68583-0840
402.472.7081 402.472.0280
Federal organization which provides funding for sustainable ag research and education though competitive grant program.
http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/