AIN Partner Organizations
American Farmland Trust
Organization dedicated to innovative ways to preserve agricultural land. AFT is the lead partner in the California Ag Vision 2030 project where Ag Innovations Network served as facilitator. One of the best resources for information on land use in California.California Ag Water Stewardship Initiative
Water availability will be one of the most prominent forces shaping the future of agriculture in California. California agriculture has a great opportunity at this time to innovate new solutions, demonstrate leadership towards achieving multiple benefits, and forge new partnerships to address these challenges. CAWSI is helping to facilitate this process.
Roots of Change
Roots of Change has been the primary funder AIN’s Ag Futures Alliances, Food System Alliances, and the California Roundtable on Ag and the Environment project. Through their convening of stakeholders, leadership in policy, and creation of a broad network of citizens interested in food system issues, they are leading the charge for a sustainable food system by 2030.
Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops
The Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops is a multi-stakeholder initiative to develop a system for measuring sustainable performance throughout the specialty crop supply chain. The project seeks to offer a suite of outcomes-based metrics to enable operators at any point along the supply chain to benchmark, compare, and communicate their own performance.
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Based in White River Junction in Vermont, the Sustainable Food Lab is a leader in working with major companies in the global food system to inspire and support implementation of sustainability initiatives. SFL has expertise in sustainable supply chains, climate change, and most importantly knowledge of the unique challenges faced by the largest companies in the food industry. AIN and SFL joined forces in 2008, and AIN now serves as the fiscal sponsor for SFL.
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Farm and public education project in San Diego County, California. AIN is working Tierra Miguel to create a comprehensive food assessment and action plan for San Diego County.
AIN Public Resources
Building Food System Alliances
Presentation given by AIN at the 2008 Slow Food Nation conference on how to create Food System Alliances.
Greening the Food System Presentation
Presentation given by AIN at the 2008 Great Valley Center conference on building strong and environmentally sound local food systems.Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration
Presentation given by AIN on multi-stakeholder collaboration at the 2008 Sustainable Enterprise Conference.Sustainable Ag Definitions
A helpful list of definitions of sustainable agriculture complied from a variety of sources by AIN staff.
Great Organizations
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
A leader in the effort to promote sustainable local economies.Chef's Collaborative
National network that promote sustainable cuisine by celebrating the joys of local, seasonal, and artisanal cooking.Community Alliance with Family Farmers
The oldest farming organization in California focused on issues of sustainability in agriculture.Ecotrust
One of the organizations leading the movement towards a "conservation economy".-
Leading the effort to revitalize California’s Central Valley.
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy
Resources on the global context and forces impacting ag sustainability.Leopold Center
Iowa State University's center for study of sustainable agriculture with emphasis on midwestern USA issues.SARE: Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
USDA supported resource for information on sustainable ag practices.Slow Food USA
Home of the Slow Food movement in the United States.The Center for an Agricultural Economy
A Hardwick, VT based non-profit, the CAE focuses on supporting and guiding its region toward a sustainable, economical and ecological food system via community involvement, integrated and responsible agri-business, and a commitment to economic and nutritional health.
UC Sustainable Ag Research & Eduction Program
Davis-based institute for research and education on sustainable agriculture.
Eco Labels & Certification
Protected Harvest
A non-profit organization that certifies farmers' use of stringent environmental growing standards.The Food Alliance
One of the leading certification organizations for environmentally friendly and socially responsible agriculture products.