To have your organization listed or to suggest a resource to be included here please email Casey@ncchoices.com

Agricultural Related Non-Profit Organizations

Animal Welfare Approved
www.animalwelfareapproved.org

Heifer International
www.heifer.org

Carolina Farm Stewardship Associaton
www.carolinafarmstewards.org

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
www.asapconnections.org

American Livestock Breeds Association
www.albc-usa.org

Organic Growers School
www.organicgrowersschool.org

Rural Advancement Foundation International
www.rafiusa.org

Toxic Free NC
www.toxicfreenc.org

Small Scale Meat Processing

From Farm to Fork? An Emperical Investigation of the Challenges Faced by NC's Small Meatpackers- Tina Prevatte, Farmhand Foods

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDACS)
Meat and Poultry Inspection Division
http://www.ncagr.gov/MeatPoultry/

Small Meat Processors Working Group- Iowa State University
Beef and Pork Whole Animal Buying Guide (40page PDF)
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM2076.pdf

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network
http://www.nichemeatprocessing.org/index.html

Small Scale Poultry Processing- ATTRA
Anne Fanatico
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/poultryprocess.html

NC Choices White Paper- Growth in the Niche Meat Sector in North Carolina
Jennifer Curtis, Casey McKissick, Kathryn Spann- March 2011

Marketing Pastured Meats

NCDA Meat Handlers License- FAQs
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/MeatPoultry/meathandlers.htm

Goodness Grows in North Carolina
http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/gginc/index.htm

Beef Marketing Alternatives- ATTRA
Anne Fanatico
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/altbeef.pdf

Pork Marketing Alternatives-ATTRA
Lance Gegner
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/altpork.pdf

Direct Marketing - ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/directmkt.pdf

Growing Your Range Poultry Business: An Entreprenuer's Toolbox- ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/poultrytoolbox.pdf

Find Local Farms and Products

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project Local Food Guide
http://www.buyappalachian.org/

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Food Guide to NC & SC
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/advanced.shtml

Local Harvest- National Guide
http://www.localharvest.org/

North Carolina General Store (NCDACS)
http://www.ncagr.gov/NCproducts/index.htm

North Carolina Farm Fresh
http://www.ncfarmfresh.com/farms.asp

Farm Tourism

Sleep in the Hay Nationwide Farmstay Service
www.sleepinthehay.com

Farm Blogs

Sustainable Table -Triangle, NC focused local food blog
http://sustainablegrub.wordpress.com/

Other

Sustainable Table
http://www.sustainabletable.org/home.php