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Wine Trade Associations/Wineries

Wine Institute
http://www.wineinstitute.org/

Central Coast Vineyard Team
"Positive Points System Program"
http://www.vineyardteam.org/

Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission
"Sustainable Viticulture Program"
http://www.lodiwine.com/sustainableviticulture1.shtml

Napa Sustainable Winegrowing Group
www.nswg.org/infoonnswg.htm

Sonoma County Grape Growers Association
"Resources for Growers"
http://www.scgga.org/

Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers
"Environmental Facts"
www.sonomavalleywine.com/sv-enviro.html

Fetzer Vineyards
"Environmental Philosophy"
www.fetzer.com/letsfetzer/stor_envi.html

Environmental Rating Agency

Eco-Rating International
"Eco Survey of California Vineyards and Wineries"
www.eco-rating.com/sces.html

Non-Profit Organizations

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Area (ATTRA)
(Provides farmers technical assistance on sustainable farming through ag professionals)
http://www.attra.org/

California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance
(Coalition of California business, labor and public policy leaders collaborating on solutions for sound economy and healthy environment)
http://www.cceeb.org/

Coalition for Environmental Responsible Economies
(Works towards goal of corporate environmental responsibility worldwide)
http://www.ceres.org/

Community Alliance with Family Farmers
(Political and educational campaigns to foster sustainable agriculture)
http://www.caff.org/

Ecological Farming Association
(Educational organization)
http://www.csa-efc.org/

The Natural Step
(Provides consulting/training to help companies become ecologically sustainable)
http://www.thenaturalstep.org/

Oregon Low-Input Viticulture & Enology
(Certification program gives official recognition to vineyards/wineries for sustainable agricultural practices)
http://www.liveinc.org/

Sustainable Farming Connection
(Latest sustainable farming news and place for farmers to share information)
www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection

Henry A. Wallace Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
(Engaged in analysis and research to affect U.S. sustainable ag and food policy agendas)
http://www.hawiaa.org/

World Sustainable Agriculture Association
(Educational, advocacy and service organization to promote sustainable agriculture)
www.igc.org/wsaala

WineVision
"American Wine for the 21st Century"
http://www.winevision.org/

Universities

Agroecology in Action (UC Berkeley)
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/%7Eagroeco3/index.html

Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (UC Santa Cruz)
http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/

Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
"California Winemaking Impact Assessment" (UC Santa Barbara)www.bren.ucsb.edu/research/Group_Projects/2000Group_Projects/Wineries

University of California, Davis-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/

University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/

University of California, Fresno
"Sustainable Practices in the San Joaquin Valley in California"
http://cati.csufresno.edu/verc/rese/95/951201/index.html

Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project
http://agronomy.ucdavis.edu/safs/home.htm

Cover Cropping in Vineyards: Grower Profiles
www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/newsltr/v7n2/sa-6.htm

Cover Cropping in Vineyards: Grower Profiles, Part 2
www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/newsltr/v7n3/sa-3.htm

Long-Term Research on Agricultural Systems (LTRAS)
http://agronomy.ucdavis.edu/ltras/homepage.htm

University of California Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources
"Integrated Pest Management of Glassy-winged Sharpshooters and the Diseases They Transmit"
http://gwss.ucanr.org/

California State Government Agencies

Energy in Agriculture Program
(California Energy Commission)
www.energy.ca.gov/process/index2.html

Fertilizer Research and Education Program
(California Department of Food & Agriculture)
www.cdfa.ca.gov/inspection/frep

Department of Pesticide Regulation
(California Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
www.nalusda.gov/afsic

National Biological Control Institute
www.aphis.usda.gov/nbci/nbci.html

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov/

Sustainable Agriculture Network
(USDA-funded initiative that sponsors grants for sustainable ag research and education)
http://www.sare.org/

Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
http://wsare.usu.edu/

Organic Winegrowing Resources

California Certified Organic Farmers
(Provides certification of farms and handbook of CCOF standards)
http://www.ccof.org/

Updated List of Organic Certifiers
http://web.iquest.net/ofma/certy2k.htm

National Organic Standards "Final Rule"
www.ams.usda.gov/nop/nop2000/nop2/finalrulepages/finalrulemap.htm

Organic Wine Guild
http://www.organicwineguild.com/

Organic Grapes into Wine Alliance
(Trade group promoting production standards, education, cooperation, leadership)
http://www.organicwine.com/

Organic Grape Production in California
www.landwirtschaft-mlr.baden-wuerttemberg.de/la/lvwo/kongress/ORGANIC.htm

Ecological Control of Grape Powdery Mildew
www.landwirtschaft-mlr.baden-wuerttemberg.de/la/lvwo/kongress/SULFUR.html

Organic Farming Research Foundation
(Directory of certifying agencies)
http://ofrf.org/publications/certifier.html

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