Resources and F.H. King Library
Funding Sources for Sustainable Agriculture
Other Resources and Publications
We have a small library in our office (Student Activity Center, Suite 3166) full of DVDs, books, agricultural magazines, and resource packets from past F.H. King workshops (e.g. permaculture, mushroom cultivation/foraging) related to sustainable agriculture. You can browse our holdings here.
Just stop by during the office hours posted on our calendar or email one of the F.H. King directors (under the Contacts tab), and we'll let you in the office to check out some of our resources. We also are interested in donations of sustainable agriculture resources that you no longer use. Just stop by or email us to let us know what you have!
Organizations in Wisconsin
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Growing Power (urban farm and national non-profit that provides training, on-the-ground demonstration, and technical assistance "to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, and safe food for people in all communities")
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Community GroundWorks at Troy Gardens (non-profit organization that "connects people to nature and local food" through community-based food production and natural areas restoration)
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MACSAC Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition ("supports and connects Community Supported Agriculture eaters and farmers")
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REAP Food Group (organization that works to build a "regional food system that is healthful, just, and both environmentally and economically sustainabl"e)
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Slow Food Madison / Slow Food UW ("a global grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with the committment to community and the environment")
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Dane County Farmers’ Market (the largest producer-only farmer's market in the country -- right here on Madison's Capitol Square)
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Dane County Food Council (a citizen committee of the Dane county board that "explores issues and develops recommendations to create an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable local food system for the Dane County region")
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Michael Fields Agriculture Institute (a public non-profit that "strives to revitalize farming through research, education, technical assistance and public policy" - good source for one-day farming courses)
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CAC Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin (provides human, financial, and technical support for community gardens in low-income areas in the Madison area - lots of publications/resources about starting community gardens)
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Midwest Permaculture (classes, training, and wonderful community involved in permaculture)
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Sustain Dane ("non-profit organization based in Madison, WI, committed to creating a community that deeply enjoys, care for, and is sustained by its unique environment")
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MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable Educations Services ("education and outreach to promote sustainable and organic agriculture" -- conducts Midwest Organic Farming Conference every year in La Crosse, WI.)
Funding Sources for Sustainable Agriculture
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SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Grants, educational publications)
- CAC Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin (Garden Grants)
Gardening/Farming/Food Books*
*Remember to check out the F.H. King Library for some of these titles. If you find a book that you would like but is not on our shelves, please let us know and we will try to order it for you!
- The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food by Tanya L. K. Denckla
- The New Seed Starter's Handbook by Nancy Bubel
- Rodale’s Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening by Fern Marshall Bradley
- Four Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman
- Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
- Worms Eat my Garbage by Mary Appelhof
- Hard Tomatoes Hard Times: A Report of the Agribusiness
- Accountability Project on the Failure of America’s Land Grant College Complex by Jim Hightower
- Foragers’ Harvest by Samuel Thayer (wild foods)
- Food Not Lawns by Heather C. Flores (DIY gardening/Sustainable lifestyle)
- Food, Society, and Environment by Charles L. Harper, Bryan F. Le Beau (history of food and American diet)
- Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe (Food politics/nutrition)
- Eat Here by Brian Halweil (local food)
- Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan (agribusiness/food industry/story of western diet)
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
- The Death of Ramon Gonzalez by Angus Wright
Films/Documentaries
- Food Inc.
- Future of Food
- The World According to Monsanto
- Seeds of Deception
- The Real Dirt on Farmer John
- King Corn
- The Dark Side of Chocolate
Cookbooks
Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen
From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh compiled by MACSAC
A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen: Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and Friends by Jack Bishop
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
Internship and Job Resources
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Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch / REAP Farm to School (Internships through UW-Madison, REAP and AmeriCorps)
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Community GroundWorks at Troy Gardens (internships in farming, gardening with children, restoration)
- Growing Power (internships in urban agriculture positions in Milwaukee and Chicago)
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WWOOF World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (farming while you travel)
Other resources and publications
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ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (Downloadable HTML and PDF Resources organized by topic • What is Sustainable Agriculture? • Livestock • Horticultural Crops • Marketing, Business & Risk Management • Field Crops • Farm Energy • Soils & Compost • Education • Water Management • Other Resources • Pest Management • Publicaciones en Español • Organic Farming)
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UW-Extension Agriculture (Find publications, continuing education classes, programs, resources)
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CIAS Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems A research center at UW-Madison created in 1989 to facilitate sustainable agriculture research programs to assist in local and regional farmer and citizen needs. Website contains publications, research and education opportunities and sustainable agriculture events and news.)
- Women, Food and Agriculture Network "A community of women involved in sustainable agriculture that exists so that women can give each other the information, connections and encouragement they need to be effective practioners and supporters of sustainable agriculture and healthy localized food systems."
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Southern WI Farm Fresh Atlas (Lists farms, farm related businesses and farmers markets. Downloadable copies online)
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Wisconsin’s Farm Fresh Atlases (Directory for local food guides for all of Wisconsin)
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Local Harvest (Nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources)
- Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural (An alliance of regionally and culturally diverse organizations working to build a more just and sustainable food system.)
- Food Not Lawns (blog -" A theoretical and practial handbook for ecological community transformation" and ecological living in the city)
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Greenhorns ("Promote, recruit, and support young farmers in America")
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Community Food Security Coalition (An email list created to link individuals and organization involved with or interested in community food security)
UW Garden Guide (A UW student's guide to gardening--created by a UW capstone class!)