Updated February 2017 - Sustainable Food Systems Organizations and Businesses - Compiled by Agnes Zhu and Aileen Suzara Name Scope Location Keywords Acta Non Verba http://anvfarm.org local Oakland, CA Education, low-income youth, food justice Ag Innovations Network http://aginnovations.org state Sebastopol, CA agriculture, policy Agland Investment Services Inc. http://aglandinvest.com state Larkspur, CA agriculture, agribusiness consulting AGree http://www.foodandagpolicy.org national Washington, DC agriculture, iniative-focused and partner-driven effort, social Alameda County Community Food Bank http://www.accfb.org local Alameda County, CA low income, nutrition, community outreachjustice Alameda County Health Department http://www.acphd.org local Alameda County, CA public health, policy, education Alameda County RCD http://www.acrcd.org local Alameda County, CA conservation, education, agriculture Alameda County WIC Program http://www.acphd.org/wic.aspx local Alameda County, CA nutrition, education, women, children, pregnancy, low- Alameda Point Collaborative http://apcollaborative.org local Alameda, Ca housing, low-incomeincome ALBA: Agriculture and Land-Based Training Assocation http://www.albafarmers.org state Monterey County agriculture, small farms, agribusiness training Alemany Farms http://www.alemanyfarm.org local San Francisco, CA education, social justice, food security American Farmland Trust http://www.farmland.org state, national Davis, CA policy, agriculture Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative http://www.trustforconservationinnovation.org local San Francisco, CA animal agriculture, sustainability Animal Welfare Approved http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/ national Marion, VA meat, dairy, food labeling, animal welfare, sustainability Appetite for Profit (Eat Drink Politics) http://www.appetiteforprofit.com national policy, legal action, public health Bay Area Green Tours http://www.bayareagreentours.org local San Francisco, CA education, envrionmentalism Berkeley Community Garden Collaborative http://ecologycenter.org/bcgc local Berkeley, CA gardening, food security, sustainability, urban agriculture Berkeley Food and Housing Project http://bfhp.org local Berkeley, CA homelessness, low-income Berkeley Food Policy Council http://ecologycenter.org/berkeley-food-policy-council local Berkeley, CA low-icnome, education, community outreach Berkeley School Volunteers http://www.berkeleypublicschoolsfund.org local Berkeley, CA education, youth, gardening Berkeley Unified School District: Garden & Cooking Program http://www.berkeleyschools.net local Berkeley, CA education, youth, gardening, cooking Berkeley Youth Alternatives http://www.byaonline.org/ local Berkeley, CA youth, community outreach, education, health Bipartisan Policy Center http://bipartisanpolicy.org Washington, DC policy Building Healthy Communities (California Endowment) http://www.calendow.org state Los Angeles, CA health care, low-income, policy, education CalCAN: California Climate & Agriculture Network http://calclimateag.org/ state Sebastopol, CA agriculture, climate change, policy California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFIT) http://www.canfit.org local Berkeley, CA youth, low-income, communites of color, policy California Association of Food Banks http://www.cafoodbanks.org local Oakland, CA hunger, education, low-income California Association of Nutrition and Activity Programs http://www.can-act.net state Davis, CA policy, nutrition California Center for Public Health Advocacy http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org state Davis, CA policy, advocacy California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) http://ccof.org/employment.php state Santa Cruz, CA organic, education California Department of Education: Nutrition Services Division http://www.cde.ca.gov state Sacramento, CA nutrition, policy California Department of Food and Agriculture http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ state Sacramento, CA agiculture, policy California Department of Public Health: California Nutrition Network http://www.phi.org/people/?name=susan-foerster state Sacramento, CA public health, nutrition, policy for Healthy Active Families CA Department of Public Health: CA Obesity Prevention http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs state Sacramento, CA health, obesity, low-income, government California Department of Public Health: WIC Program http://www.cdph.ca.gov state Sacramento, CA women, children, pregnancy, health, nutrition, government California Food Literacy Center http://foodliteracycenter.org state Sacramento, CA youth, education, low-income California Food Policy Advocates http://cfpa.net local Oakland, CA policy, low-income Californians for Pesticide Reform http://www.pesticidereform.org/ local Oakland, CA pesticides, agriculture, policy Campovida http://campovida.com/home.html state Hopland, CA "offers deep connections with nature" Center for Ecoliteracy http://www.ecoliteracy.org/ local David Brower Center, Berkeley education, youth, ecology Center for Food Faith and Justice at the McGee Ave Baptist Church http://www.mcgeeavenuebaptist.org/, local Berkeley, CA food justice, faith, community outreach Center for Food Safety http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/https://www.facebook.com/McGee-Ave-Baptist-Church- local, national San Francisco, CA environment, organic, education, policy Center for Global Policy Solutions http://globalpolicysolutions.com/ national Washington, DC social and environmental justice, diversity Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org national Washington, DC education, nutrition, science, policy Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org national Washington, DC research, policy, low-income Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment http://www.crpe-ej.org/crpe/ local Oakland, CA environmental justice, law Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy http://causenow.org state Ventura, CA social and environmental justice, policy, advocacy Consultative Group on International Agricutlure Research http://www.cgiar.org/ national Washington, DC food security, research, health, sustainability ChangeLab Solutions http://changelabsolutions.org local Oakland, CA research, policy, law, environment, education Childrens Council of SF Health and Nutrition Department http://www.childrenscouncil.org local San Francisco, CA child care, health, nutrition, education City Harvest http://www.cityharvest.org domestic New York, NY hunger, education City Slicker Farms http://www.cityslickerfarms.org local Oakland, CA education, empowerment, community outreach Civil Eats http://civileats.com/ local San Francisco, CA news, journalism, food system Climate Policy Initiative http://climatepolicyinitiative.org national, local San Francisco, CA climate risk, policy, energy and land use, finance CoCoSan Sustainable Farm http://sustainablecoco.ning.com local Martinez, CA urban agriculture, organic, education CoFED: Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive http://www.cofed.org/ local Oakland, CA food cooperatives, university, sustainability Collective Roots http://www.collectiveroots.org state East Palo Alto, CA community outreach, garden,s, education, youth Common Market http://commonmarketphila.org Philadelphia, PA farming, distributor, local Community Alliance for Family Farmers (CAFF) http://caff.org state Davis, CA farmers, agriculture, social justice Community Food & Justice Coalition http://cafoodjustice.org local Oakland, CA access, community outreach, Crossroads Resource Center http://www.crcworks.org Minneapolis, MI sustainability, community outreach CUESA Farmers Market http://www.cuesa.org/markets local San Francisco, CA education, sustainable agriculture, social justice Culinary Institute of America http://www2.ciachef.edu national Hyde Park, NY culinary education, school Dig Deep Farms & Produce http://www.digdeepcsa.com state San Leandro, CA jobs, organic, farms, farmers of color Earth Island Journal http://www.earthisland.org local Berkeley, CA magazine, journalis, sustainability East Bay Urban Ag Alliance http://www.eastbayurbanag.org local policy, urban agriculture, sustainability EcoAgriculture Partners http://ecoagriculture.org national Washington, DC collaboration, education, ecoagriculture Ecology Action (Growing Biointensive) http://www.growbiointensive.org/index.html state Willits, CA education, training, publication, conservation Ecology Center http://ecologycenter.org local Berkeley, CA urban communities, education, community outreach EcoVillage http://ecovillagefarm.org state Richmond, CA urban communities, education, urban farming Edible School Yard https://edibleschoolyard.org local Berkeley, CA education, youth Education Outside https://www.educationoutside.org local San Francisco, CA education, science, gardens El Cerrito Community Garden https://sites.google.com/site/elcerritocommunitygarden/ state El Cerrito, CA community garden Environmental Defense Fund http://www.edf.org national Washington, DC environment, preservation Environmental Working Group http://www.ewg.org local, national Oakland, CA education, research, consumer empowerment Fair Food Network http://www.fairfoodnetwork.org national Ann Arbor, MI food access, education, public policy Farmer Veteran Cooalition http://www.farmvetco.org state Davis, CA veterans, farmers Farmland LP http://www.farmlandlp.com state, domestic San Francisco, CA; Brentwood, CA; sustainably managed farmland; soil fertility Corvallis, OR Fibershed http://www.fibershed.com state San Geronimo, CA regenerative textile systems, education, carbon farming Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) http://www.fao.org international Rome, Italy food security, nutrition, hunger, poverty Food and Environmental Reporting Network http://thefern.org national New York, NY journalism, food, agriculture, and environmental health Food and Farm Communications Fund http://www.foodandfarmcommunications.org funding, sustainable food and agriculture, Food and Water Watch http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org local, Oakland, CA; Washington DC clean water, advocacy, policy, food access international Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano http://www.foodbankccs.org state Concord, CA hunger, education, food waste Food Chain Workers' Alliance http://foodchainworkers.org state Los Angeles, CA labor organization, wages, working conditions Food Commons Group http://www.thefoodcommons.org local and regional food systems Food Craft Institute http://www.foodcraftinstitute.org local Oakland, CA entrepeneurism, food-making techniques Food First http://www.foodfirst.org local Oakland, CA research, publication, community support Food Not Bombs http://www.foodnotbombs.net national Arroyo Seco, NM distribution, produce not sold at grocery stores Food Research and Action Center http://frac.org national Washington, DC public policy, hunger, nutrition, poverty, food security Food Shift http://foodshift.net local Oakland, CA reduce food waste, community support Food Trust http://thefoodtrust.org national Philadelphia, PA food access, education Forage Oakland http://forageoakland.wordpress.com local Oakland, CA fruit barter network, surplus fruit redistribution Fresh Advantage www.freshadvantage.com national training, assistance, health-promoting food care Fresh Approach http://freshapproach.org state Concord, CA education, local food system, nutrition Fruitful Minds: Nutrition Education http://www.fruitfulminds.org local Berkeley, CA; Piedmont, CA youth, obesity, nutrition program Garden For The Environment http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org local San Francisco, CA demonstration, education, organic, sustainable food systems, urban agriculture Gardens for Health http://www.gardens4health.org domestic Boston, MA nutrition, education, family garden support Ghost Town Farm http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com local Oakland, CA urban agriculutre Gill Tract Farm Coalition http://occupythefarm.org local East Bay, CA sustainable farming, community education Good Eggs https://www.goodeggs.com/sfbay local, national San Francisco, CA food delivery, local food Grace Communications Foundation http://gracelinks.org national New York, NY public awareness, public health, environmental, public policy Green for All http://greenforall.org local, national Oakland, CA climate change, people of color Green Schools Initative http://www.greenschools.net local Berkeley, CA education, youth, sustainable schools, policy, Greenbelt Alliance http://www.greenbelt.org local San Francisco, CA city development, conservation Grist http://grist.org national Seattle, WA journalism, enviromental news Haight Ashbury Food Program http://thefoodprogram.org local San Francisco, CA hunger, low-income Hayward Nutritional Learning Community Project http://www.kidsgardening.org local Hayward, Ca youth, education, community outreach, gardens Health Care Without Harm http://noharm.org international Reston, VA health sector, environmental health and justice Health Careers Connection http://www.healthcareers.org local Oakland, CA students, health careers HOPE Collaborative http://www.hopecollaborative.net local Oakland, CA policy, families, youth, health Insight Garden Program http://insightgardenprogram.org state San Quentin, CA prison, garden, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) http://www.iatp.org national Washington, DC policy, sustainable food, fair trade, healthy ecosystems Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) http://www.ilsr.org international Washington, DC community support, policy International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) http://www.ifpri.org international Washington, DC hunger, poverty, research Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement http://iowacci.org domestic Des Moines, Iowa labor, wages, workers Karl Linn community Garden (peralta and hopkins) https://communitygarden.org/find-a-garden/gardens/peralta- local Berkeley, CA farm community-garden/ Kitchen Table Advisors http://www.kitchentableadvisors.org local San Francisco, CA small scale, sustainable farms, farmer support Kuli Kuli https://kulikulifoods.com moringa, education, access La Cocina http://www.lacocinasf.org local San Francisco, CA low-income, entreprenuers, business support Land Institute http://www.landinstitute.org domestic Salina, Kansas science, agricultural practice alternatives, research Land Stewardship Project http://landstewardshipproject.org domestic Minneapolis, MI policy, community development, farmer support Leadership for Healthy Communities http://www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org national childhood obestiy, policy, government support Leopold Center , Iowa State University http://www.leopold.iastate.edu domestic Ames, Iowa research, education, farming, ecology Lexicon of Sustainability http://www.lexiconofsustainability.com national media, sustainability, education Live Real http://www.liverealnow.org national advocacy, health justice Lunch Love Community https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/718761139/lunch-love- local Berkeley, CA webisodes, food policy reform, education community Madera Elementary School http://maderaschool.org state El Cerrito, CA education, school Main Street Project http://www.mainstreetproject.org Minneapolis, MI new model for sustainable agriculture, agriprenuer training Mandela Marketplace http://www.mandelamarketplace.org local Oakland, CA low-income, community support, cooperative food Marin Carbon Project http://www.marincarbonproject.org state Point Reyes Station CA carbon sequestration, research Marin Organic http://www.marinorganic.org state Point Reyes Station CA organic, education, fresh produce access, farmer support Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Garden http://merrittlandhort.com local Oakland, CA edcuation, horticultural careers MESA (Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture) Program https://www.mesaprogram.org/ local Oakland, CA farming, sustainability, education Millennium Villages http://millenniumvillages.org international poverty, sustainable development, community support Mira Vista School in Richmond, CA http://www.miravistaschool.com state Richmond, CA education, school Missouri Rural Crisis Center https://morural.org domestic Columbia, MO rural communities, social justice, diversity, family farms Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com local San Francisco, CA news, journalism, politics, climate change, food, education Movement Generation http://www.movementgeneration.org local Oakland, CA low-income, communites of color, community support Movement Strategy Center http://movementstrategy.org local Oakland, CA movement ecosystem, community support, policy National Family Farm Coalition http://www.nffc.net Washington, DC family farm, rural communitites, just farm and food policy National Farm to School Network http://www.farmtoschool.org national Chicago, IL information, advocacy and networking hub, education, youth National Resource Conservation Service http://www.nrcs.usda.gov state Davis, CA farmer support, conservation, environment National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition http://sustainableagriculture.net national Washington, DC policy, sustainability, rural communities, food systems National WIC Association https://www.nwica.org national Washington, DC women, children, preganancy, health, education, advocacy National Young Farmers' Coalition http://www.youngfarmers.org national Hudson, NY young farmer support Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org local, national San Francisco, CA environmental action group, climate change, clean energy New America Foundation http://www.newamerica.net national Washington, DC supports groups and individuals addressing public problems New Roots Program http://www.rescue.org/new-roots national refugee support, nutrition education, community gardening North Carolina Environmental Justice Network http://www.ncejn.org domestic Rocky Mountain, NC advocacy, research, education, economic equity NutraTech Ltd http://nutratech.co.uk Nottingham weight managemnt, nutritional education Oakland Food Policy Council http://oaklandfood.org local Oakland, CA equitable and sustainable food food access, urban agriculture Oakland Institute http://www.oaklandinstitute.org local Oakland, CA think tank, research Occidental Arts & Ecology Center http://oaec.org state Occidental, CA research, education, biological and cultural diversity Organic Center http://organic-center.org domestic Washington, DC organic, science, research, education Organic Farming Research Foundation http://ofrf.org state Santa Cruz, CA organic farming, policy, education, grantmaking OUSD Garden Program http://ousd.k12.ca.us local Oakland, CA school garden, education, youth Pasture Project http://www.wallacecenter.org/pastureproject Mississippi agriculture, sustainable management, farmers, livestock People's Community Market http://peoplescommunitymarket.com local Oakland, CA community engagement, low-income, education People's Grocery http://www.peoplesgrocery.org local Oakland, CA food access, sustainability, community engagement Pesticide Action Network http://www.panna.org local Oakland, CA pesticides, international, envrionmental health Phat Beets http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org local Oakland, CA food justice, affordable access, small farmers, education Pie Ranch http://www.pieranch.org state Pescadero, CA education, garmer training, food justice Planting Justice http://www.plantingjustice.org local Oakland, CA food, economic, social justice, community engagement, jobs PODER SF http://www.podersf.org local San Francisco, CA environmental justice, low-income, communities of color Point Blue Conservation Science http://www.pointblue.org state Petaluma, CA science, bird and ecosysem studies, conservation PolicyLink http://www.policylink.org local Oakland, CA sustainable comunities, community engagement, policy Pollinate Farm http://pollinatefarm.com local Oakland, CA store, organic farming, food preservation, beekeeping Prevention Institute http://www.preventioninstitute.org local Oakland, CA policy, health, illness and injury prevention Project EAT http://projecteat.acoe.org state California youth, gardening, education, professional development Project Healthy Children http://projecthealthychildren.org Cambridge, MA government, food fortification Project Open Hand http://www.openhand.org local San Francisco, CA meal center, food provider for the aged Rain Forest Alliance http://www.rainforest-alliance.org New York, NY conservation, training, certification, forest, sustainability Rancher To Rancher http://www.11thhourproject.org/grantees/rancher-to-rancher state Palo Alto, CA water, energy and food resources Real Food Challenge http://www.realfoodchallenge.org national Boston, MA youth, universities food budgets, healthy, sustainable food Real Food Media Project (Food Mythbusters) http://foodmyths.org national media, education, Redwood Empire Food Bank http://www.refb.org state Santa Rosa, CA food provider, low income Revolution Foods http://revolutionfoods.com local Oakland, CA food access in schools, youth, health Roots of Change http://www.rootsofchange.org local Oakland, CA "think and do tank" SAGE: Sustainable Agriculture Education http://www.sagecenter.org local Berkeley, CA urban agriculture, community engagement, agriculture San Francisco Department of Public Health http://www.sfdph.org local San Francisco, CA government, health San Francisco Permaculture Guild http://www.permaculture-sf.org local San Francisco, CA designers, permaculture, education San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association http://www.spur.org local San Francisco, CA research, education, advocacy, government San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance http://www.sfuaa.org local San Francisco, CA advocacy, education, backyard farms San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner http://www.sjgov.org state Stockton, CA agriculture, public health San Lorenzo High School https://slzhs.schoolloop.com state San Lorenzo, CA school, education SARE: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education http://www.sare.org domestic College Park, MD grants, education, agricultural innovation, famers Schreiber Foods, Inc. http://www.schreiberfoods.com domestic Green Bay, WI dairy Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties http://www.shfb.org state San Jose, CA hunger, food provider, nutrition, educaton SF-Marin Food Bank http://www.sfmfoodbank.org local San Francisco, CA; Novato, CA hunger, food bank, food provider Shape Up SF http://www.shapeupsfwalkingchallenge.org local San Francisco, CA exercise, health, community engagement Sierra Harvest sierraharvest.org state Nevada City, CA education, food distribution, farm to school Silicon Valley Community Foundation http://www.siliconvalleycf.org state Mountain View, CA grants, social equity, investment management Slow Food East Bay http://slowfoodeastbay.com local San Francisco, CA food culture, tradition, education, community engagement Slow Food Nation http://slowfoodnation.org nationwide food culture, tradition, education, community engagement Small Planet Institute http://smallplanet.org local Cambridge, MA education, find root causes of issues Solutions From The Land http://www.sfldialogue.net/home.html Lutherville, MD climate change, agriculture, food security, economic development, policy Spiral Gardens http://www.spiralgardens.org/ state Sacramento, CA education, community engagement Spoonrocket https://www.spoonrocket.com local Berkeley, CA delivery, food business SPUR http://www.spur.org local San Francisco, CA research, education, government Story of Stuff Project http://www.11thhourproject.org/grantees/story-of-stuff- national media, education project Student Organic Garden (UCB) http://berksoga.tumblr.com local Berkeley, CA garden, student organization, Sunnyside Organic Seedlings http://www.organic.biz/about.htm local Richmond, CA organic, environment SureHarvest http://www.sureharvest.com state Soquel, CA agrifood company support, sustainable strategies Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders (SAFSF) http://www.safsf.org state Santa Barbara, CA networking, education, collaporation, farm and food systems Sustainable Conservation http://www.suscon.org local San Francisco, CA sustainable business, environmental, wildlife, air, water Sustainable Economies Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA) http://www.seela.org state Los Angeles, CA sustainable food systems, low-income, small farms, small businesses Sustainable Economies Law Center http://www.theselc.org local Oakland, CA law, economic empowerment, sustainble community Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) http://www.oursoil.org state Sebastopol, CA waste, ecological sanitation Tennyson High School https://ths-haywardusd-ca.schoolloop.com/ state Hayward, CA education, youth The Food Trust http://thefoodtrust.org national Philadelphia, PA food access, education The Nature Conservancy http://www.nature.org national nationwide conservation, science, indigenous communities Trust for America's Health http://healthyamericans.org national Washington, DC disease prevention UC Cooperative Extension Alameda County http://cealameda.ucanr.edu state Alameda, Ca education, community engagement UC Cooperative Extension North Bay http://cemarin.ucanr.edu state Novato, CA agriculture, environment, community, research, education UC Village Community Garden http://www.ucvillagegarden.net local Berkeley, CA grants, education, garden UCCE http://ucanr.edu state California-wide education, agriculture, natural resoruces Union of Concerned Scientists http://www.ucsusa.org local, national Berkeley, CA science, environmental issues Urban Adamah http://urbanadamah.org/ local Berkeley, CA farm, Jewish, youth Urban Permaculture Institute San Francisco http://www.upisf.com local San Francisco, CA permaculture, certification Urban Sprouts http://www.urbansprouts.org local San Francisco, CA edcuation, garden, community engagement Urban Tilth http://www.urbantilth.org local Richmond, CA community engagement, food production, gardnes USDA http://www.usda.gov national government, agriculutre V-World Farm http://drc.vday.org/home.html international Democratic Republic of Congo farming, women farmers Veggielution http://veggielution.org state San Jose, CA urban farming, connection Veritable Vegetable http://veritablevegetable.com local San Francisco, CA farmers, organic, community Via Campesina http://viacampesina.org/en international global peasants, small-scale sustainable agriculture, rural youth Watershed Media http://www.watershedmedia.org state Healdsburg, CA communication, media, sustainable society West County School Gardens (DIGS) http://www.westcountyschoolgardens.org state West Contra Costa County, CA school garden, education, youth Western Organization of Resource Councils http://www.worc.org regional Billings, MT training, community action, environmental health Wholesome Wave http://wholesomewave.org national Bridgeport, CT affordable access, underserved communities Wild Farm Alliance http://wildfarmalliance.org state Watsonville, CA agriculture, wilde nature Winrock International http://www.winrock.org international climate change, food security, ecosystems World Food Program http://www.wfp.org international worldwide humanitarian, hunger, disaster relief World Food Systems Center http://www.worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch international Zurich, Switzerland food system, unversity, education, resaerch, food security World Neighbors http://www.wn.org international worldwide training, education, resources, local leadership World Resources Institute http://www.wri.org international Washington, DC research, natural resources, climate, energy