The NCSA is a diverse nationwide partnership of individuals and organizations cultivating grass roots efforts to engage in policy development processes that result in food and agricultural systems and rural communities that are healthy, environmentally sound, profitable, humane and just. www.sustainableagriculture.net

The Ag Innovations Network is building a groundswell in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles basin of California to link rural stakeholders with urban planners, agricultural, food security and social justice advocates, civic leaders, and policy makers.

The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) is a non-profit organisation concerned with the protection of both biological and cultural diversity. Our emphasis is on education for action: moving beyond single issues to look at the more fundamental influences that shape our lives.