Our members are the heart of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC): over 100 grassroots organizations united in their values and commitment to promoting a healthier, more vibrant food & farming system.
Click here for more information if your organization is interested in becoming a member of NSAC.
Individuals and farmers who are interested in contributing to NSAC’s work are encouraged to join an NSAC member group. Visit the links below to get more information about NSAC member groups in your state or region.
NSAC’s Represented Members, Participating Members, and Ally Members are listed below.
Represented Members
Represented Members are formally represented by NSAC before Congress and government agencies in DC and are listed on all NSAC communications to federal policymakers and the general public. Represented Members each have one seat on the NSAC Policy Council and participate in at least one NSAC Issue Committee. Represented Members also help elect the NSAC Organizational Council.
Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association Salinas, CA
California Certified Organic Farmers Santa Cruz, CA
Catholic Rural Life St. Paul, MN
Center for Rural Affairs Lyons, NE
Chicago Food Policy Action Council Chicago, IL
California FarmLink Santa Cruz, CA
C.A.S.A. del Llano (Communities Assuring a Sustainable Agriculture) Hereford, TX
Clagett Farm/Chesapeake Bay Foundation Upper Marlboro, MD
Community Alliance with Family Farmers Davis, CA
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture South Deerfield, MA
Dakota Rural Action Brookings, SD
Ecological Farming Association Soquel, CA
Florida Organic Growers Gainesville, FL
FoodCorps Portland, OR
GrassWorks New Holstein, WI
Hmong National Development, Inc. St Paul, MN and Washington, DC
Illinois Stewardship Alliance Springfield, IL
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Minneapolis, MN
Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative Sebastopol, CA
Izaak Walton League of America St. Paul, MN/Gaithersburg, MD
Kansas Rural Center Topeka, KS
The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture Poteau, OK
Land Stewardship Project Minneapolis, MN
Marbleseed Spring Valley, WI
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute East Troy, WI
Michigan Food & Farming Systems East Lansing, MI
Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance Lansing, MI
Missouri Coalition for the Environment St. Louis, MO
Montana Organic Association Missoula, MT
The National Center for Appropriate Technology Butte, MT
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Ceresco, NE
Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance Deerfield, MA
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society LaMoure, ND
Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides Eugene, OR
Nourish Colorado Denver, CO
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association Columbus, OH
Oregon Tilth Corvallis, OR
Organic Farming Research Foundation Santa Cruz, CA
Organic Seed Alliance Port Townsend, WA
Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Millheim, PA
Pinnacle Prevention Chandler, AZ
Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA Pittsboro, NC
Savanna Institute Champaign, IL
Slow Food USA Brooklyn, NY
The National Center for Frontier Communities Silver City, NM
Union of Concerned Scientists Food and Environment Program Cambridge, MA
Virginia Association for Biological Farming Lexington, VA
Wild Farm Alliance Watsonville, CA
Women, Food, and Agriculture Network Ames, IA
Participating Members
Participating Members are organizations that prefer to not be formally represented by NSAC before government officials but that wish to participate in NSAC gatherings, NSAC Issue Committees, and other NSAC activities. Participating Members may also serve on the Organizational Council and the Grassroots Council.
Adamah Weare, NH
Agrarian Trust Weare, NH
Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network Montgomery, AL
Alaska Food Policy Council Homer, AK
Alternative Energy Resources Organization Helena, MT
Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts Springfield, IL
Berkeley Food Institute Berkeley, CA
California Climate and Agriculture Network Sebastopol, CA
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Pittsboro, NC
Center for a Livable Future – Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Center for Community Self-Help Durham, NC
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems – University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems, Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
Central Appalachian Network Asheville, NC
Certified Naturally Grown Brooklyn, NY
Climate Land Leaders Minneapolis, MN
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Brunswick, ME
Colorado Farm & Food Alliance Paonia, CO
The Common Market Philadelphia, PA
Community Farm Alliance Frankfort, KY
CROPP Cooperative | Organic Valley La Farge, WI
Cultivate Kansas City Kansas City, MO
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Medford, WI
Dirigo Food Safety Cumberland, ME
Equity Advocates Harrison, NY
Fair Food Network Ann Arbor, MI
Farm Aid Cambridge, MA
Farm Fresh Rhode Island Providence, RI
Farm to Table – New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council Santa Fe, NM
Farmers Market Coalition Kimberton, PA
Farmers Rising Caledonia, IL
Food Animal Concerns Trust Chicago, IL
Foodshed Capital Charlottesville, VA
Friends of Family Farmers Molalla, OR
Friends of the Mississippi River St. Paul, MN
Future Harvest / CASA (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) Fairplay, MD
Georgia Organics Atlanta, GA
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities (formerly Michigan Land Use Institute) Traverse City, MI
Heifer USA Little Rock, AR
Illinois Environmental Council Springfield, IL
Inter-Institutional Network for Food and Agricultural Sustainability (INFAS) Davis, CA
Just Food New York, NY
Kitchen Table Advisors Palo Alto, CA
La Semilla Food Center Anthony, NM
Land for Good Keene, NH
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture – Iowa State University Ames, IA
Maine Farmland Trust Belfast, ME
Maine Federation of Farmers Markets Pittsfield, ME
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Unity, ME
Michigan Farmers Market Association East Lansing, MI
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture – University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN
Mississippi River Network La Grange Park, IL
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems East Lansing, MI
National Bison Association Westminster, CO
National Farm to School Network Chicago, IL
National Young Farmers’ Coalition Hudson, NY
Nebraska Wildlife Federation Lincoln, NE
New England Farmers Union Turners Falls, MA
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project Beverly, MA
NJ Food Democracy Collaborative Arnegat, NJ
Northeast Organic Farming Association – Interstate Council NY, MA, RI, VT, CT, NH, NJ
Oregon Climate and Agriculture Network – Eugene, OR
Organic Farmers’ Agency for Relationship Marketing, Inc. Aldrich, MN
Organic Farmers Association Spirit Lake, IA
Organization for Competitive Markets Lincoln, NE
Partners for Rural America Nationwide
Penn State Extension: Energy, Business, and Community Vitality Team Philadelphia, PA
Powder River Basin Resource Council Sheridan, WY
Practical Farmers of Iowa Ames, IA
Regenerative Agriculture Alliance Northfield, MN
Renewing the Countryside Minneapolis, MN
Republic Food Enterprise Center Republic, PA
Rhode Island Food Policy Council Providence, RI
Roots of Change San Francisco, CA
Sierra Club Food and Agriculture Committee Washington, DC
South East Michigan Producers Association Sumpter Township, MI
Sprout NOLA New Orleans, Louisiana
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Pocantico Hills, NY
Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota Princeton, MN
Sustainable Food Center Austin, TX
The Center for Good Food Purchasing Berkeley, CA
The Land Institute Salina, KS
Wallace Center – Winrock International Arlington, VA
Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources Puyallup, WA
West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition Charleston, WV
World Farmers Lancaster, MA
The Xerces Society Portland, OR
Farmer-Veteran Coalition Davis, CA
Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network Oxford, MS
Wholesome Wave Bridgeport, CT
Ally Members
Ally Members are members who are committed to sustainable agriculture and food systems but engage in federal policy in a limited capacity, or overlap with a limited number of policies that NSAC works on. Ally Members do not regularly participate in NSAC Issue Committees but support NSAC grassroots efforts and help groundtruth the coalition’s work.
Eastern Food Hub Collaborative Richmond, VA
Fair Farms Maryland Takoma Park, MD
Farm Commons Duluth, MN
Farms to Grow Oakland, CA
Feeding Florida Tallahassee, FL
Freshlist Charlotte, NC
Growing Local South Carolina Greenville, SC
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Gaithersburg,MD
Iowa Environmental Council Des Moines, IA
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: Des Moines, IA
Iroquois Valley Farms Evanston, IL
Island Grown Initiative (IGI) Vineyard Haven, MA
La Montanita Cooperative Albuquerque,NM
Lowcountry Local First Charleston, SC
Michigan Environmental Council Lansing, MI
No More Empty Pots Omaha, NE
Pesticide Action Network North America Oakland, CA
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Southampton, NJ
River Network Boulder,CO
Tilth Alliance Seattle, WA
Waterkeepers Chesapeake Fair Farm: Silver Spring, MD
Wholesome Wave Bridgeport, CT
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) Des Moines, IA
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUPS (SAWGs)
The Sustainable Agriculture Working Groups (SAWGs) play a special role in NSAC as “organizations of organizations”. NSAC provides support for federal policy work in the regions, including information, materials, a framework for cross-region policy dialogue and coordination, policy analysis, and suggestions for approaches to advocacy, training, and organizing support.
The regional SAWGs are engaged in a broad range of sustainable agriculture-related activities and are very different in nature. On the federal policy front, the SAWGs provide a forum for their member organizations to discuss and develop regional policy priorities that inform the strategies and initiatives of NSAC policy committees.
The SAWGs work with NSAC to seek input from, educate, organize, and mobilize grassroots in their region along with other NSAC partners, many of which are also participants in the SAWGs. These interrelationships strengthen the grassroots, empowering them to explore sustainable alternatives in agriculture at home, and giving them the strength of a collective national voice through NSAC.
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