Horticulture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports this site to promote a sustainable future for international agriculture and farmers. The center identifies resources concerning sustainable food systems.

A non-profit organization for 25 years this organization has specialized in least toxic and environmentally sound IPM, and publishes both the IPM Practitioner and Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly.

Created by the Florida legislature in 1978 to serve as a multidiscipinlary research and teaching unit. The site includes in depth information on invasive species, weeds, a glossary and image collection, invasive species laws, and access to the Aquaphyte newsletter.

A Center of the University of Georgia at the Tifton Campus, this website serves as a major force in the development and dissemination of educational materials primarily on invasive species, forest health, natural resources and agricultural management. It provides information at state, regional, national and international levels.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture includes four agencies to promote research, education and economics. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) oversees the cooperative system of state programs to advance agricultural knowledge.

Founded in 1982 by Lady Bird Johnson and Helen Hayes, this organization was intended to preserve and protect the native plants of North America. An important part of this website is the Native Plant Database, a database of 7,200 native species. You can search by state and by characteristics of the plants.

Named for Aldo Leopold, this center is located at Iowa State University and was created in part to develop new ways to farm with the purpose of conserving natural resources, but maintain profitability for the farmer.

This Programme sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is centered on food security, rural development, and providing information in order to prepare countries to produce, process and market organic agricultural products and thereby increase sustainable livelihoods.

The four areas of focus for this organization are: policy, education, grantmaking and community. The website includes a large database of the grant research, with accompanying information and reports, both in progress and completed.

Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. In an effort to avoid duplication of effort among government agencies this database supplies information on "the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories." It is a very rich database with numerous ways to search: by plant name (common or scientific), by state, by topic and others. Images, distribution of the plant, and classification of the plant are included.

Based in England, this site is an information center for "useful plants" and edible plants. The main focus is on ecologically sustainable horticulture. They have developed a database of over 7,000 edible, medicinal and useful plants.

This nonprofit was founded in 1947 by J.I. Rodale to "study the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people." Through improvements and expansions, the Institute, still including Rodale family members, continues to promote the best practices in organic agriculture.

This non-profit educational organization provides practical tips and information for small farmers and home gardeners. Located in Oklahoma it focuses on finding sustainable solutions to the challenges facing Oklahoma's communities.

A peer-reviewed web project presenting information about "biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships of all organisms". This is a non-profit joint project funded by the University of Arizona and the U.S.National Science Foundation.