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Related Web Sites -- Edible
Associations/Organizations
Research/University/Government Agencies
Markets/Vendors
References
Media/Legislation
More information can be found under "General" links.
Associations/Organizations
- American Chestnut
Cooperators' Foundation - This nonprofit scientific and educational
foundation is dedicated to restoring the American Chestnut through
development of blight-resistant all-American chestnuts and economical
biological control measures against chestnut blight in the forest
environment.
- Fungal Jungal - This site
by the Western Montana Mycological Association aims to further educate
people about fungi, edible and otherwise, to encourage sustainable and
responsible mushroom harvest, and preserve mushroom habitat.
- The Southern Region Small Fruit
Consortium - The Consortium is a collaborative effort between small
fruit growers and grower organizations, industries and service
organizations, agricultural extension programs and research stations
working together to enhance the development of the small fruit industries.
- Wild Blueberry Association
of North America - Association of Maine and Canadian growers and
processors. This site includes health information, news and newsletters,
and sources to find wild blueberries.
- Wild Food Adventures
- Expertise by John Kallas, director. Workshops, training, research,
curriculum development, and newsletter on the collection and uses of
edible plants, wild foods & other foragables of North America.
Research/University/Government Agencies
Markets/Vendors
- A.S. Margraf's Fine Foods
- A food processor and manufacturer that makes food items from North
Carolina's wild ramps.
- Creekside Mushrooms -
Underground mushroom farm, home of world famous Moonlight® Brand
Mushrooms.
- Earthy Delights - Supplies specialty
food products to top professional chefs throughout the United States.
- Farm World - Pecan
Exchange - Buy/sell/trade listings for the pecan industry, with a free
e-mail forum.
- FFF Associates, Inc.
- Provides knowledge of the food industry, importing, international trade,
and privately held business experience and expertise.
- Fiddleheads.com - A resource
site for fiddleheads with a primary focus on this industry.
- Garden Medicinals and
Culinaries - Virginia-based supplier of medicinal and culinary herb
seeds and plants, plus herb products, supplies and equipment for gardeners
and herbalists.
- Goods from the Woods - Sells
wild pinyon pinenuts picked fresh from central Nevada desert mountain
ranges. They are unprocessed, raw, in the shell.
- Seven Springs Farm - An
111-acre certified organic farm located in Floyd County, Virginia.
- Shiitake Mushroom Center
- Produces Shiitake mushrooms on native white oak logs.
- Today's Market Prices -
Market prices service includes daily prices of fruit, vegetables, tropical
fruit, herbs, onions and potatoes in 15 terminal markets and all the
shipping points of USA.
- Wild
Oats Markets - A natural foods supermarket chain based in Boulder,
Colorado that features organic and locally grown produce, gourmet prepared
food, chemical and preservative free groceries, and more.
References
- persimmonpudding.com -
Dedicated to growing, education, and use of Diospyros virginiana
L., the common, or American persimmon.
- Chestnuts Online
- Aims to bring together growers, researchers, extension agents, vendors
and suppliers, and to put growers in touch with resources that can assist
them in maximizing their agricultural success.
- Fruit Online - Devoted
exclusively to the international fruit business, with all you need to
evaluate market trends and prices in the fresh fruit trade. Links to other
fruit websites.
- Matsiman.com -
Matsiman.com is dedicated to supplying reliable information concerning
fruit production of Matsutake mycelia.
- Mushroom Grower's Newsletter
- Subscribe to the Mushroom Growers Newsletter, or look up links to
information on specific mushrooms and their cultivation.
- Myko web - Web pages devoted to
the science of mycology and the hobby of mushrooming.
- Northern Nut Growers
Association, Inc. - Excellent resource with links to nut news, a
marketplace for buyers and sellers, tree ecology, research and grants,
on-line library, organizations and associations, and related links to
sites for specific nuts.
- Northwest Center for Small
Fruits - Links to information on research, marketing, crop specific
recommendations, fact sheets and information on production practices.
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OrchardNet - Hazelnuts - Contains comprehensive links and information
about hazelnuts, including eastern filbert blight, pest management,
pollination, cultivars, nurseries, and orchard floor management.
- WildHarvest - Information on
harvesting, preparing, storing, and cooking forest products such as ramps,
mushrooms, fiddleheads, etc.
Media/Legislation
Last Modified:
02/12/08
Send questions or comments regarding this web site to Matt Winn:
mattwinn@vt.edu
For further information on Non-Timber Forest Products, contact Tom Hammett:
himal@vt.edu, 540-231-2716 or Jim
Chamberlain: jachambe@vt.edu,
540-231-3611
This is a cooperative
effort by:
The Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and
The Southern Research Station,
USDA Forest Service,
Blacksburg, Virginia.
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