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Associations/Organizations
Research/University/Government Agencies
Markets/Vendors
References
Media/Legislation
Associations/Organizations
- Non-Timber
Forest Products in Alaska - A workgroup under the leadership of the
Alaska Soil and Water Conservation District whose goal is to address
issues regarding an Alaskan NTFP industry.
- Association for Temperate
Agroforestry - A private, nonprofit organization formed to promote the
wider adoption of agroforestry by landowners in temperate regions of North
America.
- American Botanical Council Online
- A nonprofit organization that aims to educate the public about
beneficial herbs and plants and to promote the safe and effective use of
medicinal plants.
- American Herbal Products Association
- Promotes responsible commerce of products which contain herbs and which
are used to enhance the quality of life.
- Center for Plant
Conservation - A network of more than 30 leading botanic institutions
organized to conserve and restore the rare native plants of the United
States. The cooperative CPC network maintains the National Collection of
Endangered Plants, believed to be the largest living collection of rare
plants in the world.
- The Community Forestry
Resource Center - Promotes responsible forest management by
encouraging the long-term health and prosperity of small, privately owned
woodlots, their owners, and their communities.
- Community
Resources NTFPs - A non-profit organization based in Baltimore, MD,
promoting the use and production of NTFPS in urban areas.
- El Manejo Campesino
de Recursos Naturales y Productos Forestales no Maderables - A
Mexico-based NTFP organization (Spanish).
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Falls Brook Centre's NTFP Pages - This sustainable community
demonstration and training centre in rural New Brunswick promotes
sustainable practices in organic gardens, orchards, and forest trails;
promotes ecological certification, solar and wind energy systems, and
non-timber forest product plantings for mushrooms and ginseng; with
domestic and international outreach programs.
- Midwest Special Forest
Products - Website for buyers and sellers of SFP whether the resource
is in its natural state or as a finished product. Includes a bulletin
board for posting of ideas, discussions and insights, news and updates,
and tips for sustainable harvest and management.
- Montana Specialty Forest
Products Exchange - Provides buyers and sellers of forestry products
and services with an online marketplace, and free forest information for
both Montana landowners and anyone interested in the latest news and
information about Montana's forests.
- The National Network of Forest
Practitioners - A grassroots alliance of rural people, organizations,
and businesses finding practical ways to integrate economic development,
environmental protection, and social justice.
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Non-wood Forest Products (FAO) - Encourages sustainable agriculture
and rural development, long-term strategies for increasing food production
and food security while conserving and managing natural resources. This
division focuses on promoting and developing Non-wood Forest Products.
- NTFP.org - Organization supporting
international research and activities concerning NTFPs.
- The
Overstory - A free bimonthly e-mail agroforestry journal for
practitioners, researchers, professionals, and enthusiasts that focuses on
designing, developing, and learning more about agroforestry systems.
- People and Plants
Online - An organization that aims to conserve biodiversity and
achieve sustainable use of plant resources. The group works in selected
countries and internationally with local communities.
- Plant Conservation
Alliance - A consortium of agencies and cooperators that work
collectively to solve the problems of native plant extinction and native
habitat restoration, ensuring the preservation of our ecosystem.
- Smoky Mountains
Native Plants Association - Helps local people earn extra income
through sustainably collecting, cultivating, processing, and marketing
native plants; preserves native plants and herbs for future generations;
and provides education about native plant species.
- The Society of American Foresters
- The national scientific and educational organization representing the
forestry profession in the United States.
- USDA National Agroforestry Center
- Conducts research on how to design and install forested buffers to
protect water quality and develops and delivers technology on agroforestry
practices to natural resource professionals who directly assist landowners
and communities.
- West Virginia Herb Association -
Founded as a non-profit, educational organization to promote ethical and
environmentally sound propagation, cultivation, harvest and use of herbs
in West Virginia.
- Yellow Creek Botanical Institute
- A non-profit organization that is working on the advancement of plants
native to the southern Appalachians as new crops while fostering
sustainable economic development in the region.
- Global NTFP
Partnership - Aims to link global, regional, and national
organizations currently engaged in research and development activities
concerning the systematic conservation and management of NTFPs in four
regions: Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and South Asia.
Research/University/Government Agencies
- Centre for International
Ethnomedicinal Education and Research - A nonprofit educational and
research organization developed to exchange ethnomedicinal knowledge,
establish an international network of researchers, educate the public, and
promote the safe and effective use of medicinal plants.
- Centre for Non-Timber
Resources - Offers an undergraduate certificate in NTFPs from the
Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia.
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations Unit 5.11.00:
Non-wood Forest Products - Covers all aspects of the wide variety of
non-wood products found in forests around the world, and works to promote
the discovery, development, and wise use of these resources.
- Louisiana Forest Products
Development Center - Undergraduate and graduate education, basic and
applied research, and development of technical expertise for the
conservation, sustainability and economic development of renewable
resources.
- New York College for Wholistic
Health - Provides comprehensive educational programs in Acupuncture,
Oriental Medicine, Massage Therapy, Amma (Oriental bodywork) and Wholistic
Nursing, plus integrative Wholistic health care through professional
Wholistic Health Centers and Teaching Clinics.
- North
Carolina Herbs - From NCSU - development of sustainable and organic
crop production systems for a variety of crops. Current projects include
research on cultivation of medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, and new crop
efforts.
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Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Botanicals Initiative - Provides
results of a study of representatives from industry, nonprofit
organizations, community groups and scientists on five continents to
determine the social and environmental impacts of the botanical industry,
particularly those products that come from developing countries with high
biodiversity.
- University of Florida
Environmental Horticulture Dept. - Learn about the UF Environmental
Horticulture program, faculty, research, publications, and more.
- Virginia Tech's Dept. of Wood
Science & Forest Products - Extending wood resources for the benefit
of society. Two curriculum options available include Forest Products
Marketing and Management and Wood Products.
Markets/Vendors
- Ag Info.Net - List of agriculture
related headlines, commodity information, weather, classifieds, supplies,
and a member option to customize information.
- A.M. Todd Company
- Long-time leading supplier of natural peppermint and spearmint oils that
has expanded to include botanical extracts for the food, beverage,
confection, flavor, dietary supplement, and personal care industries.
- Church Hill Herbs -
Products from this site include essential and fragrance oils, soaps and
soap supplies, candles, bread and soup mixes, herbal teas and accessories,
Burt's Bees products, bulk botanicals, and more.
- EcoMall - Shop for green
products that are good for people and the environment.
- Farmers
Market Directory - Lists U.S. farmers markets and contacts state by
state.
- The Herb
Growing & Marketing Network - The largest trade association
specifically for the herb industry with around 2000 members. An
information service offering material on anything related to being in an
herb business.
- Oregon Small
Farms Direct Marketing Links - List of links include available
publications, marketing websites, farmers markets, community supported
agriculture, and more.
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Philippine Herb Index - Lists herbs and products available locally in
the Philippines. Most products are available for bulk shipment to anywhere
in the world.
- Resource
List for Marketing Alternative Crops - Lists available publications
and newsletters from several states. By Univ. of Nebraska Cooperative
Extension.
- Special Forest
Products Information - Detailed information on the sale of special
forest products from the National Forest System for 1998, 1999, and 2000.
- USDA Agricultural Census Reports
- Up-to-date reports on markets for various crops.
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
- Information on markets and marketing, research and promotional programs,
transportation and exportation, quality standards, and the national
organic program, with additional resources and “hot topics.”
- The World Wide Guide to Farmers'
Markets, Street Markets, Flea Markets and Street Vendors - Information
about markets and vending, research on street markets, with links for
discussion groups.
References
- Annotated
Bibliography of the Pinyon-Juniper Ecosystem in the Intermountain West
- Compiled by the Utah Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society;
includes a variety of research, technical and demonstrational material
dealing with the Pinyon-Juniper ecosystem.
- Appropriate Technology Transfer for
Rural Areas - Provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension
agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other
professionals in the areas of sustainable farming production practices,
alternative crop and livestock enterprises, and innovative marketing.
- Botresearch - a resource of
botanical knowledge for educators, professional researchers, and
gardeners.
- CalFlora - Provides information
on California plant biodiversity (database of 8,363 vascular plants) for
conservation, research, and education.
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Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Forest Plan Revision - General
Resource Assessment of Special Forest Products and their value on local,
regional, national, and global scale.
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Cornell University Alternative Crops - Lists websites, various
publications, and associations.
- Ethnobotanical leaflets -
Internet journal that serves as a source of information on economic
plants.
- Everything Herbal - A network
for growing and marketing of herbs, with links to several herb websites.
- FACTNET (Agroforestry
and Farm Forestry) - An on-line resource developed from an
international network of community groups, development workers, tree
breeders, researchers, students, and farmers.
- A Forest
Landowner's Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast -
Listing of internet resources developed to provide the Non-Industrial
Private Forest (NIPF) landowner with a better understanding of the
information and resources available on the internet relating to forest
stewardship.
- Forestry Index.net - A
directory of web based resources on forestry and related topics.
- Herb and Medicinal Plant Stock
Photography- Steven Foster Group, Inc. - Provides herbal and medicinal
plant stock photography, with images of plant species from around the
world available for editorial or commercial needs.
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Land Access for Growing and Foraging Non-Timber Forest Products - A
model lease/license agreement for growing and foraging non-timber forest
products published by the Virginia Cooperative Extension.
- Laurie Lacey's Wild World
of Plants - Information on several native plants and their uses with
links to products and services.
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List of Alternative Crops & Enterprises for Small Farm Diversification
- Lists resources including types of crops, various extension and
university web pages, and government info.
- Midwest Special Forest
Products - Website established to help enter new futures beyond
sawtimber and pulpwood with the special forest products of the woodlands
of the Midwest.
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Miscellaneous Non-Timber and Forest Related Products - Information
from the Georgia Forestry Commission on non-timber opportunities for
forest landowners.
- A Modern
Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve - The hyper-text version of A Modern Herbal,
first published in 1931 by Mrs. M. Grieve, contains medicinal, culinary,
cosmetic and economic properties, cultivation and folk-lore of herbs.
- NatureServe Database - This
searchable database provides scientific and common names, conservation
status, distribution maps, life histories, conservation needs, and more.
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Non-Timber Forest Products and Implications for Forest Managers - A
collection of articles compiled by the University of Minnesota Extension
Service, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Kathleen
Preece (natural resource freelance writer).
- Non-Timber Forest Products
in Scotland - Provides information about the diversity of NTFPs
available from Scotland’s woodlands.
- Non Timber Forest Products -
Institute for Culture and Ecology - A resource for the collection and
dissemination of information on conservation and sustainable use of NTFPs
in the U.S. Includes a bibliographic database, bulletin board discussions,
image database, internet links, and a product database.
- Non-Timber Forest
Products on About.com - Features links to information on several NTFPs
and agroforestry.
- The North Island NTFPs
Demonstration Project - Addresses environmental, economic, and
social management issues, sponsored by the Royal Roads University in
Victoria, BC.
- Plants for a
Future - Resources on edible and medicinal plants, with a searchable
database and extensive references.
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Poisonous Plants of North Carolina - Database of common plants that
can be poisonous, by Alice Russell of NCSU.
- USDA Plants Projects Database -
A single source of standardized information about plants; includes names,
checklists, automated tools, identification information, species
abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant
growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references, and
other plant information.
- NTFP-Biocultural-Digest (Non-Timber Forest Product Internet List) -
Promotes the advancement of knowledge about human dimensions of worldwide
NTFP use. To subscribe to this free mailing list, send an e-mail to
majordomo@igc.org, leave the subject line
blank, in the body of the message put: subscribe ntfp-biocultural-digest.
If you have questions or problems you can contact the list editor Eric
Jones at: etjones@igc.org
Media/Legislation
- Botanical
Forest Products in British Columbia: An Overview - reviews the NTFP
industry in BC and presents recommendations for management, by the
Ministry of Forests, 1993.
- Canadian Criteria and Indicator
Task Force - Formed in 1995 to guide the Canadian Council of Forest
Ministers Criteria and Indicator process, with links to articles.
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Catching Bandits in the Smokies - Article by T. Edward Nickens for the
National Wildlife Federation February/March 2001. “Botanists are teaming
up with law enforcement officers to crack down on the booming illegal
trade in wild herbs.”
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Emerging Herbs In The U.S. Marketplace - This article by Mark
Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical
Council, discusses several herbs that have potential as next-stage popular
herbs in the marketplace (2000).
- Forest
Provides Income from Crafts, Edibles, and More - Article by William N.
Grafton, wildlife specialist with WVU Extension Service, 2/2000.
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Montana Legislation - Legislation in Montana that required
wildcrafters to obtain permits, with requirements and restrictions for
buyers and landowners.
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Non-Timber Forest Products in Michigan's Upper Peninsula - Based on a
1998 article by Marla Emery of the USDA Forest Service.
- Nutritional
Outlook Online - Online access to the magazine for the creation,
production, and distribution of nutritional supplements.
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Wild Mountain Greens are Still Plentiful - Article by George Ellison
for Smoky Mountain News, 3/28/01.
Last Modified:
09/07/06
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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