Green Associations
You will find the following types of associations: business, professional, charities, education, health, management, special interest and more.
Alternative Gifts International
The mission of Alternative Gifts International is to send authentic, life-giving gifts to a needy world -- gifts that build a partnership with oppressed people in crisis and that protect and preserve the environment. AGI raises funds each year for global gifts in its Alternative Gift Markets held nationwide and from individual donors. Designated grants are then sent to established international projects of reputable nonprofit agencies for relief and development to nourish and sustain a more equitable and peaceful world community.
Marine Conservation Alliance
The Marine Conservation Alliance was established in 2001 by fishing associations, communities, Community Development Quota groups, harvesters, processors, and support sector businesses to promote the sustainable use of North Pacific marine resources by present and future generations -- based on sound science, prudent management, and a transparent, open public process.
American Association for Health Freedom
AAHF was established in direct response to the problems faced by practitioners and consumers in the U.S. who found their health care freedom under assault. AAHF was established specifically to be the advocacy organization for practitioners and their patients who use nutritional, preventive and whole person approaches to health care.
Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University
Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University is an academically rigorous alternative to traditional colleges and universities for undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a deeper ecological understanding of environmental education, leadership and advocacy. Our goal is to create experiential learning communities that inspire informed and compassionate ecological leadership. We offer a BS in Environmental Studies, MS in Environmental Education and MS in Ecological Teaching and Learning. The first two programs travel in Hawaii, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and other regions.
Brower Youth Awards/Earth Island Institute
Earth Island Institute's Brower Youth Awards program recruits, nutures, and promotes a new generation of environmental leaders in the tradition of founder David R. Brower. Each year, six leaders age 13-22 who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the Earth are awarded $3,000 cash prizes, and receive access to a small grants fund, a circle of mentors, speaking opportunities, additional training, and help securing jobs and internships.
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Dogwood Alliance
EcoAction
EcoAction is an organization with a mission to make schools across America more environmentally friendly by implementing recycling and conservation in the educational environment.
Global Exchange
Green Care Centers Association
We are a free membership association that provides the resources, education, and encouragement to assist long term care, assisted living, nursing home, hospital, and clinics in becoming "greener".
Green Endeavors
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission's mission is to serve the people of the Arrowhead Region by providing local units of government and citizen groups a means to work cooperatively in identifying needs, solving problems and fostering local leadership.
American Alpine Club
The American Alpine Club has represented mountaineers and rock climbers for almost a century. Since its inception, it has been the only national climbers' organization dedicated to exploration and scientifc study of high mountain elevations and polar regions of the world, promotion and dissemination of knowledge about the mountains and mountaineering through its meetings, publications and libraries, conservation and preservation of mountain regions and other climbing areas, and representation of the interests and concerns of the American climbing community.
American Whitewater Affiliation
American Whitewater Affiliation organizes opposition to water resources projects that threaten valuable whitewater streams.
Acterra
American Herbal Products Association
The International Ecotourism Society
Uniting communities, conservation and sustainable travel, TIES promotes responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.
National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA)
National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) is a business services cooperative for natural food co-ops located throughout the United States. NCGA helps unify natural food co-ops in order to optimize operational and marketing resources, strengthen purchasing power, and ultimately offer more value to natural food co-op owners and shoppers everywhere.
SoyFoods Association of North America
The Soyfoods Association of North America (SANA) is a trusted advocate in providing information about the health benefits and nutritional advantages of soy consumption. We encourage sustainability, integrity and growth of the soy foods industry through our members, by proactively promoting and upholding the benefits of soy-based foods to consumers, health professionals, researchers, media, government officials, and industry partners.
California Organic Farmers Association (COFA)
non-profit mutual benefit corporation which provides organic certification services to qualified farmers and processors. C.O.F.A. does not certify products as organic but rather it certifies the production or processing operation as conforming to the National Organic Program Standards.
Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc. (MOSA)
MOSA was formed and incorporated in March of 1999 to serve the needs of producers and processors specifically in the Midwest looking for a high quality, sensible organic certification program. MOSA now offers independent, third-party certification services to interested producers and processors throughout the United States and abroad, but we still pride ourselves on our Midwest focus.
Chlorine Free Products Association
The Chlorine Free Products Association {CFPA} is an independent not-for-profit accreditation
San Francisco Electric Vehicle Association
Minnesota Food Assoc.
North Carolina Crop Improvement Association (NCCIA)
Organic Certification Forms and Directory of Organic Producers for North Carolina
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
Working to improve the economic and social prosperity of Pennsylvania food and agriculture. We work with the farmers that grow our food, the consumers that eat the food, and the ecological well-being of our environment and natural resources. PASA is the only state-wide, member-based, sustainable farming organization in Pennsylvania and the Northeast.
Certified Organic Associated Growers of CT
The Certified Organic Associated Growers of CT (COAG)help member farms market their products and holds several statewide events each year including a spring organic seedling and transplant sale and a September harvest market. Listings of member organic farms in Connecticut is avaiable.
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) is a non-profit association of consumers, gardeners, and diversified farmers who share a vision of local, organic agriculture. Through education and member participation, NOFA-VT works to strengthen agriculture in Vermont.
Minnesota Crop Improvement Association
MCIA is a USDA National Organic Program (NOP) Accredited Certifying Agent (ACA) for the provision of organic certification services in Minnesota and the surrounding states. MCIA currently conducts inspections and certification for organic producers, handlers, processors and wild crop collectors. The USDA/AMS has deemed MCIA compliant to the ISO Guide 65 Assessment for U.S. Organic Certifying Agencies. Operations certified organic by MCIA may display the NOP Certified Organic seal on qualified products.
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farm
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR)
Colorado Seed Growers Association
Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC)
Global Exchange
Izaak Walton League of America
National Association of Conservation Districts
Northern Thunder
World Wildlife Fund
U.S. Green Building Council
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