Explore these directories to find organizations, initiatives and opportunities near you to develop your skills to grow food, forage and eat sustainably, while building community.
Farmers’ Markets
Find a Farmers Market is the nationwide resource for information on local farmers markets.
Food Co-ops
grocery.coop and grocerystory.coop are databases to find the nearest food co-op to you.
Zero Waste Shops and Package Free Food
This is a database on robingreenfield.org of zero waste shops and grocery stores that offer package-free food across the United States. This page also shares resources to
Shared Earth
Shared Earth connects people who have land with people who want to garden or farm. Search listings and message with nearby gardeners or landowners to get started on your next garden!
American Community Garden Association
Find a Garden – Share a Garden via their community garden map and database. As fellow community gardeners, we know what it’s like to want a place to garden but not be able to find one. Hang in there, and you’ll succeed.
Community Food Forests
Community Food Forests shares a map and database of community food forest initiatives
Community Compost
MakeSoil – Give your food scraps to a Soil Maker near you. Or become a Soil Maker and compost food scraps from your local community.
Seed Libraries
The Seed Library Network – Search their map to find a seed library near you. (this is their secondary website)
Community Seed Network
The Community Seed Network connects and supports community seed initiatives by providing resources, information, and a platform for networking. Resources and information for seed saving, sharing and networking.
Permaculture Events
The Permaculture Institute of North America shares a listing of Permaculture events in North America.
Permaculture Projects
Worldpackers shares opportunities to volunteer/work on permaculture projects and ecovillages.
Earthskills Gatherings
Earthskillsgathering.org is dedicated to promoting Earthskills and Primitive Skills events, schools and programs throughout the United States and beyond. Earthskillsgathering.org is a place for you to find out what events and schools may be out there.
Intentional Communities
Foundation for Intentional Communities provides an online communities directory to help you find a community
Ecovillages
Global Ecovillage Network provides an online directory of ecovillages, including a worldwide map.
NuMundo
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) links visitors with organic farmers, promotes an educational and cultural exchange and builds a global community conscious of ecological farming practices. Visitors (or “WWOOFers”) participate in the daily life of hosts while receiving educational opportunities, meals and accommodation during their visit, with no money exchanged between hosts and WWOOFers. WWOOFers learn to grow their own food, help on the farm, and experience a new culture. Hosts open their homes to receive visitors from all walks of life who want to connect with organic food, regenerative agriculture and give a hand in the everyday tasks.
Herbalists
American Herbalists Guild Discover the most comprehensive directory of qualified clinical herbalists, representing a diverse range of traditions and specialties. Whether you’re looking to connect with skilled practitioners, knowledgeable mentors, or explore reputable herbal schools to advance your education, AHG is here to guide you.
Foragers and Foraging Classes
The Find a Forager Database helps you to find a forager near you! There are over 500 foragers listed in every state in the US, plus an international database
Foraging Locations
Falling Fruit is a massive, collaborative map of the urban harvest. By uniting the efforts of foragers, freegans, and foresters everywhere, the map already points to over a half million food sources around the world (from plants and fungi to water wells and dumpsters). Our rapidly growing user community is actively exploring, editing, and adding to the map. Join us in celebrating the overlooked bounty of our city streets!
Find a Spring
Find a Spring helps you to find springs for harvesting pure, clean water and hot springs for healing with Earth.
Regenerative Farms
Organic Consumers Association provides the International Regenerative Farm Map! Here you can find farms around the world that are working toward a regenerative future.
Mulch/Wood chips
Chipdrop matches people who want free wood chip mulch with arborists and tree companies who are trying to get rid of it. By signing up and placing a request you’ll be added to a list of people in your neighborhood who are trying to get free wood chips. The next time a local tree trimming company is in your area, they might deliver a load to you. Get free wood chips delivered to your house, school or community garden.
This article is an excerpt from Food Freedom: A Year of Growing and Foraging 100% of My Food. Food Freedom is an empowerment manual to break free from the destructive food system and live in closer harmony with Earth through growing food, foraging and embracing community.
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