Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture Organizations in Massachusetts
There are many diverse Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's) that have an interest in agriculture and commercial horticulture in Massachusetts. These include regional groups that focus on buying local and local production, such as CISA in the Connecticut Valley, Berkshire Grown in Berkshire County, and SEMAP in southeastern Massachusetts as well as grower and professional organizations. In addition, food banks and community organizations working in urban areas, such as the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and Nuestras Raices in Holyoke, are active in food systems work in the state. Inclusion on this list is for information only and does not represent or imply an endorsement by the University of Massachusetts Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment. The Center is not responsible for any information on any of these sites.
Agriculture:
- American Farmland Trust
- Berkshire Grown
- BFNMass (Beginning Farmer Network of Massachusetts)
- Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association
- Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)
- Conservation Law Foundation
- Cranberry Research Foundation
- Federation of Massachusetts Farmer's Markets
- Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
- Greater Boston Food Bank
- Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers
- Massachusetts Association of Roadside Stands
- Massachusetts Audubon
- Massachusetts Farm Bureau
- Massachusetts Farm to School Project
- Massachusetts Farm Winery & Growers Association
- Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association
- Massachusetts Cultivated Blueberry Growers Association
- Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association
- Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture
- New England Small Farm Institute
- New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
- New England Vegetable & Berry Growers Association
- North American Strawberry Growers Association
- Northeast Organic Farmers Association
- Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
- Nuestras Raices
- Pioneer Valley Growers Association
- PVGrows
- Southeast Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership
- The Cranberry Institute
Commercial Horticulture:
- Cape Cod Landscape Association
- Ecological Landscaping Alliance
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of Cape Cod
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England
- Massachusetts Arborists Association
- Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals
- Massachusetts Association of Lawn Care Professionals
- Massachusetts Flower Growers Association
- Massachusetts Golf Association
- New England Nursery Association
- New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation
- New England Sod Producers Association
- New England Sports Turf Managers Association
- Northeastern Golf Course Superintendents Association
- Sports Turf Managers Association
- United States Golf Association