Blue Mountain Center

A free, online directory of sustainably raised meat, poultry, dairy and eggs from farms, stores, and online outlets (and soon, restaurants) in the US and Canada. Zip code-based searches identify local products that were raised sustainably, including with no antibiotics, no added hormones, pasture-raised, grass-fed and organic.

One of the leading litigation and advocacy organizations for the constitutional and consumer rights of citizens in the Internet/digital technology environment.

A British organization that champions city farms and community gardens.

The Project, part of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, provides research and analysis on censorship issues (including copyright policies) that affect libraries, academics, Internet users and citizens.

Led by Richard Stallman since its founding in 1985, the Free Software Foundation is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The Foundation's GNU operating system and General Public License are key contributors to the success of GNU/Linux.

A consulting firm focused on growing the green economy.

A leading activist organization on U.S. forest and wilderness policies.

A long-time advocate for the health of the oceans, coastal areas, fish and wildlife.

An Argentina-based neighborhood theater group from La Boca del Riachuelo with a beautiful website. "With the advent of this globalized and inhumane millennium, we are attempting, through the theatre, to remember the value of our individual and collective histories, and revive the memory that believed and believes in a better world."

The Wallace Center publishes the Alternative Agriculture News, which focuses on research, education and policies affecting alternative agriculture.

This British seed library seeks to conserve and make available vegetable varieties -- mostly European varieties -- that are no longer widely available.

Designed to introduce kids and teens to the world of nonprofit organizations and the activities and issues that they pursue.

IATP is a leading research, education and advocacy group dedicated to "resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems around the world."

North-South research and educational institution composed of leading activists, economists, scholars, and researchers providing analyses and critiques on the cultural, social, political, and environmental impacts of economic globalization.

One of the pioneering local currencies, the Ithaca HOURS has facilitated millions of dollars of local trading since 1991 and contributed to the "Grassroots National Product."

LETS is a self-regulating network supported by its own internal currency. It is based on the consent of individuals within the community, cost-of-provision pricing, and a prohibition on interest.

A national nonprofit organization that supports innovation and investment in America’s libraries through cutting-edge programs, research, regrants, and trainings.

A nationwide directory of small farms, farmers' markets and other local food sources.

A leading policy advocate for public access, free speech and market competition in broadcasting, telecommunications and other media.

"Media Justice speaks to the need to go beyond creating greater access to the same old media structure. Media Justice takes into account history, culture, privilege and power."