the web community for organic agriculture

funded by CSREES Integrated Organic Program and eXtension

How we got here…

• Ecofarm, 2006 – Michelle Wander said “We should do an organic eXtension site!”

• Conference calls with LGU faculty, ATTRA and OAI• eXtension Full proposal, June 2006• Notified, summer 2006• CSREES Integrated Organic Program proposal, November 2006 (4

universities,125 pages incl. supporting docs)• eOrganic Visioning Meeting, February 2007

(45 diverse participants)• eOrganic IOP funding initiated: September 2007• New workspace initiated: August, 2007• Demo of content and workspace at National SARE: March, 2008

eOrganic.info

• A web community where organic agriculture practitioners, researchers, and educators network, exchange objective, research- and experience-based information, learn together, and communicate nationally.

• As a member, you can create a personal workpage, join workgroups, work on projects, and learn from other members.

• One of eOrganic’s missions is to develop organic agriculture content for eXtension, the new national Extension web initiative (eXtension.org).

• eOrganic will publicly launch outreach material on eXtension.org in fall 2008.

• eXtension is a searchable collection of articles, videos, presentation, interactive materials, news, and ask-the-expert.

.info .org

What is ?

eOrganic and IOP priorities

A) eOrganic ‘develops content suitable for delivery through eXtension’.

B) eOrganic “shares and develops ‘information on a national or regional level regarding pest mitigation, soil fertility building, best organic cultural practices, best marketing practices, livestock management, and listing approved health care options and allowed medications’….”

C) eOrganic brings ‘end-users together with research, education and extension teams that have been funded by the Integrated Organic Program’

content sources• Content source 1: existing information derived primarily from

conventional production and marketing systems [e.g. peer-reviewed information on diagnostics, cultural and biological management strategies, marketing and consumer research; and LGU outreach resources (e.g. bulletins and websites)] relevant to organic systems, with appropriate caveats for translating conventionally derived recommendations to organic systems.

• Content source 2: resources from non-LGU entities such as ATTRA, NRCS, and EPA. Team members will identify, review and archive (in the wiki and OrganicAgInfo) relevant resources and rework information from these resources into curriculum articles and FAQs.

• Content source 3: existing or newly emerging management information derived from published and ongoing organic systems research which has not yet been interpreted for on-farm application (as available from organic systems trials and on-farm research projects). eOrganic will recruit and engage scientists involved in IOP and SARE-funded and other projects investigating agroecological processes to develop articles translating ecological theory into practical application.

is about…You…

Create your personal page let others know who you are and what you do

become nationally recognized for your expertiseGet trained on and use free tools

collaborative authorship and reviewcommunication (streaming audio and video, narrated powerpoint,

webconferencing)project management

is about…Community and collaboration …join and form Interest-based GroupsFind and network with people with similar interestsDiscuss research, outreach and participatory experiences Find the images you need Work on personal and group projects, including eXtension content, proposals, articles, presentations, problem-solving

is about…Community and collaboration …join and form Project-based GroupsManage, document and report on your project in one location.Discuss research results, outreach ideas, and experiences Store all images, reports, and presentations for 24-7 access Discuss pressing questions. Stay on top of what your group members are

thinking. Make decisions. Work on group projects, including eXtension content, proposals, articles,

presentations, problem-solving

WORT as model systems trial project

the organic agriculture web community… please join us!

systems trials

Blue = SAREGreen = IOPRed = RMA

participatory projects

Systems Trials Group

Participatory Project Grouprotation

disease management

marketingdairy

soils

tree fruits

ATTRA

National Ag Library

New Farm

OFRF

Systems Trials Group

Participatory Project Grouprotation

disease management

marketingdairy

soils

tree fruits

eOrganic is the organic agriculture Community of Practice for eXtension

organic agriculture

Systems Trials Group

Participatory Project Grouprotation

disease management

marketingdairy

soils

tree fruits

eOrganic is the organic agriculture Community of Practice for eXtension

beef cattle

soil conservation wildlife damage

management

livestockpoultry

IPM

ag economics

cotton

organic agriculture

dairyentrepreneurs

Systems Trials Group

Participatory Project Grouprotation

disease management

marketingdairy

soils

tree fruits

eOrganic is the organic agriculture Community of Practice for eXtension

beef cattle

soil conservation wildlife damage

management

livestockpoultry

IPM

ag economics

cotton

organic agriculture

dairyentrepreneurs