Wide view of a Midwest farm field drilled into a green cover crop, with a group of farmers seen from behind at an open soil pit on the field edge.

Organizations

The organizations in this directory do the slow work behind regenerative agriculture in the United States: long-term research trials, farmer training, certification standards, land access, policy and the markets that reward healthy soil. Some are national institutes with decades of data. Others are regional coalitions, farmer-led networks and local food groups.

We list them because a farmer, a food business or a reader new to the subject needs to know who to call. Every entry links to the organization's own site and was checked in October 2026 for current activity. Where an organization runs a conference, a grant program or a certification, the blurb says so.

Regenesis Group: Participants seated around a living room in an adobe building listen to a facilitator at a flip chart during a Regenesis education session. Photo: Regenesis Group Regenesis GroupRegenesis Group is a regenerative development practice based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with offices in Arlington, Massachusetts and Pearce, Arizona. It works on land use, community development and the built environment, and its education arm, the Regenesis Institute for Regenerative Practice, runs The Regenerative Practitioner Series, a hybrid course with cohorts in Santa Fe and other regions.Visit site Rodale Institute: A tractor at Rodale Institute rolling down a tall cereal rye cover crop with a front-mounted roller crimper while planting no-till into the mulch. Photo: Jack Sherman / Rodale Institute Rodale InstituteRodale Institute is a nonprofit research and education organization founded in 1947 and headquartered on a 386 acre farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It runs the long-term Farming Systems Trial, trains farmers, offers consulting, operates regional resource centers, and is a founding partner of the Regenerative Organic Certified standard.Visit site Diverse vegetable rows with flowering hedgerows on a California farm, workers seen from behind. Regenerative Organic AllianceThe Regenerative Organic Alliance is the Sacramento, California nonprofit that oversees the Regenerative Organic Certified seal for food, fiber and personal care ingredients. Its standard builds on organic certification with requirements for soil health, animal welfare and farmworker fairness, and it publishes public directories of certified farms and products.Visit site Savory Institute: An Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) verifier holds up a clipboard in a pasture while trainees watch, with monitoring transect markers and equipment on the ground. Photo: Savory Institute Savory InstituteSavory Institute is a Boulder, Colorado nonprofit working to regenerate grasslands through Holistic Management, a planning framework for grazing and land decisions. It runs a global network of hubs, the Ecological Outcome Verification monitoring protocol, and the Land to Market program that connects verified ranches with brands. Founder Allan Savory announced his retirement in January 2026.Visit site Kiss the Ground: A tractor pulls a grant-funded no-till drill across a pasture on the ranch of Kiss the Ground grant recipient Miles Brown (six-month grant update photo). Photo: Kiss the Ground Kiss the GroundKiss the Ground is a nonprofit that advocates for regenerative agriculture and soil health through media, education and grants to farmers. Its April 2026 Earth Month post reports a year of awarding $500,000 in grants to 215 small farms, supporting the transition of 73,000 acres of US farmland to regenerative practices, and its news page carries stories through June 2026.Visit site Soil Health Institute: Participants of a Soil Health Institute-led Farmers for Soil Health education meeting stand in a circle at the edge of a corn field during a farm tour in Glendale, Kentucky. Photo: Soil Health Institute Soil Health InstituteThe Soil Health Institute is a nonprofit based in Durham, North Carolina, that works to safeguard and enhance the vitality and productivity of soils through scientific research and grower education. It reports education programs for growers in 35 states, farmer-to-farmer networks in seven states, soil health benchmarks on more than 10 million acres, and resources for farmers, advisors and lenders.Visit site Soil Health Academy: A large group of Soil Health Academy participants in hats walks and gathers on mesquite rangeland during the May 2025 school in Throckmorton, Texas. Photo: Soil Health Academy Soil Health AcademySoil Health Academy teaches regenerative agriculture to farmers, ranchers, educators and food professionals through multi-day schools held on working farms. Its academies page lists 2026 schools on regenerative land stewardship for wildlife and habitat at CS Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico in June, and on adaptive grazing systems at Voss Farms in Paynesville, Minnesota in August.Visit site Noble Research Institute: A rancher in a cowboy hat moves a polywire temporary fence beside a herd of black and white-faced cattle on a diverse pasture. Photo: Noble Research Institute Noble Research InstituteNoble Research Institute in Ardmore, Oklahoma, is a nonprofit focused on regenerative ranching. It manages 13,500 acres of grazing land and livestock operations in southern Oklahoma under regenerative management, offers in-person and online courses on soil health, grazing and ranch profitability, provides on-site consultation, and publishes the Legacy magazine.Visit site The Land Institute: Land Institute researcher Spencer Barriball bags a hand-harvested alfalfa plant from a perennial intercrop research plot (per the site's alt text). Photo: The Land Institute The Land InstituteThe Land Institute near Salina, Kansas, founded in 1976, develops perennial grain crops and the farming systems to grow them. Its work includes Kernza perennial wheatgrass, perennial sorghum, natural systems agriculture research, participatory science, and scaling perennial crops to market, with research updates published through October 2026.Visit site Land Stewardship Project: A large group of farmers walks down a green pasture during an LSP field day pasture walk at the Thicke farm in 2019. Photo: Land Stewardship Project Land Stewardship ProjectThe Land Stewardship Project is a Minnesota membership organization with offices in Montevideo, Lewiston and Minneapolis. It works on soil health, beginning farmer training, land access and farm policy, publishes the Land Stewardship Letter, and runs field days and workshops, including October 2026 events in St. Paul and Lewiston.Visit site Practical Farmers of Iowa: A farmer in a small-grain field addresses a hay-wagon full of attendees during a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day. Photo: Practical Farmers of Iowa Practical Farmers of IowaPractical Farmers of Iowa is a farmer-led organization in Ames, Iowa, with the mission of equipping farmers to build resilient farms. It runs farmer-led on-farm research, field days, cost-share programs, webinars and an annual conference, with research reports published in October 2026 and the 2027 conference set for January 8 to 9.Visit site Quivira Coalition: New Agrarian Program apprentices sit on a corral fence listening to a rancher teaching beside grazing black cattle in a mountain valley. Photo: Alexis Bonogofsky / Quivira Coalition Quivira CoalitionThe Quivira Coalition in Santa Fe, New Mexico, promotes regenerative agriculture and land stewardship on working lands in the Southwest. Its Carbon Ranch Initiative supports evidence-based land management, its New Agrarian Program places apprentices on ranches, and it co-hosts the REGENERATE Conference, held October 28 to 30, 2026 in Santa Fe.Visit site Holistic Management International: Ranchers and participants sit at long wooden tables in an open timber barn during an HMI workshop at TomKat Ranch. Photo: Holistic Management International Holistic Management InternationalHolistic Management International is an Albuquerque, New Mexico nonprofit that teaches Holistic Management, a decision-making framework for farms and ranches that plans grazing, finances and land together. It offers courses, certified educator training and on-farm programs, and co-hosts the REGENERATE Conference in Santa Fe, October 28 to 30, 2026.Visit site American Farmland Trust: Two farmers walk up a hillside pasture at Fuller Dairy Farm with dairy cows grazing behind them, the picture American Farmland Trust uses for its Land Transfer work on its home page. Photo: American Farmland Trust American Farmland TrustAmerican Farmland Trust, founded in 1980 and based in Washington, D.C., works to protect farmland, promote sound farming practices and keep farmers on the land. Its Climate and Soil Health program supports conservation practices on working farms, and it publishes research and news on farmland loss and farm viability nationwide.Visit site Pasa Sustainable Agriculture: Farmers gather in a grassy field with young tree plantings during a Pasa agroforestry training session. Photo: Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Pasa Sustainable AgriculturePasa Sustainable Agriculture is a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania nonprofit that cultivates environmentally sound, economically viable and community-focused farms and food systems. It runs farmer education and training, farm-based research and community programs, and hosts an annual sustainable agriculture conference, with program updates posted in September 2026.Visit site Mad Agriculture: A farmer digging planting holes and setting out young fruit trees in a row on a Colorado partner farm under a blue sky. Photo: Mad Agriculture Mad AgricultureMad Agriculture is a Boulder, Colorado nonprofit that helps farmers and ranchers transition to regenerative agriculture through long-term farm and ranch consulting. Its Wilding program works toward a connected wild grid across the United States, its Bison program offers the National Bison Production and Marketing Grant, and its journal publishes essays from the field, with posts dated October 2026.Visit site Zero Foodprint: A skid-steer loader fills a compost spreader from a compost pile on the pasture of a Zero Foodprint farm grantee in Colorado, with fresh compost strips on the grass. Photo: Jane Cavagnero / Zero Foodprint Zero FoodprintZero Foodprint is a nonprofit, led by executive director and chef Anthony Myint, that rallies restaurants and food businesses behind regenerative agriculture. Members commit ongoing contributions, typically one percent of sales, and the pooled funds pay for Restore grants of up to $25,000 for soil health practices on farms and ranches in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.Visit site Ecdysis Foundation: An Ecdysis field researcher in a sun hat collects insects with a mouth aspirator beside a measuring tape in a diverse pasture during farm sampling. Photo: Ecdysis Foundation Ecdysis FoundationEcdysis Foundation is a nonprofit research organization at Blue Dasher Farm near Estelline, South Dakota, that studies regenerative agriculture with the farmers who practice it. Its 1000 Farms Initiative, launched in 2022, has sampled more than 1,000 farms across North America, measuring soil, water, insects, birds, crop nutrients and profitability, and each producer receives a Grower Report for the farm.Visit site National Young Farmers Coalition: Young farmers bend over long beds of greens and herbs on a diversified vegetable farm, harvesting into crates beside row cover. Photo: Stella Kalinina / National Young Farmers Coalition National Young Farmers CoalitionThe National Young Farmers Coalition is a farmer-led network based in Hudson, New York, that works to change federal farm policy so new farmers and ranchers get fair access to land, water and support. It runs local chapters, a fellowship, advocacy campaigns and the Next Generation Farmer Fund, with policy updates posted through October 2026.Visit site National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: NSAC members, seen from behind, tour a high tunnel at Faithfull Farms in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Photo: Madeline Turner / National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionThe National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is an alliance of grassroots organizations based in Washington, D.C. that advocates for federal policy reform supporting sustainable food systems, natural resources and rural communities. It tracks the Farm Bill and USDA conservation and research programs, and publishes a policy blog with posts through October 2026.Visit site Organic Farming Research Foundation: USDA ARS researcher Dr. Eric Brennan addresses attendees standing in a circle on a bare field at the OFRF-hosted Congressional Organic Research Field Day in Salinas, California, October 2024. Photo: Organic Farming Research Foundation Organic Farming Research FoundationThe Organic Farming Research Foundation in Santa Cruz, California, works to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems. It funds farmer-led research trials, maintains an online Organic Research Hub, publishes guides to government programs for organic and transitioning farmers, and advocates for organic research funding, with news posted in October 2026.Visit site Slow Food USA: Chefs plate salads at an outdoor table under a pop-up tent during a Slow Food Ark of Taste cookout in Charleston. Photo: Lindsay Shorter / Slow Food USA Slow Food USASlow Food USA, based in Brooklyn, New York, is the national arm of the Slow Food movement, with more than 100 local chapters. Its programs include the Ark of Taste catalog of heritage foods, the Snail of Approval for restaurants and producers, school gardens, the Cooks' Alliance and food and farm policy, with chapter calls scheduled through November 2026.Visit site Sustainable Food Center: Participants in SFC aprons laugh while chopping vegetables at a cooking station during a Happy Kitchen / La Cocina Alegre cooking class. Photo: Sustainable Food Center Sustainable Food CenterSustainable Food Center is an Austin, Texas nonprofit serving Central and West Texas. It operates the SFC Farmers' Markets at Republic Square downtown and at Sunset Valley every Saturday year-round, runs Double Up Food Bucks Texas for SNAP and WIC shoppers, teaches cooking classes, supports farmers and ranchers with business services, and works on food policy.Visit site Sheep grazing a terraced oak pasture beside a cover-cropped orchard in the Sierra foothills. Land CoreLand Core is a nonprofit based in Grass Valley, California, that advances soil health policies and programs creating value for farmers, businesses and communities. Its work covers federal policy recommendations, a risk modeling program building a predictive model of how soil health reduces risk for lenders, insurers and investors, and education, with a monthly newsletter published through September 2026.Visit site Marbleseed: Field day attendees walk in a line through a tall green field of Kernza perennial grain. Photo: Marbleseed MarbleseedMarbleseed, formerly MOSES, is a farmer-led nonprofit in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, that supports organic and regenerative farmers across the Upper Midwest. It offers organic specialists, resources, field days, webinars, New Farmer U and Organic University, and hosts the annual Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference, next held February 26 to 27, 2027 in Delavan, Wisconsin.Visit site Regenerative Agriculture Alliance: A flock of mixed-breed chickens ranges among young trees and shrubs outside a poultry house in a Tree-Range system. Photo: Regenerative Agriculture Alliance Regenerative Agriculture AllianceThe Regenerative Agriculture Alliance is a Midwest nonprofit founded by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin and led by executive director Diane Christofore. It builds a regenerative poultry system called Tree-Range farming, in which chickens range under a canopy of trees and woody perennials, runs poultry processing in Stacyville, Iowa and farmer training, and keeps a calendar of regenerative events through November 2026.Visit site Traditional Native American Farmers Association: A group of participants in sun hats stands at the edge of crop beds on a farm in the northern New Mexico high desert, listening to an instructor. Photo: Traditional Native American Farmers Association Traditional Native American Farmers AssociationFounded in 1992 by Native farmers and elders from Arizona and New Mexico, TNAFA works to revitalize traditional agriculture in Native communities. A program of the Seventh Generation Fund, it conserves heirloom seeds, trains farmers and youth in community-scale organic farming and runs the annual Indigenous Sustainable Communities Design Course in northern New Mexico.Visit site Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm): A large crowd of EcoFarm attendees, seen from behind, gathers on a coastal farm among hoop-house frames during a pre-conference farm tour. Photo: Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm)The Ecological Farming Association, a California nonprofit based in Santa Cruz, has run the annual EcoFarm Conference since the early 1980s, now at Asilomar in Pacific Grove; the 47th conference is set for January 2027. It also runs the Hoes Down Harvest Festival at Full Belly Farm, beginning-farmer scholarships, a work trade program and regional farmer-led workshops.Visit site Sustainable Harvest International: A Sustainable Harvest International team member in an SHI cap plants a fruit tree with schoolchildren at a primary school orchard in rural Intibuca, Honduras. Photo: Sustainable Harvest International Sustainable Harvest InternationalA US nonprofit founded in 1997 by Florence Reed, with offices in Boston and Washington, DC. It trains farming families in Central America, currently in Honduras, in agroforestry and regenerative practices, and reports more than 4,000 families reached and 5 million trees planted. Its programs include the TREE Program, the Million Farm Transformation and the Roots of Renewal film.Visit site Regeneration International: Participants of a regeneration camp dig and plant young trees in a garden plot at the Vía Orgánica agroecology park in the hills of Guanajuato, Mexico. Photo: Regeneration International / Vía Orgánica Regeneration InternationalA US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit building a global movement for agroecological, regenerative and organic agriculture, with a partner network that includes Farmers and Ranchers for a Green New Deal in the US and Via Organica in Mexico. Its programs include the Billion Agave Project, a regenerative farm map, the People's Food Summit, a certificate course and the RI Standard.Visit site

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