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Government of British Columbia BC Crown Corporations and other Organizations, Agencies and Programs Agricultural Advisory Committes Strengthening Farming - program designed to promote better relationships between local government, provincial agencies and the farming community Local and Regional Governments Civicinfo BC - local government information sharing Other Provincial Resources BC Agri-food Knowledge Platform - BC's portal to agri-food information on the Internet BC Agriculture Council - the Council's purpose is to enhance, promote and assure the long-term economic viability of BC's agriculture industry BC Agriculture in the Classroom - a non-profit foundation providing resources for teachers to use in their classrooms to help them explore the role of sustainable agriculture and food systems BC Institute of Agrologists - the association for professionals in agriculture Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia Farm Folk City Folk - a non-profit society which promotes people to eat local, fresh, seasonal foods, grown using farming practices that contribute to the health of the planet. Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC -- IAF provides funding assistance to enable local governments to develop an Agricultural Area Plan. SmartGrowthBC - a provincial non-governmental organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. UBC Farm - a 40 hectare student-driven, model farm located on the UBC campus in Vancouver, Canada Urban Agriculture Notes by City Farmer - Canada's Office of urban agriculture Canadian Resources 2006 Census for Agriculture - Statistics Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth. Other Resources American Farmland Trust Farmland Information Center Sustainable Agriculture Network USDA National Agroforestry Center Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations