Arlin S. Wasserman is founder of the St. Paul-based consulting firm Changing Tastes, which counsels philanthropic organizations and food companies on agriculture and food trends.

Mark Muller is director of the Food and Justice Program at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in Minneapolis, which posts resources on the farm bill. See also a Nov. 7, 2011, column that Muller wrote about the bill.

Helene Murray is executive director of the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. It is a partnership among the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, the University of Minnesota Extension and the Sustainers’ Coalition.

The Interfaith Campus Coalition at the University of Minnesota includes clergy and students and encourages dialogue and respect among religious traditions. It posts a page on resisting pressure from religious groups, along with links to participating campus ministries and their contact information

Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., is the House Agriculture Committee’s ranking minority member.

The Immigration History Research Center is based at the University of Minnesota. It is an interdisciplinary research center that brings together a variety of scholars. Erika Lee is director.

Written by Gregory A. Boyd (Zondervan, 2006). Boyd, a theologian and pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., discusses his worry over the growing alignment of Christianity and the right-wing ideology of the Republican Party.

Empowering Jews With Disabilities works to give a voice to Jews with disabilities. It was founded by Marlee Kivens, who has spina bifida. It is based in Minnetonka, Minn.

The Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest focuses on the history of Jews in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It is based in Minneapolis. Julie Tarshish is communications manager.