The Links Page
Tools
Advocacy
- Two Angry Moms
www.angrymoms.org
Two Angry Moms is a documentary work-in-progress that asks the question: What happens when two “fed-up” moms try to change the school lunch program?
- American Farmland Trust: Saving the land that sustains
us
www.farmland.org
An organization which works for the protection of farmland.
The website provides research information.
- Bread for the World: Seeking Justice, Ending Hunger
www.bread.org
A Christian citizen’s movement which does research and
education on food and development issues. The website contains
information and action suggestions.
- Canadian Organic Growers
www.cog.ca
An information network for Canadian organic farmers,
gardeners and consumers.
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
www.cspinet.org
An organization promoting nutrition, particularly through
its publication, the Nutrition Action Health Letter.
- Food First: Institute for Food and Development
www.foodfirst.org
A member supported, nonprofit peoples thing tank and
education-for-action center which provides wealth of
information and resources on food politics.
- Food for Thought
www.foodthoughtful.ca
Online workbook on food security and influencing polity in the Canadian context.
- The Meatrix
www.themeatrix.com
An online animated spoof of The Matrix demonstrating the
reality of factory farming.
- The Meatrix 2
www.themeatrix2.com
A sequel to the popular online animated spoof of The Matrix.
- Organic Consumers Association
www.organicconsumers.org
Provides information and resources regarding food safety,
organic agriculture, fair trade and sustainability.
- National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
www.sustainableagriculture.net
A public education organization which provides information on a wide
range of agricultural issues.
- Renewing the Countryside
www.renewingthecountryside.org
Renewing the Countryside?s books and website showcase hundreds of examples of “
what’s working” in rural America, and provides resources for others
to reach their green dreams.
- Sierra Club Canada
www.sierraclub.ca/
An environmental organization which provides information about safe food and
sustainable agriculture, and descriptions of Sierra Club campaign activities.
- Sustainable Table
www.sustainabletable.org
A program of the Global Resource Action Center for the Environment
(www.gracelinks.org) which provides extensive
information about healthy and sustainable food choices.
Agriculture
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
www.agr.gc.ca/environ_e.phtml
The Canadian government agricultural agency’s
environment page.
- Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml
An information center of the National Agriculture Library
with links to the NAL (books, serials, audivisuals, etc.) and
the Agricola Citation Database (journal articles, book
chapters, short reports and reprints), and web pages featuring
various agricultural issues.
- American Land Conservancy
www.alcnet.org
An organization that works for the conservation of
threatened land and water resources.
- Elite Farmer
wwwelitefarmer.com
The agriculture industry is a highly diverse industry that supports a
wide variety of activities in all regions of the world. The EliteFarmer.com
Resource Center is a comprehensive listing of agricultural and related
documents from North America and worldwide. The directory features
listings in thousands of categories.
- Food Circles Networking Project: Connecting Farmers,
Consumers and Communities
www.foodcircles.missouri.edu
A network promoting the consumption of safe, regionally grown
food; provides links to other related websites.
- Holistic Management Institute
www.holisticmanagement.org
A nonprofit that helps farmers and ranchers, as well as public land managers
and development organizations, improve the health of the land and break the
cycle of food insecurity.
- The Land Institute
www.landinstitute.org
Research and education organization devoted to developing an
agricultural system that is ecologically and economically
sustainable in the prairie setting.
- National Family Farm Coalition
www.nffc.net
A national link for grassroots organizations working on
family farm issues. The website contains descriptions of the
Coalition’s activities and some general information.
- New Farm
www.newfarm.org/
An online magazine from The Rodale Institute providing
“farmer-to-farmer know-how”.
- Organic Alliance
www.organic.org
An organization which promotes ecologically and socially
responsible agriculture. The website contains general
information about organic agriculture, information for growers
and processors, a directory of organic stores and recipes.
- Organic Trade Association
www.ota.com/index.html
A business association for the organic industry in North
America.
Christian denominational organizations
- Church of the Brethren Witness Environmental Working
www.brethren.org/genbd/witness/CareforCreation.htm
The website provides study resources and descriptions of
their activities.
- Environmental Education and Advocacy Program of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
www.elca.org/churchinsociety
The website provides an environmental audit for congregations
and links to worship resources.
- National Catholic Rural Life Conference
www.ncrlc.com
The website contains campaign information, ethical and
spiritual discussions, and agriculture and food information
resources.
- Presbyterian Hunger Program
www.pcusa.org/hunger
The website contains action suggestions and educational
resources connecting faith, hunger and food issues.
Ecumenical organizations related to food and faith
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank
www.foodgrainsbank.ca
An organization which collects donations of grain, cash and
other agricultural commodities for distribution around the
world. The website contains program information and educational
resources.
- EarthMinistry
www.earthministry.org
An ecumenical, Christian, environmental, eco-justice
oriented, nonprofit organization with many resources on the
connection between food and faith.
- Web of Creation:
www.webofcreation.org
An interdenominational/interfaith organization working to
provide on-line environmental resources for faith-based
communities.
Fair Food
Fair Furnishings
Local food sources
- Local Harvest
www.localharvest.org
The LocalHarvest map makes it easy to find family farms, farmers markets and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area .
- Alternative Farming Systems Information Center:
www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/csastate.htm
A database of CSA farms in the United States.
- Eat Well Guide
www.eatwellguide.org
A North American directory of sustainable meat producers (in
affiliation with the Global Resource Action Center for the
Environment
www.gracelinks.org)
- Food Routes
foodroutes.org
A guide to locally grown food across the United States.
- Biodynamics: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening
Association
www.biodynamics.com/csa
Provides information about community supported farming and
directories for Canada and the United States.
MCC resources
Seasonal eating and slow food
Faith and healthy eating
- Graham Kerr
www.grahamkerr.com
Graham Kerr, well-known chef and writer, now writes about food, spirituality and healthy lifestyle.
Simple Living
- Alternatives for Simple Living
www.simpleliving.org
An organization which works to equip people of faith to
challenge consumerism, live justly and celebrate
responsibility.
- Inn Serendipity Farm and Bed & Breakfast
www.innserendipity.com
Powered by the wind and sun, the award-winning B&B and organic farm
features educational resources for anyone wanting to start their own
ecotourism and agritourism operations.
- The Simple Living Network
www.simpleliving.net/main/
The website contains resources related to simple living and catalogues for simple
living products.
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