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• Eat Local
  http://www.nrdc.org/health/foodmiles/
  A resource for finding out what is fresh and local in the United States. Search by state and season.

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

• Equal Exchange
  www.equalexchange.com
  A fair trade organization with fairly traded coffee.
• A Greater Gift
  www.agreatergift.org/Default.aspx
  Fairly traded chocolate, olive oil, cashews and more from SERRV
  International.

Fair Furnishings

• Ten Thousand Villages
  www.tenthousandvillages.com
  Sells fairly traded artisan handcrafts.

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

• Globalization
  www.mcc.org/us/globalization/index.html
  

Seasonal eating and slow food

• Take a quiz: Are you a regional and seasonal eater?
  www.nutrition.cornell.edu/foodguide/archive/quiz.html
• Slow Food USA
  www.slowfood.com
  A movement promoting the celebration and preservation of good food, drink and company, especially local traditional foods and customs. The website contains mostly program information.

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.