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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.