Humane Food
Food and Sustainability
Food and Culture
GMOs and Organics
Healthy Kids
Natural Health Tools and Resources
Feeding The Heart And Soul
Health and Nutrition
Animal Sanctuaries
Government Food Policy and Food Justice Issues

Humane Food

Farm Sanctuary

www.farmsanctuary.org/

Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and understanding about farm animals. Today, Farm Sanctuary is the nation’s largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organization. Thousands of animals have been rescued and cared for at the three sanctuaries located in Watkins Glen, New York; Orland, California; and the Los Angeles, California. The Farm Sanctuary website provides an overview of each of the three sanctuaries, provides education about the unhealthy and detrimental effects of factory farming on people and the environment, provides ways to get involved via volunteering and animal welfare legislation, and offers photos and videos. They also offer two guides to vegetarian living.

Humane Farming Association

www.hfa.org/

Founded in 1985, and over 250,000 members strong, the Humane Farming Association (HFA) has gained national recognition and respect for its hard work, integrity, and its highly-successful campaigns against animal cruelty and abuse, and to protect the public from the misuse of antibiotics, hormones, and other chemicals used on factory farms. The HFA website supports a national veal boycott focused on slowing the sale of veal, and provides information about the HBO documentary based on the HFA campaign against factory farming, titled Death on a Factory Farm. The website also offers educational information about the egg industry, the poultry industry, slaughterhouse abuse, the HFA Downed Animal law, humane education materials, a photo gallery, and an HFA marketplace.

Humane Society of the United States

www.humanesociety.org/

The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization, backed by 11 million Americans, and helps animals by advocating for better laws to protect them; conducting campaigns to reform industries; providing animal rescue and emergency response; investigating cases of animal cruelty; and caring for animals through sanctuaries and wildlife rehabilitation centers, emergency shelters, and clinics. The website offers current news and videos on a variety of topics including pet care, animal rescue, wildlife abuse, animal fighting, factory farming, and more. The website provides an adopt-an-animal selection page, and information on animal advocacy, a blog, a state based selection engine, and also supports the AllAnimals magazine.

United Poultry Concerns

www.upc-online.org/

United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization located in Machipongo, VA, and dedicated to the compassionate and respectful treatment of chickens, turkeys, ducks and other domestic fowl in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companionship situations. The website offers a wealth of information on chickens, turkeys, and other birds raised for food or product consumption, as well as a New Topics page, action alerts and upcoming events, news releases, philosophical essays and published letters about chickens and other domestic fowl, an online resource library, and a links page.

Food and Sustainability

350.org

www.350.org

350.org is a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that put the world on track to get the atmospheric proportion of carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million. 350 Food and Farm (part of the 350.org website) explains the role of industrialized food production, and livestock, in the climate crisis. The site introduces ways to get involved with numerous climate change related campaigns and projects, such as: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Connect the Dots: Showing the Human Face of Climate Change; Climate Change Workshops; and Activist Groups around the world. The 350 Messengers page provides an overview of several noted writers, scholars, activists, leaders, and visionaries who support the 350 cause and message. A Resources page provides individuals with aids for raising awareness and generating action in local communities, logos, graphics and templates, and more.

Bioneers

www.bioneers.org

Bioneers is a hub of breakthrough solutions and leading-edge ideas that celebrate the genius of nature and human creativity to create a healthy planet. The website connects countless innovators such as farmers, educators, scientists and social justice activists with engaged citizens who are making a real difference to create change within their communities and workplaces. The website supports numerous Bioneer programs, such as: Beaming Bioneers; Dreaming New Mexico; Restorative Food Systems; Education for Action; Indigeneity (promoting indigenous leaders); Moonrise: Women’s Leadership; and Youth Unity. A Conference tab discusses the upcoming conference schedule; a Radio tab provides access to the Bioneers Radio Series, CDs and mp3 downloads.

Chef’s Collaborative

chefscollaborative.org

Chefs Collaborative is a national chef network that focuses on changing the sustainable food landscape using the power of connections, education and responsible buying decisions. The website offers a Programs page, seafoods solutions, information on sustainable foods including a link to the annual Sustainable Foods Summit, articles archive, a page for special events, and a blog.

Chomping Climate Change

www.chompingclimatechange.org/

This site is for people who want to take a fresh look at climate change. The common view of climate change requires fossil fuels to be replaced quickly with renewable energy infrastructure – and it's now estimated to cost $18 trillion and take decades to enact. Now comes a fresh view: "Chomping Climate Change" explains how the widely-agreed goal of stoping climate change can be almost fully achieved by replacing 25% of today’s least eco-friendly food products with better alternatives – quickly and inexpensively. This site provides resources to build an online community for anyone interested in “Chomping Climate Change”.

Diet-Climate Connection Radio Series

http://www.humanmedia.org/dcc/

Humanmedia.org shares their radio series, “The Diet-Climate Connection”, which consists of four half-hour audio segments that discuss how droughts, heat waves, wildfires, and the hottest summer on record vividly bring home the effects of our warming planet. The series explains how the food purchased at grocery stores will cost more because of crop failures, which foods release the highest global-warming emissions, and which foods produce the lowest. Stories are shared of people in different communities seeking more ‘sustainable food’ choices and adapting their diets accordingly. And, the series reveals the surprising alignment between climate-friendly foods and a healthy diet.

Slow Money

www.slowmoney.org

The Slow Money Alliance brings people together to match investors with entrepreneurs who focus on saving farmland. Slow Money Alliance is committed to supporting a new generation of small and midsize organic farmers; rebuilding local and regional food processing and distribution; improving nutrition and otherwise remedying the imbalances of a food system that they consider too consolidated, too global, and too industrial. The website offers general education about “slow money” principals, explanation as to why investing in local farming is essential, links to local and regional events, a membership page, and a blog.

Sierra Club’s “True Cost of Food” Campaign

www.sierraclub.org/truecostoffood/

The True Cost of Food is a campaign to promote sustainable food choices, hosted by the Sierra Club National Sustainable Consumption Committee. The website promotes the idea that the consumer, through food choices, can stop the practices that harm our health, our planet, and our quality of life. The website offers the opportunity to order a free copy of The True Cost of Food, a 15-minute educational DVD about sustainable food, quick tips about how to make a difference, a discussion guide, healthy cooking ideas, and useful links.

WorldWatch Institute

www.Worldwatch.org

The Worldwatch Institute works to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world that meets human needs. The Institute’s top mission objectives are universal access to renewable energy and nutritious food, expansion of environmentally sound jobs and development, transformation of cultures from consumerism to sustainability, and an early end to population growth through healthy and intentional childbearing. Their website offers information about programs that focus on topics such as: Climate & Energy, Food & Agriculture, Environment & Society. There is a Blogs and Media link; a page that supports featured research (complete with a search engine); and a bookstore.

Food and Culture

Local Harvest

www.localharvest.org

LocalHarvest is America's #1 organic and local food website. The website maintains a public nationwide directory of small farms, CSAs, farmers markets, and other local food sources. The search engine can help you find products from family farms; local sources of sustainably grown food; and encourage direct contact with small farms in your local area. The online store helps small farms develop markets for some of their products beyond their local area. There is also a discussion forum, a page for upcoming events, a newsletter, and a blog.

Simple Bites

www.simplebites.net/10-tips-for-sustainable-eating/

Simple Bites (SB) is a family-oriented online community dedicated to all things food and drink. The website offers a variety of information enabling the preparation of real, nourishing food and fosters the idea of eating seasonally and locally. On this website you can connect with SB’s editor, Aimee, via a daily blog, find several nutritious recipes, read through a variety of topics including Kids in the Kitchen, Organizing and Productivity, Preserving, and a Cooking School. Link to several Simple Living pages, including Simple Design, Simple HomeMade, Simple Homeschool, and more.

Slow Food

slowfoodusa.org/

Slow Food is part of a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members in over 150 countries, which links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment. There are 225 chapters in the US, in which people focus on local, seasonal, sustainable, biodiversity (heirloom varieties), and on supporting small farmers and food artisans and entrepreneurs, while promoting the celebration of food as a cornerstone of pleasure, culture and community. The website explains the concept of “slow food”, offers information on programs, supports upcoming events, and provides a link to local chapters.

GoPure Sustainable Restaurant App

www.gopure.com

GoPure is a new mobile app making it easy to find sustainable food and contribute to a growing food knowledge network. The app scans for sustainable food options near by, reveals the food sourcing and sustainable practices of restaurants, ranks them against their peers, and provides education to customers on what sustainable food terms mean and why they matter. It’s an interactive platform allowing users to “nudge” restaurants to reveal their pure practices, add “discoveries” to grow the food knowledge network, and ultimately motivate major changes in food businesses and beyond. Download the free app or visit the site at www.gopure.com.

Community Share Association

www.communityshareassociation.com

CommunityShare is a private member health association that has created a legally recognized private domain marketplace. This allows members to legally buy & sell to other members their homemade & homegrown foods & medicines, as well as any professional services such as alternative health care, without government licenses, permits, commercial kitchens or insurance. Annual membership is $10 and provides members with an exciting online platform for buying and selling. Visit the website if you want for more information and to sign up.

The RAFT Alliance

www.raftalliance.org

The RAFT Alliance brings together local farmers, chefs, fishers, agricultural historians, ranchers, nurserymen, and conservation activists to make our food system more diverse, democratic, and delicious. RAFT identifies plant and animal foods that are at risk of extinction and works to ensure their survival through seed exchange, education, and mutual support among seed savers, growers, chefs, and farmers. The website discusses Raft Alliance accomplishments, and offers a variety of resources and an opportunity to participate.

GMOs and Organics

Organic Consumers Association

http://organicconsumers.org

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is a 850,000 member online and grassroots non-profit public interest organization campaigning for health, justice and sustainability. The website is a portal for current news events, articles, and OCA sponsored campaigns and projects. The website offers links to local events, organizations, news and businesses; The weekly “Organic Bytes” newsletter; An organic buying guide; a Take Action page; and more.

Institute for Responsible Technology

responsibletechnology.org

Founded in 2003 by Jeffery Smith, The Institute For Responsible Technology (IRT) is a world leader in educating policy makers and the public about genetically modified foods and crops. The IRT website provides a comprehensive repository of reliable and current resources regarding GMOs by offering online videos, podcasts, blogs and reports, many of which are free. Their newsletter is a trusted source of updates, events and news for subscribers. They offer extensive information on GMO education and fraud. There is also a Take Action page, which provides ideas for personal involvement, and an Events page to search for local events.

California Right To Know

www.carighttoknow.org/

The official website of the YES! on Proposition 37 campaign is dedicated to supporting the California ballot initiative to label GMOs. The site offers education about GMOs, breaking news, updates on the campaign, and tools to help you connect and get involved from anywhere.

Navdanya

navdanya.org

Founded by Dr Vandana Shiva, Navdanya is a network of seed keepers and organic producers spread across 16 states in India. The website offers information about seed, food and land sovereignty; sustainable agriculture; water democracy; climate change; organic food production; organic certification; and organic shopping lists. Navdanya offers education through Bija Vidyapeeth - Earth University, which teaches courses in the art and science of sustainability based on ecological principles. There are links to several campaigns, publications, news, and a blog. The site is rich with resources and articles, and primarily serves India.

The Center for Food Safety

www.centerforfoodsafety.org/

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy membership organization established in 1997 for the purpose of challenging harmful food production technologies and promoting sustainable alternatives. CFS combines multiple tools and strategies in pursuing its goals, including litigation and legal petitions for rule making; legal support for various sustainable agriculture and food safety constituencies; as well as public education, grassroots organizing and media outreach. The CFS website contains campaign information, a top stories section, Take Action links, and links to several publications.

The True Foods Network

truefoodnow.org

The True Foods Network is the Center for Food Safety’s grassroots action network, with over 180,000 members across the United States. The True Food Network is where concerned citizens can voice their opinions about critical food safety issues, and advocate for a socially just, democratic, and sustainable food system. Their website contains information and links to their sponsored campaigns, a non-GMO shoppers guide and smart phone app, publications, and a Take Action page.

Beyond Pesticides

www.beyondpesticides.org/

Beyond Pesticides works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. Beyond Pesticides provides the public with useful information on pesticides and alternatives to their use. The website provides a daily news blog; alerts and actions; educational resources; and information about handling a pesticide emergency.

Healthy Kids

Healthy School Lunches www.healthyschoollunches.org

The Healthy School Lunches website is organized by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nonprofit organization supported by physicians and laypersons. The Healthy School Lunch Campaign is dedicated to improving the food served to children in schools by educating government and school officials, food service workers, parents and others about the food choices best able to promote children’s current and long-term health. The website offers background information on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP); Report Cards grading the nation’s biggest school districts on their lunch programs; a comprehensive list of recommended changes; current legislative issues; the “Golden Carrot” Award, which recognizes food service professionals doing an exceptionally good job at a serving nutritious lunches; resources; and a media center.

New York Coalition for Healthy School Food

www.healthylunches.org/

The New York Coalition for Healthy School Food introduces plant-based foods and nutrition education in schools to educate the whole school community. Their website offers effective suggestions for creating change within your school, and information on environmental issues, equity issues, farm-to-school gardens, projects and accomplishments, a kids section, nutrition 101, a Wellness Wakeup Call, and upcoming events.

SuperSprowtz

supersprowtz.com/

The Super Sprowts website bridges the gap for parents and educators who are looking for tools and ways to engage their families and students to eat more vegetables and make healthier food choices. All of their programs are informed by a comprehensive nutrition education curriculum that they’ve developed with educators, nutritionists, parents and entertainers and have been tested and retested on children. Their focus in on pre-school and elementary school children as research suggests eating habits are developed early on in a child’s life – often times before the age of 6. One-third of the children in the United States don’t get adequate nutrition- The Super Sprowtz are here to save the day! Their motto is Good Food Made Fun. Super Sprowts offers books, puppets, posters, apparel, DVDs, television shows, educational curriculum for classrooms, and similar materials, which help educate children about the importance of proper nutrition. The website offers Sprowts TV, a Kids Corner, Parents and Teachers page, a newsletter, and the ability to book a show.

Lean and Green Kids

leanandgreenkids.org The Lean and Green Kids mission is to educate kids in familiar and friendly environments about life changing, planet saving benefits of eating whole, organic, plant-based meals; empowering youth to make a difference in their own lives and in the world. This site offers foundational information about the importance of choosing plant-based vegetarian meals, and the effects of those choices on the world climate, pollution reduction, and overall health. Healthy recipes are available, along with cool school lunch ideas and menu plans. The site offers ways to get involved in educational campaigns and programs, both in the local community as well as nationally.

Natural Health Tools and Resources

Mercola Cookware cookware.mercola.com/ceramic-cookware.aspx

Doctor Joseph Mercola, whose website is the most popular natural health site on the internet, explains that toxic chemicals present in non-stick surface pans leach dangerous heavy metals into food, potentially leading to cancer and other serious health problems. The website explains that ceramic cookware is the safest alternative to traditional metal cookware, and offers ceramic cookware pieces and sets for sale. There is also a FAQ page.

Green Polka Dot Box

www.greenpolkadotbox.com/foodrevolution

The Green PolkaDot Box (GPDB) is a membership-based online organic and natural foods and products shopping website that certifies itself to be 100% GMO-free. GPDB offers over 170 brands and their group buying power offers lowest prices direct from manufacturers and growers to members. The website offers organic produce, several popular food brands, personal care, household products, baby care, pet care, supplements, and more. They also have a close out closet and special offers. Free shipping is available for purchases over $75. Prices are generally somewhat lower than what is available at retail stores – and with free delivery to your door.

Vegsource.com

www.vegsource.com

The popular Vegsource website is a comprehensive site and community supporting all things vegetarian. The site features breaking news and insights on vegetarian themes; a resource store; a topic based discussion forum; recipes; videos from noted and accomplished speakers, doctors and authors; a lifestyle section; celebrity testimonies; and more.

Feeding the Heart and Soul

Women, Food & God Self-Guided Online Retreat with Geneen Roth Geneen Roth is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller Women Food and God, which addresses how to turn painful relationships with food into one of freedom, joy and peace. The website supports the book, previews discussion topics, and offers a self-guided online retreat. Find out more here.

KathyFreston.com

www.kathyfreston.com/

Kathy Freston is a New York Times best-selling author with a concentration on healthy living and conscious eating. Her website supports The Lean: a 30-day plan for healthy, lasting weight loss, which includes the plan regimen, recipes, tips for healthier living, and more. The website offers books and CDs, support for a Vegan lifestyle, blogs and articles, and a press page.

Finding Food Freedom

darshanaweill.com/

Darshana Weill is a Food Freedom Coach. Her website describes how Darshana counsels clients to discover inner awareness and learn tools to support a healthy and conscious relationship with food. Darshana offers Food Freedom courses, free e-books, and inspirational tools. Testimonials, resources, videos and events are also available from the website.

HeartNourishment.com

Susan Lebel Young, MSEd, MSC, is a retired psychotherapist who now writes and teaches mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and what she calls heartfulness with food. Her new book is Food Fix: Ancient Nourishment for Modern Hungers. She offers workshops, one-on-one coaching and public talks. Her unique approach helps participants to touch their relationship to food with great kindness and compassion for ourselves and the planet. Find out more here. inspirational tools. Testimonials, resources, videos and events are also available from the website.

Vegan Spirituality

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Vegan Spirituality is an organization that offers public forums to explore veganism as a spiritual practice. Regional monthly gatherings include discussions on vegan spirituality, moral support, guided meditations, and delicious potluck vegan food. Bi-coastal annual retreats offer speaker presentations, yoga classes, guided meditation, catered vegan food, group discussions, nature hikes, and animal blessings.

Animal Sanctuaries

Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary www.woodstocksanctuary.org

The Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary (WFAS) provides shelter to cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, sheep and goats who have been rescued from cases of abuse, neglect and abandonment. The website offers online introductions to all of the rescued animals, information on the dangers of factory farming, upcoming news and events, and a photo gallery. WFAS also offers a guesthouse where guests can stay when they visit the sanctuary, and even receive discounted rates in exchange for farm work.

Catskill Animal Sanctuary

casanctuary.org/

Located in New York’s Hudson Valley, The Catskill Animal Sanctuary (CAS) is a 110 acre haven for horses and farm animals rescued from cruelty and neglect. CAS provides innovative programs that educate the public about the sentience of farm animals, and the devastating impacts of agribusiness and institutionalized cruelty on animals, people and the planet. The CAS website offers information about weekend and special group tours, vegan cooking classes, speaking engagements, a summer day camp for kids, and a host of compassionate programing.

Animal Place

animalplace.org/

Located in Grass Valley, Ca., Animal Place was founded in 1989, and is one of the oldest and largest sanctuaries and adoption center for neglected farmed animals in the United States. The website offers news and information about recent rescues, a “Rescue Ranch” adoption center, information on vegetarianism, and an online shopping store.

Health and Nutrition

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine pcrm.org/

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), headed up by Dr. Neal Barnard, promotes preventative medicine through innovative programs. The committee includes physicians, healthcare professionals, veterinarians, and compassionate laypersons, all of whom support the mission to advocate for ethical research and promote life-saving nutrition policies and practices. The PCRM website focuses on health and nutrition, and ethical research and education. Their website offers breaking medical news, information about diabetes and cancer, educational resources and classes, tools for taking action, blogs, videos and nutritional information, resources for media and citizen organizing, clinical research, legislative focus, and a vegetarian starter kit. The website offers membership as well as an e-newsletter.

DrFuhrman.com

drfuhrman.com

Dr Joel Fuhrman, M.D., specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. He is a speaker, as well as the author of seven books, including the New York Times bestseller Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss. Dr. Fuhrman’s website promotes his researched ideas about nutrition and health, offers deeper insight into his books, discusses the foundation behind weight loss and the ability to reverse disease, and offers access to resources, a vitamin advisory site, membership, and more.

The Ornish Spectrum

www.ornishspectrum.com/

Dr. Dean Ornish. M.D. developed studies that proved, for the first time, that lifestyle changes can prevent and reverse heart disease. The Ornish Spectrum website offers a program that helps you make healthy, sustainable lifestyle changes in what you eat, how much activity you have, how you respond to stress, and how much love and support you have; as well as the background research that underpins the program. Nutrition guidelines, recipes, supplements, and food label guidelines are also available.

The T. Colin Campbell Foundation

tcolincampbell.org

T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D, has been on the forefront of nutrition research for over forty years. His legacy, The China Project, is the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition ever conducted. The T. Colin Campbell Foundation is a non-profit organization whose motto is “Scientific Integrity for Optimal Health.” The foundation’s primary focus is on providing public education about the health benefits of a whole food, plant based diet. The website organizes medical information by disease, and also by articles written by physicians. Books, news articles, and interviews are available. There is a Find a Farm page, recipes, a practitioners search, Event Calendar, Resource Store, and more.

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

http://heartattackproof.com

Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. M.D. is an accomplished physician and author of “Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease”, which discusses his groundbreaking program backed by his 20 years study proving changes in diet and nutrition can actually cure heart disease. The website offers articles, a Q&A section, useful links, and upcoming speaking dates.

Dr. McDougall’s Health and Medical Center

http://www.drmcdougall.com/

Dr. John McDougall, M.D. is a Physician, nutrition expert, and author who teaches better health through vegetarian cuisine. Dr. McDougall is the founder and medical director of the nationally renowned McDougall Program, a ten-day, residential program located at a luxury resort in Santa Rosa, Ca. Dr. McDougall’s website provides information about his books, short video lessons, hot topics, information about the Health Center live-in program, free lectures, the McDougall Diet, packaged foods info, and an Adventure Travel page, which offers information about how to participate in upcoming travel adventures hosted by Dr. McDougall.

TeraWarner.com

http://www.terawarner.com/

Tera Warner is the founder of the world’s largest online resource of raw food cleansing and detoxification programs for women. Her website offers information and support for programs such as: a 3-day green smoothie challenge, a 10-day juice cleanse, and 7 days on a “rabbit food” program. The site host summits and a Women’s Wellness University that offers information on various health and wellness topics, a blog, a recipes page, online courses, and a shop.

BrendaDavisRd.com

http://www.brendadavisrd.com/

Brenda Davis is a registered dietitian and nutritionist, a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker and author of seven books. Brenda’s website offers information about Brenda, her books, her writings and her schedule, as well as a variety of resources to assist in making choices that promote and sustain health and well being.

NutritionFacts.org

http://nutritionfacts.org/

Nutritionfacts.org is a non-profit charitable organization founded by the Jesse and Julie Rasch Foundation in partnership with Michael Greger, M.D. Dr. Greger scours the world of nutrition-related research, as published in scientific journals, and presents that information in short, easy to understand video segments. Journal articles are also available.

Government Food Policy and Food Justice Issues

Organizations > Government Food Policy and Food Justice Issues

Sustainable Table

www.sustainabletable.org/issues/workers/

Sustainable Table was created to help consumers understand the problems with our food supply and offer viable solutions and alternatives. Sustainable Table celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues, works to build community through food, and connects consumers to fresh food from small, independent family farmers. On their website, they provide education about sustainable food and consumer tips for joining the sustainable food movement. There are links to shopping guides searchable by region and zip codes, including a link to the Eat Well Guide that has a list of over 25,000 sustainable, local and organic food choices for consumers. They also provide educational resources on the major issues surrounding sustainable meat and factory farming including downloadable presentation kits to help educate others.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers

ciw-online.org/

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a community-based organization of mainly Latino, Mayan Indian and Haitian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. They work for, among other things: a fair wage for the work they do, better housing, stronger safety laws, stronger enforcement of workers' rights, the right to organize on their jobs without fear of retaliation, and an end to involuntary servitude in the fields. This website enables visitors to learn more about the issues these workers face as well as the current campaigns and petitions that the CIW is organizing. They run the Fair Food Program, which is calling on large food corporations to pay a premium for Florida tomato purchases so the farm workers can earn higher wages as well as improve health, safety and other working conditions. A second focus is the Anti-Slavery Campaign, which is a worker-based approach to eliminating modern-day slavery in the agricultural industry. Visitors to the site can learn more about these campaigns and how to take action to support the CIW.

Small Planet Fund

smallplanetfund.org

The Small Planet Institute is a collaborative network for research and education that brings visibility and financial support to movements bringing citizen-led solutions to hunger, poverty, and environmental devastation around the world. Visit this website to read about the work that their grantees are doing throughout the world to ensure access to safe and nutritious food, safeguard family farmers, and to promote healthy farming practices and gender equality. Each grantee has a description of their project as well as contact information to learn more.

Appetite For Profit

www.appetiteforprofit.com/

Michele Simon is a public health lawyer who has been researching and writing about the food industry and food politics since 1996. She specializes in legal strategies to counter corporate tactics that harm the public’s health. Her groundbreaking 2007 report on alcoholic energy drinks led to a federal ban on these dangerous products. Michele offers a blog about current public health topics and tries to expose truths that big corporations want to keep hidden. The website provides a collection of articles, videos and newsletters.

People’s Grocery

peoplesgrocery.org

People’s Grocery is a leader in the movement for food justice. Their mission is to improve the health and economy of West Oakland through the local food system – and they are a model for many other organizations. People’s Grocery’s urban agriculture, nutrition, and enterprise programs provide healthy food access while setting the stage for a systemic conversation about healthy food for everybody. Visit their website for information about their programs and classes, special projects and campaigns. The Urban Farm blog shares interesting and personal stories pertaining to food, culture, and health.

Growing Power

www.growingpower.org/

Growing Power transforms communities by supporting people from diverse backgrounds and the environments in which they live through the development of Community Food Systems. These systems provide high-quality, safe, healthy, affordable food for all residents in the community. Their goal is a simple one: to grow food, to grow minds, and to grow community. Visit their website to find information about their Milwaukee and Chicago farms, farmers markets and community projects. The Chicago and Milwaukee sites also provide volunteer opportunities, workshops, internships, and youth education and outreach projects. Under GROW, there is basic information about their process and under the OUR FARMS section, click on the link for National Training Centers to see a list of training sites in other areas across the US and information about planning and developing a Community Food Systems project.

RajPatel.org

rajpatel.org/

Raj Patel is an award-winning writer, activist and academic with expertise on global food policy and the relationship between food and justice. Raj’s website hosts a blog written by Raj and updated regularly. There are many current and archived videos and downloadable articles of Raj presenting on the global food crisis and other topics from his books. He also provides a list of helpful links and a reading list of books that he recommends.

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