The Community Farm Newsletter: Devoted to community-supported
agriculture ($20/yr. [4 issues] from The Community Farm, 3480
Potter Rd., Bear Lake, MI 49614;
csafarms.org/csaresources.asp).
The Cornucopia Institute: Provides a ratings system for organic
brands, including dairy
(www.cornucopia.org).
certifiedorganic.bc.ca:
Want to avoid big corporations altogether? Follow the links to
'corporate ownership' and check out this diagram.
eco-labels.org: A guide to
labels currently in use.
Work for better farm policies
Organic Consumers Association: Maintains a news feed with action
alerts and updates
(organicconsumers.org).
American Farmland Trust: Protects farmland from suburban
encroachment, with a strong pro-organic stand
(www.farmland.org).
Land Stewardship Project: Promotes sustainable agriculture and
communities
(www.landstewardshipproject.org).
Love food
Slow Food: An international organization devoted to gustatory
delights whose Web site offers extensive links to other food sites
(www.slowfood.com).
chowhound.com: Community
forums, tips, restaurant reviews 'for those who live to eat.'
Grow your own
Organic Gardening: The first and still the best magazine for
organic growers ($23.94/yr. [6 issues] from Box 7320, Red Oak, IA
51591;
www.organicgardening.com).
Small Farmer's Journal: A delightful quarterly for small-scale
farms ($30/yr. [4 issues] from Box 1627, Sisters, OR 97759;
www.smallfarmersjournal.com).
American Community Gardening Association: Resources for
community gardens as a hobby or a business
(www.communitygarden.org).
The Organic Broadcaster: A bimonthly newspaper for organic
farmers ($20/yr. from Box 339, Spring Valley, WI 54767;
www.mosesorganic.org).
Cookbooks
New in 2005
- Fields of Plenty (Chronicle)
- La Dolce Vegan (Arsenal Pulp)
- The Real Food Daily Cookbook (Ten Speed)
- The Real Food Revival (Tarcher Penguin)
- The Soup Peddler's Slow and Difficult Soups: Recipes and
Reveries (Ten Speed)
- Vegan with a Vengeance (Marlowe & Company)
Old friends
- Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers'
Markets (Broadway, 2002)
- Your Organic Kitchen (Rodale, 2000)
- Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home (Fireside, 1994)