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Related Resources



Related Resources

Links on food, farming, gardens, sustainability, diet, etc.



Organizations


Make sure to check Mission Statements, "About Us," "What We Do," etc.

USDA Agricultural Marketing Services Site

Wilson Farms, a Local Community Farm (Lexington, MA)

Center for Ecoliteracy - includes very rich "Resources" page with many links, & many excellent essays.

Schumacher College - International Center for Ecological Studies

Center for Food and Justice - supports National Farm to School Project, among other projects.

Alice Waters' Chez Panisse Foundation - includes link to Edible Schoolyard Project.

Berkeley United School District

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch

Center for Food Safety - lots of good stuff here; D.C. - based advocacy organization.

Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network - self-described "grassroots organization" based in Washington State.

Southern Foodways Alliance - an affiliated institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture with headquarters at the University of Mississippi; it promotes regional culture and food.

Nutrition and Obesity - a page of excellent links, sponsored by the University of Baltimore's Obesity Research Initiative.

On Nutrition and Aging



Technologies


Fact Sheet on Genetically Modified (GM) Crops in the U.S.

Links to Recent Reports on Farm-Scale Studies in the U.K. - This page is in the Defra website. This site, sponsored by the British Ministry with oversight for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, contains a wealth of info and links.

Solar Oven Society - describes a fascinating cooking technology geared for developing nations.



Organizations Promoting Fair Trade


Fair Trade Federation - American federation promoting fair trade.

Fair Trade - U.K. federation promoting fair trade.

Global Exchange - fair trade is part of this organization's wider focus on fairness in the global economy.

Equal Exchange - an exemplary local fair trade coffee company.

Students for Labor Justice - Students for Labor Justice, which is focusing on Fair Traded Coffee this semester.



News Stories


On genetically modified (GM) crops - a recent British study describes a "superweed" created by an unexpected cross-fertilization of a GM crop and a weed.

GM crops: Time to choose - A 2003 "debate" on GM crops in the journal Nature.

On Sous-Vide cookery (new slow cooking technology)

News report on a study of the benefits of organic farming

Food and Mood - link to an audio interview from The Infinite Mind (NPR) with Drs. Richard and Judith Wurtman of MIT; they are researching the relationship between carbohydrates and mood.

Appetite and Attitude - an article about Dr. Judith Wurtman's work on carbohydrates and mood.

Strawberry smell trademark denied - A French company fails in its attempt to trademark the smell of fresh strawberries.

Cows make fuel for biogas train - The new train in Sweden that runs on the biogas produced by the entrails of cows killed in abattoirs.


 








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