Food and Farming
Can't figure out where to turn? Try these resources.
- Building New Hope
- Parternship for sustainable community development in Central America
- Foodies.com
- A site dedicated to the ever-changing American cuisine. A
playful place for people serious about food.
- A site of wonderful recipes and lots of ideas for cooking.
- An easy and comprehensive way to find fresh, wholesome and sustainable foods in the U.S. and Canada.
- Pittsburgh's local chapter of Slow Food USA promotes sustainable, locally grown food.
- the American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest
organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public
by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. ADA members are
the nation's food and nutrition experts, translating the science of
nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living.
- The Meatrix
- Humorous site dedicated to spreading the word about the health hazards of factory farming. Promotes healthy, sustainable alternatives.
- Farming - Pennsylvania
- PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture
- A nonprofit organization working to improve the economic
and social prosperity of Pennsylvania food and agriculture. We work
with the farmers that grow our food, the consumers that eat the food,
and those concerned with the ecological well-being of our environment
and natural resources.
- Penn State Allegheny County Cooperative
Extension
- The cooperative provides educational programs to enable
Pennsylvania to maintain a competitive, environmentally sound food and
fiber system, as well as to prepare youth, adults, and families to
participate more fully in community decisions.
- Farming - National
- MyPyramid.gov
- MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices.
- Farm
to Table.org
- Connect to top farmers and vintners, and find out how and
where you can buy their products. We’ll introduce you to
farmers markets, and great restaurants and stores where you can savor
local products.
- Local Harvest
- The best organic food is what's grown closest to you. Use
this website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources
for sustainabe, locally grown food in your area, where you can buy produce,
grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
- Resource offers communications tools, technical support, and information to organizations that are working to rebuild local, community-based food systems. The site also has a searchable database called "Find Good Food," powered by LocalHarvest.org.
- This San Francisco-based group is making an effort to promote the idea of eating foods grown or harvested within a 100-mile radius of where one lives. They feel that our dietary choices are important not only to our health but also "politically, environmentally, [and] economically."
- Eat Local Challenge
- This group blog discusses the benefits of eating foods grown and produced in local foodsheds.
- Organic Gardening
- The online version of print magazine. Forums, archives, and principles.
