Some resources we found helpful
Books pertaining to sustainable, local food culture:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara
Kingsolver
Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollen
Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey M. Smith
Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid ND
Everything I want to do is illegal by
Joel Salatin
Mad Sheep by Linda Faillace
Night Came to the Farmers of the Great Plains by
Raymond D. North
Slow Food Nation by Carlo Petrini
Cookbooks: Grass-fed meats cook differently !
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
The Grass-fed Gourmet by Shannon Hayes
River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Farmer & the Grill by Shannon Hayes
Web sites:
www.eatwild.com
www.localharvest.com
www.sustainabletable.com
Organizations we belong to:
Slow Foods, USA
www.SlowFoodUSA.org
Slow
Food USA envisions a future food system that is based on the principles
of
high quality and taste, environmental sustainability,
and social justice – in
essence,
a food system that is good, clean and fair.
Buy Fresh, Buy Local
www.buyfreshnwj.org
The Northwest Jersey BUY
FRESH, BUY LOCAL Campaign is an effort by Foodshed Alliance, local farmers, and
community leaders devoted to building connections between farmers and consumers through
our Online
Local Food Guide, food and farming events, and community outreach
NOFA (NJ &
NY) http://www.nofanj.org http://nofany.org
NOFA-NJ serves the NJ/PA region as a
catalyst in the development of a sustainable organic agricultural system. Members
include farmers, consumers, retailers, processors, educators and researchers.
PASA http://www.pasafarming.org
The Pennsylvania
Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) is a
nonprofit organization working
to improve the economic prosperity, environmental soundness and social propriety
of
Pennsylvania food and agricultural systems. We work with farmers who grow our
food, consumers
who eat the food, and those concerned with the ecological wellbeing of our
environment
and natural resources, among many other interest groups.
Weston A. Price
Foundation www.westonaprice.org
The Weston A. Price Foundation is a
nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of
nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price. The Foundation is
dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education,
research and activism. It supports a number of movements that contribute to this
objective including accurate nutrition instruction, organic and biodynamic
farming, pasture-feeding of livestock, community-supported farms, honest and
informative labeling, prepared parenting and nurturing therapies.
