Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Buying Power / Mainstream Wake-up
The Eco-Foods Guide - Top Ten Shopping Check List
1 Was it grown locally?
2. Is it in season?
3. Was it organic or IPM grown? (Integrated Pest Management)
4. Was it grown at a small family farm?
5. Does it contain GMO's? (Genetically Modified Organisms)
6. Were antibiotics or growth hormones used? Was it factory raised or free-range?
7. Was it fairly traded and/or sustainably sourced?
8. Could I buy this closer to the farmer, at a farmers’ market or CSA? (Community Supported Agriculture)
9. How was it processed or preserved?
10. Does it encourage stewardship?
From the Eco-Foods Guide, by Cynthia Barstow, New Society Publishers, 2002 http://www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html.
The Eco-Foods Guide - Top Ten Shopping Check List
1 Was it grown locally?
2. Is it in season?
3. Was it organic or IPM grown? (Integrated Pest Management)
4. Was it grown at a small family farm?
5. Does it contain GMO's? (Genetically Modified Organisms)
6. Were antibiotics or growth hormones used? Was it factory raised or free-range?
7. Was it fairly traded and/or sustainably sourced?
8. Could I buy this closer to the farmer, at a farmers’ market or CSA? (Community Supported Agriculture)
9. How was it processed or preserved?
10. Does it encourage stewardship?
From the Eco-Foods Guide, by Cynthia Barstow, New Society Publishers, 2002 http://www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html.
Sustainable Future Views / Values
Farmers – Share Your Stories of Success!
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Farm Folk / City Folk) - 1000 STORIES OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE - Farmers (and others) walking the sustainable path. Why we at New Farm® have set ourselves the ambitious goal of gathering together 1000 stories of values-based farming http://www.newfarm.org/archive/1000_stories/1000_stories.shtml.
Farmers – Share Your Stories of Success!
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Farm Folk / City Folk) - 1000 STORIES OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE - Farmers (and others) walking the sustainable path. Why we at New Farm® have set ourselves the ambitious goal of gathering together 1000 stories of values-based farming http://www.newfarm.org/archive/1000_stories/1000_stories.shtml.
Resources / Kids
Kid's Guide to Genetic Engineering Now Online
Web Resource, Nov. 25, 2004 (Thanks to Farm Folk / City Folk) - Visit Tiki the Penguin's website (envirnomental, social, political news, lessons, fun, etc.) to help kids find a way to "make a kinder world for everyone. http://www.oneworld.net/penguin/genetics/home.html.
Kid's Guide to Genetic Engineering Now Online
Web Resource, Nov. 25, 2004 (Thanks to Farm Folk / City Folk) - Visit Tiki the Penguin's website (envirnomental, social, political news, lessons, fun, etc.) to help kids find a way to "make a kinder world for everyone. http://www.oneworld.net/penguin/genetics/home.html.
Green Sourcing / Organic Trading
THE Reference for Organic Farming Professionals
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Farm Folk / City Folk & GreenTrade.Net) - It all started with a simple idea : to create a unifying resource center for all players in the "organic" sector, involved in the development of Organic Agriculture - Where vendors and buyers can trade more easily and faster than ever before - Where the latest professional information is available 24 hours a day - Where documentation on a wide range of relevant topics can be found - And where trading is done just by clicking your mouse.
http://www.greentrade.net/en/default.html.
THE Reference for Organic Farming Professionals
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Farm Folk / City Folk & GreenTrade.Net) - It all started with a simple idea : to create a unifying resource center for all players in the "organic" sector, involved in the development of Organic Agriculture - Where vendors and buyers can trade more easily and faster than ever before - Where the latest professional information is available 24 hours a day - Where documentation on a wide range of relevant topics can be found - And where trading is done just by clicking your mouse.
http://www.greentrade.net/en/default.html.
Local Sourcing / Community Strength
Hello Foods Organic Food Buying Club
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Hello Foods) - The Hello Foods Buying Club is a home-based organic food network that buys mostly from local farmers. We are a volunteer organization, dependant on the input, effort and positive energy of our members, who can order and receive organic food in accordance with their needs at better than average prices. Our eventual aim is to make it easy to satisfy the majority of our food needs from local sources. You can learn more about Hello Foods from our information pages. http://www.hellofoods.org.
Hello Foods Organic Food Buying Club
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Hello Foods) - The Hello Foods Buying Club is a home-based organic food network that buys mostly from local farmers. We are a volunteer organization, dependant on the input, effort and positive energy of our members, who can order and receive organic food in accordance with their needs at better than average prices. Our eventual aim is to make it easy to satisfy the majority of our food needs from local sources. You can learn more about Hello Foods from our information pages. http://www.hellofoods.org.
Green Resources / Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture Resources
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Planet Friendly Net) SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESOURCES. GreenBook '99: A Decade of Tools" from the Energy & Sustainable Agriculture Program of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is now on the Web, complete with hot links to additional sustainable agriculture resources. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/DOCS/AGDEV/Greenbook/gb99cont.htm.
Sustainable Agriculture Resources
WEB Reference, Nov. 25, 2004 (Planet Friendly Net) SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESOURCES. GreenBook '99: A Decade of Tools" from the Energy & Sustainable Agriculture Program of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is now on the Web, complete with hot links to additional sustainable agriculture resources. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/DOCS/AGDEV/Greenbook/gb99cont.htm.
