A few to get started, they will be links soon. for now you can copy and paste.
Alternative Food Options:
- www.coopdirectory.org
- www.cooperativegrocer.coop
National directories of food coops. Find one near you!
- www.csacenter.org
National directory of CSAs
- http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml
info on and links to other CSA resources
- www.localharvest.org
national database and info about farmers market and more
Food Issues:
http://www.transfairusa.org/
Info about fair trade. An NGO involved in Fair Trade Labeling.
www.slowfood.com
Where it all started.
www.ota.com
The Organic Trade Association – info, news and more.
http://www.thecampaign.org/
A campaign against GM food.
http://www.greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/eco-home.cfm?redirect=1
A guide to food labels. Find out what “free range” really means.
Locavorism:
http://www.farmandfood.org/
www.foodroutes.org
http://www.cias.wisc.edu/foodshed/foodshed.htm
www.hwfc.com
News, Blogs, and Others:
www.eatingliberally.org
http://www.ethicurean.com/
www.coopamerica.org
www.communityfood.com
Veg:
www.vrg.org
www.goveg.com
www.farmusa.org
www.veganoutreach.com
http://www.theppk.com/
The 100-mile Diet is gaining in popularity and adherence. It is described here:
http://www.100milediet.org/
The Albany Times-Union has a blog dedicated to eating local:
http://blogs.timesunion.com/eatlocal/
[Note: these sites are not exclusively vegetarian and include info on meat, dairy, eggs.]
I’d also add the Organic Consumers Association:
http://www.organicconsumers.org
Their focus is more on health and the co-opting of the term “organic” by greenwashers (particularly those in the Organic Trade Association).
A great book was written about locavorism:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara Kingsolver and her family. This book reads chronologically and starts in Springtime, so you can read with the seasons if you like:
http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/
Cheers,
JZ