BOOKS

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Diet for a New America by John Robbins
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating by Jane Goodall
Holy Cows and Hog Heaven by Joel Salatin
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

VIDEO CLIPS

growingSOUL rescuing vital nutrients
growingSOUL working with Manna to close the food cycle loop
A greenhouse tour & video clip overview of Growing Power
Breaking New Grounds documentary, a similar model
A Fresh clip on Growing Power
A Fresh clip on Polyface Farms
Will Allen summarizes his work
Will summarizes Growing Power, from the MacArthur Foundation
Hoop house growing of salad mix
Vermicomposting
Aquaponics water system

ARTICLES

Zero-Waste Efforts in Green America
Municipal Curbside Composting Efforts
Street Farmer - NY Times Magazine
Making Fresh Food Affordable - Oprah Magazine
Where There's A Will: Growing Power

MOVIES

An Inconvenient Truth
Dirt! The Movie
Fresh
Food Inc
Fuel
King Corn
Pig Business
Supersize Me
The Future of Food

WEBSITES

www.chefscollaborative.org - a national organization that promotes sustainably raised, locally grown, artisan food
www.compostguide.com - a comprehensive compost guide
www.earthsave.org- John Robbins' foundation based on the effects of food choices on our health and the earth
www.edibleschoolyard.org- Alice Waters program offers its model to engage children in organic gardening and cooking
www.farmtotoschool.org- bringing farm fresh food to kids
www.localharvest.org- a nationwide directory of CSA's, farmer's markets, small farms and other local food sources
www.mbayaq.org- The Monterey Bay Aquarium's website where you can download their Seafood watch wallet card
www.organicconsumer.org- a grassroots non profit public interest group focusing on corporate food responsibility
www.slowfood.com- an international association that defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide
www.sustainabletable.org- from the Global Resource Action Center for the Environment
www.truefoodnow.org - a network offering a True Food Shopping List as a starting point for sustainable food purchasing