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Books

Living Downstream | Sandra Steingraber, biologist, poet, and survivor of cancer in her twenties, brings all three perspectives to bear on one of the most important health and human rights issue of our time: the growing body of evidence linking cancer to environmental contamination.

The War on Bugs | Utilizing dozens of original advertisements and promotions, Will Allen illustrates how pesticide manufacturers created a campaign to convince farmers to use deadly chemicals, hormones and genetically modified organisms to win the battle with bugs.

University of Michigan Study on Organic Farming Yields | Researchers from the University of Michigan found that in developed countries, yields were almost equal on organic and conventional farms.

Fast Food Nation | Ever wonder why french fries taste so good?
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The Omnivore’s Dilema | What you choose to eat affects not only the health of you and your children but the health of the entire planet.
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle | A year in the life of Barbara Kingsolver and her family as they make a vow to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it.
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Food Politics | Marion Nestle explores the notion that when it comes to the mass production and consumption of food, strategic decisions are driven by economics - not science, not common sense, and certainly not health.
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Stuffed and Starved | An analysis by Raj Patel of why half the planet is overweight and half the planet is starving.
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Four Season Harvest | How to grow vegetables from your garden all season long by Eliot Coleman.

The Food Revolution | John Robbin’s thoughts on how your diet can help save your life and the world.

12 Steps to Raw Foods | A guide book on going raw by Victoria Boutenko.

Film

Food Inc. | This film reveals some uncomfortable truths behind our mainstream, industrialized, unsustainable food system. | Watch Trailer

The Future of Food | 97% of the varieties of vegetables grown at the beginning of the 20th Century are now extinct. | Watch Film

The Meatrix | It just so happens that the most successful online advocacy film ever made which has been translated into 30 languages and viewed 15 million times is about food and where it comes from. | Watch Film

The Real Dirt on Farmer John | Shot over a 30 year period this film documents Farmer John’s transition from a conventional growing operation into an organic community supported agriculture farm. | Watch Trailer

Super Size Me | Ever wonder what would happen if you ate at McDonalds for thirty straight days? | Watch Film

Websites

What’s On My Food? - Pesticides are on our food even after washing. Pesticides stay in our bodies for many years after we ingest them. This website is a searchable database linking pesticide food residue data with the toxicology for each chemical.

Carbon Footprint Calculator - Allows you to calculate your carbon footprint.

Silent Spring Institute | Research dedicated to identifying the link between the environment and woman’s health, especially breast cancer.

The Rodale Institute | A 333 acre organic farm and research center in Pennsylvania promoting sustainable farming techniques that benefit human health and the environment.

The Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada | Committed to education by way of web courses in organic agriculture, organic farming methods, organic field crops, organic pest and weed management, organic livestock production, composting and transition to organic farming.

Growing Power | An urban organic farm program in Milwaukee that produces food less than a half-mile from the city’s largest public housing project. Local residents work and volunteer at the farm.

Sustain | Based in the UK, this alliance of 100 national public interest organizations advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equality.