Jun 7th, 2009
Resources
Eat Wild
This site has two goals: To link consumers with reliable suppliers of all-natural, grass-fed beef, lamb, goats, bison, poultry, pork and dairy products and to provide comprehensive, accurate information about the benefits of raising animals on pasture.
www.eatwild.com
Seafood Watch
Seafood Watch – Make Choices for Healthy and Sustainable Oceans
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture is a diverse nationwide partnership of individuals and organizations cultivating grass roots efforts to engage in policy development processes that result in food and agricultural systems and rural communities that are healthy, environmentally sound, profitable, humane and just.
http://www.sustainableagriculture.net/
Seattle Tilth
Seattle Tilth is a non-profit organic gardening and urban ecology organization with demonstration gardens, children’s programs, workshops and event.
www.seattletilth.org
Slow Food
Slow Food USA, a national non-profit educational organization dedicated to supporting, sustaining and celebrating the food traditions of North America. Slow Food International, with its birthplace in Bra, Italy does the same work, but on an international level. See the link www.slowfoodusa.org for more information.
www.slowfood.org
Local Chapter:
Slow Food Seattle’s mission is to share the pleasures of the table through experiences that heighten awareness of artisan and sustainable foods of our region and the world.
www.slowfoodseattle.org
Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Market
Find your neighborhood farmers market. And YES, local farmers are selling during the winter. In addition to the West Seattle and University farmers market Pike Place Market is open too! Find locations here:
http://www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org/
Certified Naturally Grown
Certified Naturally Grown, a non-profit alternative certification program tailored for small-scale, direct-market farmers using natural methods. USDA is costly for the small grower. Learn more here:
http://www.naturallygrown.org/
Food Alliance
Food Alliance is a nonprofit organization that certifies farms, ranches and food handlers for sustainable agricultural and facility management practices. By choosing Food Alliance Certified products, consumers and commercial food buyers can be assured they are supporting safe and fair working conditions, humane treatment of animals, and good environmental stewardship.
Eat Well Guide
Find good food — local, sustainable and organic. A fun and easy way to find local farmers, events and area restaurants
http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?pd=Home
The Ethicurean….”Chew The Right Thing!” (need I say more?)