Simply Living's Food and Cooking Links
Look here for links to vegetarian/vegan sites, natural foods links, recipe archives and all good things to eat.
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Simply Living's Food and Cooking LinksLook here for links to vegetarian/vegan sites, natural foods links, recipe archives and all good things to eat. |
Take action on food production issues that affect human health, animal welfare and the environment. The Center for Food Safety promotes strong organic standards, educates on food and health issues, and serves as a watchdog on genetically modified organisms.
The Central Ohio Vegetarian Society
COVS is a Columbus-based nonprofit membership organization that promotes the growth and development of a vegan lifestyle. However, you don't have to be vegan to participate in events or become a member - just interested, open-minded, and hungry! Check for current events and other resources on the COVS web site.
Central Ohio folks, get behind the scenes and learn how to make the most of these Saturday morning events! Here you can not only find out in advance about special features and events planned each week, but you can meet the farmers, learn about the vendors, check out recipes from the Market's own cookbook, and you can sign up to get special announcements via email.
Community Food Security Coalition
A national coalition of organizations and individuals committed to community-based solutions to hunger, poor nutrition, and the globalization of the food system.
Conscious Choice: The Journal of Ecology & Natural Living is a bi-monthly print magazine reporting on the environment, health care, food, nutrition, and other issues with a midwestern U.S. focus. Read articles from the latest issue online here.
A simple and welcome directory of North American food co-ops. This site also includes links to web pages on the cooperative movement, healthy eating, and other topics, and information on food co-ops and buying clubs.
Haphazardly organized but loaded with excellent links, this site covers the organic movement for farmers, gardeners, consumers, activists, and all who eat. Prepare to spend lots of time browsing this extensive list.
Founded by John Robbins, EarthSave educates about the powerful connections between food, health, and the environment. Browse EarthSave's programs, fact sheets, articles, and other resources in support of the mission to "help create a better world by promoting the benefits of healthy and life-sustaining food choices."
Farmers Market Map of the United States
The USDA has compiled this national listing of farmer's markers, including locations, schedule, and contact infomration. Click on any state to find farmer's markets statewide. A wonderful source for vacationers and travelers, or get a list of markets right here in Ohio. Listings are alphabetical by city.
The Food and Society Initiative supports the creation and expansion of community-based food systems that are locally owned and controlled, environmentally sound, and health promoting. Check this site to find the latest food and agriculture news, an excellent full-text publications library, details about Food and Society grantees, and an up-to-date list of events.
HappyCow: Vegetarian restaurant guide and directory of natural health food stores
HappyCow's Global Guide is a free vegetarian restaurant guide, providing vegetarians around the world with vegetarian and vegan healthy restaurant dining and health food store locations. Look up restaurants, co-ops and natural food stores wherever you are traveling or relocating.
Greater Columbus Foodshed Project
Low-income rural and urban households, though living in separate worlds, face similar challenges -- and are linked by the food they eat. The Greater Columbus Foodshed Project works to create opportunities and forge common bonds, including linking farmers and Head Start families, creating community gardens, instituting projects at schools and colleges, and planning many other educational and practical ways to elevate local people and local foods.
Just This Farm is a family-owned and operated farm located west of Columbus, Ohio, on the rich soils of the Darby Creek watershed. Certified organic since the year 2000 by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, Just This Farm sells garlic, beef, turkeys, eggs, vegetables and flowers. Owner is a member of Simply Living.
A lobbying organization serving growers and marketers of greens, the Leafy Greens Council offers an informative site including tips on selection, storage and preparation of vegetables, plus a FAQ, lesson plans, and web links.
This welcome directory supports locally-grown food by listing CSAs, farmer's markets, food co-ops, organic restaurants, and other local food sources nationwide. Pick a city, state or Zip code, and find out what options exist for healthy, organic shopping and eating. This site also features a coast-to-coast food and farming events calendar, and a vendor lookup by product (so you can find out who sells edamame, persimmons, or edible flowers!). Give it a try:
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Low-income rural and urban households, though living in separate worlds, face similar challenges -- and are linked by the food they eat. Local Matters works to create opportunities and forge common bonds, including linking farmers and Head Start families, creating community gardens, instituting projects at schools and colleges, and planning many other educational and practical ways to elevate local people and local foods. Local Matters is a charitable, educational and networking organization whose goal is to ensure that all members of our community have access to affordable, nutritious, fresh and local foods.
National Cooperative Business Association
The National Cooperative Business Association helps people and groups use the cooperative model to improve their lives and their communities. Directories and tools for starting and maintaining any kind of co-op can be found here.
Natural-State Wines applauds those who restrict the use of chemicals in their vineyards and wineries and offers natural-state wines (including Ohio's largest selection of certified organic wines) to the consumers of Ohio.
The Organic Consumers Association promotes food safety, organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices in the U.S. and internationally through public education, activist networking, boycotts and protests, grassroots lobbying, media and public relations, and litigation. Look here for information to help make informed food choices.
The Slow Food International Movement
The profound negative environmental and social effects of fast food have prompted formation of Slow Food, an international movement promoting the traditional gustatory culture and environmental sustainability. Also see the US-based arm of Slow Food International at Slow Food USA.
A service of the Indiana Soybean Board, this site includes an exhaustive list of soy-products companies, plus recipes, nutritional information, research articles and other resources.
University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
Working together for stronger communities, the UWCC offers a wide range of resources, news and information about all kinds of co-ops. Not to be missed!
HappyCow: Vegetarian restaurant guide and directory of natural health food stores
HappyCow's Global Guide is a free vegetarian restaurant guide, providing vegetarians around the world with vegetarian and vegan healthy restaurant dining and health food store locations. Look up restaurants, co-ops and natural food stores wherever you are traveling or relocating, or explore travel or vegetarianism here.
VRG is a non-profit organization which educates the public about vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, ecology, ethics and world hunger. VRG publishes cookbooks, studies and the Vegetarian Journal.
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