Links and Articles
Food/Recipes
New: http://www.theweeklyveggie.com/ — Local blog from one of our Hillsdale owners!
New: Juliemorris.net — Join Julie in an eco-friendly exploration of simple, flavorful, and natural food made for fabulous living and wellness.
culinate.com — A web site devoted to a greater awareness of food and appreciation of life. Several Food Front Member-Owners are involved in this endeavor. Includes some great recipes.
Edible Portland — The goal of this magazine and website is to be a resource that makes eating, growing, and enjoying our local abundance an everyday pleasure.
pccnaturalmarkets — Our friends from Seattle Co-op PCC Natural Markets offer up a some delicious recipes.
http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/food-and-farms/farm-fresh/pledge
Eaters unite: take the "Vote with Your Fork!" pledge
You have the power to create a better food system. Collectively, our individual food choices significantly impact where and how food is produced, and the kind of food that is available to all of us. Every time you eat you help shape what our food system looks like. The kind of food you buy directly impacts your life, our community, and Oregon’s environment.
http://www.measurefreehippiecook.com Author Jean Johnson shows you how to make meals simple, healthy, thrifty and green
Co-op Links
portland.coop — Portland area food co-ops.
http://www.ncga.coop — The National Cooperative Grocers Association provides the vision, leadership and systems for Co-ops.
http://www.foodcoop500.coop — A support system for start-up food co-ops.
Farmland Preservation
http://www.sustainableagriculture.net — The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture is dedicated to educating the public on the importance of a sustainable food and agriculture system that's economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just and humane.
http://www.farmlandinfo.org — The Farmland Information Center is a public/private partnership between American Farmland Trust and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service that provides technical information about farmland protection.
http://www.edf.org — Environmental Defense includes Federal Farm Policy reform in their work to protect ecosystems.
http://www.farmland.org — American Farmland Trust works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment.
http://www.lta.org — Land Trust Alliance, the convener, strategist and representative of land trusts across America.
Seafood Sustainability.
http://www.msc.org — The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes responsible fishing practices.
http://www.oceantrust.org — Ocean Trust is a member supported, ocean conservation foundation building science, conservation and seafood partnerships to sustain the oceans as a food source for humanity.
Organic Agriculture
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm — USDA’s National Organic Program.
http://www.ota.com/index.html — Organic Trade Association.
http://cornucopia.org — The Cornucopia Institute is dedicated to the fight for economic justice for the family-scale farming community.
Other Important Links
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org — The Center for Food Safety.
http://www.certifiedhumane.org — The Certified Humane Raised & Handled Label is a consumer certification and labeling program.