Resources

This meta-analysis, by Baranski et al, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, is based on a review of 343 peer-reviewed studies.

Americans eat a fraction of the daily recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables.

This tip sheet explains the benefits and basics about organic food, and how to keep it affordable.

This website, from the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine, provides useful and practical information about foods that will contribute to your health.

This book is a guide to eating well while saving money and wasting less food.  Read more or buy the book here.

Wasted food and its effects on people, the environment, and the economy have become a major topic of national conversation, and for good reason.

Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver has written a book that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.

These two websites provide direction for how to food shop in a sustainable way: www.sustainabletable.

These two companies will deliver less expensive produce to your door.  Both companies are dedicated to reducing food waste.

These are all great sources for buying seeds: Johnny’s Selected Seeds – www.johnnyseeds.com. Most of their seeds are organically grown.

The USDA’s Farmer’s Market and CSA Directory “lists markets that feature two or more farm vendors selling agricultural products directly to customers at a common, recurrent physical …

Local Harvest has created a useful website that maintains a nationwide directory of CSAs (community supported agriculture farms), small farms, farmer’s markets, and other local food sources.