fast facts and resources
BUY LOCAL
Local Harvest is a website where you can find farmers markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and other goodies.
The Northeast Organic Farming Association is a non-profit organization comprised of farmers, gardeners and consumers working to promote healthy food, organic farming practices and a cleaner environment. NOFA has chapters in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Fairfield Green Food Guide is a website dedicated to helping consumers in Fairfield County Connecticut find fresh, local, sustainable food. The Buying Guide is a searchable online database of green food resources in Fairfield County.
The Eat Well Guide is a free, online directory of small farms, restaurants and other outlets in the US and Canada that offer sustainably-raised meat, poultry, dairy, and egg products. Enter your zip or postal code to find local products that were raised sustainably, including no antibiotics, no added hormones, pasture raised, grass fed and organic.
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CHOOSE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
mbayaq.org is the website for The Monterey Bay Aquarium. They have created Seafood Watch, a program designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources. They recommend which seafood to buy or avoid. Their mission is to empower consumers and businesses to make choices for healthy oceans. Download the latest Seafood Watch Guide
EAT WITH THE SEASONS
Buy CT Grown connects consumers with Connecticut grown products quickly and easily - whether on a menu, at a farm, farmers' market or local nursery. The website features a chart of what's currently in season. You can sign up to receive in-season alerts for your favorite fruits and vegetables, reminders about upcoming food and farm events, or seasonal recipes from Connecticut chefs and more.
On What's Fresh Near You from the NRDC just select your state and the time of year to see a list of what's in season in your state and in the surrounding region.
KEEP IT EASY AND FUN
The Daily Green is a great resource for "going green". There are informative articles, fun quizes and loads of tips.
GET EDUCATED
Cooking Up A Story is a wonderful web series about people, food and sustainable living.
Organic Nation TV is a great place to watch fun, informative videos that explore the sustainable food landscape.
Organic Foodee is a wonderful online organic lifestyle magazine. It delivers organic food news, organic stories and organic reviews with fresh, original and well-researched articles. The woman behind the website, Ysanne Spevack, is a well-known organic food and lifestyle author.
On Organic.org you'll find information on understanding organic basics to product reviews and the latest organic news. A related site called All Organic Links is a directory of organic-friendly businesses.
Sustainable Table provides a variety of ways to receive up-to-date information on the sustainable food movement and builds community among health conscious consumers via newsletters, blogs, forums and interactive media. A comprehensive Issues section provides links to more information about sustainability topics. The Sustainable Kitchen section provides consumers with feature articles on sustainable food, cooking, recipes, and more.
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is a member-based association whose mission is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade. OTA's approximately 1,600 members include growers, shippers, retailers, processors, certifiers, farmer associations, brokers, consultants and others promoting all things organic. For a directory of OTA members and the products and services they offer or to locate an organic retailer near you, visit www.theorganicpages.com. For resources related to transitioning from conventional to organic, visit www.howtogoorganic.com.
CONNECT AND SPREAD THE WORD
The Northeast Food and Farm Network is a project of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG).The site is a full-featured social network where people and groups from the Northeast can connect and work together to build a vibrant regional food system. Visit our The Natural Princess Page.
Late Bloomers Farm is a blog by a local foodie who began the site as a place to record the local food journey, solicit advice, and share notes.
CT Food Blog by a Connecticut food writer and journalist helps us figure out what's fresh, what's new, where to get things, and what the heck to do with them once you have them.
Every Kitchen Table by Rob Smart of Vermont focuses on helping people make practical changes to their everyday food decisions that will contribute to improved human, economic, environmental, and health conditions.
Local Nourishment is a blog chronicling the journey of a family in the process of transitioning from the "Standard American Diet" to a more locally derived, natural and healthy diet.
Katonah Green is a blog about sustainable living featuring interviews, reviews, videos, news and opinion on: local organic food and farming, natural health, green events, green shopping and films, making change and building community all within 20 miles of Katonah, NY.
Living In A Local Zone is a blog by a fellow Connecticut locavore about her experiences eating locally and connecting to the earth.
Local In Season is about local food: eating, growing, and enjoying. Better food is the reason. I'll be contributing to this great site in the column From The Garden Plot.
Nutmeg Kitchen is a Connecticut blog for eaters out and locovore scratch chefs and everybody who does a little of both, or falls somewhere in between.
Local Kitchen is a blog about local cooking and eating in NY's Hudson Valley.
Your Simple Feast is the blog of a personal chef and Connecticut locavore.