Healthy Mama Magazine Issue 1 - July 2014 | Page 51

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Organic Produce
& INFORMATION

Up to 60% of our family’s eco-footprint comes from the
food we buy. There is no easier place to start looking
after ourselves and our planet than at the store…

USA

Organic Organizations
Non-profit, public interest organization
campaigning for health, justice, and
sustainability.

Gracelinks
Aim is to increase public awareness of the critical environmental
and public health issues created by our current food, water and
energy systems, and to promote a more sustainable future.
Food Co-Ops
Food co-op directory plus information.
Localharvest
Connects people looking for good food with the farmers who
produce it.

AUSTRALIA

A food cooperative or co-op is a food
distribution outlet organised by a group of
like-minded people within a particular zone. The
decisions regarding the production and distribution
of the food are agreed to by the members of
the co-op allowing for a higher level of social
responsibility in reference to the provenance
and quality of the produce.

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CANADA
Organic Organizations
Information on organic agriculture, eating
organics, and connecting all the parts
together.

Organic Week
Largest annual celebration of organic food, farming and products
across the country. Includes a store directory.
Food Co-Ops
A network of food and farming co-ops working towards
a co-operative and sustainable food system by strengthening the
food co-op movement in Ontario.
Local Food Plus
Solutions provider for local sustainable procurement,
committed to growing local sustainable food systems.
Lots of information and a store/farm directory.

- Organic Organizations

‘FoodWise’ is DoSomething’s national
campaign to reduce the environmental
impact of Australia’s food consumption, to become
educate and inform Australians about the food that they eat.
Consume with care - A not-for-profit website which aims to
educate and inspire consumers to make conscious choices,
with regards to their health, animals and our precious planet.
There are recommendations for which products to buy and
where to buy them, how to make more conscious consumption both easy and accessible.
Youth food movement - A nation-wide movement that brings
young people together around food to make our generation
aware of their power as conscious consumers by building
understanding and value for the food we eat.
Sustainable Table - A young and innovative not-forprofit organisation that empowers people to use their shopping dollar to vote for a food system that is fair,
humane, healthy and good for the environment.
Food Co-ops
A community project, initiated by the Ethical Consumer Group,
with a view to providing a resource to make it easy to find local
and more sustainable food sources.

UK - Organic Organizations
Sustain Web - The alliance for better food
and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance
the health and welfare of people and
animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich
society and culture and promote equity.
Food Matters - Food Matters is a not-for-profit national
food policy and advocacy organisation working to create sustainable and fair food systems.
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