Power Pinching Site of the Month

Carol Jowdy of Sandwich has participated in several CHEC meetings, and she “highly” recommends these on-line sites:

Local Harvest

Local Harvest is a website dedicated to helping consumers find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of organic and sustainably grown food in their local area.
www.localharvest.org

Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association

Biodynamic agriculture is the oldest nonchemical agricultural movement. The purpose of the website is to foster knowledge of the practices and principles of the biodynamic method of agriculture, horticulture, and forestry and to advance the applications of this method through education.
www.biodynamics.com

The Land Institute

The purpose of the institute is to develop an agricultural system with the economic stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops. The institute supports research in Natural Systems Agriculture. The website has educational materials and information promoting their cause.
www.landinstitute.org

Slow Food USA

Slow Food USA is an educational organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of North America through its programs and activities. They  envision a future food system based on high quality and taste, environmental sustainability, and social justice. The website has local chapter information as well as a blog, general store, and program information.
www.slowfoodusa.org

Sustain USA

Sustain encourages sustainable economic development that creates jobs and revitalizes communities in an environmentally sound manner. The organization creates public education campaigns, develops programs to make “green” industries more attractive to consumers, and many other activities to promote their mission including the creation of FamilyFarmed.org.
www.sustainusa.org

Center for Eco-Literacy

The center is dedicated to education for sustainable living. They provide tools, ideas, and support for combining hands-on experience with curricular innovation in K-12 education. They support research, publish extensively, and provide resources in support of systemic change.
www.ecoliteracy.org