s'Cool Food Initiative

An animated and lighthearted YouTube video that points out some of the hard-to-read ingredients found in common desert items. 

For thirty years, Oceana County, Michigan has been the Asparagus Capital of the World. This film documents how its residents and family farms take on the U.S. War on Drugs, Free Trade, and a Fast Food Nation in order to save their beloved 'roots'.

Backyard Harvest aims to share the edible abundance of the Santa Barbara community with those that need it the most. Our ideal climate and plentiful resources typically lead to a profusion of food that often results in excess. Backyard Harvest serves to capture that abundance and redirect it into the food system by donating it to our in-need residents.

The Beyond Organic radio show is an unique environmental radio and multimedia program, addressing issues of organic food and farming, social and environmental sustainability.

This short film tells the story of Fairview Gardens and its struggle to survive in the face of rapid suburban development. It draws a sharp contrast between community-supported agriculture and conventional chemical farming.

A resource for finding out about Certified Farmers Markets throughout California.

CCOF is the only full service organic certification and trade association providing premier organic certification program and trade association benefits to farms, processors, private labelers, retailers, restaurants, brokers, and supporting members including individuals, suppliers and service providers.

California Harvest of the Month (HOTM) develops strategies designed to motivate and empower students to increase consumption and enjoyment of a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables and to engage in physical activity every day while at school.

The Center for Ecoliteracy is best known for its pioneering work with school gardens, school lunches, and integrating ecological principles and sustainability into school curricula. 

CEE's mission is to provide the necessary resources, curriculum, expertise and guidance to cultivate environmental leadership in K-12 schools. CEE works to create environmentally healthy schools where children learn how to choose sustainable lifestyles.

The Center for Food Safety works to protect human health and the environment by curbing the proliferation of harmful food production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture.

CSPI seeks to educate the public, advocate government policies that are consistent with scientific evidence on health and environmental issues, and counter industry’s powerful influence on public opinion and public policies.

The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is an internationally respected model for small-scale urban food production, agricultural preservation, farm-based education and community supported agriculture    (CSA) for Santa Barbara and Goleta.

39 episodes put farmers and food issues on center stage by taking the nation’s best chefs out of the kitchen and onto family farms across this country to see the real work, love, passion, lifestyle, and labor that goes into growing good, sustainable food for America’s tables.

Now in it’s third season, Kids on the Farm takes the nation’s best chefs – and their kids – out to the source, to learn where their food comes from, to meet the people who passionately grow their food, and finally – into the kitchen where they partake in the creation of a family meal. The series companion book features kid-friendly cooking tips, ideas for supporting sustainability, sourcing notes, health and nutrition information, and one of the most comprehensive arrangements to date, of activities designed to encourage families to engage and share in the joys of food, cooking, and farming, together.

CAFF's mission is to build a movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies and promotes social justice.

The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) is a North American coalition of diverse people and organizations working from the local to international levels to build community food security

Cooking with Kids uses hands-on methods to teach elementary school students about the joy of delicious healthy foods.

Renowned chef John Bishop leads viewers of this film on an eye-opening and engaging journey into the billion-dollar battle to control global food production

A guide to finding farms, markets, restaurants and more in the US and Canada. 

The mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment.  EWG's Farm page focuses on building a system of food production that is fair for the farmer and good for the consumer.

Family Cook Productions seeks to bring families together around delicious, fresh food while positively impacting their health and well-being.