Food & Nutrition

Here we offer a variety of sites that offer information, foods and/or nutrition (primarily organic) such as: farms, seeds, herbs, etc ....

• Agricultural Marketing Service@USDA: The National Organic Program
www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm

Organic Food Standards and Label: The Facts
www.ams.usda.gov/nop/Consumers/brochure.html

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has put in place a set of national standards that food labeled "organic" must meet, whether it is grown in the United States or imported from other countries. After October 21, 2002, when you buy food labeled "organic," you can be sure that it was produced using the highest organic production and handling standards in the world.

• Be Wise Ranch CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
www.bewiseranch.com

"Community Supported Agriculture in San Diego, would you like to eat vitamin- and nutrient-rich produce grown organically, without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides?"

Click on Be Wise Ranch for more information.

California Right to Know/Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Initiative

www.calrighttoknow.org

• Citizens for Health
www.citizen.org

"....the voice of the natural health consumer. Citizens For Health is the national grassroots advocacy organization committed to protecting and expanding your natural health choices. Natural health options are proven to enhance wellness and reduce healthcare costs my millions. But in order for lawmakers to hear this perspective, natural health consumers must remain active, visible and become a permanent voice in national, state and local decisions impacting our health.

• Isn't the Government Supposed to Protect Us?

www.thecampaign.org/brochuregovt.htm

"Offers general information on the campaign to require labeling for genetically engineered or modified foods."

• MilkSucks.com
www.dumpdairy.com

As we all know, calcium is a essential mineral. The source we receive it from is a key factor as to how well the human body will receive & process it. This site focuses on debunking a myth sold to the American public by a multibillion dollar industry.

"...Make no mistake about it; the dairy industry has been virtually in total control of any and all public health information that ever rises to the level of public scrutiny." -Dr. T. Collin Campbell

"Why dairy products won't help you maintain healthy bones, Osteoporosis Fact file. Building strong bones and keeping them that way is easier than you may have thought."

"Milk, it now seems clear, is not the solution to poor bone density. To the contrary, it's part of the problem." -Dr. Charles Attwood

"The commercials do not point out that only 30 percent of milk's calcium is absorbed by the body or that osteoporosis is common among milk drinkers. Nor do they help you correct the real causes of bone loss." -Dr. Neal Barnard

"The latest EPA study concludes that people who consume even small amounts of dioxin in fatty foods and dairy products face a cancer risk of one in 100." -The Washington Post, April 12,2001

"PETA is calling on the USDA to lower the legal limit of allowable pus cells in milk to the limit used by the rest of the industrialized world. Presently, our limit is nearly twice that. Seventeen states are producing milk that would be illegal to sell in Europe!"

"Milk, in particular, is poor insurance against bone breaks... the healthiest calcium sources are green leafy vegetables and legumes."
-Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

"Modern Miracle Men"

www.roundtoit.com/MMM.html

"An article by Rex Beach, entitled 'Modern Miracle Men', relating to food mineral balances by Dr. Charles Northern, reprinted from Cosmopolitan, June 1936".

• Nature's First Law: Raw Food

www.rawfood.com

"The world's Internet Guide to a raw-food diet."

Click on The Sunfood Diet Success System for information about the book their book, or Nature's First Law for more information.

• Organic Consumers Association
www.organicconsumers.org

Campaigning for food safety, organic agriculture, fair trade & sustainability.

• Organic Trade Association (OTA)

www.ota.com

"The OTA is a national association representing the organic industry in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Members include grower, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmer associations, brokers, consultants, distributors and retailers."

• Rodale Institute, The (health: research & organic production)

www.rodaleinstitute.org

"Healthy Soil; Healthy Food; Healthy People"

Seabreeze Organic Farms

www.seabreezed.com

"We are 100% committed to organic, natural production of produce"

Sunshine Organic Foods

www.sunshineorganics.com

"San Diego's Premiere Online Grocer Featuring a complete selection of natural and conventional groceries! How to get your groceries delivered to your doorstep."

• Vegan Living: Ask Joanne!

http://vegsource.org/joanne/qaphys.htmh

"The Spirit of this site is to provide information about all aspects of vegan living and answer some of the questions you may have about vegan lifestyle."

● Vegan Society
www.vegansociety.com

"Founded in 1944, the Vegan Society provides advise on a way of life free from animal products for the benefit of: people; animals and the environment. The Society supports all who wish to replace or reduce animal products in diet and provides expert advice to: the media; doctors; dietitians, caterers & food producers; authorities dealing with food labeling, additives, school meals and other public health issues."

"The Vegan Society is relied on for: the authoritative food manual, Plant Based Nutrition and Health; the regular updated Animal Free Shopper; the trusted trade mark on animal free products."

Need to know where & how to improve nutrient intake you may be lacking?

Want to know about Vegan & how to get all you need through a vegan diet?

Don't waste time, check out their website now!

● Whole Foods ships via UPS

www.wholefoods.com