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This is a compendium of websites that we have found that describe organizations, books, restaurants, farmers' markets, food artisans and lots more. Please note that Edible Boston does not necessarily endorse these websites or the organizations they represent. We are simply offering these links as a resource for our readers who would like to learn more about sustainable agriculture and related topics. We are continually adding sections and links to this list so visit often!
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS:
This is a list of nonprofit organizations that support small family farms, initiate 'buy local' campaigns, extol the virtues of fresh, seasonal, locally-grown produce, and promote sustainable agriculture and related topics.
Ag Futures Alliance
www.agfuturesalliance.net
American Farmland Trust
www.farmland.org
Ban Cruel Farms
www.bancruelfarms.org/meatrix
Center for Ecoliteracy
www.ecoliteracy.org
Chefs Collaborative
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
www.caff.org
Community Food Security Coalition
www.foodsecurity.org
Copia
www.copia.org/pages/home.asp
Ecotrust
www.ecotrust.org
Federation of Massachussetts Farmer's Markets
Food Routes
www.foodroutes.org
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
www.iatp.org
Kansas City Food Circle
www.KCFoodCircle.org
National Farm to School Network
www.farmtoschool.org
Next Course
www.nextcourse.org
Oldways
www.oldwayspt.org
Organic Farming Research Foundation
www.ofrf.org
Oceans Alive Campaign (Environmental Defense)
www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm
Slow Food International
www.slowfood.com
Slow Food USA
www.slowfoodusa.org
The Ethicurean
www.ethicurean.com
The Food Project
www.thefoodproject.org
The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
www.sustainableagriculture.net
The Sustainable Table
sustainabletable.org
Worldwatch Institute
www.worldwatch.org
ARTISANS:
In this section, we present links to websites of folks who specialize in preparing unique, handcrafted food items or objects that are food-related here in the Northeast. These items reflect their regional origin either through singular flavor, taste, form and/or quality, and are available for sale across the US through e-commerce or mail order. This is by no means a comprehensive list, and we do hope it expands as we find more wonderful artisans across the country. (You can find links to more local artisans on the different Edible member websites.) Enjoy!
Bakeries:
A & J King Artisan Bakers (Salem, MA)
http://www.ajkingbakery.com
Chocolate:
Best Friends Cocoa (Arlington, MA)
http://www.bestfriendscocoa.com/
Coffee:
Equal Exchange Coffee (West Bridgewater, MA)
http://www.equalexchange.coop/
Condiments:
Dairy:
Meat:
Ipswich Butcher Shop (Ipswich, MA)
(978) 356-2262
Restaurants:
Seafood:
Wine/Beer:
Alfalfa Farm Winery (Topsfield, MA)
http://www.alfalfafarmwinery.com/
Coastal Vineyards (South Dartmouth, MA)
http://www.coastal-vineyards.com/
Hardwick Vineyard (Ware, MA)
http://www.hardwickwinery.com/
International Wine Vault (Allston, MA)
http://intlwinevault.com
Nashoba Valley Winery (Bolton, MA)
http://www.nashobawinery.com/
Neponset Winery (Needham, MA)
http://www.neponsetwinery.com/
Obadiah McIntyre Winery (Charlton, MA)
http://www.obadiahmcintyre.com/
Plymouth Winery (Plymouth, MA)
http://www.plymouthwinery.com/
Plymouth Bay Winery (Plymouth, MA)
http://www.plymouthbaywinery.com/
Plymouth Colony Winery (Plymouth, MA)
http://www.plymouthcolonywines.com/
Running Brook Vineyards (North Dartmouth, MA)
http://www.runningbrookwine.com/
Travessia Winery (New Bedford, MA)
http://www.trevessiawine.com/
Turtle Creek Winery (Lincoln, MA)
http://www.turtlecreekwine.com/
Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery (Westport, MA)
http://www.westportrivers.com/
Willow Spring Vineyards (Haverhill, MA)
http://www.willowspringvineyards.com/
Other:
Luvli Juices (Boston, MA)
http://www.luvlijuices.com/
FARMS & CSA's:
Acacia Grove Honey Farms (Woburn, MA)
617-947-1380
Allandale Farm (Brookline, MA)
www.allandalefarm.com
Applefield Farm (Stow, MA)
www.applefieldfarm.com
Appleton Farms (Ipswich, MA)
www.appletonfarms.org
Arrowhead Farm (Newburyport, MA)
www.arrowheadfamilyfarm.com
Atlas Farm (South Deerfield, MA)
http://atlasfarm.com
Barker's Farm (North Andover, MA)
Bay End Farm (Buzzards Bay, MA)
Bear Hill Farm (Tyngsboro, MA)
Belkin Family Lookout Farm (Natick, MA)
Belmont CSA (Lexington, MA)
Blue Heron Organic Farm (Lincoln, MA)
Boston Hill Farm (North Andover, MA)
Brooksby Farm (Peabody, MA)
Brookfield Farm (Amherst, MA)
Busa Farm (Arlington, MA)
Butter Brook Farm (Acton, MA)
Cape Cod Organic Farm (Barnstable, MA)
Carraig Farm (Ashby, MA)
Carver Hill Orchard (Stow, MA)
Chip-in Farm (Bedford, MA)
Cider Hill Farm (Amesbury, MA)
Codman Community Farm (Lincoln, MA)
Colchester Neighborhood Farm (Plympton, MA)
Connors Farm (Danvers, MA)
Cook's Valley Farm (Wrentham, MA)
Coyote Hill Farm (Bernardston, MA)
Crabapple Farm (Chesterfield, MA)
Derby Orchard (Stow, MA)
The Dover Farm (Dover, MA)
Dowse Orchards (Sherborn, MA)
Dragonfly Farms (Pepperell, MA)
Drumlin Farm (Lincoln, MA)
Enterprise Farm (South Deerfield, MA)
Farmer Dave's CSA (Dracut, MA)
The Farm School (Athol, MA)
Fay's Farm (Haverhill, MA)
First Light Farm (Hamilton, MA)
firstlightfarmcsa.com
Flying Cloud Orchards (Acushnet, MA)
The Food Project (Dorchester, MA)
Greater Newburyport CSA (Newbury, MA)
Green Meadows Farm (South Hamilton, MA)
Greenwich Springs Farm (Hardwick, MA)
Hanson Farm, Inc. (Bridgewater, MA)
Hanson's Farm (Framingham, MA)
Heaven's Harvest Farm (New Braintree, MA)
Heirloom Harvest CSA (Westborough, MA)
Highland Farm (Holliston, MA)
Holly Hill Farm (Cohasset, MA)
Homestead Farm & Orchard (Merrimac, MA)
Honey Pot Hill Orchard (Stow, MA)
Idylwilde Farm (Acton, MA)
Iron Horse Farm (Sherborn, MA)
Iron Moon Farm (Newbury, MA)
Kettle Pond Farm (Berkley, MA)
Kirk Farm (Groton, MA)
Land Sake's Farm (Weston, MA)
Lawndale Farm (Tyngsborough, MA)
Lindentree Farm (Lincoln, MA)
Luna Farm (Lowell, MA)
Lupien's Farm (Chelmsford, MA)
Mahoney's Garden (Winchester, MA)
Many Hands Organic Farm (Barre, MA)
Marino Lookout Farm and Market (Natick, MA)
Marshall Farms (Concord, MA)
Moose Hill Community Farm (Sharon, MA)
Mountain View Farm (Easthampton, MA)
Moon In The Pond Organic Farm (Sheffield, MA)
Natural Roots (Conway, MA)
The Neighborhood Farm (Needham, MA)
New Entry Sustainable Farm (Lowell, MA)
Newton Community Farm (Newton, MA)
Nyala Farm (Acton, MA)
Parlee Farms (Tyngsboro, MA)
Pleasant Lake Farm (Harwich, MA)
Powisset Farm (Dover, MA)
Red Fire Farm (Granby, MA)
Russell Orchards, Inc. (Ipswich, MA)
reVision Urban Farm (Dorchester, MA)
Seaweed & Codfish Herb Farm (West Dennis, MA)
Sergi Farms (Belmont, MA)
Serving Ourselves Farm (Boston, MA)
617-534-2526 x 304
Shared Harvest CSA (Belmont, MA)
Siena Farms (Sudbury, MA)
Silverbrook Farm (Darmouth, MA)
Small Farm (Stow, MA)
Smolak Farms (North Andover, MA)
Springdell Farm (Littleton, MA)
Stasinos Farms (Peabody, MA)
Sterns Farms CSA (Framingham, MA)
Stillman Farm (New Braintree, MA)
Stone's Throw CSA (Sutton, MA)
Stone Soup Farm (Belchertown, MA)
Sunshine Farm (Sherborn, MA)
Sweet William Farm (Upton, MA)
Tangerini's Spring Street Farm (Millis, MA)
Tree-Berry Farm (Scituate, MA)
Verrill Farm (Concord, MA)
Volante Farms (Needham, MA)
Waltham Fields Community Farm (Waltham, MA)
White Barn Farm (Wrentham, MA)
Wilson Farm (Lexington, MA)
Winston-Folley Farm (Boxborough, MA)
BOOKS:
These are books that are suggested reading for those who want to find out more about why we should "buy local" and eat seasonal, locally produced or harvested food. Some titles also provide background and information on global issues such as Genetically Modified Organisms or chemical pesticides and fertilizers and Persistent Organic Pollutants that impact our health and environment and food systems around the world.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/
Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Author: Micheal Pollan
Available on Amazon.com
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Author: Mark Kurlansky
Available on Amazon.com
Coming Home to Eat: the Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods
Author: Gary Paul Nabham
www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall01/002017.htm
Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket
Author: Brian Halweil
www.worldwatch.org/pubs/books/17/
Fatal Harvest
www.fatalharvest.org
From the Good Earth: a Celebration of Growing Food Around the World
Author: Michael Ableman
Available on Amazon.com
Heal the Ocean
Author: Rod Fujita
www.newsociety.com/bookid/3831
How to Pick A Peach: The Search for Flavor From Farm to Table
Author: Russ Parsons
How to Read A French Fry
Author: Russ Parsons
On Good Land: the Autobiography of an Urban Farm
Author: Michael Ableman
Available on Amazon.com
Our Stolen Future
Author: Theo Colborn, Dianna Dumanoski and John Peterson Myers
www.ourstolenfuture.org
Small Wonder
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
www.kingsolver.com/bookshelf/small_wonder.asp
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Author: Vandana Shiva
Available on Amazon.com
Sustainable Cuisine White Papers
Author: Earth Pledge Foundation
http://chelseagreen.com/2004/items/sustainablecuisine
The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
Author: Alice Waters
Available on Amazon.com
The Eco-Foods Guide
Author: Cynthia Barstow
www.newsociety.com/bookid/3805
The Farmer's Market Book
Author: Jennifer Meta Robinson and J. A. Hartenfeld
Available at Amazon.com
FILMS:
If a picture tells a thousand stories, then maybe films are even better. Here are some films that will give you food for thought.
A Piece of the Puzzle
www.pointofviewfilms.com
Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture and the New American Farmer
www.brokenlimbs.org
Food, Inc.
Filmmaker: Robert Kenner
http://www.foodincmovie.com/
Home Grow'n
Filmmaker: Dulanie Ellis
www.pointofviewfilms.com
How to Cook Your Life
Filmmaker: Dorris Dorrie
http://www.cookyourlifemovie.com/
King Corn
Filmmaker: Ian Cheney
http://www.kingcorn.net/
Mi Casa Es Su Casa
Filmmaker: Dulanie Ellis
www.pointofviewfilms.com
Super Size Me
Filmmaker: John Banzhaf
Available on Amazon.com
Sweet Soil
Filmmaker: Laura Meister
wildhayer@verizon.net
The Garden
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
http://www.blackvalleyfilms.com/
The Greenhorns
Filmmaker: Severine vonTscharner Fleming
http://www.thegreenhorns.net/
The Price of Sugar
Filmmaker: Bill Haney
http://www.thepriceofsugar.com/
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/realdirt/
OTHER:
Culinary Tours:
Coastal Wine Tours
http://www.coastalwinetrail.com/
The Hungry Passport
www.hungrypassport.com
Cooking Classes:
Ruby Chard Cooking Classes & Culinary Events
http://www.rubychard.com/
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