Directory - Organic Food & Related Information

This is the start of a list of websites of interest.

Certification Organizations & Trade Associations

• USDA Organic Labeling and Marketing Information
  This is it — U.S.D.A. organic standards. Also the Labeling Packaged Products list.
  See also: USDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
• Weston A. Price Foundation — nonprofit, tax-exempt charity disseminating the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets.
  See also: A Campaign for Real Milk
• The Organic Trade Association — membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America which promotes and protects organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy.
• National Family Farm Coalition — represents family farm and rural groups whose members face the challenge of the deepening economic recession in rural communities.

Consumer Organizations

• California Raw Milk Association — The voice of California's raw milk consumers
• Food & Water Watch — challenges the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink.
• Organic Consumers Association — an online grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability.

Forums and Discussion Groups

• Local Harvest Forums
• TreeHugger Forums
• Mercola Forums
• Homesteading Today Forums
• The Complete Patient

Miscellaneous Information

• Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database
• MSG Facts
• Sustainable Living Roadshow
• Where Is My Milk From? — interactive lookup
• High Brix Gardens
• Brix Chart from crossroads.ws
• Food Cravings Chart

Organic Shopping

Organic Food Stores & Locations

• Lassen's Natural Foods & Vitamins
• Dervaes Gardens, Pasadena, California
• Local Harvest — with an online store!
• Vital Choice — wild seafood and organics (with Newsletter)
• Whole Foods Market — store chain offering organic and non-organic items around the U.S.

Directories & Search Websites

• Eat Wild — grass-fed food and facts
• FarmerNet.com — Certified Farmers' Markets of Southern California
• LocalHarvest.org — articles and an interactive map
• Organic Food Store Locator (organicstorelocator.com) Interactive Map
• The Cornucopia Institute Organic Dairy Report — Evaluation chart of organic dairies, with links to dairy sites
• Where Can I Find Real Milk? — RealMilk.com's list of U.S. raw milk dairies
• Where is My Milk From? — interactive website utilizing information published by the FDA in conjunction with the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the Public Health Service
• TheOrganicPages.com — comprehensive directory of organic suppliers

Organic Gardening

• Heirloom Organics — Non-Hybrid AND Non-GMO seeds

Other Organic Shopping

• American Apparel Organics
• AromaVital — Young Living Essential Oils distributor (organic essential oils)
• Dr. Ron's — nutrients, formulas and skin and body care products
• Gaiam.com — organic clothing, bedding, etc. online
• Baby Time Organics
• Patagonia.com — organic clothing, environmental gear. Not sure if everything is organic, but here's a search of the site for organic cotton.
• RobbieAndAdrian.com — organic baby blankets