Resources

Web Sites

Blooming Prairie
http://www.blooming-prairie.com

Center for Environmental Study
http://www.cesmi.org

Center for Science in the Public Interest (Nutrition Action newsletter articles)
http://www.cspinet.org

Children's Health Environmental Coalition - offers an interactive home tour (look for the Healthe-House link) and specific advice focused on protecting children from toxic products that may be found in the home
http://www.checnet.org

City Vision, Inc.
http://www.cityvisioninc.org/co-housing.htm

Clothing Matters - For Conscience Commerce
(Clothes, Accessories, Bath and Body Care Products, Bedding and Other Home Furnishings, Nutritional Foods, Jewelry, Shoes and Sandals, and Yoga/Bodywear)
http://www.clothingmatters.net

Co-housing
http://www.cohousing.org

Composting
http://www.mastercomposter.com
http://www.jepsonprairieorganics.com/waste_not_want_not.htm

Co-Op America
http://www.coopamerica.org

EPA - Ecofriendly Landscaping Tips
http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/landscape.htm

Gaiam - this company sells everything from furniture to yoga tapes to eco-travel packages and offers hard-to-find cleaning tools
http://www.gaiam.com

Grand Rapids Institute for Informational Democracy (GRIID) - An affiliate of the Grand Rapids Community Center
http://www.griid.org

Great Lakes Bioneers
http://www.nrec.org/glbioneers

Green Home - features a healthy home tour to help you assess your needs room by room, contains a dictionary of environmental terms, and stocks cleansers
http://www.greenhome.com

Howard Christensen Nature Center: comprehensive listing of Grand Rapids, Michigan area education events and organizations
http://www.kentisd.k12.mi.us/hcnc/index.shtml

Intentional Communities
http://www.ic.org

KentCountyStar - Progressive News Source (includes news, weather, events, polls, and opinions)
http://www.kentcountystar.com

LakeShore Interfaith Institute - this institute is dedicated to Interfaith Study and Dialogue as a way to promote understanding and compassionate forgiveness between's the World's Great Wisdom traditions for the sustainability of the earth and the healing of all living beings. After linking to its web site, click on "Programs and Classes" to view upcoming events.
http://www.motherstrust.org

Less Lawn
http://www.lesslawn.com

LocalHarvest - with the LocalHarvest map, you can find many of the farmers' markets, family farms, locally-grown produce, grass-fed meats, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area.
http://www.localharvest.org

Manitou Arbor Ecovillage
http://www.manitouarbor.org

Michigan Organic Food & Farm Alliance
http://www.moffa.org

New Dream
http://www.newdream.org

New Farm
(click on Organic Price Index; compares organic and conventional food based on East & West Coast terminal markets)
http://newfarm.org

Organic Consumers Association
http://www.organicconsumers.org/update.htm

Organic Growers of Michigan
http://www.michiganorganic.org

Organic Weddings
http://www.organicweddings.com

Progressive Directory of West Michigan
http://www.griid.org/progressivedirectory/

Rain Gardens
http://www.raingardens.org

Sierra Club/West Michigan
http://www.westmichigansierraclub.org

Slow Food U.S.A.
http://slowfoodusa.org

The Splendid Table
http://www.thesplendidtable.com

The Wellspring Society - a Learning Community Offering Diverse Ideas Combined with Human Stories which Address the Foremost Challenges of the New Century . . . in order to Foster Informed, Meaningful, Compassionate Lives
http://www.wellspringsociety.org

West Michigan Environmental Action Council
http://wmeac.org

The Weston A. Price Foundation for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts
http://www.WestonAPrice.org

Whole Foods Market
http://www.WholeFoodsMarket.com

WINE OPTIONS (organic/kosher):
Blog Regarding Organic and Biodynamic Wines
http://www.vinography.com/archives/000205.html

EcoWineFest
http://www.ecowinefest.com

Frog's Leap Winery
http://frogsleap.com

Hagafen Winery
http://www.hagafen.com

Organic Wine Press
http://www.organicwinepress.com

Robert Sinskey Vineyard
http://www.robertsinskey.com

Quixote Winery
http://www.quixotewinery.com

If you have any questions about the Organic Living Group at Fountain Street Church, send an e-mail to mailto:// This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Books

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollon
The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life by Cecile Andrews
The Eco-Foods Guide, What's Good for the Earth is Good for You! by Cynthia Barstow
The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken
The End of Nature by Bill McKibben
The Experience of Place: A New Way of Looking at and Dealing With Our Radically Changing Cities and Countryside by Tony Hiss
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture, edited by Andrew Kimbell
Genetically Engineered Food; A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers by Ronnie Cummins & Ben Lilliston
Gene Wars; The Politics of Biotechnology by Kristin Dawkins
The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert
Local Flavors, Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers
Markets by Deborah Madison
Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening by Maria Rodale
Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening Companion by Maria Rodale
My Story as Told By Water by David James Duncan
The Natural Step for Communities - How Cities and Towns Can Change Sustainable Practices by Sarrah James and Torbjorn Lahti
Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards by Sara Stein
On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm by Michael Ableman
Organic Weddings: Balancing Ecology, Style, and Tradition by Michelle Kozin
Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Resource for Every Gardner
by Fern Marshall Bradley
Small Wonders by Barbara Kingsolver
Taking Back Our Lives in the Age of Corporate Dominance by Ellen Schwartz
This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader by Joan Dye Gussow

Cookbooks

The Busy Person's Guide to Preserving Food: Easy Step-By-Step Instructions for Freezing, Drying, and Canning by Janet Chadwick
Extending the Table . . . A World Community Cookbook by Joetta Herndrich Schlabach
From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Farm-Fresh, Seasonal Produce by Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition (sold at Harvest Health - Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Nourishing Traditions; The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon
Vegetables Every Day by Jack Bishop
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
The Victory Garden Cookbook by Marian Morash
Magazines/Newsletters
Healing Garden; The Journal for Holistic Living; 1.866.readHGJ
The Herb Companion; 1.800.456.5835
The Herb Quarterly; http://www.herbquarterly.com
Nutrition Action; http://www.cspinet.org
Organic Gardening
Organic Style; The Art of Living in Balance; http://www.organicstyle.com
Red, White, and Greens - The Italian Way with Vegetables by Faith Willinger
Vegetarian Times; http://www.vegetariantimes.com
Veggie Life; Good Food for Good Health; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 925.671.9852 ext 1220

Farms and Stores that Sell Organic/Whole Natural Food and Related Items

LocalHarvest - with the LocalHarvest map, you can find many of the farmers' markets, family farms, locally-grown produce, grass-fed meats, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area.
http://www.localharvest.org

Apple Valley Natural Foods, 6070 Kalamazoo SE, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.554.3205

Carmody Farm, 16175 16th Avenue, Marne, MI; 616.677-3181

Clothing Matters, 415 Norwood SE, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.742.2818

Creswick Farms, 6500 Rollenhagen Road, Ravenna, MI; 616.837.9226
http://www.creswickfarms.com

Global Infusion, 143 Diamond SE between Lake Drive and Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.776.9720
An eclectic marketplace of herbal, local, and Fair Trade goods; featuring an extensive tea and coffee bar.

Harvest Health Foods
1944 Eastern Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.245.5457
6807 Cascade Road SE, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.975.7555

Lakeshore Natural Health
The Pointes Mall
Corner of Sternberg and Grand Haven Roads
231.798.9922

Lubbers Family Farm, 862 Luce, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.453.4257

Nutrition Plus
3560 Alpine Way NW, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.785.1010
2650 East Beltline SE, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.940.1453

Panacea's Natural Health Foods
4320 14 Mile Road, Rockford, MI; 616.866.7100

Pat's Health Corner
2575 28th Street SW, Wyoming, MI; 616.532.4713

Steve-N-Sons, 14238 60th Avenue, Coopersville, MI; 616.997.8251
http://www.grassfieldscheese.com

Buying Club
East End Buying Enterprise; New Member Contact, Mark Post, 616.583.6454

Organic Products - web sites for a variety of organic products can be found by going to the following link and clicking on "Find Organic Products." Then select one of the following categories: Babies & Kids, Beauty, Clothing, Food, Health, Home, Recreation, Recycling, and Travel.

http://www.organicstyle.com

Progressive Directory of Western Michigan - A website for connecting groups for social change

http://www.griid.org/progressivedirectory/

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Trillium Haven Farm; Jenison, Michigan; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 616.457.5822