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;
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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.
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;
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; 616.457.5822