Resources for Consumers
Useful Websites and Links
LEARN ABOUT ORGANIC STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
LEARN ABOUT GMOS
- What is GMO? – Includes a list of high risk crops and common GMO ingredients
- GMO Facts – Answers to frequently asked questions about GMO’s
- Organic Consumers Association – List of recent news on Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- Non-GMO Project – lists sources of non-GMO products and provides verified non-GMO choices
- 10 steps to rid your diet of GMO’s – 10 ways to get started with removing GMO’s from your diet
LEARN ABOUT THE NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF ORGANICS
- Organic Trade Association
- Organic Centre
- The Consumer Health Organization – A non-profit organization committed to making people aware of the “holistic” or “alternative” approach to health.
- Organic Foods – Kids Plan to Eating Healthy A great article that discusses the origin of the term and its meaning, how to identify an organic food, types of organic foods, how eating organic is good for you, and snack suggestions for parents.
LEARN ABOUT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
- Culinary Education: An Introduction to Local Food Systems – Local food systems are networks of producers, consumers, and distributors in a particular location. These food systems represent an alternative to buying food from global corporations that have to produce food and ship it all over the world.
- Deconstructing Dinner – Award-winning independent radio show reporting on current issues throughout the world of food but maintains a focus on local BC food systems.
LEARN ABOUT SEEDS
LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION
LEARN ABOUT LAND CARE
LEARN ABOUT PESTICIDES
LEARN ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE
LEARN ABOUT FOOD SAFETY
Other Organic Associations
Video Library
Magazines & E-Newsletters
Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada e-zine
The Ram’s Horn – A Monthly Journal of Food System Analysis.
Organic Guide – An international online publication connecting global consumers with the best the organic industry has to offer.