Resource List.

Great books, films, articles, online resources and advice on food and farming.

Our list is a work in progress. Do you have a favourite you want to add (especially anything local)?
Send it to feedback@ceresfairfood.org.au

Online

A Growing Community Mapping tool
http://www.victoriamycommunity.org/#
An interactive site that maps different community organizations and resources.

Get Small Farms
www.getsmallfarms.com.au
Get Small Farms is the dynamic new internet portal for Australian small land-holder farming, featuring the latest products and services, research and development, tips and advice, success stories and who’s who.

Victorian Farmers Markets
www.vicfarmersmarkets.org.au
Want to find your local accredited farmers market or check out what’s going on in the world of buying direct from local producers.

Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network
www.communitygarden.org.au
An online community and source of information about community gardening, city farming, employment opportunities, and events in your area.

Victorian Food Security Network
http://www.vlga.org.au/About_Us/Supported_Networks/Food_Security_Network.aspx
A state-wide resource providing information for individuals and organizations who are interested in improving access to local food.

Cultivating Community
www.cultivatingcommunity.org.au
Australian pioneers of community gardening, school kitchen gardens and innovative community food projects.

Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming
www.sustainweb.org
A great UK site that links a dizzying array of projects, campaigns and resources. What aren’t these guys doing?

Friends of the Earth (FOE)
www.foe.org.au
Tireless local campaigners and ethical food retailers with a good section on food, check them out.

Cityfarmer
www.cityfarmer.info
Another amazing site from Canada (they’re so onto it) with comprehensive news and resources on urban agriculture.

Alternet
www.alter-net.info
A partnership of 23 organizations from 17 countries, working together to research and raise awareness on issues of biodiversity and ecosystems with a dedicated section on food issues.

Australian Food News
http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au
Newsfeed on all things food industry related.

American Community Food Security Coalition
http://www.foodsecurity.org
Join the comfood email list to exchange ideas and information with other members and to receive information from the Community Food Security Coalition.

Nutri-Tech & Graeme Sait
www.nutri-tech.com.au
Australia’s largest bio-fertiliser company is also amazingly generous with information.  Man-on-a-mission, Graeme Sait, has been sharing his interviews with some of the world’s leading experts on ecology, soils and human health for years.

Energy Bulletin
www.energybulletin.net
All things peak oil

The Sharehood
www.thesharehood.org
The sharehood is building community, helping you to meet your neighbours and share resources.

Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab
www.ecoinnovationlab.com
VicHealth has funded a VEIL-led consortium to investigate challenges to food production and increase accountability for the environmental costs.

Food First: The Institute for Food and Development Policy.
http://ww.foodfirst.org
Food First are a think tank for the people, aiming to end injustices of poverty, hunger and environmental degradation throughout the world. Their website has some really good information and a blog to keep up with their projects.

Fairview Gardens
http://ww.fairviewgardens.org
A Californian CERES. An urban farm, community hub, and education centre, giving people a chance to connect with the land.

Just Food
http://www.justfood.org
Just Food is building a sustainable and just food system for New York City. They increase access and food security to neighbourhoods in the city and link small and medium scale farms with markets and CSAs in the city.

The Food Project
http://ww.thefoodproject.org
The Food Project are an inspiring organisation who engage young people in sustainable agriculture. They provide training and employment to teenagers, and fresh local food to the wider community.

The Ethicurean
http://www.ethicurean.com
‘Chew the right thing’: News, reviews, and advice on food and the food industry in the US and worldwide, and often some really bad puns.

Grist
http://www.grist.org/kingdom/food
A mixture of news, blog posts, q and a’s all about  sustainable, local, organic food and the food industry.