food systems & sustainability resources 
- American Community Gardening Association
Useful advice for creating public gardens - Center for Ecoliteracy
The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to education for sustainable living by fostering a profound understanding of the natural world, grounded in direct experience. - Community Food Security Coalition
The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times. - Discovering the Food System
A primer on Food Systems - Environmental Commons
A resource offering a series of factsheets on local food systems. - Food and Water Watch
Food and Water Watch advocates for sustainable, local, chemical-free, humanely-raised, and clearly labeled food and farming. - Food Routes
The FoodRoutes Web site is a project of FoodRoutes Network (FRN). FRN is a national nonprofit organization that provides communications tools, technical support, networking and information resources to organizations nationwide that are working to rebuild local, community-based food systems. FRN is dedicated to reintroducing Americans to their food – the seeds it grows from, the farmers who produce it, and the routes that carry it from the fields to their tables. - International Society for Ecology and Culture
The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) is a non-profit organization concerned with the protection of both biological and cultural diversity. Our emphasis is on education for action: moving beyond single issues to look at the more fundamental influences that shape our lives. - Media That Matters Film Festival: Good Food
Media That Matters Good Food features short films with a focus on food and sustainability, and includes links to learn more. - The Natural Step
The Natural Step provides a visionary blueprint for a sustainable world. Our upstream approach means we address problems at the source and turn them into opportunities for innovation. As an international advisory and research organization, we work with some of the largest resource users on the planet to create solutions, models and tools designed to accelerate global sustainability. - NH Center for a Food Secure Future
A University of New Hampshire based collaboration to advance a renaissance of New Hampshire food culture from farm to table, promoting food systems that support sound nutrition and healthy sustainable communities. - Slow Food USA
Information on the Slow Food movement in the US - Wisconsin Foodshed Research Project
Information on the Wisconsin foodshed research project