You don’t really need an ultimate reference library to start eating well or doing good. It’s much, much simpler than that—as easy as digging into a nice bowl of fresh strawberries or thinking twice about using a plastic bag. But once you start, you may find yourself wanting to do more. So, we present our big, long list of recommended reading, viewing and listening on the path to eating well and doing good.
Movies
- Food Inc.
- Dirt! The Movie
- Forks Over Knives
- The World According to Monsanto
- Gardens of Destiny with Dan Jason and Dag Falck, Organic Program Manager for Nature’s Path
- The Future of Food
- The True Cost of Food
- Deconstructing Supper
- Hidden Dangers in Kids’ Meals
- Stop Monsanto From Poisoning Hawai'i
Mobile Apps
- Non-GMO Shopping Guide (Institute for Responsible Technology)
- Make Change. Not Waste. (Whole Planet Foundation)
- Non-GMO iPhone App Shopping Guide (Non-GMO Project)
Books
- The Secret Life of Compost: by George Aiken
- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
- The New Organic Grower: by Eliot Coleman
- Four Season Harvest: How to Harvest Fresh Organic Vegetables from Your Home Gardens All Year Long by Eliot Coleman
- Organic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way by Charles Dowding
- Organic Inc. by Samuel Fromartz
- The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming By Masanobu Fukoka
- The Truth About Organic Gardening by Jeff Gillman
- Rebirth of the Small Family Farm: A Handbook for Starting a Successful Organic Farm Based on the Community Supported Agriculture Concept by Bob & Bonnie Gregson
- An Agricultural Testament by Sir Albert Howard
- Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture by Andrew Kimbrell (Editor)
- Stolen Seeds: The Privatization of Canada’s Agricultural Biodiversity by Devlin Kuyek
- Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe
- In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s –Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
- Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Louise Riotte
- Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey Smith
- Genetic Roulette by Jeffrey Smith
- Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening by Steve Solomon
- Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times by Steve Solomon
- The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book by Ruth Stout
- Unjunk Your Junk Food by Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer
- The Compassionate Diet by Arran Stephens
- Organic Manifesto by Maria Rodale
- Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by Vandana Shiva
- The Prince's Speech: On the Future of Food by HRH the Prince of Wales
Organic and Non-GMO Resources
- Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
- National Organic Program (NOP)
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Canadian Organic Grower (COG)
- Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA)
- Organic Trade Association (OTA)
- Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia (COABC)
- Organic Consumers Association (OCA)
- Independent Organic Inspector Association (IOIA)
- The Organic Center for Education and PromotionOrganic Agriculture Protection Fund (OAPF)
- California Right to Know Campaign
- Pesticide Action Network of North America
- Canadians Against Pesticides
- Farmer Direct Co-operative
- Grain Works
- Guelph Organic Conference
- Rodale Institute
- Non-GMO Shopping Guide
- Non-GMO Project
Other Good Stuff
- Canadian Biotechnology Action Network
- Rodale Institute
- Organic Gardening Magazine
- Planet Friendly
- Soil Foodweb Canada
- Fair Trade Certified US
- Fair Trade Certified Canada
- Fair Trade Federation
- Flax Council of Canada
- Farm Folk/City Folk Society
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Slow Food Movement
- David Suzuki Foundation
- EarthSave International
- Council of Canadians
- Friends of the Earth
- Solviva: Sustainable Solar-Dynamic Bio-Benign Design
- The Journey to Forever: Online Library
- Kids Regen ( The Rodale Institute)
- National Institute of Digestive Disease and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Services
- Canadian Celiac Association
- American Celiac Society
- Celiac Disease Foundation
- History of the Canadian seed industry
- Hemp History Week
- Project Green Dorm