Useful Resources and Links

Useful and Interesting Links

• The Original 100 Mile Diet Site
• 100 Mile Diet Nanaimo Yahoo Group
• 100 Mile Diet Nanaimo
• One Hundred Mile Meals
• Vancouver Island Diet Recipe Page
• Grassroots Solutions -100 mile diet, local food production, organic agriculture consultants, organic agriculture education services.
• Get Local BC

Island Farm Fresh They are a great resource. Find out what's in season, where to get it and when farming and local food events are on.

Island Farmers Alliance Another great resource on what's being grown on our gorgeous island. Information for consumers, farmers, restaurants, teachers and kids!

Spud.ca Get local organic produce delivered straight to your doorstep!

Saltspring Seeds Co. A Saltspring Island company sells veggie, beans and grain seeds.

Seeds of Diversity Canada's premier Seed Exchange for the passionate gardener.

Garden Path Nursery They have a great selection of organic winter vegetables.

CJLY - Deconstructing Dinner Cool radio show out of Nelson that looks at food issues.

BC Organic Seeds

Island Farm Markets

Organizations

BC Coalition for Health Promotion
BC Farmers Market Association Information including where the nearest farmers market is, shopping tips, and what's in season.
Canadian Organic Growers- Vancouver Island Chapter
Certified Organic Organization of BC
CIP - Food Security in Canada-From Nanaimo Online.
Convivia - Vancouver Island Branch- The Slow Food Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands Convivium works to supports farmers, breeders and artisan food producers to link with the consumer.
Cowichan Community Kitchens
Cowichan Green Community
Farmers Without Borders
Islands Organic Producers Assoc. Founded in 1990, the Islands Organic Producers Association is a non-profit association of organic growers on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Organic Consumers Association- an online and grassroots non-profit public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics.
Slow Food Canada- Slow Food believes in recognizing the importance of pleasure connected to food. We should learn to enjoy the vast range of recipes and flavors, recognize the variety of places and people growing and producing food.
Southern Vancouver Island Growers Assn.
South Island Organic Producers Assn. A chapter of the Canadian Organic Growers(COG)which helps connect members to other organic communities and policy makers on a national level.
Supply Line Organic Foods- Buyers Club- Gabriola Island
Urban Agriculture Group
Welcome Wagon, Vancouver Island. Welcome Wagon has committed to supporting the Vancouver Island local food producers by letting all newcomers to our shores know about the local food movement and letting them know about this site.

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