Resources

Blogs I Follow:

• 17 Dove Street – Erin Godby’s Blog
• 101 Cookbooks
• A Little Bit of All of It - Julia Mangan’s Blog
• Becka’s Blog – Christian homemaker, cook, crafter, wife, mom, and grandmother
• Chad & Julie’s Blog – Bryan’s Brother & Sister in Law
• Design Sponge
• Faith Blogs – a network of Christian bloggers
• Frugal Granola – Christian Couple Living a Simple and Organic Life
• Frugally Sustainable
• Fruitful Vine and Olive Shoots – My Sister’s Blog
• Going Home to Roost Blog
• Heritage Bible Church Blog – My Church’s Blog
• Homestead Revival Blog
• Joy Bauer – Food Cures
• Kath Eats Real Food
• Kitchenist Blog
• New Nostalgia
• Oh She Glows – fabulous healthful recipes and beautiful photos
• The Party Dress – event planning ideas
• Passionate Homemaking Blog
• Phil Gons’s Blog – My Cousin
• Redeemer Bible Church
• Simple Living Media – includes Simple Bites, Simple Homeschool Simple Kids, Simple Mom, and Simple Organic
• Simply Life Blog
• The Stone Soup Blog
• The Pioneer Woman
• Whole Living Daily – Martha Stewart’s Health Blog
• Zen Habits

Movies/DVDs:

• Food, Inc. – This is a documentary style film available on DVD now. I would highly recommend it as an introductory educational resource about the food industry in America.

Online articles (click on links):

• Eating Organic on a Frugal Budget
• The Organic Thrifty Food Plan Challenge
• USDA: Recipes and Tips for Eating Healthy
• http://www.amenclinics.com/
• http://www.dickinsonsusa.com/images/uploads/pdf/ToneUpChallenge.pdf

Resources listed under Special Features on Food, Inc. DVD:

• American Community Garden Association: http://www.communitygarden.org
• California Center for Public Health Advocacy: http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org
• Center for Ecoliteracy: http://www.ecoliteracy.org
• Center for Food Safety: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org
• Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention: http://www.foodborneillness.org
• Center for Science in the Public Interest: http://www.cspinet.org
• Consumer Federation of America: http://www.consumerfed.org
• Farm to School Network: http://www.farmtoschool.org
• Food and Water Watch: http://www.fwwatch.org
• Food Trust: http://www.thefoodtrust.org
• Heifer International: http://www.heifer.org
• Jane Goodall Institute: http://www.janegoodall.org
• Moms Rising: http://www.momsrising.org
• Organic Consumer Association: http://www.organicconsumers.org
• Oxfam: oxfamamerica.org
• Pesticide Action Network of North America: http://www.panna.org
• Slow Food USA: http://www.slowfoodusa.org
• Sustainable Table: http://www.sustainabletable.org
• United Farm Workers: http://www.ufw.org

Books (I haven’t read any of these yet, but I wanted to include them as possible options):

• How to Cook a Wolf by M. F. K. Fisher, part of the “Art of Eating” series
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
• Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
• Food Politics by Marion Nestle

Books I Have Read:

• Holy Bible (if quoted in this blog, probably taken from the English Standard Version – ESV)
• Shopping For Time: How To Get It All Done And Not Be Overwhelmed by Carolyn Mahaney, et al.
• Organizing Your Private World by George MacDonald
• The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook
• Gooseberry Patch’s Cozy Country Christmas Cookbook
• On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals
• Farm Journal’s Best-Ever Cookies
• Betty Crocker’s Healthy New Choices
• The Art of the Table
• Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook
• In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan.
• Food, Fitness, and Faith for Women: A 21 Day Journey to a New You by Freeman-Smith.
• Made from Scratch by Jenna Woginrich.
• Simply Organic: A Cookbook for Sustainable, Seasonal, and Local Ingredients by Jesse Ziff Cool.

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