Hi All,

Yesterday I had a great interview with Julie Castillo, the author of, Eat Local for Less: The Ultimate Guide to Opting Out of Our Broken Industrial Food System. Julie is a college anthropology instructor and writing instructor, and both of those professions have clearly informed her writing in this book. As a veteran of the publishing industry, Julie has written 2 novels and 13 non-fiction books, Julie brings a warmth and understanding of of the challenges it takes to convert a family from eating the traditional American diet, to eating locally, wholesome, and sustainably produced foods. She shares with the reader the different options of procuring local foods, along with the pros and cons of freshness, organic, price and convenience. If you are interested in taking your family down a path of eating healthier, local foods, check out our interview, along with her book!

Also, below are some links to help you get started:

Finding and Buying Local Food

 Coop Directory Service: www.coopdirectory.org

Field to Plate: www.fieldtoplate.com

LocalHarvest, Inc.: www.localharvest.com

National Agricultural Statistics Service: www.nass.usda.gov

USDA Farmers’ Market Search: http://search.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets

Organizations that Support Local, Sustainable, and Equitable Food

Fairtrade International: www.fairtrade.net

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: www.fao.org

Food Coop Initiative: www.foodcoopinitiative.coop

The Food Project: www.thefoodproject.org

Food Routes Network: www.foodroutes.org

Humane Farm Animal Care: www.certifiedhumane.org

Humanitarian Aid Groups Devoted to Food Self-Sufficiency

Farm Aid www.farmaid.org

Feeding America www.feedingamerica.org

Heifer International www.heifer.org

Oxfam America www.oxfamamerica.org

Oxfam International www.oxfam.org

Save the Children www.savethechildren.org

United Nations Children’s Fund www.unicef.org

WaterAid America www.wateraid.org

World Neighbors www.wn.org

Support for Home Gardeners

American Community Gardening Association: www.communitygarden.org

Backyard Beekeepers Association: at www.beeculture.com.

Permaculture Farming Blog: www.permaculturefarming.org

National Gardening Association: www.garden.org

United States National Arboretum Gardening Page: usna.usda.gov/Gardens/gardeningr.html

Long Island Community Agricultural Network

iEat Green – Julie Castillo Author, Eat Local for Less – 03.02.17