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Briefing paper (6 pages), 2008.
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development. This is one of six IAASTD reports that were agreed to at an Intergovernmental Plenary Session in Johannesburg, South Africa in April, 2008.
 

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IAASTD_FoodSafe.pdf

Information, ideas, and strategies for activists opposed to factory farming. A project of the Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE) in New York.
 

Produced and recorded in the studios of Kootenay Co-op Radio in Nelson, British Columbia, Deconstructing Dinner has been created to dispense and discuss current food issues. The program assists listeners in making more educated choices when purchasing food either for the kitchen or at restaurants. Currently broadcast on 34 radio stations across Canada, Deconstructing Dinner also appears on over a dozen stations around the world. All episodes are accessible through the Internet in live, archived and podcasting formats.

Eatwild.com offers comprehensive, accurate information about the benefits of raising animals on pasture; a direct link to local farms that sell all-natural, delicious, grass-fed products; and a marketplace for farmers who raise their livestock on pasture from birth to market and who actively promote the welfare of their animals and the health of the land. Website also includes a list of scientific journal references to support nutritional claims for grass-fed animal products.
 

Eatwild's Directory of Farms lists more than 800 pasture-based farms, with more farms being added each week. It is the most comprehensive source for grass-fed meat and dairy products in the United States and Canada. Featured products include pastured beef, pork, lamb, bison (buffalo), rabbits, chevon (goat meat), deer, elk, chicken, ducks, turkey, and even yak. You will also find eggs from pastured hens and milk, butter and cheese from grass-fed cows or goats, along with wild-caught seafood, produce, nuts, honey, and more.

Food Alliance is a nonprofit organization that certifies farms, ranches and food handlers practicing sustainable agriculture and socially-responsible commerce in the food industry. Comprehensive certification standards cover environmental, health, safety, social justice, and animal welfare dimensions of food production and handling.

Canada's national - and bilingual - website for organic research and education. Contains sections on research, extension, courses, consumer info, organic news, links, standards, job opportunities, market information, events, issues, strategic plans, classifieds, weather, animal welfare, rural culture, and more.

Legislation (95 pages). European Economic Community (EEC), 1991.
Note that many amendments have been made to original 1991 text (Amendments and dates are listed in document).
 

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Report (124 pages). The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production/Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. May 2008.
 

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Putting_Meat_on_the_Table.pdf