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Statement of principles collectively written by participants of an international food sovereignty gathering in Nyeleni, Mali, 2007 (1 page).
 

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Local food initiative in southwestern Manitoba, comprised of ten farm families and two family-owned meat-shops who sell from their farms both wholesale and via a box program.
 

Cooperative farm near Montreal (Quebec) selling certified organic vegetables, seeds and seedlings. Runs a CSA serving 150 families between Valleyfield and Montreal; also sells at farmers' markets in Hudson and St Anne de Bellevue. Operates as a workers' coop, founded by five young people with a vision of ecological stability, sustainability, and progressive and egalitarian development; website in both French and English.
 

The Kaslo Food Security Project (a project of North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society in beautiful Kaslo, British Columbia) launched it's second year with Lawns to Gardens- a project to encourage, inspire and guide as many residents as possible to convert their lawns into nutrient rich food and native plant producing gardens. This video is glance at our Lawns to Gardens project. We hope that many communities will use it to inspire and dig up as many lawns as possible.

Turn your urban or suburban yard into a productive and profitable farm!
SPIN stands for "small plot-intensive" - a form of urban farming that utilizes multiple plots, typically backyards, front yards, and vacant public land. The SPIN Farming website features how-to guides, a photo gallery, and links to SPIN champions in cities across the US and Canada.
 

Growing Power is a national (U.S.) nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities.  Growing Power implements this mission by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner.

Organic delivery program in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the self-described hub of Manitoba's localized and sustainable food distribution system.  Offers simple on-line access to the freshest in wholesome groceries, for conscientious residential and wholesale clients who want a food source they can trust.

The Ladybug Letter is an open letter from Mariquita Farm to everyone with a curiosity about the people, practices, and politics of farming. Mariquita Farm is a small family farm located near Watsonville, CA.  

[Ed's note: I find this blog particularly well-written and interesting!]

Foodlink is a non-profit organization  that creates partnerships with food producers, processors, retailers and consumers to promote the sale and consumption of locally grown and produced food in the Waterloo region (Ontario).  

Food Routes is a national non-profit dedicated to reintroducing Americans to their food: the seeds it grows from, the farmers who produce it, and the routes that carry it from the fields to our tables.  FRN works in partnership with community-based organizations across the country to help these groups increase their capacity to design, launch, and implement successful "buy local" food campaigns and market education initiatives. Specifically, FRN provides communications tools, technical support, networking and information resources.