www.thepeoplewhofeedus.com
A website featuring small films about people in all aspects of the food business. For example, Peter Hoffman from SAVOY in New York City, tells his story while shopping the Union Square market. More stories are being added regularly. The People Who Feed Us highlights the stories of the folks that are working hard to produce good and healthy food.
www.slowfoodusa.org
Recognizing that the enjoyment of wholesome food is essential to the pursuit of happiness, Slow Food U.S.A. is an educational organization dedicated to stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production; to the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community; to the invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions; and to living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life.
www.truefoodnow.org The True Food Now website was created as a part of Greenpeace's Genetic Engineering campaign in 2000. In July of 2003, the True Food Network and True Food Now! Campaigns became its own organization.
www.foodfirst.org
The Institute for Food and Development Policy/Food First shapes how people think by analyzing the root causes of global hunger, poverty, and ecological degradation and developing solutions in partnership with movements working for social change
www.cenyc.org Greenmarket, a program of the Council on the Environment of NYC, promotes regional agriculture and ensures a continuing supply of fresh, local produce for New Yorkers. Greenmarket has organized and managed open-air farmers markets in NYC since 1976. By providing regional small family farmers with opportunities to sell their fruits, vegetables and other farm products to New Yorkers, Greenmarket supports farmers and preserves farmland for the future.
www.localharvest.org People worldwide are rediscovering the benefits of buying local food. It is fresher than anything in the supermarket and that means it is tastier and more nutritious. It is also good for your local economy--buying directly from family farmers helps them stay in business.
www.chefscollaborative.org Chefs Collaborative is a national network of more than 1,000 members of the food community who promote sustainable cuisine by celebrating the joys of local, seasonal, and artisanal cooking.
www.nycheese.org From the farmlands of the Southern Tier to the pastures of the Hudson Valley and the high peaks of the Adirondacks, a growing number of highly skilled New York State cheese makers are creating quality, artisanal cheeses. These talented individuals have rediscovered what many believed was a lost art in the United States. Through intensive study and a strong dedication to the art of cheese making, the New York State cheese makers are bringing handcrafted, distinctive cheeses to market for consumers to enjoy.
www.farmaid.org Working to keep family farmers on their land, Farm Aid brings together family farmers and citizens to guarantee fresh, local food is available to all Americans.
www.www.farm-garden.com Farm & Garden attracts readers that are interested in far more than the production and sale of food. The gardeners and farmers who practice organic and sustainable agriculture have a strong sense of family and community. To them, food is more than something you eat. It is both a lifestyle and a social statement. Good wholesome food whether eaten in its most basic form off the vine or prepared as a meal for family and friends underlines the goal of this site.
www.strength.org Share Our Strength is a national nonprofit that inspires and organizes individuals and businesses to share their strengths in innovative ways to help end hunger.
www.jamesbeard.org "The James Beard House is the best forum I know where chefs, both young and old, both well-known and not so well-known, can test their imagination and technical prowess. Without this institution, there would be a great void on the American culinary scene." - Charlie Trotter
ARTISANAL PRODUCERS, STORES, ETC.
www.stokesfarm.com
Fresh herbs, vegetables and flowers organically grown in Old Tappan, New Jersey. You can find owner Ron Binaghi or Green Market manager Tom Margotta selling their great stuff in New York City on market days. This is good people growing tasty stuff.
www.thewanderinggastronaut.com The Wandering Gastronaut, Inc. is a company that believes that eating food is a sensory experience to be felt on many levels.
www.ranchogordo.com Steve Sando started collecting seeds, planting his own tomatoes, selling them and becoming what he calls a "boutique grower". Now, in addition to growing in Napa, he works with like-minded farmers and growers who share a real passion (and not just mere lip-service) for indigenous foods from the Americas. His beans, tomatoes, chiles, corn, grains and more are available under the Rancho Gordo banner.
www.davidrosengarten.com The Rosengarten Report, a newsletter covering the most exciting, undiscovered food products, restaurants, wines and travel destinations in the world. The Rosengarten Report received the James Beard Award in 2003 as the best food and wine newsletter in the country. Renowned food critics, famous chefs, restaurateurs and food lovers throughout America and the world are raving about it.
www.jamisonfarm.com Jamison Farm lamb is recognized as the some of the best around. The Jamison's picturesque 210-acre farm produces some 5,000 lambs annually, which are destined for great cooks at home and the finest chefs and restaurants in the world. These superstars include New York City's Alain Ducasse, Daniel Boulud, Terrance Brennan and Bill Telapan.
www.murrayscheese.com Murray’s is the nation’s leading cheese purveyor. Rob Kaufelt, Murray’s proprietor, is world-renowned for his ability to select exotic and delectable cheeses from France, Italy, Spain, England and other countries. Murray’s is a friendly neighborhood business that serves everyone who loves fine food!
www.lefanion.com Le Fanion brings you French Country antique and collectible pottery, earthenware, hand-turned traditional pottery and ovenware, crystal chandeliers, sconces, decoration, art, folk art, hand-painted tiles, sculpture, zinc for bars and countertops, zinc weathervanes, and more for your home.
www.auroraprovisions.com Portland, Maine's finest specialty food store and catering company. They provide a wide selection of fine wine, beer, imported and domestic cheeses, artisan breads, culinary gifts, kitchen gadgets, gift baskets and, of course, speciality gourmet foods from around the world and many products of Maine.
BLOGS & USEFUL SITES
www.cornichon.org A highly informative blog by wine master and world-class traveler, Ronald Holden.
www.tasteeverything.org The idea is simple. Food can be a wonderful part of life. A growing legion of people in the world think of every meal as an opportunity for a great experience. And yet, sometimes it seems like an ever shrinking number of people make great food. tasteEverything is dedicated to the idea that the more people share their great experiences, the more likely it is that the people who make great food will prosper and increase in number. Simple.
www.week-in-provence.com Every other week, from September through June, Sarah and Michael Brown invite a maximum of six people to stay with them in a culinary and historical paradise. Guests stay in the family's six bedroom home, a lovely converted village farmhouse overlooking gardens, vineyards, fields, woods and the Luberon Mountains.
www.ninaplanck.com Nina Planck is the country’s leading expert on farmers’ markets and local foods. In 2003, she was Director of Greenmarket, the largest network of farmers’ markets in the US with 45 farmers’ markets on more than 30 sites in New York City. In 2002, Nina founded Local Foods, a non-profit organization that works with farmers and consumers to promote traditional foods and sustainable agriculture. Local Foods runs a farmers’ market in Washington, D.C.
www.thestrongbuzz.com The Strong Buzz, written and created by freelance writer Andrea Strong,
is a weekly blog/e-letter that gives you all you need to keep current on where where to eat and drink in New York City.
It's stocked with cutting edge news on restaurant openings and closings, chefs on the move, events, frank (and funny) restaurant reviews, and all sorts of insider dish on the world of the food biz.
www.chocolateandzucchini.com Why the name "Chocolate & Zucchini"? The French author of this blog, Clotilde, says: "I thought it was a good metaphor for my cooking style : Zucchini illustrates my focus on healthy/natural eating - fresh produce, as little processed food as possible, artisanal products, a preference for organic or natural foods when possible (and not outrageously priced), you get the picture. And Chocolate represents my decidedly marked taste for anything sweet in general and chocolate, glorious chocolate, in particular. So there you have it, Chocolate & Zucchini!
www.quelobjet.com This colorful site is full of fantastic French imports. From cutlery, by Master Cutler Claude Dozorme to espadrilles still made by hand in a tiny village high in the Pyrénées, this is the place. As their site says "Things beautiful and beautifully made, distinctive, sophisticated, and fun. Things French, with that ineffable style. Things highly regarded in France, but not yet widely known in the U.S." Good stuff.
