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Certified Humane The Certified Humane Raised & Handled label is a consumer certification and labeling program. When you see the Certified Humane Raised & Handled label it means that an egg, dairy, meat or poultry product has been produced with the welfare of the farm animal in mind.

Chef's Collaborative
Member restaurants celebrate the joys of local, seasonal and artisanal ingredients. They understand that the source of their ingredients - the way they have been grown, raised or caught - significantly affects the flavor and quality of their dishes.

Clean Catch
The mission of this international organization is to provide the tools for ecologically-responsible small-scale traditional and indigenous fishing communities to protect our oceans from activities that threaten the marine ecosystem.

Community Alliance with Family Farmers
A nonprofit member-activist organization and movement of rural and urban people who foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies, and promotes social justice.

Demeter Biodynamic
is the only certification agent for Biodynamic  farms, processors and products in the U.S. 

Earth Pledge Foundation is a nonprofit organization that produces media projects, publishes books, and holds events, classes, and lectures to promote Sustainable Architecture and Design and Sustainable Agriculture and Cuisine.

Eatlocal.net - Locally grown and harvested products can be purchased either directly from the farmer at Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, U-picks, and by joining a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm. When you buy direct from local farmers, your dollars stay within your community, and strengthen the local economy.

Eatwellguide.org is a site that allows you to search for meat in your area that does not come from factory farms. Visit www.themeatrix.com to view a short animated Matrix parody highlighting the problems of factory farming. Pass it on to all your friends.

Ecotrust's mission is to build Salmon Nation, a place where people and wild salmon thrive. Created in 1991 by a small group of diverse people who sought to bring some of the good ideas emerging around sustainability back to the rain forests of home.

Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and a flourishing ecosystem. Seafood Selector contains conservation and health information on over 150 kinds of seafood.


Factory Farm Project's goal is to eliminate factory farming in favor of a sustainable food production system which is healthful and humane, economically viable and ecologically sound.

Farm Rescue is a nonprofit organization that helps family farmers bridge crises so they have an opportunity to continue viable operations.

Food Alliance is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable agriculture by recognizing and rewarding farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways, and educating consumers and others in the food system about the benefits of sustainable agriculture.

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.

Free the Grapes! is a national, grassroots coalition of consumers, wineries and retailers who seek to remove restrictions in states that still prohibit consumers from purchasing wines directly from wineries and retailers.


Green Options Media is agrowing network of environmentally-focused blogs provides users with a broad spectrum of information on and direction for making more sustainable choices in their lives.

Heritage Foods USA brings hard to find heritage foods with superior taste directly to American homes for holidays and special occasions. Heritage foods are foods derived from rare breeds of American livestock and crops with strong genetic authenticity and well-defined production protocols.

Local Harvest maintains a definitive and reliable "living" public nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources. Their search engine helps people find local sources of sustainably grown food, and encourages them to establish direct contact with family farms in their local area.

Marine Stewardship Council is an independent non-profit organization that promotes responsible fishing practices. The MSC works to safeguard the world's seafood supply by promoting the best environmental choice. They reward environmentally responsible fisheries management and practices with our distinctive blue product label.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch - Choices for Healthy Oceans. Love Seafood? So do we. And we like to know that it's caught or farmed in ways that support a healthy environment. Sadly, some of our favorite fish are disappearing. But other great seafoods are doing fine. Your choice CAN make a difference! Our Seafood Card can help you choose seafood that's good for you and good for the oceans.


Oceans Alive is an Environmental Defense program that works to find constructive solutions to the most critical problems facing the world's marine environments. Your seafood choices matter for healthy oceans and your health. Use our list to select seafood that is caught or farmed responsibly. Find out which fish are high in contaminants. Print the Pocket Seafood Selector to use when you shop or dine out.

Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission provides helpful information about the Pacific Northwest's prized crustacean and the crab James Beard spoke of when he described a "meal the gods intended only for the pure in palate."

Oregon Food Bank is the hub of a network of 894 hunger-relief agencies throughout Oregon and Washington. They collect and distribute food to 18 independent regional food banks and manage two distribution centers, one in Portland, serving Clackamas, Clark and Multnomah counties, and one in Hillsboro, serving Washington County.

Organic Consumers Association promotes food safety, organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices in the U.S. and internationally. We provide consumers with factual information they can use to make informed food choices. The OCA is focused exclusively on representing the views and interests of the nation's estimated ten million organic consumers.

Pew Charitable Trust is one of the world’s leading forces in conservation, focused on reducing the scope and severity of three global problems: climate change, the erosion of large wilderness ecosystems and the destruction of the world’s marine environment, with a particular emphasis on global fisheries.

Sauvie Island Center teaches children and adults about farming, the food they grow, and the landscape in which they exist. Located on beautiful Sauvie Island just outside Portland, Oregon, the Center increases food, farming and environmental literacy in the community.

Seafood Choices Alliance seeks to bring ocean conservation to the table by providing the seafood sector - fishermen, chefs, and other purveyors - with the information they need to make sound choices about seafood.

Slow Food is an international organization "for the Defense of and the Right to Pleasure." If we wish to enjoy the pleasure this world can give us, we have to give of our all to strike the right balance of respect and exchange with nature and the environment.

WWF was born into this world in 1961. It was the product of a deep concern held by a few eminent gentlemen who were worried by what they saw happening in our world at that time. Since those early days WWF has grown up to be one of the largest environmental organizations in the world.


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