Links

Food Co-op Yahoo groups

To join: email fuji@coop.org.au

Articles and extras

Why does organic food seem so expensive?
The Oil in Your Oatmeal - article
Green giants are gobbling up the little growers - article

Other Food Co-ops

www.alfalfahouse.org                      Newtown
http://thoughtfulfoods.org.au            University of NSW
www.manlyfoodcoop.org                  Manly
www.bluemtnsfood.asn.au               Katoomba

Other Co-ops

Stucco Housing Co-op (for University of Sydney students)
www.stucco.soc.usyd.edu.au

Reverse Garbage Centre
www.reversegarbage.org.au           Marrickville

Environment-related

LETS (Local Energy Trading System)
LETS is an alternative trading system, in which members buy and sell goods and services without using money.
Their monthly trading day is held on the 4th Sunday of each month, 3pm till 6pm, the next one being 23 September 2007, Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan St Waterloo (10 mins walk from Redfern Station). sydlets@optusnet.com.au 0404065387

www.studentsofsustainability.org

www.wilderness.org.au
The Wilderness Society

www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net
Explains peak oil and its implications.

www.asen.org.au
Australian Students Environment Network

Joy's Lake Cowal photos
Easter weekend 2007

Food-related

www.communityfoods.com.au
Search for farmers' markets, community gardens and seed saver networks in all states.

www.foodnews.org
Lists fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest amounts of pesticide residue.

http://freegan.info/
Explains the 'freegan' movement.

Food Not Bombs
http://home.earthlink.net/~foodnotbombs/

Other

www.maketradefair.com

Animal Liberation NSW
www.animal-lib.org.au

New Internationalist
www.newint.org
Lots of interesting articles from the independent news magazine.

Books

'The Ethics of What We Eat' by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
Explores just about every ethical question you could think of about food, including factory farming, GM food, fair trade, and the pro and cons of buying organically and locally. Essential reading for anyone who eats!