Know about the food you eat!
Nowadays eating organic has never been more important. The following is a list of websites giving you the inside scoop on organic living and eating.
The purpose of the Heritage Foods USA is to help preserve rare animals breeds and place specific plants. They are devoted to working with farmers and communties where these foods are still produced and helping to bring them to a sider audience of consumers. This website helps consumers track and order their food:
For information on what the various labels for beef mean visit Consumer Union's online guide
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition which is a division of the Food and Drug Administartion (FDA) provides a listing of fish and shellfish mercury levels.
Get information about genetically engineered foods more particularly seafood at the Center for Food Safety's Web site
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Buying sustainable fish is also important. Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California for lists of fish that are caught in an environmentally sound manner.
Interested in what Europe is doing with the organic movement. Well then visit Organic Europe's Web site for access to organic certifiers and movements in the E.U.
For a list of suppliers of organic and natural meat products in your area.
