More Fresh Organic Links

San Diego area organic farms - See the partial list below. All grow a variety of vegetables. Note that some have Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) programs.. CSA programs allow nearby residents to purchase a share in the harvest, usually delivered in weekly shipments during the growing season. A really good way to help local organic farms and improve the quality of the food you eat!

• Seabreeze Organic Farm - In Northern San Diego just adjacent to Los Penasquitos Canyon preserve - they do home deliveries of vegetables and honey. Check out the video! CSA program.
• Be Wise Ranch - CSA program.
• Suzie's Farm - CSA program.
• Find out more about San Diego area CSAs at the San Diego Roots Sustainable Food Project!

Other organic links:

• Same Cafe in Denver, CO is an organic restaurant operating on a pay-what-you-can system.
• Fresh produce buying clubs are gaining in popularity in Florida. The CSAs mentioned above are essentially buyer's clubs - try one out!
• British beekeepers are furious over their association's paid endorsement of bee-killing pesticides. Interestingly, all are pyrethroids from Bayer, Belchim, BASF and Syngenta, not the neonicotinoids sold by Bayer that some hold responsible for the sudden rise of Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States.
• National Organic Program's Notice of Draft Guidance concerning "Made with Organic" ingredients labeling. Ironically, some San Diego organic farmers, while adhering to organic practices, have given up trying to become Certified Organic because the process is too laborious. Let's hope the labeling doesn't suffer a similar fate.
• Nine food additives that may contribute to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
• Some National Parks have free admission for Martin Luther King Day!
• Large CAFO-type corporate operations now control 80% of the "organic egg" market segment:

(From Organic Consumers Association)