Kingston Public Library and edible South Shore and South Coast
Present South Shore Organics: a Few of Our Favorite Things
October 17, 2013.
Books in the Old Colony Library Network
Nolan, Jeanne. From the ground up: a food- growers’ education in life, love and the movement that is changing the nation, 2013.
Barney, Danny L. Storey’s Guide to growing organic orchard fruits for market: market home production site and crop selection planting, care and harvesting business basics, 2013.
Bates, R.P. Ingredients: the local food movement takes root. DVD, 2011.
Hansen, Ann Larkin. The organic farming manual: a comprehensive guide to starting and running a certified organic farm, 2010.
Coleman, Eliot. The winter harvest handbook: year -round vegetable production using deep- organic techniques and unheated greenhouses. 2009.
Websites
www.southshoreorganics.com (closed) Local and organic: farm fresh to you.
www.organicconsumers.org/organlink.cfm Organic Consumers Assn.
www.nofamass.org/index.php Northeast Organic Farming Assn.
ofrf.org Organic Farming Research Foundation
www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/organic_farms.htm Listing of organic farms in Massachusetts
www.fourseasonfarm.com/ Model of small-scale sustainable agriculture.
In the news
Zerbe, Leah. “Organic is worth it-and here’s why.” Rodale News, May 8, 2013.www.rodalenews.com/organic-food-benefits
Aubrey, Allison. “Why organic food may not be healthier for you.” NPR: The Salt, Sept. 12, 2012. www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/09/04/160395259/why-organic-food-may-not-be-healthier-for-you.
Would Americans be better off eating a mostly organic diet?” Wall Street Journal Online, June 16, 2013. Opposing sides weigh in. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324063304578525342828282504.html
Products and vendors from South Shore Organics Favorite Things list
Pam Denholm presented favorite products carried at her store at 965 Washington St (Rt 53 – at the Old Cider Mill), Hanover. Store hours are:
Wednesdays Noon- 6pm
Thursdays & Fridays 10am to 6pm
Saturdays 9am to 5pm
Sundays 10am to 2pm
Blackbird Farm Smithfield RI beef and eggs
Narragansett Creamery RI cheeses and yogurt
Daniele Foods nitrate free uncured local meets like salami and pancetta
Providence Granola Project granolas, support for third-world refugees
Maine Grains rolled oats, wheat berries
Fenugreen Fresh Paper keep your produce fresher for longer
Marshfield Trading Post personal care products
Brown Boar Farm pork products
Summit 6 Pasta Sauce pasta sauces
Equal Exchange chocolates, fair trade practices
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