Books to read:
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows - Melanie Joy, PhD
The Power of Half - Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen
Ani's Raw Food Kitchen - Ani Phyo
Ani's Raw Food Desserts - Ani Phyo
Living Raw Food - Sarma Melngailis
The Raw Food Lifestyle - Ruthann Russo, PhD
Raw Food for Real People - Rod Rotondi
The Complete Book of Raw Food - Julie Rodwell
Supermarket Vegan - Donna Klein
Plenty - Alisa Smith & J.B. Mackinnon
Harvest for Hope: A Guide for Mindful Eating - Jane Goodall
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver
The Kind Diet - Alicia Silverstone
Skinny Bitch - Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
Meat Is for Pussies - John Joseph (basically, the male version of Skinny Bitch)
Meat Is for Pussies - John Joseph (basically, the male version of Skinny Bitch)
Total Local - Kari Koch (small, local Portland book, available at your nearest Multnomah County library)
Suicide by Sugar: A Startling Look at Our #1 National Addiction - Nancy Appleton
The Whole Soy Story - Kaalya T. Daniel
The Tolman Guide to Green Living in Portland - Deborah Tolman, Michelle Lasley & Joe Parker
The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book - Jessica K. Black
Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping - Judith Levine
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry - Stacy Malkan
The Locavore Way - Amy Cotler
Vegan Freak - by Bob Torres and Jenna Torres
Alternative Vegan - Dino Sarma
The Vegan Diet as Chronic Disease Prevention - Kerrie K. Saunders, Ph.D.
Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle - David Wann
Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Polan
Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Food - Gary Paul Nabhan
Slow Food Nation - Carlo Petrini
The Green Kitchen Handbook: Practical Advice, References and Sources for Trans-forming the Center of Your Home into a Healthy, Livable Place - Annie Berthold-Bond
Eat Here: Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket - Brian Halweil
Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets - Deborah Madison
Diet for a Dead Plant: How the Food Industry is Killing Us - Christopher Cook
The Farm to Table Cookbook - Ivy Manning
The Adaptable Feast - Ivy Manning
Films to watch:
Ryan's Well (available soon thru Netflix)
TV shows to watch:
30 Days (available to watch for free at www.casttv.com or through Netflix)
The Lazy Environmentalist (some episodes available to watch if you are a Netflix member)
Big Ideas for a Small Planet (also available through Netflix)
Videos:
World On Fire - Sarah McLachlan
Articles:
http://oregonprogress.oregonstate.edu/fall-2009/100-mile-diethttp://www.clackamasreview.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=120708104991930700
http://oda.state.or.us/dbs/publication_signup/hitlist.lasso?&-op=bw&publicationname=calendar&-sortfield=publicationname&-sortorder=ascending&-maxrecords=999&-skiprecords=0
