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- Earthen Heart
- Sirius Community
- Cite Ecologique of New Hampshire
- Clearwater Commons
- Belfast Cohousing and Ecovillage
- Port Townsend EcoVillage
- Catfarm
- Earth Mountain Edcuation Farm
- Enota
- Canticle Farm
- Southwest Sufi Community
- WildCraft Ecovillage
- Quaker Intentional Village - Canaan
- Therah Village
- Los Angeles Eco-Village
- Stone
- Pacific Gardens Cohousing Community
- Greensong Sanctuary
- EcoReality Coop
- Dry Gulch Ecovillage
- Stowe Farm Community
- Cleveland EcoVillage
- Dunbar's number - 150
- Sacred Garden Sanctuary
- Atlan Center
- Aldinga Arts Ecovillage
- Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute
- Alderleaf Farm and Wilderness College
- LECASE
- Glen Valley Organic Farm
- IDEAL Society
- PLACE - People Linking Art Community & Ecology
- Coastal Roots Farm
- Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community
- Heathcote Community
- The City Repair Project
- upland hills learning community
- Abundance Ecovillage
- VerdEnergia Pacifica
- Aurora Dwelling Circle
- Windsong
Community
Optimized local interdependence.
Eco Villages
Ideas
Organizations
- The Spirit Level
- The Equality Trust
Equitable
Providing unbiased equivalent opportunity for all participants.
Books
Organizations
- Discover Life
Diversity
Optimizing resilience by including diverse elements in a system.
Websites
- World Community Fair Trade
Fair Trade
Trade ethics and regulations that guard against exploitative or unfair trade.
Organizations
- LibreOffice Foundation
- Firefox Web Browser
- Ubuntu Linux
- Matomo Analytics
- Thunderbird Email Client
- Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor
- GNU Image Manipulation Program
- Scribus
- uBlock Origin
- Calibre E-book Management
- Standard Notes
- Wine
- Mnemosyne
- MediaWiki
Open-Access
Sharing resources freely
Organizations
Tools
Evidence Based
Verifyably accurate and effective
Seasonal
Lessening the environmental and impacts of food storage and transport by choosing seasonal food.
Life Honouring
Care, respect, and compassion for all living beings.
- Olio
- Elevate Packaging
- Tekpak Solutions
- Rootree Packaging
- Zero Waste Living — Bea Johnson
- ZWIA
- Zero Waste Manifesto
Zero-waste
Efficient usage and total reuse, recycling or ecological re-integration of materials.
Apps
Companys
Notable persons
Organizations
Standards
- Center for Earth Ethics
- Charter for Compassion
- The Earth Charter
- PoWR Global Ethic
- Encyclical Laudato si’ on Care for our Common Home
Principles & Ethics
The core principles of creative culture and what make them work.
Ideas
Organizations
Standards
- UN Rights of Nature Law and Policy directory
- Bolivian Law of the Rights of Mother Earth
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Rights & Freedoms
The fundamental rights and freedoms of humans and all living beings.
Articles
Standards
Human Rights
Fundamental rights and freedoms of all human beings.
- World Animal Protection
- World Animal Protection International
Animal Rights
Fair respectful and 'humane' treatment of animals.
Organizations
- Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
- Love and Carrots
Sustainable
Of a quality that, if it were to continue indefinitely, would not cause imbalance, destruction or disharmony in the system.
Books
Organizations
Local
Fulfilling local needs with local resources.
Efficient
Optimization of systems to avoid wastage.
- Gary Snyder
- Creative Commons
- LibriVox
- The Guthrie Center
- Be The Change Charities
- Standard Ebooks
Arts & Design
Creative artistic endeavor and practices of cultural evolution and wellbeing.
Notable persons
Organizations
Websites
- Francesca Baines
- Luke Wallace
- Rise Up Singing
- Wallace Violins
- The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
- The Victoria Folk Music Society
- Awakeneers
- Climate Music Project
- Musicians without Borders
- Do it for the Love Foundation
- Music Heals
- Abraham Jam
- Cortes Radio | CKTZ 89.5 fm
- The Solaris Project
- IMSLP Petrucci Music Library
- Freesound.org
Music
Music and song are an important part of a balanced culture; not only hearing music but making it a part of daily life.
Artists
Books
Companys
Events
Groups
Organizations
Websites
- Robert Bateman
- Island Light Photography
Visual Arts
Artists
Companys
- Dances of Universal Peace
Dance and Movement
Are made by moving the body.
Tools
Play and Recreation
- Chris Hedges
- Robert Fisk
- Terry Tempest Williams
- Dahr Jamail
Journalism
Notable persons
- Internet Archive
- Cortes Museum & Archives Society
History Keeping
Archiving and passing on the history and wisdom of a people to future generations.
Organizations
- New Society Publishers
- Orion Magazine
- Marnie’s Books
Writing
The written word used to edify and refine human existence
Companys
Organizations
Stores
- Pam Cooley
- The Co-Intelligence Institute
- The Wise Democracy Pattern Language
Decision Making & Governance
Systems of just, sustainable and enlightened decision making, leadership, responsibility, and regulation.
Notable persons
Organizations
Websites
Land Rights and Responsibilities
Laws of land usage, ownership and stewardship.
Law Enforcement
Enlightened leadership and lawmaking leads to rules and laws that benefit all members of society, but beneficial rules and regulations need to be enforced correctly to function.
Emergency Services
Consensus
When everyone agrees that consensus is the best way to go we can change our decision making process to a consensus...
- Sovereign App by Democracy.earth
- Ethelo
- Loomio
Direct Democracy
Democratic governance systems in which members vote directly on decisions instead of voting on who should make decisions
Tools
Diplomacy
Facilitating peaceful intercultural communication and relations.
Ownership
Systems of title, authority, responsibility, control and obligation.
Sociocracy
Sociocracy is a governance method that aims to make collaboration, self-organization, and distributed authority practical and effective.
- The Wisdom of Crowds
- Democracy Earth Foundation
- Polis
- Loomio - Make decisions without meetings
- Collective Intelligence Network
Collective Intelligence
Principles and patterns for making wise collective decisions
Books
Organizations
Products
Websites
- The Psychology of Inequality
- Enough Is Enough by Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill
- Ethical Consumer
- Community Exchange Systems
- One percent for the Planet
- Grameen Bank
- New Economics Foundation
- New Economy Coalition
- Schumacher Center for a New Economics
- Local Futures Foundation
- The Democracy Collaborative
- Life Out of the Box
- Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
- Happyonomy
Economics & Exchange
Equitable systems of exchange, valuation, barter and trade.
Articles
Books
Directorys
Organizations
Websites
Barter
Direct exchange of goods without the use of money.
Timebanking
System of exchange using time as a currency.
- SEEDS Digital Currency
- Schumacher Local Currencies Program
- Open Credit Network
- DYNDY
- Community Forge
- BerkShares
Currency
Systems of exchange that are independent from unsustainable debt economics.
Apps
Articles
Companys
Organizations
- BC Farmers’ Market Trail
- BCAFM Farmers' Markets Tools & Resources Database
- UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market
Local Markets
Farmer’s Markets, craft markets, and other gatherings where local goods are exchanged.
Directorys
Markets
- R- Future Regenerative Entrepreneurship Conference
- Groundswell
Business & Entrepreneurship
Resources for entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, and social impact initiatives.
Events
Organizations
- British Columbia Distance Learning Programs
- Weapons of Mass Instruction
- A Place to Grow; The Culture of Sudbury Valley School by Daniel Greenberg
- The Meaning of Education by Daniel Greenberg
- Summerhill by A.S. Neill
- Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriuclum of Compulsory Schooling
- The Underground History of American Education
- How Children Learn by John Holt
- Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling
- O.U.R. Ecovillage
- Climate Hope Gathering
- Apocalypse or Awakening: Living the Climate Emergency
- The Life of Birds
- Planet Earth
- Comox Valley Home Learners Network
- North Island Home Learners
- Pender Island Home Learners
- Homeschool Canada
- Nanaimo Community Home Learners (NCHL)
- Homelearners South of the Fraser
- Campbell River Homeschoolers
- Cornerstone Homeschoolers
- Cowichan Valley Home Learning Community
- Ladysmith and Chemainus Homeschoolers
- Our Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Homeshoolers
- Highschool Homelearning Victoria
- VicHomeLearn
- Victoria Christian Home Schoolers (VCHS)
- Victoria Home Learner’s Network
- LIFE--Learning in Faith Everyday
- Heartwood Home Learners Cooperative
- Port Alberni Homeschoolers
- Quadra Home Learners
- Salt Spring Island Home Learners
- Sooke Home Learners
- VancouverMom.ca
- Oceanside Christian Home Learners
- Oceanside Homeschoolers Vancouver Island
- Wikimedia Foundation
- BC Home Educators Association
- Fraser Valley Free Learners
- Waldorf Education
- The Golden Rule Project
- British Columbia Education and Training
- Tenemos Academy
- Project Gutenberg
- IslandWood
- Tilth Alliance
- North Cascades Institute
- Gaia University
- TED: Ideas worth spreading
- SelfDesign
- Victoria Home Learners Network Association
- The Center for Education and Research in Consciousness
- The Whidbey Institute
- Folk University
- EcoVersity
- The Global Education Project
- Anki
- Growing Without Schooling
- Khan Academy
- Algebra Rules
- Duolingo
- Wikipedia
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary
- Climate Hope Resource Guide
Education & Learning
Optimizing individual and collective human potential through right education and learning.
Articles
Books
Eco Villages
Events
Films
Groups
Organizations
Tools
Websites
- Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World
- Thus Spoke the Plant
- Gift Ecology: Reimagining A Sustainable World
- Global Earth Repair Conference
- Kiss the Ground
- Tony Juniper
- Skelly, Ian
- Fox, Matthew
- Bioneers
- Tree Sisters Reforestation
- The Berry Center
- The Rainforest Foundation
- Costa Rica Limpia
- Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Silva Forest Foundation
- Worldwatch Institute
- Global Ecovillage Network
- Friends of Cortes Island
- Cortes Children's Forest Trust
- The Watershed Sentinel
- Solar Cities
- Mycology Logos
Ecology
Stewardship and understanding of natural ecosystems.
Books
Events
Films
Notable persons
Organizations
Periodicals
Websites
- Living Machines
- Earth Microbiome Project
Scientific Research
Ethical and holistic approaches to broadening human knowledge and understanding of the cosmos.
Organizations
- The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
- Stack Overflow
Technology
The beneficial application of scientific knowledge through mechanical or information systems
Books
Websites
Home Learning
The keys to an optimal home education.
- Secure Scuttlebutt
- FairPhone
Communications
Apps
Companys
Wildfire Management
Managing and preventing wildfires for ecosystem health.
- 350.org
- Climate Smart
- Biogascentral
Energy
Ethically sustainable sources of energy for human use.
Organizations
Websites
Geothermal Energy
Using the heat from the Earth for energy.
- Viridian energy co-operative
Solar Energy
Using sunlight to for generating energy.
Companys
Wind Energy
Responsibly harvesting power from wind.
Energy Storage
Sustainable methods of storing energy over time.
- Kids Right to Know
Ethics of Scientific Research
Ethics and regulation of scientific research, experimentation, and technology
Organizations
- The Seventeen Traditions
Family & Kinship
Creative approaches to optimizing multi generational family and kinship.
Books
- Five Principles of Green Burial
- Recompose
- Bliss, Cremation and Green Burial Services
- DeathCaring Collective
- Green Burial Canada
Dying
Best practices for the terminus of a human lifetime.
Articles
Companys
Organizations
Birthing
Best practices for the process of introducing a human being to the world outside the womb.
- How We Choose a Partner
- Psychology Finally Reveals the Answer to Finding Your Soulmate
- How To Make Someone Fall In Love With You
- 25 Ways to Prepare for Marriage other than Dating
- The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love
- Hannah Fry: The mathematics of love | TED Talk
Courtship and Pairing
Finding and assessing a good match for partnership and parenting.
Articles
Books
Films
Elder Care
Caring for the needs those who are no-longer able entirely to do so for themselves.
- The Green Mama
Parenting
Holistically fulfilling the responsibility of raising children.
Websites
- Organic Standards Candian Regulations
- Organic Certification & Production Q&A
- Organic equivalency arrangements
- Keys to the Canadian Organic Standards and Regulations.
- Wines of Canada: Listing of Organic Wineries
- The Contrary Farmer
- SPUD
- Blossoms Raw Chocolate
- Cortes Natural Food Co-op
- Guayaki
- Bellingham Community Food Co-op
- Skagit Food Co-op
- Roots Natural Foods
- Aphrodite's Organic Cafe and Pie Shop
- The Gathering Place Trading Company
- Healthyway Natural Foods
- Edible Island
- The Green Mustache Organic Café
- Fromagerie l'Ancêtre
- Pro Organics
- Camino
- East Is East
- Eternal Abundance
- True Grain
- Anita's Organic Grain mill
- Manna Organics
- Holy Crap Cereal
- Ostroorganics
- organicfair
- Paradise Island Foods, Ltd
- Pomme Natural Market
- West Wood Organics
- Eat More Sprouts
- Misfits Market
- Adaptive Seeds
- Silver Creek Nursery
- Fieldstone Organics
- Einkorn.com
- BDASBCBio-Dynamic Agricultural Society of British Columbia
- COABC member/supplier list
- Manson's Landing Farmer’s Market
- James Bay Farmers Market
- Spirit Square Farmers market
- David Holmgren
- Wendell Berry
- Albert Bates
- Joe Jenkins
- Carolyn Herriot
- Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski
- Sunny Brae Farm
- Forstbauer Farm
- Blue Jay Lake Organic Farm & Community
- Summerhill Pyramid Winery
- Glenora Farm
- Westholme Tea Company
- Alderlea Farm Café
- Helmer's Organic Farm
- Farmer Bill's Grass Fed Beef
- The Lee Farm
- Eden Tree Farm
- Tree Eater Nursery
- Spray Creek Ranch
- West Enderby Farm
- Islands Organic Producers Association/member list
- Lost Savanna Farm
- Hoch Orchard & Gardens
- AJ Curtis Biodynamic Orchards
- JMJ Biodynamic Orchard
- Formosa Nursery
- Across The Creek Organics
- Amara Farm
- Honest Food Farm
- Plenty Wild Farms
- ALM Organic Farm
- 8 and A Half Acres Farm
- Eco-Sensense
- Pattison Farms
- Therah Farm
- Tatlo Road Farm
- Tendergreens Farm
- Terra Nossa
- SunTrio Farm
- Sweet Acres Farm
- Sweet P Farm
- Salt Spring Apple Company
- Sea Bluff Farm
- Square Root Farm
- Linnaea Farm Society
- Wildflower Produce
- Big Fir Farm
- Beaver Meadows Farm/Natural Pastures
- Code's Corner Farm
- Shawl Farm
- Tanner Orchard
- Corlan Vineyard and Farm
- Horizon Heritage Farm
- Salt and Harrow
- Foxglove Farm
- Kloverdalen Farm
- Carriac Farm
- Nanoose Edibles Organic Farm
- Salt Spring Sprouts & Mushrooms
- Hope Hill Farm
- Four Beat Farm
- JUST-A-MERE FARM
- Avalon Farm
- Blue Harvest Farm
- Blue Heron Farm
- Windhorse Farm
- Wind Whipped Farm
- Whitaker Farm
- Whisperhill Farm
- West Coast Garlic
- Wave Hill Farm
- Umi Nami Farm
- Valhalla
- Vitality
- Three Oaks Organic Farm
- Tourmaline Organics
- Fungi Perfecti
- Peace Seeds
- Polyface Farms
- The Land Institute
- Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable
- Young Agrarians
- Welland Legacy Park & Community Orchard
- The Non-GMO Project
- Sole Food Street Farms
- LocalHarvest
- Cornucopia Institute
- Alberni Valley Gleaning Project
- hOMegrown Living Foods
- Islands Organic Producers Association
- Merville Organics Growers Cooperative
- COABC-Certified Organic Associations of BC
- Salt Spring Abattoir Society
- Demeter USA
- Kickstart international
- Canadian Organic Standards
- Peoples Food Coop
- Kootenay Co-op
- Ypsilanti Food Co-op
- Port Orford Community Co-op
- Minnesota Street Market
- Renaissance Community Co-op
- Gregg L. Friedman MD Organic Coop
- Salem Food Cooperative
- Green Tree Grocery
- Utah Co-op
- Ideal Green Market Cooperative
- Bread and Roses Food Cooperative
- City Foods Co-op
- Natural Living Organic Food Co-op
- People's Grocery Co-Op
- Valley Food Co-op
- Main Market Co-Op
- Citizens Co-op
- The Dill Pickle Co-op
- Rochester Good Food Co-op
- SLO Natural Foods Coop
- Lost River Market & Deli
- Harvest Co-op Markets
- Moonflower Community Cooperative
- Rochester People's Food Co-op
- Rainbow Grocery Co-op
- Arroyo Food Coop
- Portland Food Co-op
- Valley Co-op of Washington County
- Granary Food Co-op
- Sunset West Food Co-op
- GrassRoots Cooperative and Cafe
- Creekside Coop
- Pogue's Run Grocer
- Tacoma Food Co-operative
- Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op
- Yelm Food Co-op
- Fiddleheads Food Co-op
- Food Front Cooperative Grocery
- Park Slope Food Co-op
- New Leaf Market Co-Op
- Gardiner Food Co-op & Café
- Just Local Food Cooperative
- BriarPatch Co-op Natural Foods Community Market
- Co-op Market Grocery & Deli
- Spiral Natural Foods Co-op & Grocery
- NuWaters Co-op
- Breadroot Natural Foods Co-op
- Caju Food Coop
- Northwind Natural Foods Co-op
- Menomonie Market Food Co-op
- Placerville Natural Food Co-op
- Honest Weight Food Coop
- Barrels Community Market
- Chatham Real Food Market Co-op
- Sugar Beet Food Co-op
- New Orleans Food Co-op
- Vancouver Food Cooperative
- Natural Abundance Food Co-op
- Byron Bay Harvest
- Dubuque Food Co-op
- Sierra Vista Food Cooperative
- Berkshire Co-op Market
- Deep Roots Market
- Market Street Co-Op
- Mountain View Market
- Bisbee Food Co-op
- Pocatello Co-op
- Doylestown Food Co-op
- Hartland's Nutrition Connection Cooperative
- Boise Consumer Co-op
- Affiliated Food Co-op, Inc.
- Hanover Co-op: Lebanon
- Good Earth Market
- Oldfort Co-op
- Natural Foods Market & Buyers Co-op
- Basic Cooperative
- La Montanita Food Co-op: Gallup
- Mariposa Co-op
- Trinity United Church of Christ
- French Broad Food Co-op
- Kent Natural Foods Co-op
- Monroe Good Food Group
- East End Food Co-op
- Mixed Nuts
- Mountain People's Market
- Higher Ground
- Winnetoon Mall Co-op
- Castine Co-op
- Wholistic Food Options
- Greater Baker Food Co-op
- Valley Natural Foods Co-op
- Three Rivers Market
- Purple Porch Co-op
- Growers Market
- Pomme De Terre Food Co-op
- Cape Ann Food Co-op
- Food Conspiracy Co-op
- Wild Sage Natural Foods Cooperative
- Kokua Market Natural Foods Co-op
- Hillsdale Family Food Co-op
- Otherworld Food Co-op, Inc.
- Bethesda Co-op
- SE KS Buying Club
- Coos Head Food Co-op
- Syracuse Real Food Co-op
- Countryside Co-op
- The Cooperative Grocery (The CoG)
- Nutshell Co-op
- Natural Food Co-op
- Alternative Food Co-op
- Kresge Food Co-op
- Rabbit Run Buying Club
- First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op
- Olympia Food Co-op
- Kissimmee Organic Co-op
- Order From Chaos Buying Club
- Mountain Community Co-op
- La Montanita Food Co-op: Santa Fe
- Wheatsville Food Co-op
- Plainfield Coop
- Crow Wing Food Co-op
- Ukiah Natural Foods
- Eats Natural Foods Co-op
- Summercorn Foods
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - West Seattle
- Rising Tide Co-op
- Viola Food Co-op
- Just Food Co-op
- City Market - Onion River Co-op
- Trillium Natural Foods Community Co-op
- HM!
- Neighborhood Natural Foods Coop
- Marquette Food Co-op
- Jersey City Food Co-Operative
- Potsdam Consumer Co-op
- Blue Springs Food Club
- Madison Market/Central Co-op
- Glut Food Co-op
- Duluth Whole Foods Co-op
- Healthy Foods Co-op
- Riverbend Market Cooperative
- Durango Natural Foods
- Colville North Country Co-op
- Sweet Grass Food Co-op
- Chico Natural Foods
- Touchstone Bakery
- Springfield Food Co-op
- Ozark Natural Foods Co-op
- Riverwest Co-op Grocery & Café
- River Market Community Co-op
- Jumplight Farms
- Willy Street Co-op
- Fresh Life Natural Food Coop
- Tonasket Natural Foods Co-op
- Co-opportunity Consumers Co-op
- Upstate Food Co-op
- Plum Creek Food Co-op
- Lakewinds Natural Foods
- Viroqua Food Cooperative
- West Orlando Healthy Families
- Flatbush Food Cooperative
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - Redmond
- Salal Cafe
- Bolinas Peoples Store
- Bloomingfoods Near West Side
- Iowa Food Cooperative
- Community Store Co-op
- Straddle Creek Food Co-op
- Otter Creek Food Co-op
- Chatam Marketplace
- Keller Texas Produce Co-op
- Karma Co-op
- Maple City Market
- North Coast Co-op, Eureka
- Maryland Food Co-op
- Hanover Co-op Food Store
- Lexington Co-operative Market
- Big Hollow Food Coop
- Bloomingfoods Market & Deli
- West Central Illinois Food Cooperative
- Harmony Food Co-op
- Common Ground Food Co-op
- Seminole Natural Foods
- Upper Valley Food Co-op
- Akron Cooperative Market
- Olympia Food Co-op - East
- Port Townsend Food Co-op
- Wintergreen Food Coop
- Weaver Street Market
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - Kirkland
- Happy Healthy Human Organic Produce Coop/Buying Club
- White River Co-op
- Valley Market
- Neighborhood Co-op Grocery
- Better Foods Co-op
- Good Tern Natural Foods Co-op
- People's Food Co-op of Kalamazoo
- SDA Coop
- Amazing Grains Natural Food Market
- Huajatollas Food Co-op
- Chadron Natural Food Co-op
- Wild Oats Cooperative
- Seward Co-op Grocery & Deli
- Grain Train Natural Food Market
- Plainfield Cooperative Buying Club
- Crumb's Bakery
- Rainbow Health Foods
- Adamant Co-op
- Sussex County Food Co-op
- Jura Books Food Co-op
- Phoenix Earth Food Co-op
- Organic Alaska
- Sevananda Food Co-op
- North County Cooperative Grocery
- Farmer Dave's
- Linden Hills Food Co-op
- Everybody's Healthfood Market
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - Fremont
- Twin Pines Food Co-op - Thrift Shop- Kayak Club
- Common Market Co-op
- In Good Taste
- Belfast Co-op
- Blue Hill Co-op Community Market & Cafe
- Concord Cooperative Market
- Esperance Co-op
- Rainbow Whole Foods Co-op Grocery, Deli and Café
- Rainbow Gardens Co-op
- Northwoods Whole Foods Co-op
- Island City Food Co-op
- Other Avenues Community Food Store
- Rail City Market Co-op
- Haywood Road Market
- Know Your Farms (Distributor/Buying Club)
- Crozet Natural Foods
- Plattsburgh North Country Co-op
- Good Harvest Grocer
- Oak Center General Store Food Co-op
- Whole Earth Grocery
- Nature's Best Natural Food Co-op
- Cook County Whole Foods Co-op
- Oryana Food Cooperative
- Sno-Isle Natural Foods Co-op
- Federation of Ohio River Cooperatives
- Abundance Cooperative Market
- Little River Co-op
- Fare Share Cooperative
- Greener Living Co-op
- Life Grocery Natural Food Co-op & Café
- Alfalfa House Food Co-op
- Choice Foods Co-op
- New Pioneer Co-op
- Kandi Cupboard
- Western Praire Food Co-op
- Suny Binghamton Co-op
- City Center Market
- Erie Whole Foods Co-op
- Woodland Food Co-op
- Three Rivers Food Co-op's Natural Grocery
- Takoma Park Food Co-op
- Fulton County Food Co-op
- Green Fields Market
- Park Street Service Center
- High Plains Food Coop
- Hendersonville Community Co-op
- Naturally Good Food
- Oceana Natural Foods Co-op
- Natural Alternatives Food Co-op
- Cooley Farm
- Badger Town & Country Store
- Commonhealth Foods Co-op Outlet
- Hungry Hollow Co-op
- Outpost Natural Foods Co-op: Wauwatosa
- Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Co-op
- Isla Vista Food Co-op
- New Life Food Club
- Oneota Community Food Co-op
- The Food Coop
- Good Food Co-op
- Amazing Grains
- Harvest Food Co-op
- Davis Food Co-op
- Wedge Community Co-op
- Eastside Food Co-op
- Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market
- Open Harvest Natural Foods Co-op
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - Seward Park
- City Food Co-op (Buying Group of St. Louis)
- Rainbow Food Co-op
- Hampden Park Food Co-op
- Eat Local Eastport Co-op
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - Offices
- Organic Buying Club Metro Detroit
- Leverett Village Co-op
- Silver City Food Co-op
- Selene Whole Foods Co-op
- Good Food Store
- Santa Rosa Community Market & Café
- Riverside
- Main Street Market Whole Foods Co-op
- Prairieland Market
- Good Cheap Food
- Finland Cooperative
- Topeka Natural Food Coop
- Wooster Natural Foods
- Iron River Grocery Co-op
- Corners of the Mouth Natural Foods
- Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op
- Alberta Cooperative Grocery
- Fort Collins Food Co-op
- Organic Produce Buying Club of South Florida
- The Ark Buying Club
- College Street Bakery
- St.Peter Food Co-op & Deli
- Wild Rice Buying Club
- Yahara River Grocery Cooperative
- Community Co-op
- Buying Club
- Community Mercantile
- Durham Co-op Grocery
- Daily Groceries Food Co-op
- Natural Harvest Whole Food Co-op
- Ashland Food Co-op
- Moscow Food Co-op
- 4th Street Food Co-op
- People's Market
- West Michigan Co-op
- Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market
- Clear Creek Food Co-op
- The Co-op Natural Foods
- Swarthmore Co-op
- Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative
- George Street Co-op
- New Pioneer Bakehouse
- Hunger Mountain Co-op
- Good Earth Food Co-op
- First Alternative Natural Food Co-op
- Wheatsfield Cooperative Grocery
- People's Food Co-op & Café Verde
- Stevens Point Area Food Co-op
- Chequamegon Food Co-op
- Natural Bounty Buying Club
- Linden Hills Natural Home
- Midtown Food Coop
- Central City Co-op
- Light Foods Co-op
- Morningside Buying Club
- Essentials For Life
- Great Basin Community Food Coop
- North Coast Co-op, Arcata
- Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
- Quincy Natural Foods Co-op
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - View Ridge
- Rutland Area Food Co-op
- The Village Store Co-op
- Keweenaw Food Co-op
- 14 Carrots Natural Foods Co-op
- Bloomingfoods Downtown
- Putney Food Co-op
- Mega Pik N Save
- Fare Share Market
- Brattleboro Food Co-op
- Living Organics Buying Club
- Mountain People's Co-op
- Ever'man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe
- River Valley Market
- Takoma Park Silver Spring Coop
- Foothills Co-op
- Eastford Food Co-op Buying Club
- Wachusett Food Co-op
- Inman Feed Mill Food Coop
- Simple Times Farm Market & Buying Club
- Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op & Café
- Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op
- Oxford Hills Food Cooperative
- La Montanita Food Co-op: Valley
- Co-op Community Food Market
- Natural Foods Co-op/Market
- St. J. Food Co-op
- Mille Lacs Area Food Co-op
- Bluff Country Co-op
- La Montanita Food Co-op: Nob Hill
- Skagit Valley Food Co-op
- "Best of the Blessed" Healthy Food Co-op
- Natural Roads Food Co-op
- Ferry Food Co-op
- Good Foods Market & Café
- Sunseed Food Co-op, Inc.
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - Issaquah
- Weavers Way Cooperative Association
- High Falls Food Coop
- Cass Corridor Food Co-op
- Newark Natural Foods Cooperative
- Willimantic Food Co-op
- My Organic Food Club
- Sonoita Buying Club
- GreenStar Cooperative Market
- Portland People's Food Co-op
- River City Food Co-op
- Outpost Natural Foods Co-op
- East Lansing Food Co-op
- Rich Harvest
- Puget Consumers' Co-op - Greenlake
- Growing Tree Natural Foods
- Nature's Exchange
- Community Food Co-op
- Purple Dragon Co-op
- Organic Christians Buying Club/Food Co-op
- Camino / La Siembra Coop
- Organic Valley - Farmers Co-op
- Ecoessentials
- Naked Naturals Whole Foods
- Alberni Valley Transition Town Society
- Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners association
- Coop Directory Service
- BC Farms & Food
- COG`s Guide to the Candian Organic Standards
Food
Sustainable methods of cultivating, collecting, storing, and preparing food.
Articles
Books
Community Gardens
Companys
Groups
Markets
Notable persons
Organic Farms
Organizations
Standards
Stores
Tools
Websites
Farming & Gardening
Best practices for sustainable agriculture.
- Organic Gardener's Pantry
- Regeneration Canada
Soil Building
Enhancing the quality and health of soil.
Companys
Organizations
- The Art of Fermentation
- Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods, 2nd Edition
- Excalibur Dehydrators
Food Storage and Preservation
Food storage and preservation allows food to be eaten for some time after harvest rather than solely immediately.
Books
Companys
- Beekeeping for Beginners
- Extracts of Polypore Mushroom Mycelia Reduce Viruses in Honey Bees
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping
- Natural Beekeeping Trust
Beekeeping
Cultivating and caring for bees.
Articles
Books
Organizations
- Permaculture Design Magazine
- Permacultureprinciples.com
- Hatchet & Seed
- AppleSeed Permaculture
- Permaculture Design Course
- Linnaea Farm
- Permaculture Research Institute
- Permaculture Institute
- Permies.com
Permaculture
Designing human habitat systems
based on patterns found in nature.
Companys
Events
Organizations
Websites
Biochar
Building soil and squestering carbon with charred wood.
- Teaming With Microbes
- Environment Celebration Institute
Soil Biota Enhancment
Optimizing soil health and productivity by cultivating symbiotic microorganisms.
Books
Organizations
- Salt Spring Seeds
- Seed and Plant Sanctuary
- BC EcoSeed Co-op/Open Source Seed Initiative
- Organic Seed Alliance
- Open Source Seed Initiative
- Seed Savers Exchange
- Borrow Save Share
Seed Saving
Although purchasing store-bought seed on an annual basis has become the norm, saving and sharing seeds is an essential part of a sustainable local food system.
Organic Farms
Organizations
Websites
- Ethical Wildcrafting
- Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants
- Pacific Northwest Medicine Making and Botanical Extract Guide
- The School Of Forest Medicine
Wildcrafting
Harvesting wild plants for food.
Articles
Books
Companys
- Cedar Cottage Community Garden
- Hastings St Folk Garden
- Cottonwood Community Garden
- Millross Gardens on Main
- Jacob's Well #1 Garden
- Jacob's Well #2 Garden
- Davie Village Garden
- East Boulevard Allotment Plots
- Mole Hill Garden
- Cypress Community Garden
- Pandora Park Community Garden
- Maclean Housing Garden
- Woodland Park Community Garden
- Maple Community Garden
- Cedar Cottage Community Garden
- Elisabeth Rogers Community Garden
- 16 Oaks Garden
- Kitsilano Community Garden
- Sahalli Community Garden
- John McBride Community Garden
- Cedar Cottage Community Garden - Part 2
- Pine St. Community Orchard
- Dowtown Intercultural Gardeners Society (DIGS)
- Ladybug Garden
- Village on False Creek Garden
- MOBY Community Garden
- Robson Park Community Garden
- Wall Street Community Garden
- Pine St. Community Garden
- Robson Park Coop Garden
- Brewery Creek Community Garden
- Il Centro Community Garden (Beaconsfield Park)
- Nelson Park Community Garden
- Fraserlands Community Garden (Riverfront Park)
- Charleson Park Community Garden
- Cheyenne Community Garden
- City Hall Lawn Garden
- Dunbar and 41st Garden
- UP! Elgin community garden
- Farmers at 57th
- Stanley Park Community Garden
- Adanac Park Community Garden
- China Creek Housing Co-op Garden
- Urban Acres
- CROWS Point Community Garden
- Collingwood Community Gardens
- Mount Pleasant Community Garden
- Cambie Park Community Garden
- Dundee Community Garden
- Langara College Garden
- Hastings Community Centre Learning Garden
- Grandview Elementary Community Garden
- Creekside Community Recreation Centre Collaborative Garden
- China Creek Community Garden
- Kerrisdale Community Garden
- Means of Production Garden
- Pine Street Community Garden (6th and Fir Park)
- Community Alternatives Coop Community Garden
- Princess and Cordova Garden
- Tea Swamp Community Garden
- Garden of Eatin'
- Kingscrest Park Community Garden
- Killarney Garden
- The World in a Garden
- McSpadden Park Community Garden
- The Rise on Cambie
- SPEC Cambie Communal Garden
- Kaslo Gardens Community Vegetable Garden
- Matheson Heights Housing Coop Garden
- Kitsilano Community Centre Garden
- Atira Community Garden
- Grace Memorial Church Garden
- Bosman Hotel Garden
- Grandview Terrace Garden
- HFBC Housing Foundation Garden - 5th Avenue
- The James Garden & Social Community
- HFBC Housing Foundation Garden - Venables St
- HFBC Housing Foundation Garden - Euclid St
- Cedar Cottage Neighourhood House Edible Garden
- Vera Community Garden
- Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Community Garden
- Norquay Community Learning Orchard
- BC Seniors Living Assoc. Garden
- Tenth Church Garden
- Chilean Housing Coop Garden
- Chinatown Peace Church Garden
- Menno Simmons centre Garden
- Aberthau Garden Project
- City Hall expansion garden
- Grass Roots Community Garden
- Chester's Field Garden
- Deeper Roots Seniors Community Garden
- Our Lady of Sorrows Convent garden
- SPEC Rooftop Garden
- 15th Avenue Coop garden
- Marpole Family Place
- Church of the Good Sheppard garden
- Emma G Coop garden
- Mount Pleasant Demonstration Garden
- Champlain Place Community Garden
- Oppenheimer Park Medicine Wheel Garden
- South Vancouver Family Place 1 garden
- St. Augustines Anglican Church garden
- Kitsilano Christian Community Church garden
- Marpole Place expansion garden
- Let's Grow Together! Community Garden
- Lakeview United Church garden
- Cityview Baptist Church garden
- DTES Market location garden
- Chimo Terrace Youth Garden
- Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House Garden 2
- Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House Garden 1
- Kitsilano Neighbourhood House garden
- Moberley Cultural Herb Garden
- Hemlock Court garden
- Habitat Villa - Metro Housing garden
- Trillium Park North Artists Garden
- Brightside Home Foundation - King's Daughters garden
- Brightside Home Foundation - Wallace Wilson garden
- Copley Community Orchard
- SPEC Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden
- Still Creek Community Garden
- Kits Village Collaborative Garden
- Strathcona Community Garden
- Rooted for Life Garden
- Pender Community Garden
Community Gardens
Community gardens are places where many people can grow food together on the same piece of land.
Community Gardens
Organizations
- Articles by Ryan Drum aka Fucus Man
- The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles
- School of Evolutionary Herbalism
- The Green Beaver
- Harmonic Arts
- Cascadia Folk Medicine
- Ecologic Dentistry
- Earth & Spirit
- Organic Chinese Herbs
- 2019 Vancouver Island Herb Gathering
- Patch Adams
- Paul Farmer
- Bruce H. Lipton, PhD
- Fireweed Farm and Herb School
- Innisfree Farm
- Herbalists without Borders
- Student Clinic | Pacific Rim College
- Victoria Health Cooperative
- International College of Integrative Medicine
- Nature Nurture Farmacy
- Heart Math Institute
- Cochrane
- The Kind Life
- ConsumerLab.com
- A Warrior Curing Psoriasis Naturally
- EMF Protection: Natural Solutions - ElectricSense
- The EMF Safety Shop
- Learning Herbs
Health & Wellness
Integrative and holistic methods of maintaining and restoring optimal human health.
Articles
Books
Companys
Events
Notable persons
Organic Farms
Organizations
Websites
- The Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology
Nutrition
Getting the correct balance of foods for optimum health.
Organizations
Vegetarianism
Plant-based diet that avoids animal products
- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
- Born to Run
- The New York Times Scientific 7-Minute Workout
- Fitness Blender
Physical Exercise
Optimizing health and well-being with a physically active lifestyle.
Books
Websites
Microbiome
Maintaining balance with helpful and pathogenic bacteria.
- The Herbalist
Herbalism
The study and practice of healing with medicinal plants.
Companys
- Dr. Bronner's All-One!
- Seventh Generation
- Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve Company
Cleaning
Methods and resources for cleaning without toxic chemicals
Companys
- GT's Living Foods
- Pemberton Distillery
Fermentation
Fermentation is a time-tested method of preserving food which is delicious, energy efficient, and a great way to maintain the natural enzymes and nutrition of the food.
Companys
- Dr. Joel Kahn
- Heart MD Institute
Cardio Vascular Health
Holistic heart health and preventative Cardio medicine.
Companys
Organizations
- Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
- Redshift
Sleep
Getting enough sleep in major contributor to good physical, emotional, and mental health.
Books
Tools
- Green Pastures
Nutrition Based Dental Care
Ways of preventing and curing tooth decay through diet and nutrition.
Companys
- Building Energy Optimization Tool
- A Pattern Language
- Nudie Jeans
- Inhabitant Magazine
- The NeoHouse Institute
- EcoNest
- Yarrow Ecovillage
- A Home Building Revolution - The Harmless Home
Housing & Structures
Efficient and responsible design, construction, and maintenance of buildings.
Apps
Books
Companys
Organizations
Videos
- Communitecture
- Earthship Biotecture
- Earthship DK
Architecture
Planning and design from home to village and city scale.
Companys
Organizations
Rooftop Gardening
Utilizing the tops of buildings for green space.
- Vancouver Hack Space
- MakerLabs
- Responsible Minerals Initiative
- Cortes Forestry General Partnership
- Cortes Comunnity Forest Cooperative
- Global Organic Textile Standard International Working Group
Materials & Manufacturing
Responsible resource stewardship, manufacturing, and recycling.
Groups
Organizations
Standards
- Cortes Island Free Store and Recycling Centre
- ByFusion Blocker
Recycling
Transforming previously used materials into new raw materials.
Organizations
Tools
Forest Stewardship
Sustainable management of forest ecosystems.
- RepRap
- PLA filament
3D Printing
3D printers make it possible for DIY production of plastic, resin, and metal parts that, up until recently, were otherwise very difficult or expensive to create on a small scale.
Tools
- Essential Composting Toilets
Humanure
The ancient art of safely transforming human waste into fertile garden soil with the help of aerobic bacteria.
Articles
- Inhabitat.com overview of alternatives to concrete
- Just BioFiber
Building Materials
Sustainable building/construction materials
Articles
Companys
- ShareWaste
- Vermiculture (worm composting)
- EarthEasy Guide to Composting
Composting
The transformation of organic "waste" back into enhanced soil.
Apps
Articles
- Why and How to Avoid Toxic Clothing by Dr. Mercola
- Teemill Organic Clothing
- Patagonia
- Rawganique
- TOMS
- Still Eagle
- Movement Global
- Swedish Stockings
- Proclaim
- Synergy Organic Clothing
- Duckworth
- TreeSisters Organic Clothing
- Vancouver Island Fibershed
- Inca Dinca Do - [CLOSED]
- Sustainable Apparel Coalition
- Darn Tough Socks
Clothing
Made with organic cotton or other sustainable materials
Articles
Companys
Groups
Organic Farms
Organizations
Products
- MechMate CNC Router - Build your own with our detailed plans
DIY Machinery
Leveling the playing field in favor of resilient small scale manufacturing
Tools
- A Book of Uncommon Prayer by Brian Doyle
- The Interfaith Amigos
- Desmond Tutu
- Lama Surya Das
- Joanna Macy
- John Lundin
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
- David James Duncan
- Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Brian Doyle
- Dr. Jim Antal, Rev.
- Farm the Land, Grow the Spirit
- Parliament of the World's Religions
- Natural Dharma Fellowship
- United Religions Initiative
- Harvard Divinity School
- Sisters of the Earth
- San Francisco Interfaith Council
- Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County
- Compassion Games
- Interfaith Community Sanctuary
- Center for Action and Contemplation
- Arsayian Foundation
Spirituality & Faith
Inspiration, Faith & Practice
Books
Groups
Notable persons
Organizations
Ceremony
Beneficially effective ceremonial gatherings and events.
Interfaith Harmony
Fostering understanding, harmony, and cooperation between religions.
- Sit Illustrated: So, What's funny about meditation?
- How to Meditate: Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation
Meditation
The practice of quieting the mind, body, and emotions.
Books
Websites
- Kootenay Carshare Cooperative
- Cowichan Valley's Local Biodiesel Provider
Transport
Sustainable methods for moving people and things from place to place.
Groups
- Bike Friday
- The Hub Community Bike Shop
Bicycling
Bicycling is a very efficient and sustainable method of human transport.
Companys
Organizations
Sailing
For areas accessible by water sailboats can efficiently transport people and large quantities of other goods using no fossil fuels and, if care is taken in choosing non-toxic materials, with a minimum environmental impact.
- Tesla, Inc.
Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles are considered a more sustainable method of transport than fossil fuel powered vehicles. At this time most electricity is produced in unsustainable ways, but there are more sustainable ways to produce electricity being developed.
Companys
- Klean Kanteen
- Water.org
- Blue Planet Links
Water
Harmonious ways of gathering, using, re-purifying, conserving and caring for water.
Companys
Notable persons
Websites
Rainwater Collection
Catching and storing rain
Water Purification
Removing harmful chemicals and organisms from water.