===========================================
P A N U P S
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
===========================================
Resource Pointer #237
July 5, 2000
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Real Food for a Change, 1999* Wayne Roberts, Rod MacRae and Lori
Stahlbrand. Connects individual health with community health, global
health and economy. Addresses issues of food quality and consumer
choice. Provides practical information about organic food and food
costs, how to reduce global warming and use consumer power to effect
changes in the food market. 243pp. US$21.95. Contact Random House of
Canada, 33 Yonge St., Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E1G4;
phone (416) 777-9477; fax (416) 777-9470; Web site
http://www.randomhouse.com.
*Environmental Nutrition, 1999* Buck Levin, Ph.D., R.D. Focuses on
links between environment, food quality and disease. Draws from
research studies in the fields of environmental medicine, clinical
ecology, industrial toxicology, molecular biology and genetics.
Includes a breakdown of more than 100 toxic substances commonly
found in food, an in-depth exploration of food irradiation,
microwaves and pesticide residues in food, and analysis of potential
health problems created by exposure to toxic substances in food.
304pp. US$39.95. Contact HingePin, Book Orders, 8021 SW 204th St.,
Vashon, WA 98070; phone (206) 463-2194; fax (206) 463-1739; Web site
http://www.hingepin.com.
*European Food and Nutrition Policies in Action, 1998* Nancy Milio,
Elisabet Helsing, eds. Presents experience and insights on issues in
nutrition policy-making across Europe. Features discussion of
changing views of nutrition and its relationship to disease, and
globalization of food sources and its impact on diet and nutrition.
Presents viewpoints from an epidemiologist, an industrialist, a
technologist, a regulator, a consumer and a legal view. Includes
case studies from Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and eastern
Europe. 176pp. US$38.70. Contact World Health Organization,
Distribution and Sales, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland; phone (022)
791-2477; fax (022) 791-4857; email publications@who.ch; Web site
http://www.who.ch.
*Farm Folk, City Folk: Stories, Tips and Recipes Celebrating Local
Food for Food Lovers of All Stripes, 1998* Herb Barbolet, Angela
Murrills and Heather Pritchard. Features stories of farmers, herb
gardeners, seed sellers, greenhouse growers, cheesemakers, chocolate
makers restaurateurs and chefs in British Columbia. Includes
stories, practical tips and original recipes from top chefs. Portion
of sales goes to FarmFolk/CityFolk. l152pp. US$24.95. Contact
FarmFolk/CityFolk Society, #208-2211 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, B.C.
V6K 4S2; phone (604) 730-0450; fax (604) 730-0451; email
farmcity@alternatives.com; Web site
http://www.alternatives.com/ffcf/index.htm.
*Cooking Fresh from the Bay Area: The Bay Area's Best Recipes for
Eating Local, Organic Produce at its Seasonal Best, 2000* Fran
McManus and Wendy Rickard, eds. Cookbook and resource guide features
over 80 recipes for cooking with local, seasonal ingredients from 20
of San Francisco Bay Area's premiere chefs. Also includes guide to
seasonal produce, how best to store and preserve fresh produce and
discussion of environmental, social and economic benefits of buying,
cooking and eating locally grown, organic foods. 178pp. US$17.95.
Contact Eating Fresh, 10 East Broad St., Hopewell, NJ 08525; phone
(609) 466-1700; fax (609) 466-8892; email rickard@eatingfresh.com or
mcmanus@eatingfresh.com; Web site http://www.eatingfresh.com.
We encourage those interested in having resources listed in the
PANUPS Resource Pointer to send review copies of publications,
videos or other resources to our office.
PANUPS is a weekly email news service providing resource guides and
reporting on pesticide issues that don't always get coverage by the
mainstream media. It's produced by Pesticide Action Network North
America, a non-profit and non-governmental organization working to
advance sustainable alternatives to pesticides worldwide.
You can join our efforts! We gladly accept donations for our work
and all contributions are tax deductible in the United States. Visit
our extensive web site at http://www.panna.org to learn more about
getting involved.
===========================================
NOTE: Replies to the sender of this message
will not be read.
To comment, send a message to:
panna@panna.org
To subscribe, send a blank message to:
panups-subscribe@igc.topica.com
To unsubscribe, send a blank message to:
panups-unsubscribe@igc.topica.com
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
49 Powell St., Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Phone: (415) 981-1771
Fax: (415) 981-1991
Email: panna@panna.org
Web: http://www.panna.org
===========================================
___________________________________________________________
T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16
Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
To Unsubscribe: Email majordomo@cals.ncsu.edu with the command
"unsubscribe sanet-mg". If you receive the digest format, use the command
"unsubscribe sanet-mg-digest".
To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@cals.ncsu.edu with the command
"subscribe sanet-mg-digest".
All messages to sanet-mg are archived at:
http://www.sare.org/san/htdocs/hypermail
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jul 21 2000 - 09:00:32 EDT