HEALTHY FOODS

Abundant Harvest Organics – Now delivered to Santa Clarita!
SAVE $$ ON YOUR ORGANICS!!! Are you struggling to find good-quality and cost-competitive organic products?? Abundant Harvest Organics’ mission is to make available affordable, chemically-unaltered produce. They have uncovered an approach to natural food distribution that will deliver organic products at conventional prices within hours of harvest.

Abundant Harvest Organics is an alliance of small family farmers in Central California dedicated to growing superior organic produce and getting it to you in the simplest manner possible – that is, without the use of chemicals or packaging materials. Grown locally and supplied locally, they cut the need for expensive and wasteful fuel and packing resources.

What They Do Best:
Organic produce only; no substitutions!

Unparalleled taste; varieties are chosen and harvested for taste and nutritional value rather than shelf-life and aesthetics.

Superior quality and value; fairly priced, significantly below retail value of same product from grocer.

Locally grown; investing in our community’s people, its resources, as well as its physical and economic health.

Fresh, fresh, fresh – from the earth to your dinner table in a day!
How it Works:
You can now receive 100% certified USDA organic produce within hours of harvest. You will have a choice of a large box which, depending on appetites, could feed a family of 4 for $33.80 per week or the smaller box that will feed 1-2 people for $19.80 per week. You can customize your order by selecting items from an ever-growing list of farm products (such as raw milk, eggs and chicken). Place your order online and it will be delivered weekly to a central pick-up site here in the Santa Clarita Valley.

HEALTHY BREADS
Berkshire Mountain Bakery
Grindstone Bakery

COFFEE ALTERNATIVES

RAW DAIRY
Organic Pastures
Organic Pastures is a raw dairy in California whose cows are raised on grass year-round. Mark McAfee, the owner, is also a passionate advocate for the health benefits of raw milk, and an active supporter of the rights of consumers to purchase raw dairy products nationwide. The site features valuable information and articles, as well as information on purchasing the dairy’s products.

GRASS-FED MEATS
Alderspring Ranch
Slanker’s Grass-Fed Meats
Tallgrass Beef
US Wellness Meats
Wallace Farms

MAIL ORDER WEBSITES
Because some of the best things aren’t available locally. Because it’s great to support farmers and producers of excellent products wherever they are. Because it’s fun to have something delicious arrive on your doorstep. Each of the resources I’ve included are sites I’m familiar with and use.

Chef Shop
Fabulous olive oils, imported herbs, organic pinhead oats; not everything meets my stringent guidelines (stay away from the pretty desserts!), but a great resource for some hard-to-find ingredients.

Green Pasture Products
David Wetzel took a considerable amount of time and effort to duplicate the centrifuge process that Weston A. Price used to make X-factor butter oil. And we’re glad he did! Wetzel has also extensively researched different brands of cod liver oil, and one of the highest quality brands currently available.

Heritage Foods USA
The sales and marketing arm for Slow Food USA, and a resource for meats, poultry, fish, and produce from farmers practicing sound and sustainable farming, including raising heritage breeds that otherwise would risk extinction.

Local Harvest
A nationwide directory of small farms, farmers’ markets, and other food sources, with an emphasis on sound and sustainable farming practices. It is the top resource for the Buy Local movement, and allows small farms to connect directly with consumers.

Radiant Life Company
Owned by Weston A. Price chapter leaders, and a great resource for some hard-to-find items that are essential to a Weston Price lifestyle. Small but excellent selection of products for the home, as well as supplements and superfoods, including essentials like high-vitamin cod liver oil and X-factor butter oil.

Real Goods
Interested in solar power? Want to go off the grid? Need low-impact appliances, heaters, cleaning supplies, information on water and energy conservation? Real Goods is a great site and packed with information on renewable energy and ecologically sustainable lifestyles.

Wilderness Family Naturals
A great resource for top-quality coconut products – dried, milk, cream, oil, etc., as well as herbs, palm oil, and assorted other products. They currently carrying one of the only brands of mayonnaise made without canola or soy oil.

RECOMMENDED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

A healthy colon is essential to maintain a healthy body. Colon Hydrotherapy can alleviate back pain, constipation, thyroid issues, bloating, headaches, dehydration, and joint stiffness. Located in Santa Clarita, Optimal Health offers private, discreet, and odorless rooms, providing customized care to every client.

Achieve Optimal Health/Acupuncture with Joe Salazar
Joe Salazar is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of California. With the use of Traditional Chinese style acupuncture and herbal medicine, he treats a variety symptoms and conditions. Some of those conditions include arthritis, back pain, headaches, sports injuries, stomach issues, stress and many more. Call today for an appointment (661) 607-8964.

INFORMATIONAL HEALTH WEBSITES

Food And Healing
This site features the work of Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D., noted teacher (founder of New York’s Natural Gourmet Cookery School) and author (Food and Healing, Food and Our Bones, etc.). It includes well-written, thoughtful articles on a number of relevant issues, as well as books and tapes.

Four Fold Healing
The website of Thomas Cowan, MD. The Fourfold Path consists of these principles: “Right diet for healing the physical body; beneficial medicines or therapies for the life-force body; healing movement and exercise for the emotional body, and effective thinking activity for the mental body.” Includes comprehensive information on diet and nutrition, feeding children, medicines and supplements.

The Garden Of Fertility
Maintained by fertility specialist and advisor, Katie Singer, this site provides an overview of fertility awareness. Clearly written, comprehensive information on charting a woman’s fertility signals (including downloadable blank charts for personal use). Valuable information on sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition, and both natural birth control and natural infertility treatments.

Health Truth Revealed
Comprehensive digest of articles from the alternative press on general interest (coconut oil, wheatgrass) and controversial issues (bird flu, vaccines, mercury contamination).

Krispin Sullivan
Krispin Sullivan has been working in the field of nutrition for 37 years, and firmly believes that “nutrition is about food not supplements.” The site features Krsipin’s well-researched, in-depth articles on key nutrients, including Vitamin D, magnesium, potassium, protein, and essential fats.

Dr. Joseph Mercola
The King Kong of alternative medicine sites, maintained by Joseph Mercola, DO (with an active practice in Chicago, Illinois). Ongoing commentaries on current articles from medical journals, as well as loads of information on diet, a free newsletter, and a variety of products (foods, books/CDs/DVDs, supplements, and numerous other health-supportive items).

Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation
The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation has preserved the research of Weston A. Price, DDS, and kept his seminal work, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, in print. In addition, they maintain archives of the research data of Francis M. Pottenger, Jr., MD, FACP, as well as a number of other pioneers in nutrition research (including Royal Lee, DDS, William Albrecht, PhD, Melvin Page, DDS). The site features a comprehensive bookstore, as well as articles from its quarterly journal.

Townsend Letter, The Examiner for Alternative Medicine
Townsend Letter, The Examiner for Alternative Medicine has been published since 1983 as a forum for the alternative medicine community. Provides scientific information on a wide range of topics relevant to both practitioners and patients seeking alternative and complementary approaches to health.

Truth In Labeling
MSG: a potent neurotoxin? This site supports its position that MSG is harmful with extensive information on the manufacture, adverse side effects, and issues connected with this ubiquitous substance. Includes “code names” for MSG on product labels, since it is often a hidden ingredient in many foods, and in-depth information on its history, marketing, claims, and much more.

Weston A. Price Foundation
Packed with information, the Weston A. Price Foundation site is essential web reading for anyone interested in the connection between nutrition and health. From the principles of sound nutrition, to specific health issues, to activism, the site is loaded with well-written articles and resources on literally hundreds of fascinating topics (many translated into several other languages). Recommendation for newcomers: take the Website Tour (there’s one for vegetarians, too).

CONSUMER ISSUES AND ACTIVISM
Consumer Reports Guide to Environmental Labels
Consumer Reports Guide to Environmental Labels provides clear, comprehensive information on the language used on product labels (“antibacterial,” “environmentally friendly,” “free-range,” etc.). Information on certifying organizations (QAI, CCOF etc.). Clear definitions, searchable database, information on household products as well as food. Check out the label report card!

Environmental Working Group
Environmental Working Group specializes in environmental investigations, bringing to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know, and providing practical information you can use to protect your family and community. Their findings have influenced farm policy and provided ammunition for environmental and pharmaceutical change. Comprehensive database with loads of fascinating info.

Daily Grist
Daily Grist is an online magazine covering the environment and related issues with humor, solid reporting, and common sense. Features both news and commentary, as well as articles, the opportunity to sign up for their free daily newsletter, and more.

Global Resource Action Center for the Environment
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment is an organization dedicated to forming links with research, policy and grassroots communities to protect the environment and preserve the future of the planet. Links to sites discussed elsewhere in this section (sustainabletable.org, factoryfarm.org), as well as to areas devoted to corporate accountability, the environment, United Nations initiatives, and other relevant topics.

A Campaign for Real Milk
A Campaign for Real Milk, a project of the Weston A. Price Foundation, has as its goal the return to humane, non-toxic, pasture-based dairying and small-scale traditional processing. State-by-state resources for raw dairy products (and statutes governing their sale), both in the U.S. and worldwide, as well as comprehensive information on the health benefits of raw dairy products. See the site map for links to numerous relevant and interesting articles.

The Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural
The Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural is a non-profit organization that supports small farmers, with a special focus on minority farmers and farmworkers. They advocate for fair prices for farm goods, as well as farming practices that maintain the health of the environment and deliver safe, health food to consumers. The organization runs a number of innovative programs to support their goals.

Sustainable Table
In-depth site with extensive information on the concept of sustainability. What does it mean? What are the issues involved? How do you shop for products that truly support it? How do you interpret the terms manufacturers and food processors use on labels? Clear, informative, in-depth information on these and related topics.