Many members of the UU Fellowship of Visalia are also active members, supporters, or leaders in community organizations which promote social and environmental justice. Some are UU-affiliated and others are not. We call upon you to join us as you are willing and able...

Local

Ethical Eating: Food & Environmental justice

• Save the Earth - Eat Locally (PDF from Sierra Club)
• 10 Ways to Eat Well: Mr Green's Food Commandments (PDF from Sierra Club)
  
• Shop at farmers' markets and farmstands; find one at
  www.localharvest.org or sustainabletable.org.
• Join a CSA, a food co-op that supports a local farm.
  Check www.csacenter.org or these local CSAs:
  Tulare County: www.familyfarmfresh.com and
  www.abundantharvestorganics.com
  Fresno County: www.tdwilleyfarms.com
  • If you choose fish, eat fish that is raised sustainably.
  Learn more at www.seafood.audubon.org.
  • Ask restaurants, stores, and schools where they get
  their food. Support those that buy locally.
  www.chefscollaborative.com,
  www.dinegreen.com.

Health and Safety

• FoodLink
• La Leche League of Tulare & Kings Counties

Community Services, Employment, Housing

• Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County
• CSET - Community Services, Employment Training
• Proteus, Inc. - Education, Employment & Community Services
• Self-Help Enterprises
• Tulare County Housing Authority
• Tulare County Community Development:
  

Environment and Human Survival

• Community Water Center - working for access to safe, clean and affordable water in Tulare County.
• Recycling Sites in Visalia
• Sierra Club, Mineral King Group
• South Valley Peace Center
  
  

State

• California Interfaith Power and Light
• Health Care for All
• Universal Health Care Campaign
• League of Women Voters of California
• Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of California (UULM-CA)
• CoolCalifornia.org- Lower your carbon footprint

National

• UU Washington Office for Advocacy
• Network of Spiritual Progressives
• Interfaith Climate Change Network
• Religious Witness for the Earth
• Noah Alliance
• Green Sangha
• UU Ministry for Earth
• The Regeneration Project
• Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

Global

• Alliance for Religions and Conservation
• Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office
• Use Less Stuff! Calculate your ecological footprint here: http://myfootprint.org/
• Livestock a Major Threat to the Environment - UN Food and Agriculture Organization
  
  Donella Meadows Archive - from the Sustainability Institute