Ethical Organizations
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.
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
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
