The Lexicon of Sustainability™ works closely with industry experts in all aspects of the Food and Farming conversation. Our esteemed list of contributors includes:
JOEL SALATIN: POLYFACE FARMSToday the farm arguably represents America’s premier non-industrial food production oasis. Believing that the Creator’s design is still the best pattern for the biological world, the Salatin family invites like-minded folks to join in the farm’s mission: to develop emotionally, economically, environmentally enhancing agricultural enterprises and facilitate their duplication throughout the world. The Salatins continue to refine their models to push environmentally-friendly farming practices toward new levels of expertise.
WES JACKSON: THE LAND INSTITUTEThe Land Institute has worked for over 30 years on the problem of agriculture. Our purpose is to develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops. We have researched, published in refereed scientific journals, given hundreds of public presentations here and abroad, and hosted countless intellectuals and scientists. Our strategy now is to collaborate with public institutions in order to direct more research in the direction of Natural Systems Agriculture. We are seeking funds to construct and operate a research center devoted to Natural Systems Agriculture and to underwrite scientists elsewhere who will engage with us in such research.
RICHARD HEINBERG: POST CARBON INSTITUTEAuthor of ten books, including The Party’s Over,Peak Everything, and The End of Growth, Richard Heinberg is widely regarded as one of the world’s most effective communicators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. With a wry, unflinching approach based on facts and realism, Richard exposes the tenuousness of our current way of life and offers a vision for a truly sustainable future. Senior Fellow-in-Residence at
, Richard is best known as a leading educator on Peak Oil—the point at which we reach maximum global oil production—and the resulting, devastating impact it will have on our economic, food, and transportation systems. But his expertise is far ranging, covering critical issues including the current economic crisis, food and agriculture, community resilience, and global climate change.
JESSICA PRENTICE: LOCAVOREWe are a
who are making an effort to eat only foods grown or harvested within a
for an entire month. We recognize that the choices we make about what foods we choose to eat are important politically, environmentally, economically, and healthfully.
, we challenged people from the bay area (and all over the world) to eat within a 100 mile radius of their home for the month of August. In 2007 we extended that challenge to the month of September . We encouraged folks to try canning and preserving food for the wintertime. We hope you’re enjoying your homemade creations.
ALICE WATERS: CHEZ PANISSE FOUNDATION – THE EDIBLE SCHOOLYARDThe mission of the Edible Schoolyard Project is to build and share an edible education curriculum for kindergarten through high school. Our vision is for gardens and kitchens to become interactive classrooms for academic subjects, and for every student to have a free, nutritious, organic lunch. If this program is integrated into schools, the curriculum could transform the health and values of every child in America.
PAUL JOHNSON: MONTEREY FISH MARKETOver the years, we’ve worked to establish a reputation for quality not just with our customers, but with our network of suppliers. Our suppliers know that if they’ve got premium product, we’re willing to pay for it. We at Monterey Fish Market do our best to bring you the freshest seafood, captured and handled with care and respect. Setting the standard for quality and service has been our obsession since 1979.
PAUL STAMETS: FUNGI PERFECTIPaul Stamets has been a dedicated mycologist for over thirty years. Over this time, he has discovered and coauthored four new species of mushrooms, and pioneered countless techniques in the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. He received many awards including, the 1998 “Bioneers Award” from The Collective Heritage Institute, and in 2008, Paul received the National Geographic Adventure Magazine’s Green-Novator and the Argosy Foundation’s E-chievement Awards. He has written six books on mushroom cultivation, use and identification. Paul sees the ancient Old Growth forests of the Pacific Northwest as a resource of incalculable value, especially in terms of its fungal genome. A dedicated hiker and explorer, his passion is to preserve, protect, and clone as many ancestral strains of mushrooms as possible from this pristine woodlands. Much of the financial resources generated from sales of goods from Fungi Perfecti are returned to sponsor such research.
NOVELLA CARPENTER: GHOST TOWN FARMA child of back-to-the-land hippies, I grew up in Idaho and Washington State. I went to University of Washington in Seattle where I majored in Biology and English. I’ve had many odd jobs and I studied under Michael Pollan at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism for two years. My journalistic work reflects my interests–in farming, food, the environment, and culture. In a nutshell, I like to tell stories about people who follow unconventional paths. As for the urban farmer in me, I’ve been cultivating the city for over ten years now, and my neighbors still think I’m crazy. It all started with a few chickens, then some bees, until I had a full-blown farm near downtown Oakland.
Dr. Elaine Ingham: Rodale Chief ScientistFor more than sixty years, we’ve been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing our findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest option for people and the planet.
Vandana Shiva: IndiaVandana Shiva, is a physicist, environmental activist and author. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, is author of over 300 papers in leading scientific and technical journals. Shiva participated in the nonviolent Chipko movement during the 1970s. The movement, whose main participants were women, adopted the tactic of hugging trees to prevent their felling. She is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization, (along with Jerry Mander, Edward Goldsmith, Ralph Nader, Jeremy Rifkin, et al.), and a figure of the global solidarity movement known as the alter-globalization movement. She has argued for the wisdom of many traditional practices, as is evident from her interview in the book Vedic Ecology (by Ranchor Prime) that draws upon India’s Vedic heritage.
Will Allen: Growing PowerIn 1993, Growing Power was an organization with teens who needed a place to work. It begain with Will Allen, a farmer with land. He then designed a program that offered teens an opportunity to work at his store and renovate the greenhouses to grow food for their community. What started as a simple partnership to change the landscape of the north side of Milwaukee has blossomed into a national and global commitment to sustainable food systems. Since its inception, Growing Power has served as a “living museum” or “idea factory” for the young, the elderly, farmers, producers, and other professionals ranging from USDA personnel to urban planners. Training areas include the following: acid-digestion, anaerobic digestion for food waste, bio-phyto remediation and soil health, aquaculture closed-loop systems, vermiculture, small and large scale composting, urban agriculture, permaculture, food distribution, marketing, value-added product development, youth education, community engagement, participatory leadership development, and project planning.
John Peterson: Angelic OrganicsFarmer John is more than a farmer; he’s also a writer. He’s a writing farmer. He’s a farming writer. He writes the life he lives, describing the mayhem and ecstasy caused by his unbreakable connection to the land.
Robert Kenner: Director of Food, Inc.Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for more than six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen. His previous films have played theatrically, on television and to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore at the White House. Prior to directing Food, Inc., Kenner received the 2006 Peabody, the Emmy for exceptional merit in Non-Fiction Film-Making and the Grierson (British Documentary) for his Vietnam War documentary Two Days in October.
Albert Straus: Straus Family CreameryStraus Family Creamery was founded in 1994. We are a family-owned and operated business, dedicated to make the highest quality and minimally processed organic dairy products. With our dairy and creamery located in the small town of Marshall on the Northern California Coast, we were the first certified organic dairy west of the Mississippi River and the first 100% certified organic creamery in the United States.
Jere Gettle: Baker Street Heirloom SeedsJere Gettle always had a passion for growing things, and at age 3 he planted his first garden. Ever since that day, he wanted to be involved in the seed industry. So at the age of 17, he printed the first small Baker Creek Heirloom Seed catalog in 1998. The company has grown to offer 1450 varieties of vegetables, flowers and herbs—the largest selection of heirloom varieties in the U.S.A. Baker Creek carries one of the largest selections of seeds from the 19th century, including many Asian and European varieties. The company has become a tool to promote and preserve our agricultural and culinary heritage. Our company and seeds have been featured in The New York Times, The Associated Press, Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart, and many others. Gardeners can request a free 212-page color catalog that now mails to 350,000 gardeners nationally.
The Johnston Brothers: Hanson Beeyard / MadhavaAt Madhava, we are committed to making life sweet. Naturally. Since 1973, Madhava Natural Sweeteners has been providing pure natural sweeteners that offer healthier alternatives to highly processed sugars and artificial sweeteners. Madhava’s delicious, sustainable products include Pure Honey, Organic Agave Nectar, and new Organic Coconut Sugar.
Ted Wycall: Greenbranch FarmTheodore Wolf Wycall is the third generation of the Wolf-Wycall family to own what is now Greenbranch Farm. For the past two generations, farming activity on the original 60 acres of land would have generally been confinement chicken houses, conventional corn and soybeans and the occasional planting of watermelons. In 2006 Greenbranch Farm was born, along with getting to work in the fields, Ted also began work on what is now his home and base of operations. After attending a school on timber-frame construction, He returned to the farm to begin small-scale selective logging in his forest. Ted would then mill the logs into beams and use them in the construction of a building that would house him and the farming business. After a lot of hard work and a lot of help from his friends and family, the dream came true. In September of 2007 the frame was raised and Ted was able to move in 5 months later.
Annebelle Lenderink: La Tercera FarmAnnabelle has an affinity for trying new things. Long before dino kale was popular, Annabelle was growing it and convincing people to buy it. They realized she was right. Unusual squashes, fun varieties of pumpkins, delicious greens and a range of herbs are all growing on Annabelle’s four acre organic farm in Bolinas and a list of the names is sounds like a tour of Europe-Galeuase v’Eysines, Marina d’Chioggia, and Musquee d’Provence. Delicious and unusual, her produce has captured the imagination of chefs and restaurants throughout the Bay Area.
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
TERM: Humane Slaughter
Growing Power
Chicago, IL
TERM: The Compost Circuit; Food Security; Food Desert, Edible Landscape
Feldman, Hoy, and Diaz: Brooklyn Rooftop Honey
Brooklyn, NY
TERM: Urban Apiary
Brooklyn Grange
Queens, NY
TERM: Roof Top Farm
Cowgirl Creamery
Point Reyes Station, CA
Term: Artisanal Vs. Mass Produced
Black Cat Farm & Restaurant
Boulder, CO
TERM: Farm to Table
Star Route Farm
Bolinas, CA
Term: Organic
Abbondanza Organic Seeds and Produce
Boulder, CO
TERM: Bio-Regionalists
Marin Sun Farms
Inverness, CA
Term: Pasture Management
Drakes Bay Oysters
Inverness, CA
Term: Aguoir
Center for Regenerative Design
Bolinas, CA
Term: Permaculture
Boisfort Valley Farm
Curtis, WA
Term: Riparian Buffer Zone
Redhill Farm
Petaluma, CA
Term: Grass Fed
Cure Organic Farm
Boulder, CO
TERM: Community Supported Agriculture
Soul Food Farm
Vacaville, CA
TERM: Pasture Raised Vs. Cage Free
Knoll Organic Farm
Brentwood, CA
TERM: Biodiversity Vs. Monoculture
Blue Moon Organics
Aptos, CA
TERM: Dry Farming
ALBA Organic Farm
Las Lomas, CA
TERM: Green Collar = Cuello Verde
Seeds of Life
Corvallis, OR
TERM: GMO Free, Seed Gathering
Ela Family Farms
Hotchkiss, CO
TERM: Building Soil Fertility
Lundberg Rice Company
Richvale, CA
TERM: Organic Grains
Liberty Duck
Petaluma, CA
TERM: Heritage Breed Turkey
Munson Family Farms
Boulder, CO
TERM: Local
Pastures of Plenty
Boulder, CO
TERM: Organic Flowers
Lagier Ranches
Escalon, CA
TERM: Food Miles
Mikuni Wild Harvest
Skamania County, WA
TERM: Sustainability
Jones Farm
Lopez Island, WA
TERM: Mobile Slaughterhouse
Forage SF
San Francisco, CA
TERM: Eating in Season
Winnetka Farm
Winnetka, CA
TERM: Seed to Table
Tyee Wine Cellars
Corvallis, OR
TERM: Salmon Safe
(David Burns, Austin Young and Matias Viegener)
Los Angeles, CA
TERM: Fallen Fruit
Wandering Goat Coffee
Eugene, OR
TERM: Connected Markets
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Yakutat, AL
TERM: Maximum Sustained Yield
GRUB
Olympia, WA
TERM: Food Justice
Lonesome Whistle Farm
Eugene, OR
TERM: Farm Fairies
Mikuni Wild Harvest
Vancouver, CA
TERM: The Foraging Circuit, Wild Harvest
Billy Goat Dairy
Longmont, CO
TERM: Goat Share
Haystack Dairy
Longmont, CO
TERM: Raw Milk
Hazel Dell Mushrooms
Fort Collins, CO
TERM: Sawdust + Mycelium = Mushrooms
La Cocina
San Francisco, CA
TERM: Kitchen Incubator
Cultured
Berkeley, CA
TERM: Lacto Fermentation
Daily Acts
Petaluma, CA
TERM: Frontyard Farmer
Clark Summit Farm
Tomales, CA
TERM: Heritage Breed
Stubbs Vineyard
Petaluma, CA
TERM: Organic
Provident Organic Farm
Bivalve, MD
TERM: Face Certification
Foxglove Farm
Salt Spring Island, BC
TERM: Beyond Organics
Blackberry Farm
Walland, TN
TERM: The Truffle Dog
Integrated Plant Protection Center, OSU
Corvallis, OR
TERM: Beneficial Insects
First Fruits Organic Farms
Paonia, CO
TERM: Family Farm
Tiny Town Farm
Petaluma, CA
TERM: Canning
Willows Inn
Lummi Island, WA
TERM: Fishing in Season
Seattle, WA
TERM: Backyard Pollinator
Skagit River Ranch
Sedro Woolley, WA
TERM: Grassfed vs. Cornfed
Full Circle Farm
Carnation, WA
TERM: Compost
Penn Cove Shellfish
Whidbey Island, WA
TERM: Filter Feeding Bivalves
Ballard Bee Company
Seattle, WA
TERM: Urban Beekeeper
1000 Faces Coffee
Athens, GA
TERM: Direct Trade
Big Horse Creek Farm
Lansing, NC
TERM: Heirloom Apples
Jones Valley Urban Farm
Birmingham, AL
TERM: Local
Old Orchard Creek
Lansing, NC
TERM: Land Trust
Farm 255
Athens, GA
TERM: Nose to Tail
Farmburger
Decatur, GA
TERM: (Slow) Fast Food
Red Mule Grits
Athens, GA
TERM: Mule Powered
Sunburst Trout
Canton, NC
TERM: Fish Farm
Farm and Sparrow
Asheville, NC
TERM: Heritage Grains
City Roots
Columbia, SC
TERM:
Refugee Family Services
Atlanta, GA
TERM:
Moonshine Meats
Athens, GA
TERM: The New Food Economy
Peaceful Valley Farm
Old Fort, NC
TERM: Heirloom Grains
Tiny Farm
Athens, GA
TERM: Greenhorns
Hodge Ranch
Carrollton, GA
TERM: Transition
West Georgia Processing
Carrollton, GA
TERM: Relocalize
Bike Lab
Greensboro, AL
TERM: Emotional Durability
New Orleans, LA
TERM: Sustainability
Biloxi, MS
TERM: By Catch
Pie Lab
Greensboro, AL
TERM: Pie = Community
Foraged and Found
Seattle, WA
Truly Living Well
Atlanta, GA
Mountain Works
Boone, NC
TERM: Horse Powered
Rose Mountain Farm
Lansing, NC
TERM: DIY
Picnic
Portland, OR
TERM: Cartivore
Marin Organic
Marin, CA
TERM: Gleaning
Maize Field
Brooklyn, NY
TERM: Heritage Garden
Atlantic Cape Fisheries
Cape May, NJ
TERM: Filter Feeding Bivalves
Medlock Ames
Healdsburg, CA
TERM: Farmlife and Wildlife
Yakutat, Alaska
TERM: Connected Markets
Quarter Branch Farm
Lovettsville, VA
TERM: Greenhorn
The City Bakery
Brooklyn, NY
TERM: Carbon Footprint
Community Food Share
Longmont, CO
TERM: Food Rescue
Forage LA
Los Angeles, CA
TERM: Local
Laguna Farm
Sebastopol, CA
TERM: Composting
Los Angeles Guerrilla Gardening
Los Angeles, CA
TERM: Guerrilla Gardening
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Yakutat, AK
TERM: The Salmon Counters
Oregon Tilth
Corvallis, OR
TERM: Organic Certification
Susan Moser Greens
Morton, WA
TERM: Micro Greens
Greensboro, AL
TERM: Dry Farming
Mississippi Indian Springs Farmers Cooperative Association
Petal, MS
TERM: Farming Collective
Market Umbrella
New Orleans, LA
TERM: SNAP
Mary Queen of Vietnam
New Orleans, LA
TERM: Food Sovereignty
Siren SeaSA
Petaluma, CA
TERM: CSF
Janus Youth
Portland, OR
TERM: The New Corner Store
Adaptive Seeds
Sweet Home, OR
TERM: Heritage Grains
Della Fattoria
Petaluma, CA
TERM: Local
