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British Nutrition Foundation
www.nutrition.org.uk/home.asp?siteId=43§ionId=s
Promotes the nutritional wellbeing of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of scientifically based nutritional knowledge and advice.

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
www.cpre.org.uk
A charity dedicated to the protection of rural England – protecting local countryside where there is threat, enhancing it where there is opportunity. It's working to encourage the supply and demand of local foods, and you can find out about how to source local food and join it's campaign.

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)
www.ciwf.org.uk/
CIWF’s aim is to achieve the end of factory farming systems and all other practices, technologies and trades which impose suffering on farmed animals. They work to achieve this aim by hard-hitting campaigning, public education and vigorous political lobbying.

End Factory Farming
www.factoryfarming.org.uk/whatis.html
The lowdown on the abuse of animals in factory farming. Sign the pledge and receive an information pack.

Food for Life
www.soilassociation.org/foodforlife
The Food for Life project run by the Soil Association launched the public debate on the quality of school meals. It's full of information covering nutritional standards, supply chains and staffing. Essential for anyone interested in making positive change including schools, councils, parents, cooks and caterers. Visit the website for more about the new action pack, curriculum packs, workshops, helpline and farm visit programs.

Eat Well, Be Well
www.eatwell.gov.uk/foodlabels/
understandlabels/
Food labels can be very confusing with all their different terms and symbols. This interactive site helps you work out what they mean.

Food Standards Agency
www.eatwell.gov.uk
Government agency with lots of useful information on how to eat a more healthy diet and how to go veggie.

Jamie's School Dinners
www.channel4.com/life/microsites/J/
jamies_school_dinners/
Jamie Oliver's campaign to ban the junk and get nutritious, fresh food back in schools.

National Association of Farmers Markets
www.farmersmarkets.net
A farmers' market is one in which farmers, growers or producers from a defined local area come in person to sell their own produce so you can ask questions and be confident of the origins of the food. The website has information and a list of markets across the country.

Soil Association
www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf?Open
The Soil Association is the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming. Find out about organic standards, where to shop locally for organic produce or where you can visit an organic farm.

Vegetarians International Voice for Animals – Viva!
www.viva.org.uk
Information about factory farming, nutrition and becoming vegetarian or vegan.

Vegetarian Society
www.vegsoc.org/
An educational charity promoting understanding and respect for vegetarian lifestyles. On their website you can find advice and information about becoming and being a vegetarian, recipe ideas, competitions plus check out their Nutrition Information Sheet.

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