The USDA maintains guidelines on what’s healthy for Americans to eat. In 2015, for the first time, the USDA’s advisory panel recommended that those guidelines should also include sustainability. The guideline requested to look into the factor in whether or not a food is good for the planet when deciding whether it is healthy. You can view the report in its entirety by clicking the link below.
Our library provides you with a recommended reading list to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises and communities in enhancing the relation between natural environment and healthy natural food.
You can also find these materials on our Recommended Reading display rack on the Plaza Level of the library. Please borrow and enjoy them!
Adapt: How Humans are Tapping into Nature’s Secrets to Design and Build a Better Future by 
Big World, Small Planet: Abundance within Planetary Boundaries by 
The Conscientious Gardener: Cultivating a Garden Ethic by 
Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet by 
Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America's Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment by 
Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods by 
Feeding the Whole Family: Cooking with Whole Foods; More than 200 Recipes for Babies, Young Children, and their Parents by 
The Fish in the Forest: Salmon and the Web of Life by 
Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? by 
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by 
Organic, Inc: Natural Foods and How They Grew by 
Organic Hobby Farming: A Practical Guide to Earth-Friendly Farming in Any Space by 
Sustainability Unpacked: Food, Energy and Water for Resilient Environments and Societies by 
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by 
Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food by 
Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Agrarian Farming in California by 
Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works by 
The Handbook of Organic and Fair Trade Food Marketing by 
Organic Struggle: The Movement for Sustainable Agriculture in the United States by 
Smart and Sustainable Built Environments by 
A Sustainability Challenge: Food Security for All: Report of Two Workshops
Total Food: Sustainability of the Agri-Food Chain by
This ten-part series explores the technology and science behind our food supply. Set in Australia, young presenters guide viewers through recent technological advances in food cult...
From Series: Food for Thought
The quality of our food and our environment is vitally important. But the way we produce food
can damage the environment. So how do we choose foods that are good for us as well as..
More and more consumers are turning to organics as fears escalate about genetically modified foods, chemical pesticides, and the antibiotics fed to animals. In this program, farmer...
From Series: The Green Encyclopedia Video Clip Collection
This collection of 60 video clips (1 minute, 10 seconds each) presents innovations and opportunities arising from the impact of environmental threats on the people of the world....
