Local & National Organizations
World Wildlife Fund www.wwf.ca
Sierra Club of Canada www.sierraclub.ca
Canada Parks and Wilderness Society www.cpaws.org
Nature Conservancy of Canada www.natureconservancy.ca
Greenpeace www.greenpeace.ca
Western Canada Wilderness Committee www.wildernesscommittee.org
Better Environmentally Sound Foundation www.best.bc.ca
David Suzuki Foundation www.davidsuzuki.org
FarmFolk/CityFolk Society www.ffcf.bc.ca
Forest Ethics www.forestethics.org
Living Oceans Society www.livingoceans.org
Smart Growth BC www.smartgrowth.bc.ca
Society Promoting environmental Conservation www.spec.bc.ca
Boreal Forest Network www.borealnet.org
Climate Cafes Collective www.climatecafes.ca
Climate Change Connection www.climatechangeconnection.org
Manitoba Naturalist Society www.manitobanature.ca
Manitoba Wildlands www.manitobawildlands.org
Earthroots www.earthroots.org
Environmental Defence www.environmentaldefence.ca
FoodShare www.foodshare.net
RiverSides Stewardship Alliance www.riversides.org
Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition www.stormcoalition.org
Task Force to Bring Back the Don www.toronto.ca/don
Toronto Environmental Alliance www.torontoenvironment.org
Friends of the Earth www.foecanada.org
Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital www.flora.org/greenspace/
Ottawa Riverkeeper www.ottawariverkeeper.ca
The Peace and Environment Research Centre www.perc.ca
Pollution Probe www.pollutionprobe.org
Coalition Eau Secours www.eausecours.org
Coalition pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides www.cap-quebec.com
Coalition Quebec Vert Kyoto www.quebec-vert-kyoto.org
Equiterre www.equiterre.org
Reseau Quebecois des Groupes Ecologistes www.rqge.qc.ca
Rivers Foundation www.rivers-foundation.org
Urban Ecology Centre www.urbanecology.net
Ecology Action Centre www.ecologyaction.ca
Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group www.nspirg.org
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation www.albertaecotrust.com
Alberta WildernessAssociation www.albertawilderness.ca
Clean Calgary Association www.cleancalgary.org
Residents for Accountability in Power Industry Development
Sustainable Calgary www.sustainablecalgary.ca
Trout Unlimited Canada www.tucanada.org
Blogs
Desmogblog www.desmogblog.com
Just Rocks and Water justrocksandwater.blogspot.com
Mommy Footprint www.mommyfootprint.com
Mostly Water www.mostlywater.org
Food
Summerhill Pyramid www.summerhill.bc.ca
local BC winerie offering organic wine
Pelee Island Winery www.peleeisland.com
Committed to limited use of "ecologically responsible" pesticide spraying
Feast of Fields www.feast-of-fields.ca
Interested in making your own wine? Feast of Fields will even ship you a bucket of biodynamic, certified organic juice to get you started
NatureLand Organic Lager
Organic lager, can be found in organic health food stores
Crannog Ales www.crannogales.com Unpasteurized, unfiltered, certified organic beers
Food News: http://foodnews.org
Provides a pocket-sized guide on which produce items had the highest and lowest residues
Environmental Defence's Food Watch www.foodwatch.ca
Lets you track your exposure to pesticides in your diet through its Toxic Tracker
SeaChoice www.seachoice.org
Put out by the David Suzuki Foundation that specifically looks fish that have been caught through sustainable methods
Canadian Organic Growers www.cog.ca
Canada's organic regulations, check for what falls within the new "Canada Organic" label
Grocery Stores
- Drive Organics 1045 Commercial Drive
- Famous Foods 1595 Kingsway
- The Grainry 1689 Johnston St
- Green Leaf Organic Health Co. 9-1128 W. Broadway
- Justin's Natural Food Store 4521 W. 10th Ave
- Mainly Organics 4348 Main St
- Nature's Best Natural Foods 8279 Granville St
- Whole Food's Market www.wholefoods.com
- Capers Community Market www.capersmarket.com
- Choices www.choicesmarket.com
- East End Food Co-op www.east-end-food.coop
- Organics @ Home Farmers' Market www.organicsathome.com
- UBC Farm & Market www.landfood.ubc.ca/ubcfarm
- Your Local Farmers Market Society www.eatlocal.org
- Green Earth Organics www.greenearthorganics.com
- Ladybug Organics Home Delivery Service www.ladybugorganics.com
- Organics @ Home www.organicsathome.com
- Small Potatoes Urban Delivery www.spud.ca
- Kicking Horse Coffee www.kickinghorsecoffee.com
Fair-trade organic coffee started off in BC! - Organa Farms www.organafarms.com - meat delivery service
Health & Beauty
Species at Risk www.sararegistry.gc.ca
Check that any wild herbs you are using are not endangered.
Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Check Health Canada's website for updates on current advisories, warnings or recalls.
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
Make sure your brand of choice uses pharmaceutical-grade oil rather than industrial-grade for your pills
Natural Factors www.naturalfactors.com From BC, uses strictly certified organic Kelowna-grown herbs in all its herbal products
Hair Clean 1-2-3 www.quantumhealth.com
Carries a spray containing coconut oil, anise oil and ylang-ylang oil
Post Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship Association www.medicationsreturn.ca
Return your old prescriptions
Diva Cup www.divacup.com
Consider using a reusable cup instead of throwing regular pads that have both plastic, and accumulates waste. Silicone based.
The Keeper www.keeper.com Consider using a reusable cup instead of throwing regular pads that have both plastic, and accumulates waste. Made of natural gum rubber.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics www.nottoopretty.org Resource for your skin
Organic Essentials www.organicessentials.com For organic cotton balls, rounds and swabs
Organic Make-up Company www.organicmakeup.ca
For a serious selection of all natural, eco-friendly, animal-free products
Make Your Cosmetics www.makeyourcosmetics.com
Whip up your own natural bath soaks with your own recipes!
Clothing
No Sweat www.nosweatapparel.com
Union-made clothing, guaranteed they're sweatshop-free
Deborah Lindquist www.deborahlindquist.com
For vintage pieces and killer clothes made from recycled fabrics
Linda Loudermilk www.lindaloudermilk.com
Bamboo, organic cottons and soy blends are used in her eco luxury line
Greenloop www.thegreenloop.com
Coco's Shoppe www.cocosshoppe.com
Pangaya www.pangaya.com
Twice Shy www.twice-shy.com
Vancouver based sexy designs and sustainable all out of organic cotton blend
Warm and Wonderful www.warmandwonderful.com
Ontario born designs specializing in organic wool sweaters
Hemptown www.hemptown.com
Puts out a new style of ultra-soft hemp that's processed with a sustainable enzyme technology. Vancouver based.
Rawganique www.rawganique.com 100% organic suits and dresses
Preloved www.preloved.ca
Takes those old clothes and turns them in to fabulous new pieces.
Simple www.simpleshoes.com
Loafers, sandals and oxford types made with cool natural stuff such as jute, wool, cork, bamboo and natural latex
John Fluevog www.fluevog.com
Canada's own shoe designer John Fluevog uses veggie dyes on some shoes, plus resoling.
La Canadienne www.lacanadienne.ca
Montreal-made brand that uses eco-friendly dyes on all their fashionable footwear
Birkenstock www.softmoc.com
International brand can be found in local stores. Makes veggie sandals and clogs
Mephisto www.mephisto.com
Leather, but uses vegetable dyes, toxin-free glues, natural rubber and no plastics
Ecco www.eccocanada.com
Uses vegetable dyes and a water-based finish. Although their soles and insole foam are synthetic
GreenKarat www.greenkarat.com
Sells all kinds of engagement rings, wedding bands and more, made from recycled gold
Ten Thousand Villages www.tenthousandvillages.ca
Provides crafty necklaces, silver earrings and funky bangles, all made by worker co-ops, often using recycled material.
Global Mamas www.globalmamas.org Online source for fair-trade stuff
Hankettes www.hankettes.com
Organic baby clothes
Ethic Baby www.ethicbaby.ca
Organic baby clothes
T.h.e. Store www.t-h-e-store.com
Organic fair-trade cotton tees
Fig Organic Kids Fashion www.figkids.com Organic baby clothes
The Baby Shop www.thebabyshop.ca
If you like disposable, this online store carries brands with diapers made from chemical-,fragrance- and chlorine-free ones from unbleached cotton and wood pulp
Parenting by Nature www.parentingbynature.com
A Canadian online source for all kinds of cloth nappies.
Grassroots www.grassrootsstore.com From organic onesies to reusable diapers and wipes.
Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org
Use this website to see what to watch in your baby food.
Willow Natural Home www.willownaturalhome.com
From Nelson, BC, this store carries ecological baby bedding
Natura www.naturaworld.com
Avoid getting a vinyl mattress cover, this company carries wool puddle pads for those "wet the bed" nights.
Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/2003-toy-report-card
For a full report on grading toy makers on their PVC use.
Canadian Crafts Federation www.canadiancraftsfederation.ca
For a full listing on craft shows where you can find local handcrafted toys.
Plan Toys www.plantoys.com
Made of wood from rubber trees that have stopped producing latex
HaPe www.hapetoys.com
Makes a line of sustainable bamboo games
