Volunteer: The National Center for Citizen Involvement 1214 16th St. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 202/467-5560 Provides technical assistance to community- based organizations for the development of volunteer and citizen involvement programs. Write for publications list. Stimulating the Neighborhood Action Process (SNAP) Support System Clearinghouse 1017 Avon St. Flint, MI 48503 313/232-1641 A national resource center responding to requests from neighborhood and community organizations, utilizing a data base that includes profiles of successful community projects. Emergency Preparedness Disaster Planning, Harold D. Foster, 1980,275 pp., $29.80 from Springer Verlag, 175 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010. From defining risk through planning, design and prediction techniques, to construction and reconstruction, Foster provides the most rational information around for planners, students of planning and concerned people in general. "Community Alert: Preparing for Energy Emergencies," full-color 31"x44" poster by Diane Schatz, available for $6.00 ppd. from Rain, 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97210. Shows in amazing detail how people in communities can work together to prepare for emergencies and be more self-reliant. Food in the City Agriculture in the City, 1976,74 pp., $2.50 from Community Environmental Council, Inc., 109 E. De La Guerra St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Describes the development of the El Mirasol Educational Farm. Technical chapters on certain kinds of gardening. The Edible City Resource Manual, Richard Britz, 1981, 335 pp., $12.95 from William Kaufmann, Inc., One First St., Los Altos, CA 94022. A by-product of the Whiteaker Project (Eugene, Oregon)—an attempt to integrate several aspects of life in the city: food production, energy use, housing, food, etc. The manual is a plan for implementing a food and nutrition program in a community. A Pood Co-op and Buying Club Organization Kit, 1978, $1.50 from Nutritional Development Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 222 North 17th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. A basic step-by-step guide to organizing a food club. Includes resource list. Guide to Community Garden Organizations, 1977, $2.00 from Gardens for All, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington, VT 05401. Provides tips on gardening and a step-by- step guide for organizing community garden projects. Organizers Guide for Setting Up an Open-Air Farmers Market, 1980, $1.00 from Food Resource Developer, Executive Office of Communities and Development, 10 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108. Step-by-step guide to organizing a farmers market. Food Policy Issues Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity, Frances Moore Lappe, Joseph Collins, 1979, $2.75 from Ballantine Books. Contains 50 of the most urgent questions and responses about the causes and projected trends of world hunger. Flard Tomatoes Hard Times, Jim Hightower, 1972, $7.95 from Schenkman Publishing Co. A history of America's land grant colleges, growth of agribusiness and the impact on small farms. New Directions in Farm, Land and Food Policies, 1980, $9.95 from Conference on Alternative State and Local Policies, 2000 Florida Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Analysis of state and local farm, land and food issues. Extensive resource lists. Radical Agriculture, edited by Richard Merrill, 1976, $6.95 from Harper & Row. An anthology of some of the best writers on the history of agriculture, current business structure of agriculture and possibilities for a more sustainable agricultural system. Water, Energy and Land—Public Resources and Irrigation Development in the Pacific Northwest: Who Benefits and Who Pays, Idaho Citizens Coalition, 1981, $5.00 from Idaho Citizens Coalition, 216 N. 8th, Rm. 604, Boise, ID 83702. An analysis of the impact of irrigation on agriculture, energy usage and water supplies in this region. Unsettling ofAmerica, Wendell Berry, 1978, $5.95 from Avon Books. One of the most eloquent descriptions of the importance of a land and agricultural base in our culture. Northwest Provender Alliance 1520 Western Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 206/624-0364 A membership organization of co-ops, natural food stores, warehouses and producers. Publishes Provender newsletter ($10/year). Tilth 13217 Mattson Rd. Arlington, WA 98223 A network of farmers and gardeners in the Northwest with nine local chapters in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Publishes the Tilth Newsletter (SlO/year), distributes books of interest to small farms, and conducts research on natural, organic, sustainable agricultural methods. Rural America 1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 202/659-2800 Provides information and technical assistance on rural and agriculture issues. The Cornucopia Project Rodale Press 33 E. Minor St. Emmaus, PA 18049 Rodale's effort to make people aware of physical problems in our food system through development of region-wide analyses of food systems and conferences in which interested individuals and groups can map out a more sustainable agriculmral system. Institute for Food and Development Policy 2588 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94110 A research, documentation and education center focusing on food, agriculture and hunger issues. Write for publications list. National Family Farm Coalition 918 F St. N.W., 2nd floor Washington, DC 20004 202/638-6848 Coordinates information and public education on the Family Farm Development Act introduced in Congress in 1980. Publishes legislative update. 83
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