Links

Origins is not affiliated directly with any of the organizations listed below. We are not responsible for the contents of their sites and we're providing these links for information purposes only. You can click on the names to switch to their sites directly, or click on the new-window symbols to launch another site in a new window.

	Link Name	Description
	BBC Homepage	Not the most obvious link, but the BBC has recently posted several stories on coffee with a fair-trade angle
	BCAFM	BC Association of Farmers' Markets serves and promote farmers' markets all over the province
	BGA	The Barista Guild of America
	CQI	The Coffee Quality Institute (formerly the Specialty Coffee Institute)
	CoffeeScience	Coffee Science
	FAO	The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts - to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. FAO's mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy
	Farm Folk/City Folk	A non-profit society that wants one simple thing: for people to eat local, fresh, seasonal foods, grown using farming practices that contribute to the planet's health (many useful links pertaining to food organizations, sustainable agriculture, health and biotechnology)
	Food Secure Canada	FSC is a new organization that works to unite people and organizations working for food security nationally and globally
	World Food Program	The WFP is a UN food aid organization that works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry
	ICO	International Coffee Organization
	ICO Link #2	ICO's Coffee Improvement Program
	IFOAM	International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
	NCAUSA	National Coffee Association
	Naturland	German organization for organic agriculture that is has the ability to certify organic products
	OCIA	Organic Crop Improvement Association
	Oxfam	Read about their 'Coffee Rescue Plan'
	R.O.B.	The Report on Business mentioned us, so we thought we'd mention them
	The Roasters Guild	The Roasters Guild
	SCAA	The Specialty Coffee Association of America is a trade organization in the USA
	SCAE	Specialty Coffee Association of Europe
	SKAL	The organization responsible for inspecting organic production in the Netherlands
	Slow Food	An international association that promotes food and wine culture, but also defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide
	Vancouver Foodbank	Provide food and related assistance to those in need in the Greater Vancouver area
	Food Policy Council	The Vancouver Food Policy Council supports "the development of a just and sustainable food system for the City of Vancouver that fosters sustainable equitable food production, distribution and consumption; nutrition; community development and environmental health" [from the VFPC website]
	BC Farmers' Market	BC Association of Farmers' Markets, to serve and promote farmers' markets all over the province
	WBC	Official site of the World Barista Championships