Friends of Leah
| Children's and Health Advocacy Groups | |
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Alyssa Owens' blog. She is a public health advocate based in Keene, NH. |
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The Children's Alliance of New Hampshire promotes policies and practices that enable all children to lead healthy and productive lives and to reach their full potential. |
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NH Citizens Alliance is a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to social, economic, and political justice. For thirty years, we have worked on a range of issues, including access to and quality of health care, education equity, civil rights, improving communities, voter rights, good jobs, and improving the environment. |
| Environmental Expressions | |
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Dog Star Creations is a four season card and journal company featuring the nature inspired artwork and poetry of Andy Curran. We offer several formats of greeting cards all of which are printed in Maine, USA, on 100% recycled paper. Please, take a few minutes to view our website. Look at the paintings, learn about our products, and see what a beautiful addition our line would make to your store's selection, or for your personal use, and gift giving. |
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In my work this romantic ideal of union with the natural world conflicts with our contemporary impact on the environment. These pieces are in part responses to environmental stressors including climate change, toxic pollution, and gm crops. |
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McKay Jenkins has been writing about people and the natural world for 25 years. He is the author of What’s Gotten Into Us: Staying Healthy in a Toxic World (Random House, 2011), which chronicles his investigation into the myriad synthetic chemicals we encounter in our daily lives, and the growing body of evidence about the harm these chemicals do to our bodies and the environment.
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Environmental Sensitivities and Chemical Injuries |
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The Environmental Health Association of BC (EHA BC) is a charitable society based in Victoria, BC. We provide information on resources for those with Environmental Sensitivities (ES): food, chemical and electromagnetic sensitivities. |
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The Mission of the Environmental Health Association of Québec (EHAQ) is the protection of the environment and human health directed towards the individual and the collective by creating awareness, support and education of the population on the protection of the environment from toxic products and pesticides. |
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Organic Products and Services |
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A New Leaf Vitamins is a family-owned shop in Needham center, specializing in a wide variety of products including Gluten-Free & Locally Harvested Groceries, Fresh Raw Fruit & Vegetable Smoothies, Whole Food Nutrient & Herbal Supplements, Homeopathy & Alternative Treatments, and Natural & Locally Handcrafted Body Products. |
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Bona Fide Green Goods of Concord, NH is a store dedicated to the highest standards in eco-criteria and social responsibility with the lowest impact to the earth and its inhabitants. Our eco-friendly, one-stop shopping internet site offers affordable green living products. Bona Fide provides "a little bit of everything" for a sustainable lifestyle. A variety of ethically sourced and fair trade gifts makes all year round gift giving that more special. |
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Boston Area Gleaner’s primary activity is to rescue surplus farm crops and deliver it to food pantries and shelters. |
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Located in Concord, NH, Capital City Organic Gardeners is a community of organic vegetable gardeners. Their mission is to collectively share, learn and teach organic vegetable gardening methods, encouraging busy members of our community to grow healthy food and reduce their environmental impact. |
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Located in New Hampshire, Fire Belly provides a seasonal, do it yourself, six step organic lawn care program to customers all over The United States and Canada. They are also a leading provider of organic lawn care products to the organic lawn care applicator industry. |
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Rick and Joanne Vollmer, of Thornton, NH, operate Growing Domes, a provider of domed greenhouses for four season growing. |
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At Harrington's Organic Lawn Care in Bloomfield, CT, we are committed to creating a safer, healthier, greener environment. Since 1987, we have created landscapes that are naturally healthy and self-sustaining. Using our expertise and top-of-the-line organic products, we provide clients with lush green lawns and plants without relying on harsh chemicals or constant fertilization. We take a proactive approach to plant healthcare by enhancing plants' natural health and resistance to pests. This approach minimizes the use of chemicals over time. |
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J. Gil Organic Landscaping. Our mission is to educate and teach the virtues and principles of organic gardening, organic landscaping and organic lawn care.Organic landscaping and organic lawn care requires an understanding of natural systems. We incorporate this knowledge in landscape design, construction, and maintenance, and we are proud to say that our landscaping and lawn care is organic. We differ from conventional landscapers through the research, techniques, and products used while managing the soil, plant life, and landscape. |
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Karma Balm offers a complete line of Natural Skin Care and Natural First Aid products, and is based in Bethlehem, NH. |
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Lots of Green, LLC, of Manchester, NH is a socially conscious, advocator of safe environmental practices, steward of nature, lawn care and maintenance company, that is trying to make a significant difference with each and every lawn. |
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NOFA-NH recognizes that farmers, gardeners, and consumers of organic products share a "community of interests," a common need to grow and consume safe, healthy, nutritious, great-tasting food and a common interest in preserving a healthy environment that nurtures all of us. In an age of industrial agriculture, we're working to re-establish a shared sense of pride and participation in a community-based food system that links local farmers with local consumers, and rewards them both equally. |
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Osborne Organics, LLC was founded to respond to the needs of a diverse group of clients when the issue of chemical free lawns and turf is discussed. We provide sound technical advice in the matter of transitioning lawns, turf, and landscapes from a conventional approach to a natural program. |
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Pearl's Premium provides a slow-growing grass seed that thrives without chemicals for a people, pet and planet friendly lawn. |
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SafeLawns.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting natural lawn care and grounds maintenance
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The New 2011 version of the Popular Less Toxic Landscaping Resource Directory. Though the Guide was prepared for distribution in Rhode Island & Southeastern New England, most of its content is information valuable to all gardeners & homeowners. |
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Spa Eastman, located in Montreal, offers a unique concept in which to experience a customized spa-vacation focused on self-renewal and wellness.
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Stone Blossom fine garden design and building. Based in NH and NOFA accredited.
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Yard Spice Organic, LLC is the only 100% organic garden center in the area and Southern New Hampshire's largest organic natural lawn care company. |
| Organic Farming and Education | |
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D Acres Certified Organic Farm and Educational Homestead of Dorchester, NH. |
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Gaia College of British Columbia. Education in Organic Horticulture for Landscape Professionals and Home Gardeners, On-Line and Classroom Programs Available. |
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NOFA OLC of the Northeast. Our mission is to extend the vision, principles and expertise of organic agriculture to the landscapes where people live their daily lives in the Northeast and beyond. Our Standards for Organic Land Care has been recognized and used across the U.S. as a model for sustainable landscaping practices. On our site you can learn about our Standards, our Accreditation program for professional organic landscapers, and resources for homeowners and property managers seeking to implement sustainable organic landscaping. NOFA OLC is a multi-state program of the Connecticut chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association, in partnerships with NOFA state chapters (MA, RI, NJ, NY, NH, VT). |
| Pesticide Awareness Organizations | |
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Beyond Pesticides works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. |
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Citizens for a Green Camden. Working together for a healthier Maine by eliminating the use of toxic lawn chemicals. |
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Équiterre offers concrete solutions for its projects of assistance, advocacy and research to protect human health and the environment, promote equity and solidarity between citizens and peoples. The organization also works in the public arena and among law makers, regulators, to promote justice and sustainability.
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The Mission of GreenCAPE is to encourage nontoxic methods of pest control, agriculture, home, garden, lawn and turf care and so eliminate hazards from our air and water. We are located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. |
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Conservation New Hampshire. Our mission is to enrich the quality of life in New Hampshire by improving the environment and conserving natural resources.
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Pesticide Action Network North America works to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. As one of five PAN Regional Centers worldwide, we link local and international consumer, labor, health, environment and agriculture groups into an international citizens’ action network. This network challenges the global proliferation of pesticides, defends basic rights to health and environmental quality, and works to ensure the transition to a just and viable society. |
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Pesticide Free BC - Encouraging the goverment of British Columbia to ban the sale and use of certain pesticides. |
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The New Hampshire Coastal Protection Partnership (NH Coast) is a 501c3 tax exempt non-profit organization that is “dedicated to combining sound science with education, collaboration and advocacy to protect the natural resources of the coastal watershed and effect long-term visible change.” |
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The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) works to protect community and environmental health and inspire the use of ecologically sound solutions to reduce the use of pesticides.
Link to NCAP's Newsletter Archive and Signup Form |
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Toxics Action Center’s mission is to work side-by-side with communities, providing you with the skills and resources needed to prevent or clean up pollution at the local level. |
| Spiritual and Physical Health | |
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Gayle Hannan Healing Arts of Campton, New Hampshire provides physical and spiritual healing as well as various classes for Reiki, Healing, and Energy. |
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Neskaya was designed as "sacred space" to promote inner happiness, healthy social connections and world peace through the practice of celebrating our differences. They offer movement disciplines that are also spiritual practices. Neskaya is based in Franconia, NH. |
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New Hampshire's first interactive website of holistic practictioners, services, healing centers, retail businesses, and organizations. |
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Planned Parenthood is America's most trusted provider of reproductive health care. |
