What You Can Do
Support Your Local Farmer!
The evidence is in: locally and regionally grown food is good for our economy as well as our bodies. So you can make a difference by buying food from farmers markets, CSAs, roadside stands and other local and regional food sources. And after you've enjoyed your delicious, locally grown meal, thank your farmer!
The Climate-Friendly Gardener: A Guide to Combating Global Warming from the Ground Up
Gardeners can not only grapple with the effects of climate change--they can help fight it! Home gardeners can make choices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve storage of carbon by adopting climate-friendly practices. Read this guide to help you get started and then sign our Climate-Friendly Garden Pledge!
Tell Us Your Antibiotic-Resistance Story
UCS is looking for people who would like to tell their stories about how antibiotic resistance has affected their or their family's lives. Have you ever received multiple antibiotics to treat a drug-resistant infection? Are you a health-care worker who has seen antibiotic resistance limit the effectiveness of antibiotics?
Green Cuisine: Earth-friendly, healthy recipes from top chefs and local farmers
Check out this seasonal feature that highlights partnerships between top chefs and the local farmers who supply them. Find all the resources you need to buy and eat locally.
Protect Our Food
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows drug and biotechnology companies to engineer corn and other food crops into pharmaceutical and industrial chemical factories. But if the food supply becomes contaminated with untested drugs and chemicals, it would pose serious human health and environmental risks for years to come.
