We're currently in the process of developing Presentation Kits so you can help educate others about the benefits of local sustainable food. They should be ready shortly, but, until then, please feel free to use any of our handouts or materials below!

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Informational Handouts
Sustainable Table
The Meatrix Movies
rBGH-Free Campaign
Shopping Guides
Photo Gallery

Informational Handouts
Here are some handouts that are great for passing out to your friends and spreading the word at conferences, in classes, and elsewhere in your community.

• 10 Steps to Eating Sustainable – Want to eat better but aren't sure what to do? This handout has 10 great suggestions on what you can do to eat healthier, shop smarter and find great tasting sustainable food in your area!
• 3 Easy Steps to Sustainability – A great introduction for those who have just learned about sustainability and want to know what to do next.
• “Is Your Meat Fit to Eat?” – This brochure provides a general overview of factory farms and commercially produced meat. Includes detailed information on the negative effects of factory farming, such as health risks, environmental pollution, threat to family farms, and endangered animal welfare, while also featuring information on why sustainable farming is the solution. This can be downloaded, or you can contact us for copies. Available in English and Spanish.
• Glossary of Meat Production Methods – An easy reference of sustainable farming practices and their definitions. Terms include pasture-raised, organic, cage-free, non-confined, no added hormones, no antibiotics, and more.
• The Issues – A detailed, yet simple overview of many of the problems surrounding factory farming.
• Issues Handouts - We've taken some of our detailed Issues Pages and revamped them into convenient two-sided handouts in .pdf format. Print page one, then print page two on the back of the first page. The issues include:
  • Animal Welfare
  • Bottled Water
  • Climate Change
  • Cloning
  • Dairy
  • Food Safety
  • Organic Farming
  • Pesticides
  • Poverty and Hunger
  • rBGH and rBST
  • Slaughterhouses and Processing
  • Waste
• Sustainable vs. Industrial – An easy reference that quickly and easily shows how sustainable farming is much more beneficial than industrial agriculture on a number of fronts, including health, the environment, economic development, and more.
• Mad Cow Disease – This provides a simple overview of mad cow disease.

Sustainable Table
Educate yourself and others about the Sustainable Table program

• Sustainable Table Brochure - Informational brochure for Sustainable Table, a consumer campaign that works to educate consumers and increase demand for sustainable food through awareness campaigns, promotional events and through offering viable solutions to the factory farm problem. Download a printable version(LINK), or contact us for copies of this brochure. (PIC)

The Meatrix Movies
Meatrix Download and DVD – contact us at leo@themeatrix.com to get download instructions or a DVD of the films to show your class, your church group, etc…

• Meatrix Postcards - Contact us for a stack of these cards to pass out in your community.
• The Meatrix Poster - This small poster fits on an 8.5x11 sheet. Download it and print it yourself or contact us for a professionally printed copy.
• The Meatrix Finger Puppets - Download these cool characters to put on a mini puppet show – or just to decorate your space! They’re great for kids and grown-ups alike!
• The Meatrix Magnets – now you can get all The Meatrix II characters for your fridge! Contact us.
• Meatrix Pins – Wear the pin showing your favorite Meatrix character, and pass them out to friends to direct them to the movies’ website. Contact us.
• Meatrix Stickers – These are easy to pass out and fun to wear. Use them to spread the word! Contact us.

Looking for T-shirts, mugs and other cool Meatrix stuff? Visit our Café Press shop and order some today!

rBGH-free Campaign
Avoid rBGH when you’re shopping for dairy, and help put an end to the use of this artificial hormone.

• rBGH: The Issues – Print out this handout to educate yourself and your friends about rBGH.
• rBGH-Free Map – Download and print the list of rBGH-free dairy brands in your state! You can even take your list on the go, by downloading it onto your iPod or PDA!

Shopping Guides
These handy materials are designed to be printed out or downloaded onto your portable device so you can take them to the farm, restaurant or grocery store so you can make the best decisions and ask the right questions.

• Sustainable Dictionary – Use this list to help you read and understand your food labels!
• I Care Cards - The easy and effective way to ask your favorite restaurant to serve more sustainable food!
• I Care Card for a Restaurant Manager – Give your favorite restaurant manager one of these cards to show your.
• I’m Switching Stores – Tell your grocery store that you mean business! Give them one of these cards to let them know that you’re not buying unless they provide sustainable foods.
• Questions for a Farmer – Questions a consumer might ask a farmer, along with the answers that one should be listening for. Separate questions are available for beef, pork, dairy, poultry, and egg farmers.
• Questions for a Store Manager or Butcher – Useful questions to ask at the grocery store to find out where your food came from and how it was made…download as a pdf or wallet card.
• Questions for a Waiter – Ask your waiter these questions at your favorite restaurant, and find out just how sustainable their food is!
• I Care Card for a Restaurant Manager – Let the manager of your favorite restaurant how you feel – give them one of these cards to urge them to serve sustainable, local food.
  
• rBGH-Free Map –Download your state’s list onto your iPod or PDA so you can refer to it next time you’re out shopping for food.
• The Meatrix for iPod or PDA – Download the Meatrix movies to your iPod so you can show them to others when you’re out and about!
• Questions for a Farmer for iPod or PDA – Take your questions to the farm on your iPod or PDA so you don’t forget what to ask.
• Questions for a Store Manager for iPod or PDA – Take your questions on the go with your iPod or PDA to help you find out where your food came from and how it was made.

Photo Gallery
We’ve compiled a photo gallery of our best photographs of sustainable agriculture. If you are a reporter working on a story about sustainable food and need a photo to accompany your piece, or if you just happen to like one so much that you want to download it to your desktop, email leslie(at)sustainabletable.org and we’ll be happy to provide you with a high-resolution copy.