Films to wet your appetitie:

Big Night

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman

Babette's Feast

Like Water for Chocolate

Mostly Martha

Chocolat

Documentaries

Food Inc.

King Corn

Super Size Me

The World According to Monsanto

Animal Farm: The Risks of Genetic Engineering

Books on Food

The Omnivore's Dilemma. Michael Pollan 

In Defense of Food. Michael Pollan

The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite,  David Kessler

What to Eat. Marion Nestle

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health . Marion Nestle

The Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture.      Andrew Kimbrell

Whole Foods Companion.  Dianne Onstad

Organizations

Center for Food & Justice

Community Alliance with Family Farmers

Farm to School.org 

Farmers Markets - LA County

Farmers Markets - Orange County

Farmers Markets - Santa Barbara County

Farmers Markets - Ventura County

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Local Harvest

Occidental Arts & Ecology Center

Roots of Change

Slow Food

Slow Food USA