Food sites have proliferated like mint through the internet garden lately, which can make for a challenging tangle to navigate if your wanting to learn more about what we eat.  And while Mashable’s list of Top 15 Social Media Resources for Foodies is a great guide for buying, eating and cooking food, I wanted to put together a guide for the Top Ten Food Politics sites to help you learn more about the nitty gritty of critical food issues that affect all of us.  From the farm to your table to our legislators these sites will provide you with the resources to take action to help create a safer, more sustainable and just food system.  So, in no particular order…

1. La Vida Locavore

Created by Jill Richardson, author of Recipe for America, La Vida Locavore is always on the pulse of breaking news in food politics.  Featuring contributions from other writers as well, the site also includes recipes, fun food stories, and as the name suggests, the latest in the local food movement. 

2. Civil Eats

Civil Eats offers a thorough guide to understanding sustainable agriculture, and with over 40 contributors covers a vast array of food-connected issues, including energy policy, health care and technology.  They also include plenty of action items for you to get involved with those issues.

3. Eating Liberally

Kerry Trueman may be a friend of mine, but she is also one of the most thoughtful, articulate, witty and well-versed food politics writer I know, and I highly recommend that you read her blog Eating Liberally frequently.  Featuring interviews, book reviews, and critical analysis of news in the food world, Kerry will help you free yourself from the fossil food chain.  Also be sure to check out the amazing resources of Retrovore.

4. The Ethicurean

The Ethicurean examines the impact that food production and consumption have on the environment, humans, and animals, arguing that you can make ethical choices without sacrificing flavor.

5. Grist

Grist covers a wide variety of environmental issues, and their food section is nothing to sneeze at.  Regular contributor and food editor Tom Philpott offers a resounding voice to the sustainable food movement and always provides hearty food for thought.

6.  The Green Fork

The official blog for the wonderfully helpful Eat Well Guide, The Green Fork gives you digests of sustainable food news, as well as regular posts to help you navigate your way through the world of local food.  They were also recently awarded Treehugger’s best local food blog award!

7.  Food And Water Watch

If you’re looking to get involved with the latest food safety legislation, then look no further than Food and Water Watch.  Lobbying on behalf of the public interest, Food and Water Watch works to create a safer food system by demanding corporate and government accountability.

8.  Take A Bite Out Of Climate Change

Started by Anna Lappé, author and co-founder of the Small Planet Institute, Take A Bite Out Of Climate Change reveals the tremendous impact our food choices can have on climate change.  Nearly a third of greenhouse gas emissions are generated by the production and distribution of food, and Take A Bite shows us how we can take action to reduce our impact on the climate every time we pick up our fork.

9.  Food Politics

I suppose the name says it all, but Marion Nestle’s blog thoroughly discusses the effect that our food choices and food policies are having on our health.  A renouned nutritionist, Marion’s books tend to towards academic denisity, but her blogs provide an everyday approach to incredibly important issues.

10.  Obamafoodrama

When your talking food and politics, President Obama is likely to come up in the conversation somewhere, so Obamafoodrama keeps close tabs on the “Obama foodscape”.  The blog often reaches beyond the confines of the White House garden and Obama’s plate and covering agricultural policy and other food news.

Have a favorite food politics blog you’d like to share?  Let us know in the comment section!