February 13th, 2008 — Farms, Gardening, News, Poultry, Reference, Seeds, Soil
Acres U.S.A. is North America’s oldest, largest magazine covering commercial-scale organic and sustainable farming. It has a wealth of information inside with selected articles that can be read online.
This magazine is available at the EMR library, but some might want to look at the website which also has books that can be ordered. Make sure to check out the toobox for additional materials.
Link to: Acres U.S.A. Thanks Joanne
February 10th, 2008 — Farms, Gardening, Poultry, Seeds, Soil
Eliot Coleman has nearly 40 years of experience in all aspects of organic farming, including field vegetables, greenhouse vegetables, rotational grazing of cattle and sheep, and range poultry.
Barbara Damrosch has worked professionally in the field of horticulture since 1977. She currently writes a weekly column in The Washington Post called A Cooks Garden. It appears every Thursday in the Home section.
Link to: Four Season Farm
February 9th, 2008 — Farms, News, Poultry, Reference, Seeds
Community activists from across Canada and from the USA who participated in the Beyond Factory Farming conference held in Saskatoon in November 2002 decided to form a national coalition of the same name to promote our common vision and mission:
* Livestock Production for Health and Social Justice
* To promote livestock production that supports food sovereignty, ecological, human and animal health as well as local sustainability and community viability and informed citizen/consumer choice.
Link to: Beyond Factory Farming
February 9th, 2008 — Farmers markets, Farms, Poultry, Seeds
Fill your senses with the fragrance, taste, texture and display of our wide range of culinary herbs, edible flowers, and fabulous salads and greens – all raised using all-natural growing conditions and sustainable agriculture methods.
Whether you visit our farm, meet us at the market, or order produce from us, you have our commitment to unique products, superb quality, and exceptional service.
Link to: Inspired Market Gardens
February 9th, 2008 — Seeds
No genetically altered seeds
Open Pollinated – No Hybrid,
100% Organic Seeds clearly marked.
This was the way Mother Nature intended plants to grow. Healthy, wholesome and nutritious. Chemical fertilizers deplete the soil of valuable minerals and nutrients and leave nothing in return.
Gardening is one of the best things for your mind and body. Joe firmly believes in a 100% organic approach with no pesticides! An all-natural approach, recycling everything back to the soil is the best method.
Link to: Pepper Joe’s
February 9th, 2008 — Seeds
An independent, family-owned business in Vermont, USA, dedicated to supporting sustainable agriculture by providing organic growers with the highest qualified organic seed.
Link to: High Mowing Organic Seeds
February 9th, 2008 — Seeds
Johnny’s mission is to provide superior product, research, technical information and service to critical home growers. They are a mail-order seed producer in Maine, USA.
Link to: Johnny’s Selected Seeds
February 9th, 2008 — Seeds
This company specializes in seeds for organic vegetables that perform well in the unique coastal growing environment. It also provides a wealth of information about starting seed, growing techniques and planting calendars.
Link to: West Coast Seeds
February 9th, 2008 — Seeds
Karyn Wright and Don McKay specialize in open-pollinated, rare and heirloom, vegetable (especially tomatoes), herb and flower seeds produced organically. Their catalogue also includes organic tea blends and other locally made products.
Link to: Terra Edibles
February 9th, 2008 — Seeds
Featuring more than 1,000 culinary and medicinal herbs in seed, plant and in some cases dried form, the catalogue is like a herbal encyclopedia. Richters was one of the first to sign the Safe Seed Pledge, from the Safe Seed Initiative, not to buy or sell genetically modified seeds or plants.
Link to: Richters Herbs