Links We Like
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Locals (see also 'local seed suppliers' below)
Dig It: Fifth Season Garden's blog
North Carolina State University and NC Cooperative Extension Sites
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/:
NCSU Specialty Crops Program
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/specialty_crops/
An Organic Agriculture Internet Resource Guide
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/fletcher/programs/ncorganic/
Sustainable Ag: Growing Small Farms
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/index.html
Sustainable Practices For Vegetable Production In The South
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/sustainable/peet/index.html
University Resources (outside North Carolina)
Publications by University of California - Davis
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu
University of Florida Extension Website
(good for greenhouse and other general information)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_PG001
Education
NC School of Holistic Herbalism
http://www.herbsheal.com
Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Organizations
ASAP – Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
http://www.asapconnections.org/
ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
www.attra.org
CFSA – Carolina Farm Stewardship Organization
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/
Carolina Organic Growers, A Farmers Cooperative
http://www.carolinaorganicgrowers.com/
Growing for Market
http://www.growingformarket.com/
HortIdeas
http://users.mikrotec.com/~gwill/hi-index.htm
The New Farm: Farmer-to-Farmer Know-How from The Rodale Institute
http://www.newfarm.org/
SARE – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
http://www.sare.org/
Southern SARE – Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
http://www.southernsare.org/
Seed Savers Exchange
http:// www.seedsavers.com
Sustainable Agriculture Classics
http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library.html
Seed Suppliers
LOCAL SEED COMPANIES:
Appalachian Seeds
Organic Heirloom Tomato Seeds
seeds@appalachianseeds.com
www.appalachianseeds.com
Sow True Seed
Phone: 828-254-0708
Fax: 828-254-0709
info@sowtrue.com
ORGANIC SEEDS:
Source: ATTRA / The Southern Organic Resource Guide
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, MO
417-924-8917
417-924-8887 FAX
www.rareseeds.com - Cook’s Garden, PA
800-457-9703
800-457-9705 FAX
www.cooksgarden.com - Fedco Seeds, ME
www.fedcoseeds.com - Filaree Farm, WA
509-422-6940
info@filareefarm.com
www.filareefarm.com - Harris Seeds, NY
800-544-7938
www.harrisseeds.com - High Mowing Seeds, VT
802-888-1800
802-888-8446 FAX
www.highmowingseeds.com - Horizon Herbs, OR
541-846-6704
541-846-6233 FAX
herbseed@chatlink.com
www.chatlink.com/~herbseed - Johnny’s Selected Seeds, ME
(commercial orders)
207-437-4301
(home gardeners)
800-437-4290 FAX
homegarden@johnnyseeds.com
(home gardeners)
www.johnnyseeds.com - Lakeview Farm, MO
573-549-2231 - Milk Ranch Specialty Potatoes, CO
970-641-5634
970-642-0471 FAX
craig@milkranch.com
www.milkranch.com - Morgan County Wholesale Seeds, MO
513-378-2655 - The Natural Gardening Company, CA
707-766-9303
707-766-9747 FAX
info@naturalgardening.com
www.naturalgardening.com - Organica Seed Co., MA
413-599-0396
office@organicaseed.com
www.organicaseed.com - Sand Hill Preservation Center, IA
563-246-2299
sandhill@fbcom.net
www.sandhillpreservation.com - Seeds of Change, NM
888-762-7333 (orders)
866-339-3876 (technical questions)
www.seedsofchange.com - Seed Savers, IA
563-382-5990
563-382-5872 FAX
www.seedsavers.org - Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, VA
540-894-9480
540-894-9481 FAX
www.southernexposure.com - Territorial Seed Company, OR
800-626-0866
888-657-3131 FAX
www.territorialseed.com - Hometown Seeds (including Organic Sprouting Seed)
Weed Identification
Oregon Biodynamic Group
http://www.oregonbd.org/Class/weeds.htm
Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research: Weed ID
http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/weedid/
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: Weed ID
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_common.html
Pest Identification
Clemson University Pest ID
http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/safetyed/pstident.htm
Handtools
Valley Oak Tool Compan
http://www.valleyoaktool.com
Sources for supplies and fertlizers
Good Earth Organics
http://goodearthorganics.com
Hydro-Gardens (Colorado Springs)
http://www.hydro-gardens.com/
Ray’s Bag Company
http://www.raysbaginc.com/
Southern States
http://www.southernstates.com/
Post-Harvest Information
University of California – Davis
http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/postthermo.shtml
NC State University
http://apps.ces.ncsu.edu/pubs/index.php3?status=topic&category=Postharvest
Topics Related to Sustainable Agriculture, Healthy Food and Healthy Communities
Land Conservation and Farmland Preservation
American Farmland Trust
http://www.farmland.org/
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
http://www.carolinamountain.org/
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
http://www.appalachian.org/
Permaculture
The Permaculture Research Institute
http://www.permaculture.org.au/
Asheville Permaculture Guild
http://ashevillepermacultureguild.googlepages.com/
The Permaculture Activist
http://www.permacultureactivist.net/
Homesteading
Back Home Magazine
http://www.backhomemagazine.com/
Homesteading Directory Site with Many Links
http://dmoz.org/Home/Rural_Living/Homesteading/
Back to Basics
http://www.backtobasicsnc.com
Urban Growing
Path to Freedom
http://www.pathtofreedom.com/
Urban Agroculture Notes by City Farmer – Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
http://www.cityfarmer.org/
The Bountiful Cities Project
http://www.bountifulcitiesproject.org/
Sustainable Agricultural Advocacy and Related Topics
Heifer International
http://www.heifer.org/
Community Food Security Coalition
http://www.foodsecurity.org/