Resources

The following resources appear on pages 200 -201 of the book; however, I have added a few new favorites to help you along.

Canning

• Ball
• Lehman's
• Pomona’s Universal Pectin
• Weck Glass Canning Jars
• Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods, Eugenia Bone (2009, Clarkson Potter).
• Well Preserved: Small Batch Preserving for the New Cook, Mary Anne Dragan (1998, Whitecap).

Citrus Trees

• Dwarf citrus trees: Four Winds Growers

Community Gardening

• American Community Gardening Association
• Community Gardening, Ellen Kirby and Elizabeth Peters (2008, Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
• Green Thumb
• How Does Our Garden Grow? A Guide to Community Garden Success, Laura Berman (1997, Food Share)

Composting and Soil

• Compost: The Natural Way to Make Food for Your Garden, Ken Thompson (2007, DK)
• Rodale Organic Gardening Basics: Soil, (2000, Rodale)
• Worms Eat My Garbage, Mary Appelhof (1982, Flower)
• You Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening, Gayla Trail (2005, Fireside). See pages 50 and 96 for instructions on composting and building a worm bin.

Food Security

• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Barbara Kingsolver (2008, HarperPerennial)
• Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times, Steve Solomon (2006, New Society)
• The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating, Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnon (2007, Random House Canada)
• In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, Michael Pollan (2008, Penguin)

Garden Pests, Diseases, and Prevention

• The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control, edited by Barbara W. Ellis and Fern Marshall Bradley (1996, Rodale)
• Plant Shall Eat Plant - Concoct your own free, homemade fertilizers using other plants.
• Tomatoes Like Milk - A favorite disease-preventition tip for tomatoes. I swear by this!

Micro Greens Sources

• Botanical Interests: ‘Micro Greens: Mild Mix,’ ‘Micro Greens: Spicy Mix’
• Urban Harvest: ‘Spicy Salad Mix,’ ‘Mild Salad Mix’

Miscellaneous Organic Gardening Supplies

• Gardener’s Supply Company
• Gardens Alive
• Natural Gardener
• Richters Root-A-Maker Natural Rooting Powder: I’ve stopped using rooting hormones; they’re really not necessary. But if you’d rather use one, try this natural product.

Seed Purchase

United States

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
• Bountiful Gardens
• The Cook’s Garden
• Renee’s Garden
• Seeds of Change
• Territorial Seed Company
• Tomato Growers Supply Company

Canada

• Greta’s Organic Gardens
• Salt Spring Seeds
• Terra Edibles
• Urban Harvest
• West Coast Seeds

International

• Kokopelli Seed Foundation

Seed Saving and Sowing

• How to Save Your Own Seeds: A Handbook for Home Seed Production, edited by Heather Apple (2005, Seeds of Diversity Canada)
• Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners, Suzanne Ashworth (2002, Seed Savers Exchange)
• Harvesting and Saving Your Seeds - An article by Gayla on the You Grow Girl site.
• How to Save Tomato Seeds - An article by Gayla on the You Grow Girl site.
• You Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening, Gayla Trail (2005, Fireside). See pages 167-168 for further instruction on saving vegetable and herb seeds.
• Make Your Own Seed Starting Mix - Saves money if you need a lot and an absolute life-saver if you just can't find a decent source in your area.

Seed Trading

United States

• Saving Our Seeds
• Seed Savers Exchange

Canada

• Seeds of Diversity Canada
• Seedy Saturday

Trash Can Spuds: Certified Seed Potato Suppliers

• Seeds of Change
• Vesey’s
• Wilton’s Organic Potatoes: Seed Savers

Published February 2010
Clarkson Potter / Random House

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