Toronto Community Garden Network: The Toronto Community Garden Network (TCGN) is made up of interested and energetic individuals and

Perth Dupont Community Garden: Visit this site to be learn about this gorgeous community garden founded by a multi-cultural group of gardeners with ethnic and lifestyle diversity. 

COMPOSTING

Compost Guide - A complete guide to composting for the yard and garden.

Compost Resource Page: For the beginner to the experienced composter: help for all.

Master Composter: FAQs & Bulletin Board

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Defense Fund:  Formed in 1967 to fight the use of DDT (remember that noxious stuff?) is still going and over 300,00 strong now! Check out their site to see what issues are at hand.

Earth Share: Non-profit organization helping to fight for a better environment.

Greenpeace

Truth in Labeling Campaign

GENERAL GARDENING

Avant-Gardening/Creative Organic Gardening
 "You Can Grow" using organic gardening as a medium for creative expression, sustainable gardening, and personal growth.

Butterfly Website: Everything about butterflies and gardening! Perfect for the natural gardener and all aficionados of these lovely creatures!

Cyber Plantsman: Dispersing advice and knowledge.

Don't Panic Eat Organic: Information on organic gardening and links to organic resources.

Farmers Almanac: Yep, the original, one and only Farmers Almanac.

Forgotten Pollinators Site

Flying Insect.com: Gordys Fly Trap Fitting and the Electronic Fly Swatter are an environmentally friendly and natural method of fly control. They use no pesticides, insecticides or sprays. Free shipping!

Garden Community: Garden Directory over 100 Categories to choose from. Plus Free News Group Access for many Garden Groups, Garden Zone finder, Books, Magazines, Articles, Free Pictures and more.

Garden Guides: A comprehensive listing to many sites and lots of valuable gardening tips on herbs, storing vegetables and more.

HDRA: Henry Doubleday Research Association: an international membership organization, researching and promoting organic horticulture and agriculture. It's for everyone. We joined and there are many benefits for members along with promoting a great association and cause!

Plant For A Future: This searchable database can help you to decide which varieties to plant, and to discover edible, medicinal and household uses.

Rain Barrel Guide - A guide to collecting rainwater for your lawn and garden.

Rodales Organic Gardening: OG online.

Seed Starting: Well organized guide for flower, vegetable and herb starting.

Sonic Bloom: Interesting stuff about the effects of sound on germination and plant growth.

PERMACULTURE AND BIODYNAMICS

Biodynamic Homepage: Find out what biodynamics is all about!

Intergarden: Lots of info and contacts to learn about permaculture.

REFERENCE

Visit The AnswerSleuth™

USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research: and Education (SARE) program: Check out the latest info on sustainable agriculture from the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN). On line books and a database of research projects.

Austin Texas Real Estate: Austin's premier, full service real estate brokerage. Proudly serving the greater Austin metropolitan area and the surrounding counties.

SEED, PLANT AND MERCHANDISE COMPANIES

(Organic, heirloom, open pollinated etc.)

African Violets by Florals of Fredericks Quite a list of tempting violets to purchase.

Biocontrol Network: Bio-rational Alternatives for an Ever Shrinking Planet  All the latest products for environmentally conscious gardener.

EcoViva, Natural and Organic Products They spend their time searching out the best in organic and natural products, so you don't have to. Natural Cleaning, Body Care and Baby Care Products, Mineral-Rich Bath Salts, Virgin Coconut Oil, Water Filters and much more!

Johnny's Selected Seeds Operates their own organic farm in Albion for seed production. Nice selection. 11 varieties of heirloom tomatoes. Good service!

Lucky Dreamer Herb Farm sells over 100 different kinds of herb plants at their retail shop next to the greenhouse in Lynd, MN. Among the offerings are Bay Laurel, Scented Geraniums, Stevia and Vietnamese Coriander. Lucky Dreamer's website has some wonderful information on herbs. Check out their recipes and crafts pages.

 Natural Tree Furniture
Specializing in Eco Friendly - Cat Tree Furniture 'for a greener companion' - by artisan Ray Smith. Stick and Twig furnishings, perfect wherever you display these works of art. Discounts available on multiple purchases. Concept orders welcomed.

Pepper Joes: 100% organic pepper and tomato seeds!

Pinetree Garden Seeds Almost all seeds sold in natural untreated state. Out of the 700 varieties of seed they offer no more than 10 that are treated varieties. Good prices and selection.  Nifty little tools, we found the "nitpicker" to be indispensable for transplanting!

Redwood City Seed Co. Native American seeds, and other heirloom vegetable seeds. All seeds are open-pollinated, including 300 types from around the world! Large selection of hot peppers.

Specializing in certified organic and heirloom seed potatoes plus garlic, onions, and Jerusalem artichokes. Potato varieties are double certified organically grown. 75 varieties come from Peru, Europe, Asia, Canada, United States, along with many heirlooms from around the world. Retail and wholesale.

Sun Organic Farm
Sun Organic sells certified organic food, organic fruit and organic nuts.

Topline Whsle Dist Co - Worms, vermicomposting, worm equipment, worm supplies, worm books and lots of worm information.

Underwood Gardens: Open-pollinated and heirloom vegetable, herb and flower seed varieties. Good prices and some very unusual, rare varieties. Catalog online and a bonus: some great recipes at their website!!! They are organic growers and promote "backyard diversity"

Victory Seed Company: Victory seeds is a family owned and operated garden packet seed company specializing in open-pollinated and heirloom varieties. Located in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.

Tao Herb Farm: Garden & Landscape Design Software
GrowIt Gold Works V5.00 is a comprehensive computer software package for gardeners and plant professionals. A powerful suite of integrated tools produced primarily for: Garden centers, Greenhouses, Plant Suppliers, Landscapers, Nursery Managers, Serious Home Gardeners.

Wind Chimes 
The sound of the soul will come alive with the harmonic flow from our most popular wind chimes. Take home your very own outdoor wind chime today.

SPECIALTY PLANTS

AAA Ornamentals: Fantastic site devoted to hostas and ornamental grasses. Ecellent pictures of the plant varieties for you to view. Mega information on the care, culture and uses for the plants. A great place to learn about these wonderful plants!

American Rose Society: Everyone loves roses! Visit the pros!

Chile-heads Home Page: Everything you wanted to know about chilies is here! From growing to cooking. Plus a fantastic collection of recipes that you can download.

Firegirl: Hot and spicy!

Irises: Information and links for iris admirers.

Orchid Lady: Linda's Orchid Page: Very comprehensive, aesthetic orchid site. Great for beginners and pros alike. Covers all aspects of orchid culture. If you advice on orchids this is the place to go!

WEEDS

Mother Nature's Garden: Wise Woman Center
PO Box 64, Woodstock, NY 12498
Email: susunweed@hvc.rr.com
Apprentice with Herbalist Susun Weed to learn how to garden in a totally unconventional way! Forget about fertilizers, pesticides, and seed packets - you will never want to "weed" your garden again. While living on a small goat farm on fifty acres of forestland, you will learn how to identify, harvest, and prepare edible and medicinal wild plants - commonly known as "weeds".  Apprenticeship includes attendance to weekend workshops, intensives, and private training. Write a letter of intention to address above and visit the website to learn more! Check out Susun Weed's article: Weeds In Your Garden? Bite Back!

Weed Photo Album

Weed Identification: Rutgers guide to weed ID. If you can't figure out what that weed is check here!

NON-GARDENING SITES OF INTEREST

Visit Self sufficiency and preparedness for the 'Poor Man':  Low cost solutions for high cost essentials!

A Tribute To Nature:   Simply put...go see this site. Be  patient for the homepage to load, it is well worth the wait. This page was a delight to find!

Update: 09/12/08