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An organic growers home page! It is growing like everything else around here!
These are some of the places i have been on the net.. make up your own mind .
Press The Barn Owl and learn more about this flying cat and how he can help
the organic farmer. Also check out the
Barn Owl Project
OWL CAM be online 24 hours a day
Artificial Perches for RaptorsPress if you want the plans and instructions to build perches
SIGHTS & SOUNDS FROM THE RAPTOR CENTER where you will find pictures and calls of RaptorsThe Raptor Center
The Rushcliffe Barn Owl Project
SOIL MICROORGANISMS AND HIGHER PLANTS by N. A. Krasil'nikov from the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Institute of Microbiology while there also check out the other papers at To The Holistic Agriculture Library
Garden Pests and Problems & What to do about them-keep an eye on this site it look to be a good one.
Organic Food Boom: 10% of European Farms Will Be Organic by 2005
Edible Flowers This extensive list represents all varieties that are native, wild or are derived from natural selections
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GARDEN ORGANICALLY?
Organic Foods Are Booming in Great Britain
Organic Gardening From Down Under
THE ORGANIC FARMERS MARKETING ASSOCIATION! this Website has been created to bring together organic farmers, consumers and supporters of organic agriculture
A new Day Range Poultry discussion group has been formed at www.egroups.com/group/DayRangePoultry.
Controlling weeds and pests Weeds
U.S. Organic AgricultureOrganic farming became one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture during the 1990's
MetroFarm.comThe Electronic Magazine of Metropolitan Agriculture . check out the radio archives -
Farm Management Planning Guide Projected 2000 Organic Crop Budgets South Central North Dakota
The Organic Materials Review InstituteOMRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to benefit the organic community and the general public.
This is a talk by Jan DietrickCat the Acres U.S.A. Eco-Ag Conference To play this .ra file you will need the RealAudio Player.The Dietrick Institute for Applied Insect Ecology A non-profit public benefit corporation since October 1996 headquartered in Ventura, CA. The Institute offers education and research programs that promote the use of biological pest management strategies based on maintaining, restoring or enhancing the diversity of organisms in soil and above-ground foodwebs. Sorry for the poor sound .
Also the CLIPS FROM THE ECO-FARM CONFRENCE -they will take a while to download but the sound is much improved
Notes from Farm Field Day #1Choosing Borders and Interplantings for Natural Control of Pests Plant them and they will come!
This was a great event:Soil Ecology SeminarA big thank you to Dr. Elaine Ingham (Oregon State University) told me it was ok to post Scientific Basis for Biological Farming and Natural Control of Soil Insects and Disease
To an organic grower knowing what life is in the soil and how to improve that life is far more important than NPK and now organic growers can check soil life and get a meaningful soil test at The Soil Foodweb lab
SUPPLIERS
OF BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS IN NORTH AMERICA
Experts Talk Soil at MOFGA Meetings by Jean English
Mulch and Mulch-Related Information tryMULCH-BASED AGRICULTURE GROUPI
I also found a good link in the California Cherimoya Association Newsletter toUC Pest Management GuidelinesOver 15yr. of IPM knowledge from University of California at Davis,major pests with color photos,biologies,monitoring methods,and Some ORGANICALLY ACCEPTABLE METHODS and treatment strategies remember organic growers don't need any stinking herbicides or pesticides.
National Biological Control Institute
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South By Dr. Mary M. Peet - North Carolina State University more IPM than organic but lots of useful information.
Newsletter International Organization for Biological Control
Using Weeds as Indicators of Turf Management and Environmental Conditions and Weeds as Indicators Of Soil Conditions
Dr. Bargyla Rateaver a comprehensive archive of information and sources about the Organic Method of growing plants
You're a what??!! an Organic Gardener??!! Part 1
Lunar Agriculture or... Moon Planting or Gardening By The Moon
Alternative Agriculture News Back Issues From the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture.
ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - is a leading information source for farmers and Extension agents thinking about sustainable farming practices.
Permaculture Research Institute
Danish organic English versions from the central Danish Organic web site
GaiaOne Knowledge Systems A Network for Farmers, Gardeners, Consumers & Industry Professionals Working Together To Bring Organic Food To The WORLD!
Organic Gardening and Farming The Environment lots of great links
PRODUCING TEXAS FRUITS AND NUTS ORGANICALLY
Compost Teas for Plant Disease Control Pest Management Technical Note
I think you would enjoy checking out Howard Garrett's web page at www.dirtdoctor.com Mr. Garrett has an Organic Gardening show on WBAP 820 am radio out of Dallas Texas.
Sustainable Farming ConnectionWhere farmers find and share information
Small Flock Series: Incubation of Poultry Jesse J. Lyons Department of Animal Sciences--Hatching eggs watching an egg turn into a baby chick is a learning experience for students of all ages as well as a practical way for you to start a small poultry flock.
market for organic food has now reached critical mass
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms by State
Keslick & Son, Modern Arboriculture & Landscape Maintenance
"Peaceful Valley Farm Supply - Tools & Supplies for Organic Farmers & Gardeners since 1976".
The Organic Materials Review Institute
One of the greatest plantsman I
know is Paul H. Thomson. I have learn a lot from this individual. Take a look
at what he has to say about setting it up to have fresh fruit at all times.
He got me off on the right foot. Taken from California Rare Fruit Growers: Volume
8 Number 1 February,1976 :Fruits The Year Around:::::::
Paul H. Thomson
Natural Life Mag---Organic Agriculture on the Rise Worldwide-
mycorrhizal information exchange site
I made a good friend of Vactav Petrik Sr. writer of Soil Processes. We became
friends about 15 yrs. ago he was working in practical microbiology and I was
an organic farmer. If you would like to see some quotes from his work press
Understanding the SoilI have taken leaf samples and soil samples of my farm
and farms around me and have proved to myself that organic farming works. I
get my soil Microbes from Mr. Petrik.Sr.and for years have watched my soil get
richer and richer.
ATTRALots of organic information at the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - it is here that you will find the national sustainable farming information center located at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
OFRF Leads the WayTo foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices.
Welcome to Noah's Ark!
Noah's Ark is an organic grower of Cherimoya .Want to learn about
our most exciting crop , get recipes and read advertisements ? : ) just press
Organic
Cherimoya. We have been in business since 1979.
California Cherimoya Association
Cherimoya CountryA Red tail Hawks eye view of Cherimoya Country
Mr. L. London has done a great job on this page you might want to try a web,Metalab and Permaculture online searchable database:PERMACULTURE Discussion Forum -+- your port of entry to an expanding global network of landtech pioneers -+- or a permaculture course etc. keep an eye on this one site
PERMACULTUREPermaculture Websites, Mailing Lists and Newsgroupsn also for more Permaculture information I always check April at Permaculture Visions,
There is good Permaculture reading also at Permaculture and Sustainable Living & Livelihood
Check out what I was able to glean from Ifoam 96 from press releases and email .Now IFOAM has a web site atIFOAMThe INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MOVEMENTS
Soil Quality First Direct Evidence Ethylene Biosynthesis Triggers Plant Defense Mechanisms
Organic Gardening From Down Under
The Scottish Agricultural College has a strong organic program. Their web site is http://www.sac.ac.uk/cropsci/external/organic/default.htm
The Organic Trust Limited a registered and Department of Agriculture and Food approved body for the Inspection and Certification of organic producers and processors in Ireland
Reviews:
Sometime I am lucky enough to get sent books, tools, newsletters to review from people in the organic movement.
The book "Lets Get Growing"was sent
to me to review.Elizabeth and Crow Miller the organic
farmers author this How-To Gardening Book. If you are like me and want to read
more from Mr. and Mrs. Miller :
Tofu Tollbooth2 is outA Guide to Natural Food Stores & Eating Spots With Lots of Other Cool Stops Along the Way
Organic Tree Fruit Management is a book by Linda Edwards thru the Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia The book will assist the beginning and the experienced organic grower as well as the conventional grower in transition to organic or considering organic as a option.
ORGANIC VALLEY / CROPP Cooperative
Digitalseed.General gardening information, planting schedule, a monthly garden guide and other inform
University of California - Small Farm Center
Sustainable Farming ConnectionWatch this site it is growing ,lot of good info and links
This is a flyer I got from the folks were I buy my bio-controls Ricon-Vitova I want to thank them for letting me print it in full as it is a good example of :Beneficals for biological pest control & sustainable avocado production
Bats on the Web"Bats are not blind, they're not rodents, and they won't get tangled in your hair. The truth is that bats are among the most gentle, beneficial, and necessary animals on earth. "Check out BCI
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if you have any information that may be of help to an organic farmer or see
any good web pages the kind our readers would be interested in please
send e-mail to Sals@rain.orgMail me as this
will give me some idea as to if the homepage is being used and can help make
it grow. Thank You : >
Rodale's Organic Gardening Online
Welcome to Organic Gardening Tips
Grow organicAdam Penenberg gives you a how-to guide.
CAFF Community Alliance with Family Farmers
WWW CERTIFIED ORGANIC FOODWorking Together to bring Organic Food to the WORLD This is an International Site all are welcome
Insects and Weeds This is where I store the good insect and weed links I have found on the World Wide Web
The Plant TrackerIt is the only database I know of that actually lists, and allows you to search by, the uses for a plant - whether it's edible, medicinal or used for something else you probably never suspected - like cleanser, wax, or baby diapers. also check out the PLANTS FOR A FUTUREA Resource and Information Centre for Edible and other useful plants
ECHO�Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization- access our resources and services for small farm tropical agriculture from around the globe.
I made a good friend of Vactav Petrik Sr. writer of Soil Processes. We became friends about 15 years. ago he was working in practical microbiology and I was an organic farmer. If you would like to see some quotes from his work press Understanding the SoilI have taken leaf samples and soil samples of my farm and farms around me and have proved to myself that organic farming works. I get my soil Microbes from Mr. Petrik.Sr.and for years have watched my soil get richer and richer.
Institute of Organic Agriculture Information about the Institute for Organic Agriculture (University Bonn, >Germany) can now be obtained via Internet: This home page at University of Bonn is in German , English Francais and Espanol.t
Earth's Best is a line of certified organic baby food that provides 100% pure and natural nutrition for infants-all grown without pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers.
[The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association]
Canberra
(Australia) Organic Grower's Society
The Seeds Of Change Web Page Seeds Of Change was founded in 1987 to foster plant life . bio-diversity. We do this by offering certified organic. open-pollinated seeds to the public. .
Suppliers of Organic, Non-GE*, or Heirloom (O-P*) Vegetable Seed Horticulture Resource List
Algys' Herb Pageis where I go to learn more about growing organic herbs.Herbs
BGH
Bovine Growth Hormone I don't want it in my milk.
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I click WEATHER.
to check the weather also a very interesting weather page at INTELLICASTand
their monthly almanacs
Sustainable Agriculture Systems Newsletter And The Cover Crop Database etc.
Plants and Sustainable Agriculturewhere you will find other great newsletters . The Rodale Institute International Ag-sieve is one of the best things on the net. Check out volume 7 #1 Vermiculture .
Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a progressive not-for-profit, computer-powered environmental research organization that gives concerned citizens the information they need to protect their homes, communities and Planet Earth. The Environmental Working Group is a project of the Tides Foundation, a California Public Benefit Corporation based in San Francisco that provides administrative and program support services to nonprofit programs and projects.
In case you are relatively new to the World Wide Web, you may wish to read the NCSA Mosaic Demo Document. There is also the Suggested Starting Points for Internet Exploration. You may wish to use the following resources to keep track of the evolution of cyberspace and to find information on the Internet:
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