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Organic Farming and Gardening

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LABORATORY 1. REFERENCES

l. Encyclopedias of Gardening

Bush-Brown--America's Garden Book

Rodale--Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening

Taylor's--Encyclopedia of Gardening

Wise Garden Encyclopedia

Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia

Others:

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2. Bulletins

U.S. Department of Agriculture Publications. Available from the author, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402 for a fee, or the U.S. Department of Agriculture Information Office, Washington, D.C.

Experiment Station Publications. Available from the author or from the Bulletin Room of the State Colleges of Agriculture or Experiment Stations. One copy is often free.

Extension Bulletins. Available from author, Bulletin Room, or U.S. Department of Agriculture Information Office, Washington, D.C.

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3. Popular Magazines

Farm Journal
Flower and Garden
Horticulture
Organic Gardening and Farming
Fine Gardening

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4. Seed and Nursery Companies http://www.vg.com/vg/vg/guru/jan96/aas4.html

Agway, Inc., Seed Division, Box l333, Syracuse, New York 13201
George J. Ball, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois 60185
W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19132
Carolina Seeds, Box, 2658, Boone, NC 28607
Harris Seeds, Rochester, New York
Henry Fields, Shenandoah, Iowa 51602
Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co., Yankton, South Dakota 57079
Interstate Nurseries, Inc., Hamburg, Iowa 51640
Johnny's Selected Seeds, Albion, Maine 04910
Kelly Bros. Nurseries, Inc., Danville, New York 14437
Lakeland Nurseries, Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331
Earl May Seed and Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 51601
Miller Nurseries, Canandaigua, New York 14424
Ferry Morse Seed Co., Mountain View, California 94940
Nichols Garden Nursery, Albany, Oregon 97321-4580
Geo. W. Parks Seed Co., Inc., Greenwood, South Carolina 29647-0001
Shepherd's Garden Seeds, Torrington, Connecticut 06790
R.H. Shumway Seedsman, Rockford, Illinois 61101
Spring Hill Nurseries, Tipp City, Ohio 45371
Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchards Co., Louisiana, Missouri 63353
Stokes Seeds, Inc., Buffalo, New York 14240
Otis S. Twilley, Salisbury, Maryland 21801
Vaughan's Seed Co., Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
The Vermont Wildflower Farm, Charlotte, Vermont 05445

Others:

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5. Supply Houses

E.C. Geiger, Box 285, Harleysville, Pennsylvania l9438
Griffin Greenhouse Supply, Tewksbury, Massachusetts 0l876
W.H. Milikowski, Inc. Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076
Parks Seed Company, Inc., Greenwood, South Carolina 29646

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6. Sources of Organic Materials

Organic Directory, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Gardening Without Poisons, Beatrice T. Hunter, Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston
Seed and Nursery Supply catalogs
Retail Stores

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7. Textbooks

Barker, A.V. Notes on Organic Farming and Gardening.
Brady, N. C.. Nature and Properties of Soils. Macmillan Co., New York. 8th or later edition.
Rodale, J. I. How to Grow Vegetables and Fruit by the Organic Method, Rodale Books, Inc., Emmaus, PA.
Basic Book of Organic Gardening, Ballantine Books, Inc., New York.
Complete Book of Composting, Rodale Books, Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Russell, E. W.. Soil Conditions and Plant Growth, John Wiley, New York. Any edition
Sunset. Guide to Organic Gardening, Lane Books, Menlo Park, California.

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8. Web sites

Gardening: http://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.html

Supplies: http://www.naturalgardening.com/shopping/

Fertilizers and Soil Testing: http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/plant/index.htm

Certification: http://ma.nofa.org/nofama/

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