REFERENCES FOR ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING

Magazines/Journals:

ORGANIC GARDENING - general trade magazine dedicated to organic techniques, Very Good

Box 7320, Red Oak, IA 51591-0320

Subscriptions: (800) 666-2206 Business Office: (215) 967-5171

Acres, USA - monthly newspaper/magazine on organic agriculture - Very Good. Also they publish many books on alternative agriculture

P.O. Box 91299 Austin, TX 78709 1-800-355-5313

E-mail: www.acresusa.com

Judy Barrett's "home grown" - Good Sense Organic Gardening for Texas, Bi-monthly publication, $15.00/year

P.O. Box 913 Georgetown, TX 78627 (512) 930-5576

http:\www.homegrowntexas.com

MOTHER EARTH NEWS - magazine dedicated to environmentally friendly ways of living, including gardening

P.O. Box 56302 Sussex Publishers, Inc.

Boulder, Co. 80322-6302 24 E. 23^rd Street

(703) 352-4346 New York, NY 10010

BOOKS:

"Year Round Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers for Metro Houston," by Bob Randall, PhD., Executive Director Urban Harvest. A resource guide on how to grow plants in the Houston area organically and where to get the supplies you may need. Sold at many area gardening supplies stores.

Texas ORGANIC GARDENING Book, by Howard Garrett, Gulf Publishing, ISBN: 0-88415-038-0

RODALE PRESS Books - many good books on organic techniques

COMPOSTING:

The BioCycle Guide to THE ART & SCIENCE OF COMPOSTING, Edited by the Staff of BioCycle Journal of Waste Recycling, The JG Press. Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Copyright 1991, Printed Spring 1994. (A semi-technical overview of composting)

COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION, a quarterly journal, published by the JG Press. Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania, (A technical reference on composting)

BIOCYCLE - excellent professional trade magazine dedicated to biological recycling and composting, non-technical (215) 967-4135, available at most libraries with back issues stored on CD-ROM for easy printing of selected articles

Winning The Organics Game, by Rodney Tyler, American Society For Horticultural Science Press, the focus is on how to use and sell compost. ISBN: 0-9615027-2

Cornell University - Compost Web Site: www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/

SOILS:

A non-technical overview of soils:

A semi-technical overview of soils:

A technical introduction to soils and soil properties:

COMPOST:

A non-technical overview of composting:

Let It Rot - The Home Gardener's Guide To Composting, Stu Campbell, Gardenway Publishing, ISBN: 0-88266-050-0

A semi-technical overview of composting:

Technical reference on composting:

COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION, a quarterly journal, published by the JG Press. Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania,

THE SCIENCE OF COMPOSTING, Eliot Epstein, PhD, 1997, Technomic Publishing, ISBN 1-56676-478-5

COMPOST ENGINEERING (The Practical Handbook Of...), Dr. Roger T. Haug, 1993, Lewis Publishers, ISBN 0-87371-373-7

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSTING: Design, Environmental, Microbiological and Utilization Aspects, Harry Hoitink, PhD, Ohio State University, 1993.

WEEDS:

WEEDS, Control Without Poisons, Charles Walters Jr., ACRES U.S.A., 1991

Weeds, Control Beyond Herbicides, Harold Willis, 1993

Weeds and Why They Grow, Jay L. McCaman, 1994

Weeds and What They Tell, Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer

BENEFICIAL INSECTS & BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Texas Bug Book - C. Malcolm Beck & J. Howard Garrett

ISBN: 0-292-70869-6

Biological Control Virtual Information Center - North Carolina State University

http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol.html

Insect Management: Biological Control - North Carolina State University

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu\sustainable/peet/pm/insects/co4biolo.html

Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America - Cornell University

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol

Natural Enemies of Vegetable Crop Insect Pests - Virginia Tech University

http://www.hort.vt.edu/faculty/caldwelj/beneficials.html

Hort IPM - Texas A&M University

http://hortipm.tamu.edu/pestprofiles/beneficials.html

Department of Entomology - Texas A&M University

http://entowww.tamu.edu/entoweb/

ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and OTHER RELATED:

The Rest Of The Story... about Agriculture Today by Dr. Harold Willis, revised 1990

P.O. Box 692 Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965

OUR STOLEN FUTURE, by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers

Dutton, March 1996, ISBN 0-525-93982-2 Web site with info: http: www.ourstolenfuture.com

Is This Your Child's World? How You Can Fix The Schools and Homes That are Making Your Children Sick Doris Rapp, MD, Bantam Books, or Order (716) 875-5578

JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE REFORM quarterly, $25.00

Northwest Coalition For Alternatives To Pesticides (NCAP)

P.O. Box 1393 Eugene, Oregon 97440 (503) 344-5044

PESTICIDES AND YOU

National Coalition Against The Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)

701 E. Street S.E., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20003 (202) 543-5450

TECHNICAL REPORT - newsletter published by Beyond Pesticides

National Coalition Against The Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)

701 E. Street S.E., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20003 (202) 543-5450

NEWS ON EARTH - monthly new flyer, $15/year

News On Earth Public Concern Foundation

101 West 23^rd. St., PMB 2245 New York, NY 10011 (212) 741-2365

B.U.G.S. FLYER - The Voice of Ecological Urban Horticulture

Biological Urban Gardening Services

P.O. Box 76 Citrus Heights, CA 95611-0076

Our Toxic Times: A Monthly Publication of The Chemical Injury Network (also Medical & Legal Briefs: A Referenced Compendium of Chemical Injury)

P.O. Box 301 White Sulphur Springs, Montana 59645-0301 (406) 547-2255 (phone & Fax)

Environmental Working Group

1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, #600 Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 667-6982

http://www.ewg.org

Partners Update

Pesticide Action Network North America

116 New Montgomery #810 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 541-9140

E-mail: panna@panna.org

Chemical Exposure and Human Health: A Reference to 314 Chemicals with A guide to Symptoms and a Directory of Organizations, Cynthia Wilson, McFarland & Company, Inc., 1993, ISBN 0-89950-810-3

American PIE (American Public Information on The Environment)

- also publishes a free electronic newsletter called "Eco-ALert" on various environmental subjects, contact web site to subscribe

124 High Street P.O. Box 340 South Glastonbury, CT 06073-0340

1-800-320-APIE http: www.americanpie.org

Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly

- a free, electronic newsletter on various subjects. Well written with extensive documentation and bibliography. Subscribe at http: www.rachel.org

WEB SITES (not mentioned elsewhere):

Bio-Democracy News - free electronic newsletter on organic and food safety issues. Subscribe at http: www.purefood.org/subscribe.cfm

Environmental News Network - a free daily electronic newspaper reporting on environmental news from around the world. Presented in a headline with summary format, click on headline for complete text. htp: www.enn.com

Henry Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture http: www.hawiaa.org

The Green Guide - published by Mothers & Others For A Liveable Planet. A excellent monthly newsletter on organic tips and ways to reduce our exposure to dangerous chemicals and protect our families.

The Green Guide 40 W. 20^th St., New York, NY 10011-4211

(701) 859-3002 http: www.mothers.org/mothers

TXPEER - free electronic newsletter. Subscribe at: http: www.txpeer.org

Environmental Working Group (EWG) http: www.ewg.org

Pollutants In Your Food http: www.foodnews.org

Rural Advancement Foundation (RAFI) http: www.rafi.org

Texas Organic Growers Association http: www.texasorganicgrowers.com

Texas Pesticide Information Network (TXPIN) - Texas Consumers Union. Also a free electronic report on pesticide issues. Contact by e-mail: wongba@consumers.org or

(512) 477-4431 or (512) 444-0811 http: www.texascenter.org/txpin

Organic View - free electronic newsletter from the Organic Consumers Association - Campaign For Food Safety. Subscribe at: http: www.organicconsumers.org

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - free electronic newsletter. Subscribe on website. http: www.edf.org

Audubon Action - a electronic notice on environmental issues. Subscribe at: http: audubon@audubon.org

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives To Pesticides (NCAP) - also a free electronic newsletter on various issues http: www.pesticides.org

Beyond Pesticides - database of information and a free electronic newsletter occasionally

http: www.ncamp.org www.beyondpesticides.org

Pesticide Action Network: Advancing Alternatives to Pesticides http: www.panna.org

Safe To Use - free electronic newsletter on various issues related to organic foods and environmental issues.

http: www.safe2use.com

Howard Garrett's Basic Organic Gardening Program http: www.dirtdoctor.com

Rodale Research Institute http: www.rodalepress.com

Texas Gardener Magazine http: www.texasgardener.com

San Jacinto Environmental Sales (wholesale organic supplies for Houston area), excellent organic fertilizer called "Microlife" that contains primary, minor and trace nutrients and 33 strains of beneficial microbes. Sold at several local stores http: www.sanjorganic.com

Organic Gardener Magazine http: www.organicgardening.com

Urban Harvest (Houston's Community Gardening program), offers classes on organic gardening and related subjects http: www.jumpnet.com/~arjun/urbanharvest

Worm Digest Magazine http: www.wormdigest.org

Information on Vermi-composting, supplies, books, etc. http: www.wormwoman.com

Alternative Health News http: www.altmedicine.com

Ask Dr. Weil http: www.pathfinder.com/drweil

Soil Food Web, Elaine Ingham, PhD, excellent free electronic newsletter and website

http: www.soilfoodweb.com

International Institute for Sustainable Agriculture http: www.permaculture-institute.com

Chemical Information Injury Network http: www.ciin.org

Growing Solutions http: www.growingsolutions.com

Natural Solutions http: www.nsei.net

Texans For Alternatives To Pesticides http: www.nopesticides.org/tapweb/indexshtm

PAN Pesticide Database http: wwwpesticideinfo.org

Biological Control News - free electronic new magazine http: www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn.mbcn.html

SOURCES OF ORGANIC SUPPLIES:

KUNAFIN (insects)

Rt. 1, Box 39 Quemado, TX 78877 1-800-832-1113 http:www.kunafin.com

ARBICO (beneficial insects, organic supplies, baits, etc.)

Arizona Biological Controls (800)827-BUGS (2847) www.arbico.com

P.O. Box 4247CRB Tucson, Arizona 85738-1247

BioLogic Company beneficial nematodes

P.O. Box 177 Willow Hill, PA 17271 (717) 349-2789 www.biologic.com

Garden's Alive, insects and organic supplies (812) 537-5108

5100 Schenley Place Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 www.gardensalive.com

Gardener's Supply Catalog (beginning to carry some organic supplies) (800) 863-1700 128 Intervale Road Burlington, VT 05401-2804 http: www.gardeners.com

Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery insects and organic supplies (707) 823-9125

3244 Hwy. 116 Sebastopol, CA www.harmonyfarm.com

Integrated BioControl Systems beneficial nematodes

P.O. Box 96 Aurora, IN 47001 (812) 537-8674 www.goodbug-shop.com

M&R Durango beneficial nematodes

P.O. Box 886 Bayfield, CO 81122 (800) 526-4075 www.goodbug.com

Natural Insect Control (insects and organic supplies)

RR #2 Stevensville, ON LOS 1SO Canada (905) 382-2904 www.naturalinsectcontrol.com

Nature's Control insects and some supplies

P.O. Box 35 Medford, OR 96501 (541) 245-6033 www.hiredbugs.com

Nitron Industries insects, supplies and pet care products

P.O. Box 1447 Fayetteville, AR 72702 (800)835-0123 www.nitron.com

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply (insects and organic supplies)

P.O. Box 2209 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (916) 272-4769 http: www.groworganic.com

Plant Health Care mycorrhizal fungi: a product called "MycorrTree" and "Mycor Flower Saver" from

440 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238

Planet Natural insects and supplies

1612 Gold Avenue Bozeman, MT 59715 (800) 289-6656 www.planetnatural.com

Rincon-Vitova Insectaries insects

P.O. Box 1555 Ventura, CA 93002 (805) 643-5407 www.rinconvita.com

The Natural Gardener organic supplies

8648 Bee Caves Road Austin, TX 78735 (512) 288-6113 www.naturalgardeneraustin.com

OTHER USEFUL REFERENCES:

"The Guide To Organic Fertilizers" by Vicki Mattern, Organic Gardening May/June 1996, p. 55-59

WWW.SEATTLETIMES.COM - A series of investigative reports (copyrighted) by the Seattle Times Newspaper has found that many companies that manufacture synthetic fertilizer add hazardous waste and radioactive waste to their fertilizers. These extremely dangerous wastes then end up in our food supply or in our yards for our children to play in. July-August 1997-1999, Seattle Times Newspaper. Go to website and search on fertilizers for a series of copyrighted articles.

SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES:

Texas Plant and Soil Lab (specializes in organic production techniques)

Route 7, Box 213Y Edinburg, TX 78539

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply

P.O. Box 2209 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (916) 272-4769

Timberleaf 5569 State Street Albany, OH 45710

Tiberleaf Soil Testing Services 26489 Ynez Rd., Suite C-197 Temecula, CA 92591 (909) 677-7510

Wallace Laboratories 365 Coral Circle El Segundo, CA 90245 (310) 615-0116

Extension Soil, Water, and Forage Testing Laboratory Texas A&M University- Soil and Crop Sciences

College Station, Texas 77843-2474 (409) 845-4816

Stephen F. Austin Soil Lab. (409) 468-4500 Terry Bell - manager, or Gene Bickerstaff

Soil and Plant Laboratory 352 Mathew Street Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 727-5125 (James West)

Soil Control Lab 42 Hanger Way Watsonville, CA 95076 (408) 724-5422 (Frank Shields)

SOURCES OF COMPOSTING WORMS:

Twin Oaks Farm (Georgia Brown Nose...a heat tolerant worm) Jim McCarter

Rt. #1 Box 78A Purdon, Tx 76679-9801 (817) 578-1272

Rabbit Hill Farm Jay Mertz Rt. 3 Box 2936 Corsicana, Tx 75110 (903) 872-4289

Earthworm Institute City of Grapevine Larry Wilhelm (817) 424-0540

Pat's Worm Ranch (Louisiana Wigglers - soil worm..not for containers) Sonny or Pat Kellum

P.O. Box 3194 San Antonio, Tx 78211 (210) 922-1592

Brown's Worm Farm Rosemary Brown Box 284 Marietta, OK 73448 (405) 276-3897

Flowerfield Enterprises (good source of educational material for children)

Mary Appelhof ("The Worm Lady") 10332 Shaver Road Kalamazoo, MI 49002 (616) 327-0108

Jim Knight Rt. 2 Box 183 Eudora, AR 71640 (510) 294-2603

Southern Worm Enterprize 12118 Marilyn Lane Hammond, LA 70403 (504) 294-2603

Willingham Worm Farm Rt. 1 Box 241 Butler, GA 31006 (800) 223-WORM

SOURCES OF WORM BINS & OTHER INFORMATION:

Gardener's Supply Company 128 Intervale Rd. Burlington, VT 05401 (800) 955-3370

Garden's Alive 5100 Schenley Pl. Lawerenceburg, IN 47025 (812) 537-8650

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply P.O. Box 2209 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (916) 272-4769

LOCAL NURSERY & GARDEN CENTERS THAT CARRY ORGANIC SUPPLIES

WHOLESALE:

San Jacinto Environmental: 2221-A West 34^th St. between Ella and T.C. Jester, (713) 957- 0909

complete line of tools, organic fertilizers, soil amendments and much more. Very nice folks and offer a lot of consulting to their customers. Organic fertilizer called "Microlife" that contains primary, minor and trace nutrients and 33 strains of beneficial microbes. http: www.sanjorganic.com

RETAIL: (Note - some are just beginning to carry organic supplies)

Buchanan's Native Plants - 611 East 11^th St., (713) 861-5702

Condon Gardens Nursery and Patio Shop - 1214 Augusta near the Galleria area (713) 782-3992

Milberger Turf Grass - I-45 near the Woodlands

RCW Nurseries - FM 249 and Beltway 8 (281) 440-5161

Wabash Antiques and Feed - on Washington Ave. near N. Shepard, fun place to visit, plants, animals, feed and much more

Vaughan's Nursery and Gardens - Channelview area, 15647 Avenue C, off I-10 on East side of Houston (281) 452-7369

GardenVille Square - Hwy 90 in Stafford

Nature's Way Resources - 1945 FM 1488, Woodlands-Conroe Area (936) 321-6990

complete line of high quality organic mulches, compost and soils

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