resource library
Learning and sharing are a part of our underlying principles. Here’s a list of resources to help you grow a healthier, happier garden.
Gardening Supplies
I recommend first checking your local organic garden center, feed and seed and farmers market for your gardening needs. If you don’t find what you are looking for locally, I assure you between all of the following websites you will have access to everything you could ever need to support a healthy garden and sustainable lifestyle.
Clean Air Gardening (Texas): www.cleanairgardening.com
Eartheasy (British Columbia): www.eartheasy.com
Gardens Alive (Indiana): www.gardensalive.com
Garden Tool Company (Colorado): www.gardentoolcompany.com
Gardeners Supply (Vermont): www.gardeners.com
Johnny’s Seeds (Vermont): www.johnnyseeds.com
Planet Natural Garden Supply (Montana): www.planetnatural.com
Territorial Seed Company (Oregon): www.territorialseed.com
Williams-Sonoma Agrarian (California): www.williams-sonoma.com/agrarian
Beneficial Organisms for Pest Control
Check your local garden centers and hyrdroponic stores for beneficial insects or order online. Here are a few options.
Arbico Organics (Arizona): www.arbico-organics.com
Buglogical Control Systems (AZ): www.buglogical.com
Gardens Alive (Indiana): www.gardensalive.com
Planet Natural Garden Supply (Montana): www.planetnatural.com
Tip Top Bio Controls – wholesale only (California): www.tiptopbio.com
Farm supplies
While these online stores are geared for the small farmer and market gardener, they also have great options for the small-scale grower as well.
BCS Walk-Behind Tractors: www.bcsamerica.com
FarmTek (Iowa): www.farmtek.com
Harmony Farm Supply (California): www.harmonyfarm.com
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply (California): www.groworganic.com
Seven Springs Farm Supply (Virginia): www.7springsfarm.com
Tilmor Marketplace for Small Growers: www.tilmor.com
Seeds and Plants
There are lots of great seed companies and way too many to list them all but here are some of my favorites.
Baker Creek Seeds (Northern California): www.rareseeds.com
Botanical Interests (Colorado): www.botanicalinterests.com
Cooks Garden (Pennsylvania): www.cooksgarden.com
Fedco Seeds (Maine): www.fedcoseeds.com
Filaree Garlic Farm (Washington): www.filareefarm.com
The Garlic Store (Colorado): www.thegarlicstore.com
High Mowing Seeds (Vermont): www.highmowingseeds.com
Hudson Valley Seed Library (New York): www.seedlibrary.org
Johnny’s Selected Seeds (Vermont): www.johnnyseeds.com
Living Seed Company (California): www.livingseedcompany.com
Organic Seed Alliance - more of a resource than a seed supplier (Washington): www.seedalliance.com
Potato Garden (Colorado): www.potatogarden.com
Seeds of Change (California): www.seedsofchange.com
Seed Savers Exchange (Iowa): www.seedsavers.org
Sow True Seeds (North Carolina): www.sowtrueseed.com
Territorial Seed Company (Oregon): www.territorialseed.com
Totally Tomatoes (Wisconsin): www.totallytomato.com
Turtle Tree Seeds – Biodynamic and non-profit (New York): www.turtletreeseed.org
Organic Feed Suppliers
With the heavy weight of feeds, I recommend sourcing locally either directly from the Mill, Feed and Seed, pet store or garden center.
Countryside Organics (Virginia): www.countrysideorganics.com
Coyote Creek Farm (Texas): www.coyotecreekfarm.com
Green Mountain Feeds (Vermont): www.greenmountainfeeds.com
Hiland Naturals (Ohio): www.hilandnaturals.com
Reedy Fork Farm (North Carolina): www.reedyforkfarm.com
Equipment
Here are a few resources for walk behind tractors, implements and other equipment.
Earth Tools (Kentucky): www.earthtoolsbcs.com
Ferrari Tractor (California): www.ferrari-tractors.com
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply (California): www.groworganic.com
Soil testing
Here are several soil testing labs and links to resources where you can search for a lab near you.
A&L Labs West: www.al-labs-west.com
A&L Labs Great Plains: www.algreatlakes.com
ATTRA Soil Testing Search: www.attra.ncat.org
Crop Services International: www.cropservicesintl.com
Earthfort Biological Soil Testing: www.earthfort.com
Gardening Know How: Extension Search
Garden Products Review: State by State List
International Ag Labs: www.aglabs.com
Kinsey Ag: www.kinseyag.com
Midwest Labs: www.midwestlabs.com
Soil Food Web Lab Partners: www.soilfoodweb.com
University of California: California Soil Testing Labs
University of Georgia Extension: extension.uga.edu
Waypoint Analytical: www.waypointanalytical.com
Publications and online resources
American Community Gardening Association www.communitygarden.org
ATTRA (National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service): www.attra.org
Beginning Farmers: www.beginningfarmers.org
Biodynamics Journal: www.biodynamics.com/journal
Compost Resource: www.howtocompost.org
Growing for Market: www.growingformarket.com
Eat Well Guide: www.eatwellguide.org
Food Routes: www.foodroutes.org
Local Harvest: www.localharvest.org
Modern Farmer Magazine: www.modfarm.tumblr.com
Mother Earth News: www.motherearthnews.com
Quantum Agriculture: www.quantumagriculture.com
Rodale Institute: www.rodaleinstitute.org
Slow Food USA: www.slowfoodusa.org
Sustainable Table: www.sustainabletable.org
Forums
Biodynamics forum: www.biodynamics.com/forum
Dave’s Garden: www.davesgarden.com
Garden Stew: www.gardenstew.com
Garden Web: www.gardenweb.com
Gardening Forums: www.gardeningforums.com
Helpful Gardener: www.helpfulgardener.com
Organic Gardening:
Permaculture forum: www.permies.com/forum
Biodynamic Resources
Biodynamic Association: www.biodynamics.com
Demeter Association: www.demeter-usa.org
Michael Fields Institute (Wisconsin): www.michaelfields.org