For Gardeners
If you are taking, teaching or know of an organic gardening or food-related workshop or course, let us know!
Resources
Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists
a SARE publication for either purchase or download.
Preparing Your Garden for Spring
Bettylou Sandy
CT Environmental Headlines
CT Environmental Headlines has all of today’s environmental news headlines in the state, including agriculture and land use issues, and offers free email updates.
Baystate Organic Certifiers Materials Certification Program
April 2014 List of Local/Northeast Area Fertilizers, Compost, and Potting Soils Approved for use on Certified Organic Farms (pdf)
Community Garden Resource article
Bettylou Sandy
Acres, USA
an eco-ag bookstore
Edible School Gardens
Bettylou Sandy (Revised for 2012)
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Stations
provides soil tests, identification and advice on insects, diseases and other topics and will always provide organic suggestions if asked. Entomologist Kim Stoner is especially interested in organic control strategies.
Garden Rant
one of many gardening blogs, but a favorite here at the CT NOFA office
GardenWeb
Q&A, forums, plant directories and more
Book Suggestions
- The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch, Workman Publishing
- Gardening Week By Week by Xenia Field, Crescent Books
- 52 Weekend Projects by Nancy Bubel, Rodale Press
- Start With the Soil by Grace Gershuny, Rodale Press
- Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof, Flower Press
- How to Select, Use and Maintain Garden Equipment, Ortho Books
- Garden Tools by Val Bradley and John Negus, Laurel Glen Publishing
- The Tool Book, by William Bryant Logan, Workman Publishing