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Last Update: February 13, 2013 SOURCES & REFERENCES FOR ORGANIC FARMING, GARDENING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD, HEALTH and SUSTAINABLE LIVINGGARDENING, HORTICULTURE and AGRICULTUREBooks: "Year Round Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers for Metro Houston," by Bob Randall, PhD., Retired 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. It is sold at many area gardening centers. One of the very best resources for Houston and Gulf Coast. Highly Recommended Teaming with Microbes. 2nd edition, A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, by Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis, Timber Press, 2006, ISBN-13:978-0-88192-777-1 Highly Recommended A Garden Book for Houston and The Texas Gulf Coast, River Oaks Garden Club, 5th edition, 2013, edited by Lynn Herbert, ISBN 978-0-578-09149-6 Highly Recommended This is the most complete book on how to garden in Houston. It explains the most modern methods in horticulture in a very easy to read manner with lots of pictures, charts and tables. The focus is on using the best methods based on sustainability to make your garden beautiful and safe for you, your family and pets, while saving one a lot of time and money in the process. The editor has done a fabulous job of compiling it with input from experts in each area discussed and based on proven results. For anyone that has a lawn or garden this book has joined the "must have" category of references. Organic Management for the Professional, Howard Garrett, John Ferguson, and Mike Amaranthus, University of Texas Press, ISBN: 978-0-292-72921-6, 2012. This book is on how to manage all landscapes large or small without chemicals. It is written in an easy to read and understand format that a professional or homeowner can use. The Organic Lawn Care Manual, by Paul Tukey, Storey Publishing, 2007, ISBN 13: 978-1-58017-655-2 Texas ORGANIC GARDENING Book, by Howard Garrett, Gulf Publishing, ISBN: 0-88415-038-0 Rodale Press Books - many good books on organic and natural techniques, some are listed below or see http: www.rodalepress.com Handbook Of $uccessful Ecological Lawn Care, by Paul Sachs, EP Press, ISBN 0-9636053-1-3. This book contains easy to understand techniques that allow one to have a beautiful lawn, without using dangerous chemicals and at lower cost than chemical approaches. Ecological Golf Course Management, by Paul Sachs, ISBN 1-57504-154-5 Managing Healthy Sports Fields, by Paul Sachs, John Wiley & Sons Press, 2004, ISBN 0-471-47269-7. This book is an excellent reference for anyone whom wants to prevent problems on turfgrass and save time and money. It is up to date with the newest and revised methods from the scientific community that protects the safety of our children. Magazines and Journals: Organic Gardening - general trade magazine dedicated to organic techniques, Very Good Acres, USA - A monthly newspaper/magazine on organic agriculture and horticulture, food and health. Very Good source of the latest information. Also they carry many, DVDs, CDs and books on organic agriculture and gardening in their bookstore. The Dirt Doctor's DIRT - Organic Gardening & Living, excellent advice for Texas Texas Gardener - The Magazine For Texas Gardeners, Mother Earth News - magazine dedicated to environmentally friendly ways of living, including gardening, www.motherearthnews.com P.O. Box 56302, Boulder, Co. 80322-6302 Websites: Urban Harvest (Community Gardening Program) - (713) 880-5540, Excellent source of organic gardening information and classes/seminars. Also offers advanced training for Master Gardeners www.urbanharvest.org
Free e-newsletter on classes, fruit tree sales, and gardening events ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and is funded under a grant from the USDA. Free weekly e-news letter on the latest research projects, success stories, etc. as related to sustainable agriculture (i.e. organic) and related environmental issues from business to politics and government regulation. Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association - Our new site will be designed to help promote local farms, ranches, food Co-Ops, local food restaurants, farmers markets and organic suppliers throughout Texas. www.tofga.org Organic Farming Research Foundation - Publishes a free electronic newsletter called SCOAR (Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research) www.ofrf.org Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG) - Information and research on sustainable agriculture for the southern states. www.ssawg.org Urban Harvest - Houston's Community Gardening program, offers classes on organic gardening and related subjects www.urbanharvest.org Howard Garrett's Basic Organic Gardening Program - Lots of information on how to grow plants organically prevent pests and solve gardening problems in a safe and natural manor. www.dirtdoctor.com Biological Control News - free electronic news magazine. www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn.mbcn.html Organic Materials Review Institute - The Organic Materials Review Institute provides certifiers, growers, manufacturers and suppliers an independent review of products intended for use in certified organic production, handling, and processing. www.omri.org Gardening information by Malcolm Beck, Founder of Gardenville (compost company) www.malcolmbeck.com Organic gardening information for the Houston Gulf Coast, Texas Coastal Watershed Program www.watersmart.cc Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance (OHBA) - OHBA is 501-C3 nonprofit dedicated to bringing the best education in organic and sustainable horticulture to the Houston area. It is designed for the advancement of the landscape professionals in the metro Houston area and all serious gardeners. www.ohbaonline.org Gulf Coast Fruit Study Group - local group studying fruit production in Houston and gulf coast www.gcfsg.weebly.com/newsletter.html The National Center for Appropriate Technology - free e-newsletter on sustainable issues www.ncat.org E-Newsletters: Texas Gardener Seeds - free weekly newsletter on gardening and gardening events in Texas The Dirt Doctor - free, tips on sustainable gardening SOILS Books: A non-technical overview of soils: Start With The Soil, Grace Gershuny, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Copyright 1993, ISBN 0-87596 567-9. The Dirt Doctor's Guide to Organic Gardening, J. Howard Garrett, University of Texas Press, Copyright 1995, ISBN: 0-292-72780-1. How Soils Work - A Study Into The God-Plane Mutualism of Soils and Crops, by Paul Syltie, Ph.D., Xulon Press, Copyright 2002, ISBN 1-591600-95-2 Note: This book integrates all the latest advancements and information in soil science into one book and it is presented in a Biblical frame of Reference. A semi-technical overview of soils: Eco Farm an Acres U.S.A. Primer, 3rd edition, by Walters and Fenzau, published by Acres U.S.A., Copyright 2003, ISBN: 0-911311-74-2 Sustainable Soils, by Benjamin Wolfe & George H. Snyder, published by Food Products Press, Copyright 2003, ISBN 1-56022-916-0 A technical introduction to soils and soil properties: Introduction To Soil Physics, by Daniel Hillel, published by Academic Press, Inc., Copyright 1982, ISBN: 0-12-348520-7 Paramagnetism - Rediscovering Nature's Secret Force of Growth, by Philip Callahan, Ph.D., published by Acres U.S.A. Press, Copyright 1995, ISBN: 0-911311-49-1 ORGANIC Soil Conditioning, William R. Jackson, PhD, Copyright 1993, Jackson Research Center, ISBN 0-9635741-0-8. This is an excellent reference book. SOIL BIOLOGY: Teaming with Microbes, A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, 2nd edition, by Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis, Timber Press, 2006, ISBN-13:978-0-88192-777-1 Highly Recommended Life In The Soil, A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners, by James B. Nardi, The University of Chicago Press, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0-226-56852-2 Mycelium Running, How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World, by Paul Staments, Ten Speed Press, ISBN 978-1-58008-579-3 This book is a deeper look at fungus and how it affects the world around us from plants to humans. Soil Microbiology: An Exploratory Approach, Mark Coyne, 1999, Delmar Publishers, ISBN 0-8273-8434-3 (Excellent) Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems, edited by T. Cheeke, D. Coleman, D. Wall, CRC Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4398-5296 Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry 3rd Edition, E. Paul, Editor, Elsevier Press, 2007, Modern Soil Microbiology 2nd Edition, J. Elass, J. Jansson, J. Trevors Editors, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0-8247-2749-9 Sustainable Soils- The Place of Organic Matter in Sustaining Soils and Their Productivity, B. Wolf & G. Snyder, Hawthorn Press (Food Products Press), 2003, ISBN: 1-56022-916-0 Handbook of Microbial Biofertilzers, M. Rai Editor, Hawthorn Press (Food Products Press), 2006, ISBN 13: 978-1-56022-269-9 The Ecology of Soil Decomposition, S.M. Adl, CABI Publishing, 2003, ISBN: 0-85199-661-2 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Biological Control, G. Boland and L. D. Kuykendall, Editors, 1998, Marcel Decker, ISBN 0-8247-0043-0 Handbook of Processes and Modeling in The Soil-Plant System, D. Benbi & R. Nieder Editors, Hawthorn Press, ISBN: 1-56022-914-4 Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology, D. Sylvia, J. Fuhrmann, P. Hartel, D. Zuberer, 1998, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-459991-8 Websites: USDA Booklet: Soil Biology Primer http: www.soils.usda.gov/sqi/concepts/soil_biology/biology.html Soil Food Web, Elaine Ingham, PhD, excellent free electronic newsletter and website on biologic methods in gardening and horticulture (also information on compost teas). http: www.soilfoodweb.com B.U.G.S. FLYER - The Voice of Ecological Urban Horticulture DVD: DIRT - A story of the heart and soil and how its care affects all life on earth COMPOST Books: A non-technical overview of composting: The Complete Compost Gardening Guide, Barbara Pleasant and Deborah Martin, Storey Publishing, Copyright 2008, ISBN 978-1-58017-702-3 (Very Good) The Rodale Book Of COMPOSTING, Deborah L. Martin and Grace Gershuny, Editors Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Copyright 1992, Published 1993. (A non-technical overview of composting) The Secret Life of Compost, Malcolm Beck, Acres, USA Press, Copyright 1997, Published 1996, ISBN 0-911311-53-X 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: 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) Modern Composting Technologies, A. Chiumenti, R. Chiumenti, L. Diaz, G. Savage, L. Eggerth, N. Goldstein, The JG Press. Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Copyright 2005, ISBN 0-932424-29-5, A semi-technical overview of commercial composting equipment and systems 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 Technical reference on composting: 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. MICROBIOLOGY OF COMPOSTING, Heribert Insam, Nuntavun Riddech, and Susanne Klammer, Springer Press, ISBN 3-540-67568-X, 2002 VERMICULTURE TECHNOLOGY: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management, Edwards, Arancon, and Sherman, CRC Press Copyright 2011, ISBN 978-1-4398-0987-7 COMPOST TEA: "Understanding How Compost Tea Can Control Disease", BioCycle, February 2003, p. 20-25 "Compost Tea: Principles and Prospects for Plant Disease Control", Compost Science and Utilization Journal, Autumn 2002, p. 313-338 International Compost Tea Council www.intlctc.org Compost Tea Industry Association www.composttea.org ATTRA: Notes On Compost Tea www.attar.ncat.org COMPOST TEA GROUP: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/compost_tea Compost Tea Brewing Manual and Compost Tea Microscope Manual www.soilfoodweb.com Compost Information Web Site: Cornell University - www.cfe.cornell.edu Magazines and Journals: 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 COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION, a quarterly journal, published by the JG Press. Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania Websites: Woods End Laboratories - occasional e-newsletter on research on composting and related issues HEALTH and NUTRITION Books: PHARMOCRACY- How Corrupt Deals and Misguided Regulations are Bankrupting America and What To Do About it, William Faloon, Praktikos Books, ISBN 978-1-60766-011-8 The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and The World by John Robbins, 2001 Fast Food Nation - The Dark Side of The All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser, Houghton Mifflin Company, ISBN 0-395-97789-4 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, Real Medicine Real Health by Dr. Arden Anderson, ISBN 0-9752523-0-5 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 Fateful Harvest by Duff Wilson, Harper Collins Publisher, ISBN 0-06-019369-7, A history of how hazardous waste is disposed of in synthetic fertilizers and ends up contaminating the food supply. Wilson was an investigative reporter for the Seattle Times Newspaper and published a series of articles in July-August 1997-1999. Empty Harvest by Dr. Bernard Jensen & Mark Anderson, Penguin Outnam, Inc., ISBN 0-89529-558-X, This book is a non-technical study of the link between our food, our immunity system (health), and our environment. Seeds of Deception by Jeffery M. Smith, Yes! Books, Documents the significant health dangers of genetically engineered food (GE) and the political corruption that allows them on the market. 888-717-7000, www.seedsofdeception.com 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 Deadly Spin - An Insurance company insider speaks out on how corporate PR is killing health care and deceiving Americans, by Wendell Potter, Bloomsbury Press, 2010, ISBN-13: 978-1-60819-281-6 Pottenger's Prophecy - How food resets our genes for wellness or health, G. Graham, D. Kesten, and L. Scherwitz ,White River Press, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-935052-33-3 Magazines: JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE REFORM, quarterly, $25.00 PESTICIDES AND YOU
National Coalition Against The Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP) TECHNICAL REPORT - newsletter published by Beyond Pesticides LIFE EXTENSION - excellent magazine on the latest research on human health and nutritional supplements, funds from sale of supplements funds the research. www.lef.org Environmental Health Perspectives - A peer-reviewed open access journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, articles on how environmental issues affect our health www.ehp.niehs.nih.gov/Websites: The Organic Center - The mission is to generate credible, peer reviewed scientific information and communicate the verifiable benefits of organic farming and products to society. Center For Children's Health and The Environment, Mount Sinai School Of Medicine, New York, NY,
(A series of full page adds in New York Times on the dangers of chemicals to children are on this website) The Green Guide - published by Mothers & Others For A Livable Planet. Excellent monthly newsletter on organic tips and ways to reduce our exposure to dangerous chemicals and protect our families. Free e-news letter. Green America - free e-newsletter of food and health Center for Food Safety - free e-newsletter Chemicals That Hurt Us - General Information http: www.chemicalbodyburden.com Health Care Without Harm - www.noharm.org Natural News - www.NaturalNews.com Free daily e-newsletter with good articles that are well referenced on healthy living and investigative reports on toxic sham products. The Collaborative on Health and the Environment - www.cheforhealth.org Alternative Health News - www.altmedicine.org OUR TOXIC TIMES: A Monthly Publication of The Chemical Injury Network (also Medical & Legal Briefs: A Referenced Compendium of Chemical Injury) Note: May be out of print but very interesting and factual information. Partners Update: Pesticide Action Network North America Citizens for Health - The voice of the natural Health Consumer, free newsletter The Voice of the Natural Health Consumer www.citizens.org Alliance for Natural Health - free newsletter, The Pulse of Natural Health. Alliance for Natural Health USA is dedicated to protecting access to integrative medicine and promoting the benefits of natural health. www.anh-usa.org Newport Natural Health - free newsletter, Leigh Erin Connealy, MD, daily tips on how to improve your health www.newportnturalhealth.com Science and Environmental Health Network FOOD Factory Farming - Website dedicated to exposing the massive environmental destruction, resource depletion, animal cruelty, and danger of eating meat from factory farms. www.factoryfarming.org Sustainable Table - works to educate consumers about the problems with factory farming and to promote sustainable food. "The Meatrix" was originally produced as a way to promote the "Eat Well Guide", "Sustainable Table's online directory of sustainable farms, stores and restaurants in the US and Canada that sell meat, poultry, dairy and eggs from small, sustainable family farmers. But only days after release, it became evident that The Meatrix was also an excellent educational tool about factory farming. The film broke all records for online advocacy and was seen by millions of people in the first few months alone. There are 2 animated movies on the website on the dangers and cruelty of factory farms and where to buy sustainable products. http://www.themeatrix.com/ Recommended Also see www.storewars.org Humane Farming Association - HFA's goals are to protect farm animals from cruelty, to protect the public from the dangerous misuse of antibiotics, hormones, and other chemicals used on factory farms, and to protect the environment from the impacts of industrialized animal factories. HFA's comprehensive programs include: anti-cruelty investigations and exposes, national media and ad campaigns, direct hands-on emergency care and refuge for abused farm animals. www.hfa.org The Humane Society of the USA - Educational website on cruelty of factory farm to animals. Over 90% of all eggs come from abused chickens. www.NoBatteryEggs.com Human Farm Animal Care - free e-newsletter on cruelty in factory farms Real Milk - This web site discusses the health benefits of real milk and lists sources. www.realmilk.org Bio-Democracy News - free electronic newsletter on organic and food safety issues. Subscribe at Pollutants in Your Food - Free monthly email bulletin to learn more about pesticides in produce. Organic Bytes - Excellent free electronic newsletter from the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) on food, health and safety issues - Campaign for Food Safety. Subscribe at: http: www.organicconsumers.org Safe To Use - Free electronic newsletter on various issues related to organic foods and environmental issues. Eat Well Guide- This website allows one to type in their zip code and it will list all restaurants and food sources within whatever mileage range that you specify, that sell or provide healthy food. www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets - listing of local farmers markets for fresh food www.localharvest.org - listing of local and organic food sources E-Newsletters:
Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund - reports about how the USDA and local governments are working with agribusiness to prevent consumers from getting healthy food. Free DVD: Food, Inc. - expose how the nation's food supply is controlled by a handful of corporations and how it is causing our health problems Food Matters - how to protect your families health through nutrition Fresh - consequences of an industrial food supply on our health The Future of Food - an investigative study of our food supply and how it is harming our health and how it is changing A Chemical Reaction - How one doctor helped her community by getting rid of toxics pesticides and changed the laws of Canada to protect people The Gerson Miracle - anti cancer via nutrition Cut, Poison, Burn - documentary of the cancer industry Cancer, Nutrition and Healing, A Personal Odyssey by Jerry Brunetti - how Jerry cured his terminal cancer through nutrition. (Available via Acres USA Bookstore) Sicko - problems with the American Health care system Sweet Remedy - The World Reacts to an Adulterated Food Supply (Problems with artificial sweeteners) Sweet Misery - A Poisoned World (Dangers of artificial sweeteners) "Farmageddon" - 2011, The Unseen War On American Family Farms Vanishing of The Bees - how pesticides are killing the worlds bees and threatening the food supply King Corn - You are what you eat. Exposes the truth of how our food supply is causing health problems Fast Food Nation - exposes the unpleasant truths behind many of our health problems Human Health Seminar, Dr. Arden Anderson, how food is causing many of our health problems "A Chemical Reaction" - A doctor's fight in Canada to get chemicals out of the environment that cause health problems. "The World According to Monsanto" - How a corporate giant is behind many of our health problems. "Doctored" - The film the American Medical Association does not want you to see. "The Whole Truth About Milk" Raw versus Pasteurized CD: "Dead Doctors Don't Lie", By Joel Wallach, DVM, N.D, - Excellent lecture on nutrition, trace minerals and health (available at most health food stores or online). "Hell's Kitchen", Joel Wallach, DVM, N.D, 2004 Health seminar series. Books/Reports/Studies: ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH and OTHER RELATED: Merchants of DOUBT - How a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from Tobacco smoke to global warming, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, Bloomsbury Press, 2010, ISBN: 978-1-59691-610-4 Christian/Biblical:
Serve GOD, Save The Planet - A Christian Call To Action, J. Matthew Sleeth, MD, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2006, ISBN 13:978-1-933392-01-1 Healing The Earth - A Theocentric Perspective on Environmental Problems and Their Solutions, Richard A. Young, Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994, ISBN 0-8054-1038-4 The Lost Gospel of The Earth - A Call for Renewing Nature, Spirit and Politics, Tom Hayden, Sierra Club Books, 1996, ISBN 0-87156-888-8 Project Earth - Preserving The World God Created by William B. Badke, Multnomah Press, 1991, ISBN 0-88070-423-6 While Creation Waits - A Christian Response To The Environmental Challenge by Dale & Sandy Lawson, Harold Shaw Publishers, 1992, ISBN 0-87788-949-X Restoring The Creation Mandate - Healing for people, pets, plants and the planet, by Dr. Roger L. De Haan, Milestones International Publishers, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-924748-80-6 ENVIRONMENT, TOXIC CHEMICALS & PESTICIDES Environmental News Network - Excellent information source. 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. Customizable to certain issues. http: www.enn.com Environmental Working Group - Lots of information of various subjects. 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, #600 Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 667-6982 www.ewg.org TXPEER - free electronic newsletter. Texas Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Texas PEER) is a local chapter of a national alliance of local state and federal resource professionals. Texas Subscribe at: http: www.txpeer.org Etc Group - Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration. ETC group is dedicated to the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights. To this end, ETC group supports socially responsible developments of technologies useful to the poor and marginalized and it addresses international governance issues and corporate power (Formerly the Rural Advancement Foundation (RAFI)). www.etcgroup.org 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 www.texascenter.org/txpin Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing ecosystems. We are guided by scientific evaluation of environmental problems, and the solutions we advocate will be based on science, even when it leads in unfamiliar directions. Free electronic newsletter. Subscribe on website. www.edf.org Pollution in Your Community - Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more. Listing of toxic and/or polluted sites from EPA database, search by zip code or city. www.scorecard.org Audubon Action Alert - This is a free e-alert on environmental issues from the Audubon Society on decisions or regulations by government or corporations that hurt our families. Subscribe at: http: audubon@audubon.org Northwest Coalition for Alternatives To Pesticides (NCAP) - also a free electronic newsletter on various issues Information sheets on the dangers of pesticides. www.pesticide.org Beyond Pesticides - database of information and a free electronic newsletter www.beyondpesticides.org Pesticide Action Network North America: Advancing Alternatives to Pesticides http: www.panna.org Chemical Information Injury Network - The Chemical Injury Information Network (CIIN) is a support and advocacy organization dealing with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). It is run by the chemically injured for the benefit of the chemically injured, and focuses primarily on education, credible research into MCS, and the empowerment of the chemically injured. www.ciin.org Texans For Alternatives To Pesticides - By educating the public and public officials about the harmful effects of pesticides and about safer alternatives, TAP seeks to promote its mission to "reduce the use of toxic pesticides in schools, homes, and public places". www.nopesticides.org/tapweb/indexshtmPAN Pesticide Database - The PAN Pesticides Database is your one-stop location for current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, etc. This resource is a project of Pesticide Action Network of North America. www.pesticideinfo.org Washington Toxics Coalition - lots of useful information on toxic chemicals www.watoxics.org Toxipedia - free online toxicology encylopedia www.toxipedia.org The Truth About Cats, Dogs, and Lawn Chemicals www.catsdogslawns.blogspot.com "E" Magazine - The Environmental Magazine for consumers www.emagazine.com Defenders of Wildlife - free e-alert news letter on environmental issues affecting wildlife, national forests, public properties, and more. www.defenders.org National Wildlife Federation - Online magazine of wild life issues, political action alerts and other issues affecting wildlife. Information on wildlife from habitat gardening to successful restoration projects, with lots of photos. www.nwf.org DEAD ZONE - Science Museum of Minnesota http://www.smm.org/deadzone/top.html E - The Environmental Magazine - Free newsletter "E- This Week", also a very good monthly magazine on environmental issues and how they affect our lives COSMETICS The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics - Information to protect women, babies and children from toxic chemicals used in cosmetics. Also a free e-newsletter. http: www.SafeCosmetics.org GREEN LIVING Responsible Shopper (Co-Op America) - Reports on global research and campaign information in order to alert the public about the social and environmental impact of major corporations, while providing opportunities for consumers and investors to vote with their dollars for change. Website exposes companies that use child and sweatshop labor and pollute the environment. www.responsibleshopper.org National Green Pages (Co-Op America) - A directory of screened and approved green businesses. It lists companies that offer environmentally friendly products and do not pollute or use sweatshop labor. www.greenpages.org Earth Share - a nationwide network of America's leading non-profit environmental and conservation organizations, works to promote environmental education and charitable giving through workplace giving campaigns. Earth Share is an opportunity for environmentally conscious employees and workplaces to support hundreds of environmental groups at once through a charitable giving drive. www.earthshare.com Ecological Footprint Quiz. The Quiz, 15 easy questions, estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. : Citizens League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) - this is a free weekly e-news on local environmental issues affecting the Houston area. www.cleanhouston.org The Weekly Spin - This e-news letter features selected news summaries with links to further information about media, political spin and propaganda. It is emailed free each Wednesday to subscribers and is sponsored by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy. This newsletter exposes how PR firms manipulate our thinking as paid for by their corporate and even government clients. Co-Op America: Economic Action for a Just Planet - Our mission is to harness economic power-the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace-to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Our Vision -We work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the bounty of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come. Free e-newsletter on how buy goods and services that protect your family. www.coopamerica.org Recommended Union of Concerned Scientists: Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions. The Union of Concerned Scientists is a non-profit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development, and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions. This is both a web site of useful information and a free e-newsletter "Earthwise" on issues affecting our family and children from global farming, to toxic modern food to hybrid cars and action alerts that can be sent to your politicians. www.ucsusa.org Recommended CEC Houston Environmental News Update is a free weekly publication of the Citizens' Environmental Coalition, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and health in the Houston/Galveston region through education, dialogue, and collaboration regarding environmental issues. www.cechouston.org Corporate Accountability International - Corporate Accountability International is a membership organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns that challenge irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world, thereby protecting people and saving lives. Free news-alerts www.stopcorporateabuse.org Sustainable Business Information & Stock - Listing of publicly traded companies that are sustainable or are making changes towards sustainability. WILDLIFE & HABITAT Audubon Society - free e-newsletter on wildlife Center for Biological Diversity - free e-newsletter, "Endangered Earth Online" Defenders of Wildlife GREEN BUILDING GREEN ROOFS and LEED BUILDING STANDARDS Cool Roof Rating Council - The Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) is an independent and non-biased organization that has established a system for providing Building Code Bodies, Energy Service Providers, Architects & Specifiers, Property Owners and Community Planners with accurate radiative property data on roof surfaces that may improve the energy efficiency of buildings while positively impacting our environment. www.coolroofs.org Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Heat Island Group - Penn State Center for Green Roof Research - hortweb.cas.psu.edu/research/greenroofcenter Greenroofs.com - is an internet news media organization and the international greenroof industry's re resource and online information portal. Our Goal is to inform, promote and inspire the earth friendly technology of organic greenroof architecture through the interchange of ideas, projects, news, travel, research, organization and government updates, marketing opportunities & exclusive features via our site. www.greenroofs.com Michigan State University Green Roof Research Program - www.hrt.msu.edu/greenroof DVD "FLOW" - How a Handful of corporations stole our water supply. "An inconvenient truth- a global warning" - discusses global warming and how it will affect society SOURCES FOR BIOLOGICAL INOCULANTS: BioOrganics - La Pine OR. (888) 332-7676 www.bio-organics.com Chappy's Power Organics - Malibu, CA. (800) 604-0444 www.rootbooster.com Fedco Seeds - Waterville, ME. (207) 873-7333 www.fedcoseeds.com Gardens Alive - Lawrenceburg, IN. (513) 354-1482 www.gardensalive.com T&J Enterprises - Spokane, WA. (509) 327-7670 www.tandjenterprises.com BENEFICIAL INSECTS & BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Information: Texas Bug Book - C. Malcolm Beck & J. Howard Garrett Dead Snails Leave No Trails: Natural Pest Control for The Home Garden, by Loren Nancarrow and Janet Taylor, Ten Speed Press, 1996 Biological Control Virtual Information Center - North Carolina State University Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America - Cornell University Natural Enemies of Vegetable Crop Insect Pests - Virginia Tech University Horticulture IPM (Integrated Pest Management) - Texas A&M University Department of Entomology - Texas A&M University Mail Order Sources: Arbico - Arizona Biological Control BioBest - commercial source for bio control agents and will sell to homeowners. www.biobest.ca BioLogic Company BioPac Crop Care, Inc. BioWorks - 100 Rawson Rd., Ste. 205, Victor, New York, 14564, sells biological disease management products and nematodes to homeowners, www.growinmyownbackyard.com Garden's Alive www.gardensalive.com Gardener's Supply Catalog Green Methods Catalog - The Green Spot, Ltd., Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery M&R Durango Kunafin Natural Insect Control, RR #2, Stevensville, ON LOS 1SO Canada (905) 382-2904 Nature's Control Nitron Industries Peaceful Valley Farm Supply Planet Natural Rincon-Vitova Insectaries The Environmental Factor - beneficial nematodes and other eco-friendly products Also a YouTube video on how to apply nematodes at www.youtube.com/watch?v+CgTyuzwP8 BATS: Bat Conservation International (800) 538-2287 Free monthly e-newsletter on bats. http://www.batcon.org BUTTERFLIES: Butterfly Gardening For The South, by Geyata Ajilvsgi, Taylor Publishing Company, ISBN 0-87833-738-5 Butterflies of Houston & Southeast Texas, by John & Gloria Tveten, University of Texas Press, EARTHWORMS: Worm Digest Magazine http: www.wormdigest.org Worms Eat My Garbage, by Mary Applehoff , Information on Vermi-composting, supplies, books, etc. http: www.wormwoman.com The Earth Moved, by Amy Stewart, Algonquin Books, P.O. Box 2225, Chappel Hill, North Carolina 27515 ISBN1-56512-337-9 Non- technical book on earthworms and nature SOURCES OF COMPOSTING WORMS: (call the supplier as these change frequently) Decker Worm Sales, 11750 Clint Parker Road, Conroe, Texas 77307, (832) 228-7594, has 3 species for sale Texas Red Worms (210) 310-5046 Down To Earth Farms, 286 W. Allen Street, Evant, Texas (254) 206-0108 Twin Oaks Farm (Georgia Brown Nose...a heat tolerant worm) Jim McCarter 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) 922-1592Brown's Worm Farm Rosemary Brown Box 284 Marietta, OK 73448 (405) 276-3897 Flowerfield Enterprises (good source of educational material for children) Jim Knight Rt. 2 Box 183 Eudora, AR 71640 (510) 294-2603 Southern Worm Enterprize 12118 Marilyn Lane Hammond, LA 70403 (504) 294-2603 Sugar Creek Farms, P.O. Box 247 Dept. H, Gilmer, TX 75644 (903) 843-6030 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 Worm Digest - a quarterly news magazine on worms and vermi-culture, non-technical Miscellaneous Soil Association http: www.soilassociation.org ("Myth and Reality") Tx A & M University - www.organiclifestyles.edu Mississippi State University - www.msstate.edu/dept/cmrec/organic GARDEN CLUBS www.gchouston.org Garden Club Of Houston www.riveroaksgardenclub.org River Oaks Garden Club PLANT SOCIETIES Herb Society of America - www.herbsociety-stu.org Gulf Coast Fruit Study Group - www.harris-tx.tamu.edu/hort/fruit Houston Amaryllis Society - (713) 433-4477 Lone Star Daylily Society - www.lonestardaylilysociety.org Houston Palm Society - www.palms.org/houston American Rose Society - www.ars.org Houston Rose Society - www.houstonrose.org Texas Rose Rustlers - www.texasroserustlers.org International Plumera Society (Houston) - www.plumeria.org Native Plant Society of Texas, Houston www.npsot.org/houston Bromeliad Society - www.bromeliadsocietyhouston.org Houston Cactus and Succulent Society - www.hcsstex.org Houston Camellia Society - (713) 781-1996 American Hibiscus Society: Lone Star Chapter - www.lonestarahs.org &bsp; Space City Chapter - www.spacecityahs.orgInternational Oleander Society - www.oleander.org Houston Orchid Society - www.houstonorchidsociety.org American Bamboo Society - 750 Krumkill Road, Albany, NY 12203 www.bamboo.org Urban Harvest (Community Gardening Program) - (713) 880-5540, Excellent source of organic gardening information and classes/seminars. Also offers advanced training for Master Gardeners www.urbanharvest.org Free e-newsletter on classes, fruit tree sales, and gardening events Houston Bonsai Society - www.houstonbonsai.com Houston Fern Society - www.tgcfernsoc.org ARBORETUMS/NATURE CENTERS Houston Arboretum and Nature Center (713) 681-8433 Mercer Arboretum - (281) 443-8731 www.hcp4.net/mercer/ Armand Bayou Nature Center - (281) 474-2551 Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary - (713) 932-1392 (Home of Houston Audubon society) Jesse Jones Nature Center - (281) 446-8588 Nature Discovery Center - (713) 667-6550 Sims Bayou Nature Center - (713) 640-2407 Peckerwood Gardens - Private Arboretum that opens to public a couple times per year, located on FM 359 about 2 miles south of Hwy 290 business outside of Hempstead. Bayou Bend Gardens - 713.639.7750 Shangra La Gardens - Orange, Texas Texas Cooperative Agricultural Extension Service Brazoria - (409) 864-1564 Fort Bend - (281) 342-3034 Galveston - (281) 534-3413 Harris - (281) 855-5600 Montgomery - (936) 539-7824 Master Gardener Program - contact local extension service Master Naturalists - (281) 855-5600 MAIL-ORDER SOURCES OF ORGANIC SUPPLIES: KUNAFIN (insects) ARBICO (beneficial insects, organic supplies, baits, etc.) BioPac Crop Care, Inc. - Home garden insect control, Gardener's Supply Catalog (beginning to carry some organic supplies) (800) 863-1700 128 Intervale Road Burlington, VT 05401-2804 www.gardeners.com Green Methods Catalog - supplier of beneficial insects and biological control products, also small quantities for use in home gardens. (603) 912-8925 The Green Spot, Ltd., 93 Priest Rd., Nottingham, NH 03290-6240 Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery insects and organic supplies (707) 823-9125 Integrated BioControl Systems beneficial nematodes M&R Durango beneficial nematodes Natural Insect Control (insects and organic supplies) Nature's Control insects and some supplies Nitron Industries insects, supplies and pet care products Peaceful Valley Farm Supply (insects and organic supplies) Plant Health Care mycorrhizal fungi: a product called "MycorrTree" and "Mycor Flower Saver" from 440 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 http://www.planthealthcare.com/ Planet Natural insects and supplies The Natural Gardener organic supplies Charley's Greenhouse & Garden - gardening supplies, 1-800-322-4707, 17979 SR 536 Mount Vernon, WA 98273, service@charleysgreenhouse.com SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES (CHEMICAL): Texas Plant and Soil Lab (specializes in organic production techniques) Peaceful Valley Farm Supply 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) SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES (BIOLOGICAL): Soil Food Web, Inc. 1128 NE 2nd street, Suite 120, Corvallis, OR 97330 SOURCES OF POULTRY: Guineas - Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc. Cameron, TX (254) 697-6677 www.ideal.poultry Murray McMurray hatchery www.mcmurrayhatchery.com LOCAL NURSERY & GARDEN CENTERS THAT CARRY ORGANIC SUPPLIESWHOLESALE ONLY: San Jacinto Environmental - 2221-A West 34th St. between Ella and T.C. Jester, (713) 957- 0909 Excellent organic fertilizer called "MicrolifeTM" that contains primary, minor and trace nutrients and over 70 strains of beneficial microbes. Sold at several local gardening stores www.sanjorganic.com RETAIL: Arborgate Buchanan's Native Plants (Heights/North Hill Area) Condon Gardens Nursery (Spring Branch Area) Nature's Way Resources - 101 Sherbrook Circle, Conroe, TX 77385 (936) 321-6990 Metro, Located just off the intersection of I-45 and FM 1488 in the Woodlands-Conroe Area. Complete line of high quality organic mulches, compost and soils, soil amendments, organic fertilizer, greensand, rocks, gravels, mineral amendments, and other natural pest control products. Both bagged and bulk products. http://www.natureswayresources.com Wabash Antique & Feed Bering's Home Center Bering's Home Center Buchanan's Native Plants http://www.buchanansplants.com Kingwood Garden Center Maas Nursery National Tree & Shrub Plants For All Seasons Southwest Fertilizer Sweet Organic Solutions
2710 S. Main Street WILDFLOWER SEEDS: Native American Seed Company 800-728-4043 www.seedsource.com Wildseed Farms - free catalog www.wildseedfarms.com PLANTS: Antique Rose Emporium (9300 Lueckemyer Rd., Brenham, Tx.) Ty Ty Nursery - www.tytyga.com Woodlanders, Inc. - good source of hard to find natives and well adapted species for Gulf Coast Yucca Do Nursery - www.yuccado.com Forest Farm - Ornamental and useful plants from around the world. Great source of hard to find plants.
PO Box 1, Williams, Oregon 97544-9599 541-846-7269 Southern Bulbs - free e-newsletter ,"Bulb Hunter Monthly" Brent and Becky's Bulbs - www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com NATURAL GARDENING RADIO/TV SHOWS: (These frequently change) AM 550 KSEV Saturday 7-10 AM, San Antonio, most car radios will pick it up or on Web AM 630 KSLR Saturday 7-8 AM, "God's Green Earth" , San Antonio AM 1420 KGNB Saturday 10-12 AM, "Common Sense Gardening", San Antonio AM 820 WBAP Saturday 11-12 and Sunday 8-12, "Dirt Doctor -The Natural Way", Dallas, www.dirtdoctor.com or www.wbap.com AM 1070 - "The Natural Way" (Houston), Sundays 8-10 AM 8 KHOU TV, Friday midday "Homelife" and Saturday on Homelife, Good Morning Texas, also on www.wfaa.com AM 950 KPRC Saturday & Sunday 8-12, "Gardenline" with Randy Lemon (Note: Just beginning to discuss Organic Methods and compost) |
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Nature's Way Resources
101 Sherbrook Circle Conroe, Tx 77385
(936) 321-6990 Metro (936) 273-1200 Conroe
(936) 273-1655 Fax