by Catherine Haug
Edmund forwarded an extensive list of online seed sources and gardening books, originally from John Weber of Rising Rock Orchard in Northern Minnesota. I added these sources to our Gardening Files and Links page, under the following headings:
- General Gardening (books),
- Irrigation (links),
- Pest Control (books), and
- Seed, Root Stock & Mushroom Sources (links).
Also added to our Home & Ranch Files and Links page, under the heading:
- Food Preservation (books)
Most of these sources are from out-of-state.
Below are the links that have been added to pages mentioned above; I’ll keep these links on this post for only a short time, but you will always be able to find them on the previously mentioned pages.
NOTE: only NEW links are shown below; the actual pages may have additional links that have been there for awhile (especially seed sources).
Gardening Files & Links
General Gardening:
Books:
- The Apple Grower: A guide to the Organic Ochardist by Michael Phillips 2005
- The BackYard Berry Book by Stella Otto 1995
- Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest by Don Gordon 1991
- Garden Insects of North America by Whitney Cranshaw. 2004
- Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening by the staff of Organic Gardening and Farming Magazine 1975
- How to Grow Vegetables and Fruits by the Organic Method by Rodale 1976
- A Minnesota Gardener’s Companion by Nunn, Snyder, Luxton 1981
- Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Riotte 1998
- The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture, (a Four volume set), editor Lowther 1914
- Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times by Steve Solomon 2005
- Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets 2000
Irrigation
External Links
- Berry Hill Irrigation (Drip irrigation, Buffalo Junction, VA)
- Drip Works (Willits CA)
Pest Control
Books
- The Organic Gardner’s Handbook of Natural insect and Disease Control by Ellis and Bradley 1996
Seed, Root Stock, and Mushroom Sources (Organic & Other):
External Links:
General Seeds
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (from Missouri)
- Cook’s Garden (from Pennsylvania)
- Fedco Seeds (cold-hardy, from Maine)
- Forest Farm (from Oregon)
- Heirloom Acres Seeds (from Missouri)
- Heirloom Seeds (from Pennsylvania); offers a Medicinal Herb Package
- Jung Seeds (from Wisconsin)
- Nichols Garden Nursery (from Oregon)
- Raintree Nursery (from Washington; recommended varieties by region)
- Seed Savers Exchange (non-profit, member-supported, from Iowa)
- Territorial Seed Co. (from Oregon)
- Totally Tomatoes (from Wisconsin)
Fruits and Nuts
- Cummins Nursery (old apples and other rootstock, from New York)
- Indiana Berry (Nursery stock, mostly berries, from Indiana)
- Nourse (small fruits, from Massachusetts)
- St. Lawrence Nurseries (Northern climate fruit & nut trees, from New York)
Mushrooms
- Field and Forest Products (mushrooms, from Wisconsin)
Organic
- Peaceful Valley (Organic, from California)
Home & Ranch Files
Cold Storage, Root Cellars, etc.:
Books
- Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables by Bubel 1991
Food Preservation:
Books
- Sweet and Hard Cider by Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols 1995
- Keeping Food Fresh: Old World Techniques and Recipes by The Gardeners and Farmers of Terre Vivante 1999
- Wild Fermentation, by Sandor Elix Katz, 2003