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Useful Links

The world wide web is a wonderful tool if used correctly. A vast repository of the world’s knowledge is stored here - pretty amazing. In fact there are more sites pertaining to gardening than one could discover if they surfed the net for the rest of their days...but that wouldn’t leave much time for any actual gardening.

So I don’t want to encourage any more computer usage than necessary, but I thought I would share a few links I have found that might prove either useful, pertinent, interesting, entertaining, or enlightening - all of which are, of course, subjective.

“We need to learn everything we can about gardening - we need to become biologically literate. We can all do it, and it doesn’t take much time. It’s more relevant even than computer literacy.”

-- John Jeavons, gardener


website description
organicgardening.com brought to you by Rodale, the longtime authority on organic gardening
ianr.unl.edu/ianr/douglas site of the U. of Nebraska local extension office
ocgc.homestead.com the site of the Omaha Council of Garden Clubs
for-wild.org the Wild Ones is an organization of natural landscapers
gardensalive.com a great source of environmentally responsible products for the garden and home
seedsofchange.com one of the leaders in the organic seed movement and publisher of the slickest catalog around
cooksgarden.com a great selection of organic seeds for the Kitchen Garden and publisher of one of the most quaint catalogs around
harmonyfarm.com a great source for gardening supplies
gardeners.com a large selection of gardening supplies
vg.com more gardening supplies
bioneers.org a site featuring innovative scientific work based on nature
plantsofthesouthwest.com the name says it all
plantdel.com a large variety of unusual plants for sale, including venus fly traps and a zillion, give or take a couple, hostas
prairienet.org site of the Grand Prairie Friends in Illinois
wildflower.org site of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas
nwf.org National Wildlife Federation
nature.org site of The Nature Conservancy
oaec.org site of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
thefarm.org visit the Farm in Tennessee and their ecovillage
pfaf.org a database on useful plants, easy to use
plants.usda.gov contains a large plants database
usgs.gov U.S. Geological Survey Home Page
envirolink.org a nonprofit group that educates and connects environmental organizations worldwide
eat-it.com this is a site on edible landscaping
groworganic.com one of my favorite sites for gardening supplies-Peaceful Valley Farm Supply out of California
permacultureactivist.net a good source of info on permaculture
forestfarm.com a large nursery specializing in a variety of useful plants
ornamentaledibles.com contains a large assortment of edible flowers for the home landscape
shepherdseeds.com Shepherds carries a large selection of heirloom seeds
wholeearthmag.com “access to tools, ideas and practices” is their slogan
KGByproducts.com artist extraordinaire Ken Guthrie’s web site (he is the one most responsible for the creation of BloomingPrairie.net)

If you have a suggestion for a link please email Jason with the URL, plus a short description of the web site.

“Like the blood that unites us, all things are connected... whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave this web of life, but is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, likewise, he does to himself.”

-- Chief Seattle


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