Show Resources

For your convenience, here is a comprehensive list of resources that have been mentioned on the show in the past:

• Events:
  • Mendocino Permaculture Winter Abundance Workshop - Saturday, February 4, 2012, Boonville High School Domes, 10 am - 4 pm. Boonville. Classes on things such as grafting, chip budding, cutting and seed propagation. Seed and scion exchange. Admission is free to all.
  • Old: Gardening for Wildlife using Native Plants workshop: 707.263.3097 Saturday March 26, 10AM - noon
  • Farm Bill Hotline: 402.687.2100
  • Second Sunday Cinema: Free movies of interest, the second Sunday of each month, at the Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Street, 6:00 PM.
  • The Ecology Center's EcoCalendar: http://ecologycenter.org/calendar/
• Organizations:
  • Lake County Transition Initiative
  • CFRA EQIP Organic Initiative
  • Ecology Action
  • California Native Plant Society
    • Ukiah Chapter
    • Sonoma County Chapter
    • Napa Valley Chapter
    • Sacramento Valley Chapter
  • http://organicconsumers.org/
  • http://www.responsibletechnology.org
  • http://lakecountyfarmersfinest.org
• Websites:
  • Lake County Weather
  • Online Farmer's Market
  • http://thegreenguide.com
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escargot
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_aspersa
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta
• Seed Companies:
  • Seeds of Change: 505.438.6541 — http://www.seedsofchange.com/
  • Seed Saver's Exchange: 563.382.5990 — http://www.seedsavers.org/
  • Bountiful Gardens: 707.459.6410 http://bountifulgardens.org/
  • Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: 540.894.9480 — http://southernexposure.com
  • Le Jardin du Gourmet: 802.748.1466 — http://artisticgardens.com
  • http://jlhudsonseeds.net Rare seeds
  • http://www.vermontbean.com/ Lots of beans
  • http://artisticgardens.com French seeds, low-cost mini-packets
  • http://johnnyseeds.com Johnny's Selected Seeds
  • https://www.superseeds.com/ Pinetree Garden Seeds
  • Pacific Northwest seed companies:
    • http://www.synergyseeds.com/ 
    • http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/store/index.php Many herbs
    • http://territorialseed.com/
    • http://www.humeseeds.com/
• Nurseries:
  • http://stargardens.biz/ 21288 Washington St., Middletown Tanya Striedieck (707) 987-0998
  • Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery: 707.823.9125 — http://www.harmonyfarm.com/
  • Peaceful Valley Farm Supply & Nursery: 530.272.4769 — http://www.groworganic.com/
  • Main Street Nursery 707.263.2900
  • Rainbow Ag, Finley: 279-0550
  • K-ville Lumber: 707.279.4297 — http://kelseyvillelumber.com/
• General Supplies:
  • Sparetime Supply: 707.459.6791 — http://sparetimesupply.com
  • http://bataeffsalvage.com/
  • Dripworks: 800.522.3747 — http://dripworksusa.com
  • Organic Fertilizers: http://www.espoma.com
• Books:
  • Growing Garden Seeds by Rob Johnston, Jr. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-5517-growing-garden-seeds.aspx
  • Breed your own vegetable varieties : the gardener's and farmer's guide to plant breeding and seed saving by Carol Deppe. Available from the County Library.
  • The Garden Planner: Over a million ways to mix and match perfect beds and borders. John Walker. Flip cards.
  • Planning Your Garden. Anne de Verteuil & Val Burton. Project Oriented, Plant Reference
  • Garden Planning and Building. Henry Stuart Ortloff. Verbose treatise.
  • Garden Planning. John Brookes, ed. Basics.
  • Garden Design: Planning, Building, and Planting Your Perfect Outdoor Space. Chris Young, ed. Mixed pics & text, Styles, appendices.
  • The Essential Garden Design Workbook. Rosemary Alexander. Good technically, concept sketches.
  • Planificación y Diseño del jardín. David Stevens. Basics.
  • Breed your own vegetable varieties: the gardener's and farmer's guide to plant breeding and seed saving. Carol Deppe.
  • The Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. The staff of Organic Gardening Magazine. Rodale Press.
  • How To Grow More Vegetables (and fruit, nuts, berries, grains and other crops) than you ever thought possible on less land than you can imagine
  • Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe
  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organic Living
  • Research paper on use of urine for fertilizer
  • Northern Califonia Gardening: A Month by Month Guide. Katherine Grace Endicott.
  • Square Foot Gardening: Mel Bartholomew.
  • All New Square Foot Gardening: Mel Bartholomew.
  • All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook: Mel Bartholomew.
  • Plants, Man, and Life by Edgar Anderson
  • Forest Farming: Towards a Solution to Problems of World Hunger and Conservation by J. Sholto Douglas and Robert A. De J. Hart
  • Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Garden Naturally
  • Roots Demystified: Change Your Gardening Habits to Help Roots Thrive
  • Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and all Climates: Helping Your Garden Flourish While Conserving Water!
  • The Tree & Shrub Finder: Choosing the Best Plants for Your Yard
  • The Lavender Garden: Beautiful Varieties to Grow and Gather
  • Pruning
  • Cooking From the Gourmet's Garden: Edible Ornamentals, Herbs, and Flowers
  • The Naturally Elegant Home: Environmental Style
  • Easy Composting
  • Gray Water Use in the Landscape: How to Use Gray Water to Save Your Landscape During Droughts
  • No Digging: For a Healthier Soil and a Sustainable Garden
• Food:
  • Olive Hill Oils
• Permaculture:
  • Permaculture Resources for Northern California and Beyond - http://permie.net/
  • Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas - http://www.regenerativedesign.org/
  • Introduction to Permaculture - http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Permaculture-Bill-Mollison/dp/0908228082/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275803247&sr=8-1
  • Permaculture: a Designer's Manual - http://www.amazon.com/PERMACULTURE-Designers-Manual-Bill-Mollison/dp/0908228015/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275803247&sr=8-4
  • Edible Forest Gardens - http://www.amazon.com/Edible-Forest-Gardens-2-set/dp/1890132608/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275804008&sr=8-1
  • Gaia's Garden - http://www.amazon.com/Gaias-Garden-Second-Home-Scale-Permaculture/dp/1603580298/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275803247&sr=8-2

• GMO's:
  • http://www.transitionlakecounty.org/Local%C2%A0Food#x-Committee%20for%20a%20GE-Free%20Lake%20County
  • Movie: The Future of Food. Available from the library.
  • Movie: King Corn. Available from the library.
  • Book: Genetic Roulette
  • Book: Seeds of Deception
  • G.E. Free Lake County
• People:
  • Sarah Ryan: sarahryan .A.T. post .d.o.t. com
  • Teale Love: http://lovefarms.net
  • Rob Gross of Dendrotech: (707) 942-9139, robgross aaaaattttt sbcglobal dot net .
  • Dave Rizzo: http://plantpathology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rizzo/
• Passive House:
  • Cepheus: Living Comfort Without Heating 
  • Details for Passive Houses: a Catalogue of Ecologically Rated Constructions 
  • http://essentialhabitatconsulting.com 
  • http://passivehouse.us 
  • http://www.passivehouseca.org/
  • http://architect.davidlark.net/news/PassiveHouseKPFZ
• Vermicomposting:
  • Worms:
    • Lake County Worm Farm: 2195 Big Valley Road, 707.278.0320.
    • Sonoma County Worm Farm: http://sonomavalleyworms.com , 707.996.8561.
    • Moon Ridge Worm Farm (Glen Ellen), 707.546.6041.
  • Bins:
    • http://vermifactory.com (VermiHut)
    • http://compostbins.com
    • http://amazon.com (Worm Factory)
    • Friedman Brothers hardware
    • Make your own bin: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/easywormbin.htm
    • http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Own-Worm-Compost-System
    • http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html

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