OGS School Library Some speakers from the previous Organic Growers Schools have made handouts on their topics available for our on-line library. A list of topics (with links to the handout) are listed here along with the speakers’ contact information if you would like to reach them with questions about their subject area. Handouts 2008 Spring Conference Detoxfication: Spring cleaning your body with food, nutrients and herbs 1, 2, 3, 4 (2008) Elizabeth Pavka Introduction to Beneficial Insects 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2008) Richard McDonald, and Pat Battle Compost Tea Formula (2008) Off-Season Vegetable Production: Discovering your Winter Niche (2008) Pat Battle and Gred Gross Food Safety from Farm to Fork (2008) Diane Ducharme Principles and Practices of Organic Pest Management (2007) Robin Kohanowich Growing Woodland Botanicals (2007) Jeanine M. Davis How and Why to Save Heirloom Seeds(2007) Cricket Rakita Backyard Composting Made Easy (2007) Brian Rosa Vermicomposting Made Easy (2007) Brian Rosa Biodiesel Basics (2007) Brian Winslett Resource List (2007) Walter Harrill Purchasing and Financing Farmland (2007) David L. Lee Weed Ecology: The Dirty Dozen (2007) Joseph G. Allawos Rotation and Cover Crop Plans (2007) Bryan Green Photovoltaics For Your Home or Business (2007) David Wallace Residential Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Renewables (2006) David Wallace Growing Herbs in Containers (2005) Nancy Odell List of Greehouse/Hoop House Resources (2005) J. Mansfield Pastured Poultry for Eggs or Meat (2005) R. Bucking Organizing Native Botanical Rescues (2005) R. Eidus The Good, The Bad & The Bugly (2005) Insect Specs-Top Beneficial Arthropods (2005) Rincon-Vitova's Beneficial Blend Seed Mix (2005) Richard McDonald Phytonutrional Plants and How to Grow Them (2005) Ecological Gardening Strategies for Difficult Sites (2005) Food and Medicinal Plants for your Home Landscape (2004) Chuck Marsh Living Systems Design/Useful Plants Nursery 1041 Camp Elliott Rd. Black Mountain, NC, 28711 828-669-1759 Commercial Production of Fresh Culinary Herbs (2004) Lynn Morningstar Rose Creek Herb Farm Heritage Turkey Resources (2004) Breeders of Heritage Turkeys (2004) Pastured Turkeys (2004) Marjorie Bender Research & Technical Program Manager American Livestock Breeds Conservancy 919-542-5704 albc@albc-usa.org Making Herbal Medicines (2004, 2005) Wild Plants List (2004, 2005) Corinna Wood Red Moon Herbs 828-669-1310

Links we like If you would like a link to your website to be listed here, please contact us and include the address and a description of the site content. North Carolina State University and NC Cooperative Extension Sites North Carolina Cooperative Extension http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/: NCSU Specialty Crops Program http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/specialty_crops/ An Organic Agriculture Internet Resource Guide http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/fletcher/programs/ncorganic/ Sustainable Ag: Growing Small Farms http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/index.html Sustainable Practices For Vegetable Production In The South http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/sustainable/peet/index.html University Resources (outside North Carolina) Publications by University of California - Davis http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu University of Florida Extension Website (good for greenhouse and other general information) http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_PG001 Education NC School of Holistic Herbalism http://www.herbsheal.com Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Organizations ASAP – Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project http://www.asapconnections.org/ ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service www.attra.org CFSA – Carolina Farm Stewardship Organization http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/ Carolina Organic Growers, A Farmers Cooperative http://www.carolinaorganicgrowers.com/ Growing for Market http://www.growingformarket.com/ HortIdeas http://users.mikrotec.com/~gwill/hi-index.htm The New Farm: Farmer-to-Farmer Know-How from The Rodale Institute http://www.newfarm.org/ SARE – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education http://www.sare.org/ Southern SARE – Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education http://www.southernsare.org/ Seed Savers Exchange http:// www.seedsavers.org Seed Suppliers High Mowing Seeds http://www.highmowingseeds.com/ Johnny's Selected Seeds http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ Paramount Seeds http://www.paramount-seeds.com Save Our Seed Project http://www.savingourseed.com/ Seeds of Change http://www.seedsofchange.com/ Seven Springs Farm http://www.7springsfarm.com Southern Exposure Seed Exchange http://www.southernexposure.com/ Seed Savers Exchange http:// www.seedsavers.org Weed Identification Oregon Biodynamic Group http://www.oregonbd.org/Class/weeds.htm   Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research: Weed ID http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/weedid/ University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: Weed ID http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_common.html Pest Identification Clemson University Pest ID http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/safetyed/pstident.htm Handtools Valley Oak Tool Compan http://www.valleyoaktool.com Sources for Supplies and Fertilizer Good Earth Organics http://goodearthorganics.com Hydro-Gardens (Colorado Springs) http://www.hydro-gardens.com/ Ray’s Bag Company http://www.raysbaginc.com/ Southern States http://www.southernstates.com/ Post-Harvest Information University of California – Davis http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/postthermo.shtml NC State University http://apps.ces.ncsu.edu/pubs/index.php3?status=topic&category=Postharvest Topics Related to Sustainable Agriculture, Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Land Conservation and Farmland Preservation American Farmland Trust http://www.farmland.org/ Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy http://www.carolinamountain.org/ Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy http://www.appalachian.org/ Permaculture The Permaculture Research Institute http://www.permaculture.org.au/ Asheville Permaculture Guild http://ashevillepermacultureguild.googlepages.com/ The Permaculture Activist http://www.permacultureactivist.net/ Homesteading Back Home Magazine http://www.backhomemagazine.com/ Homesteading Directory Site with Many Links http://dmoz.org/Home/Rural_Living/Homesteading/ Back to Basics http://www.backtobasicsnc.com Urban Growing Path to Freedom http://www.pathtofreedom.com/ Urban Agroculture Notes by City Farmer – Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture http://www.cityfarmer.org/ The Bountiful Cities Project http://www.bountifulcitiesproject.org/ Sustainable Agricultural Advocacy and Related Topics Heifer International http://www.heifer.org/ Community Food Security Coalition http://www.foodsecurity.org/