Abundant Garden Help

Gracious thanks to Bart Mealer at Food Share for sharing this information.

FOOD for Lane County Gardens Program Resources 

Books:

Four Season Harvest- Eliot Coleman, an excellent resource for growing food year round

The Book of Garden Secrets- Patent and Bilderback, great information about growing nearly ever vegetable crop

Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades - Steve Solomon, the resource for gardening in our area, comprehensive and well-tested guidelines.

How to Grow More Vegetables- John Jeavons Using the bio-intensive method, John Jeavons shows how to grow enough veggies to feed a family o f four on 800 square feet.

The Organic Gardeners Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control - Barbara Ellis and Fern Marshall Bradley, helpful resource covering insect and disease problems

Seed To Seed - Suzanne Ashworth, a primer on saving seed with lots of interesting history on the development of different vegetable crops. And great photos!

Winter Gardening - Binda Colebook, the first book written about winter gardening 

Worms Eat My Garbage - Mary Appelhof, great info and inspiration for raising
worms and creating compost.

Websites:

American Community Gardening Association, www.communitygarden.org 

Rebel Tomato, www.communitygarden.org/rebeltomato/

OSU/ Lane County Extension Service, www.extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/ 

Seed Ambassadors Seeding Guide www.seedambassadors.org/
Mainpages/Guardian/SeedingGuide/springseeding.htm

Seeds/ Plants:

Special Note: The Oregon Trail Card/ SNAP program can be used to buy seeds and plant starts anywhere food is sold.

Territorial Seed Company - www.territorialseed.com

Osborne International Seed Company- www.osborneseed.com

Harris Seeds - www.hamsseeds

Johnny's Selected Seeds - vvww.johnnyseeds.com

High Mowing Organic Seeds - www.highmowingseeds.com

Wild Garden Seeds - www.wildgardenseed.com

Norcal Nursery, Sakuma Brothers Farms - (360) 757-6611 (Strawberries, Cane Crops) 
Irwin and Sons Ag. Supply (541)345-1887 (Potatoes, Cover Crop)

Down to Earth Nursery— www.honie2garden.com

Local (Eugene)schools may have greenhouses and bedding plants available for free.

America the Beautiful Fund distributes free seeds www.freeseeds.us/OperationGPform.html 
202-638-1649

Other seed companies may distribute free seeds

Eugene Permaculture Guild sponsors periodic seed swaps,www.eugenepennacultureguild.org

Amendments/ Fertilizers:

Rexius Forest By- Products - www.rexius.com

Down to Earth Distributors - www.downtoearthdistributors.com

Diess Feed and Seed - (541) 343-5007

Konyn Dairy- (541) 683-7241

City of Eugene leaf recycling program- www.eugene-or.gov/leaf 682-5383 Wood chips, 

Contact area tree pruners, including Sperry Tree Care, www.sperrytreecare.com 461-1737

Greenhouse/ Gardening Supplies/ Tools:

Jerry's Home Improvement Center - www.jerryshome.com

BRING Recycling - www.bringrecycling.org

McConkey Company - 1-866- 552-1113

Nursery Cormection - www.nurservconnection.net

OBC Northwest - www.obcnw.com

Oregon Valley Greenhouses — www.ovg.com

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply - uww.groworganic.com 

Down to Earth Retail Stores - www.home2garden.com

Gardening Know How and Help:

Oregon State University Extension Service, Lane County: 682-4247, phone line and workshops, extension.oregonstate.edu/lane

Victory Gardens: creating gardens for anyone in the area who requests one, www.victorvgardensforall.org

FOOD for Lane County Gardens, 343-2822; www•foodforlanecountv.org/programsigardens
-----workshops, info and garden tours 

Eugene Permaculture Guild, www.eugenepermacultureguild.org offers a resource sharing list-serve, seed swaps and workshops

Soil Testing:

A&L Western Agriculture Laboratories; www.al-labs-west.com
$30 per soil sample