Useful Links: • Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont These are the people to ask if you're wondering if a product or practice qualifies as organic. • UVM Master Gardener's Course • the Organic Gardening Guru Not everything here will apply to your plot, but it's an easy-to-read start for people new to organic gardening! • Friends of Burlington Gardens This organization (and its partner, the Vermont Community Garden Network) was very helpful in guiding and funding the MACG. They have a very useful section on organic gardening tips. Useful Books and People: • The New Organic Grower, by Eliot Coleman Widely considered to be "the Bible" of organic growing in the Northeast. • UVM Extension Service The Middlebury office is just down the road from the garden in Catamount Park. Their number is 388-4969. You can call with questions about diseases or pests in your garden, fertilization needs, or soil health. Have a suggestion for a resource to add to this section? Let us know! |