Fith-Fath Farm

Seed Sources and Organisations
In the USA unless otherwise noted

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
• Botanical Interests
• Grow Organic
• High Mowing Seeds
• Marianna’s Heirlooms
• Natural Gardening Company
• Park Seed’s Organic Division
• Penny’s Tomatoes
• Seeds of Change
• Seed Savers
• Territorial Seed Company
• Tradewinds Fruit Store (and veggies)
• Wild Garden Seed
• Seeds of Diversity (CAN)
• Tatiana’s TOMATObase (CAN)
• Henry Doubleday Research Association (UK)
• The Real Seed Catalogue (UK)

Local Feed Stores
I have not been to all of these stores; inclusion does not equal endorsement!

• Barn Owl Garden Center
  1 N 583 Gary Ave. Carol Stream, IL. (630) 668 0316
• Bob’s Salt and Feed
  126 Wood Street,  West Chicago, IL 60185-2805. (630) 231-4040
• The Feed Store
  5400 South Harlem Avenue, Summit Argo, IL 60501-1102 (708) 458-1327 ‎
• Garver Feeds
  1005 Paramount Parkway, Batavia, IL. (630) 879-5129
• J & M Feed & Supply Inc
  6928 Wolf Road, Indian Head Park, IL 60525-4769 (708) 246-3333 ‎
• Trellis Farm & Garden
  2N492 Kirk Rd. St. Charles, IL (630)-584-2024

Husbandry

• Could you eat beef if you knew its name?
• Ethics of Raising for Meat
• So You Say You Want a Food Revolution? and Part Two which was written in response to those commentators that just ”did not get it”.

Agricultural Practices

• Cover Crops for Soil Improvement in Horticultural Crops: Alan Ware, Horticulture Specialist, Kerr Center Publ. H1100
• Hoop Houses – How To

Chickens (in the Greater Chicagoland Area)

• Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts
• Home to Roost:Helping city folks raise chickens
• Chicao Backyard Poultry Meet Up
• Kankakee Fairgrounds (Calendar of Events) – Hosts the Tri-K pigeon and Bantam Swap-Meet; all kinds of poultry and other species too.

Chickens (general)

• American Poultry Association
• American Bantam Association
• Back Yard Chickens website plus forums
• Chicken Crossing Forums
• The Classroom @ The Coop
• Hatching Good Lessons:Alternatives To School Hatching Projects
• Henderson’s Handy-Dandy Chicken Chart: An Alphabetical List of More than 60 Chicken Breeds With Comparative Information
• Society of Egg Tempera Artists (A traditional painting method that uses egg yolk to bind pigments)
• Ultimate Fowl forums.

Sheep

• Medicinal plants for Livestock
• Handling and Marketing Wool
• Babydoll Sheep
  • North American Babydoll Southdown Sheep Association and Registry
  • Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep Registry (Mr. Mock’s Registry)

Genetics

• Pea Genetics Database
• Tomato Genetics Database
• Tomato Genetics (in an eggshell)
• The Chicken Genetics Calculator (Also, Cross/breeds plugin)
• Porter Turkeys: has a lot of info on the different turkey breeds and their generic make ups.
• Poultry Genetics for Pastured production: By Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist and Skip Polson

Blogs of Interest

• Antiquity Oaks Blog
• Daughter of the Soil
• Dig for Victory
• Food Freedom
• The Fruit Maven (fruit reviews)

Miscellaneous

• The Organic Pages: find certified organic products, producers, ingredients, supplies and services, as well as other items of interest to the entire organic community.
• American Farmland Trust: a conservation organisation dedicated to saving America’s farm and ranch land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices and supporting a sustainable future for farms.
• AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
  • Extension Materials- includes technical bulletins, production guides, fact sheets, training guides, and recipes.

Illinois specific

• FarmDoc: timely, topical, legal and economic information to agricultural producers and businesses particularly in Illinois.
• Farm Nuisance Suit Act: Illinois’ ‘Right to Farm’