Links
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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
Genetics
- Fruits & Veggies
- Poultry
- 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
- Sheep (various breeds)
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’
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