Organic Gardening

[Melody]

Organic food is best for our wet pets. For those of us who garden, finding innovative ways to repell pests without pesticides is crucial. Following are a few links and I hope you'll post your fave links/tips as well!

Organic Council of Canada (http://www.organiccouncil.ca/)
Organic Life (http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/organic_gardening/index.htm) - Comprehensive collection of articles covering organic gardening & related activities.
Free eBooks:
~ Practical Tips for Organic Gardeners (http://www.organiclandcare.org/education/PracticalTips.pdf)
~ Soil Testing for Organic Gardeners (http://www.organiclandcare.org/education/SoilTesting.pdf)
~ Products for Organic Gardeners (http://www.organiclandcare.org/education/Products.pdf)
Organic Gardening (http://www.organicgardening.com/)
Organic Gardening & Pesticide Alternatives (http://www.hgtv.ca/Green/outdoors_organic.aspx)
Companion Planting Chart (http://www.gardensablaze.com/Companions/CompanionYield.htm)
Natural Bug Treatments (http://www.canadiancountrywoman.com/garden/bugrecipes.php)
Organic Plant Breeding & Seed Productio (http://www.organicagcentre.ca/NewspaperArticles/na_plant_breed.asp)n (http://www.organicagcentre.ca/NewspaperArticles/na_plant_breed.asp) - From the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Canadian Organic Seeds:

Seeds of Diversity (http://www.seeds.ca/en.php) - Canada's heritage seed program.
Canadian Seed and Plant Sactuary (http://www.seedsanctuary.com/)
Greta's Organic Gardens (http://www.seeds-organic.com/) - Ontario
North American Seed Exchange (http://www.nanps.org/seeds.aspx) - Based in Ontario
Organic Seed Garlic (http://www.garlicfarm.ca/)
BC Seeds (http://www.bcseeds.org/retailers.php) - List of organic seed retailers in BC & part of 'Farm Folk, City Folk'.

Many general garden catalogues also carry organic seeds.

If you do such a wonderful job that you produce too much, check out Plant A Row Grow A Row (http://www.growarow.org/communities.htm) to donate it!