Informational Links
Note: Please contact us if a link is broken or the link is redirecting to a site with inappropriate contact.  Thank you.

•  Current Newsletter

•  Find Your Frost Date

•  Hardiness Zone Maps

•  Garden Planting Guide

•  U.S. Ag Extension Links

•  "Why Heirlooms?" - FAQ

•  "A Case for Heirlooms"

•  Glossary of Terms

•  Seed Saving Tips

•  Glossary of Terms

•  Vegetable Origins

•  Scoville Units

•  Biotech/Political Links

•  Other Useful Links

•  Measurement Conversion

Geographically Specific Information

• Find Your U.S. Frost Dates - These Web pages were created using data provided by the National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

• Regional U.S. Gardening Links

• University Extension Service Web Sites by State
  University ag extension services are a very valuable resource to farmers as well as home gardeners.

• USDA Noxious Weed List by State - Use this list to determine if you are planting a seed for a plant that is deemed to be illegal in your area.  More information here - http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxwdlx.pl.

• Interactive Hardiness Zone Map - USDA Maps for the US

• Additional Zone Map Resources

  • Zones de rusticitι des plantes au Canada

  • Hardiness Zone Map for Australia

  • Hardiness Zone Map of Europe

  • Hardiness Zone Map for the Ukraine (in English)

  • Hardiness Zone Map of China (in English)

Tables and Data

• Scoville Units (Pepper Hotness) Explained
• Measurement Conversion Table
• Glossary of Terms - This is a resource on our site.  Additions occur regularly but is in no way a complete reference glossary.  Although there are botanical terms, the resource is comprised primarily of the definitions of terms found on our site.

Sustainable & Organic Agriculture Links

• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)

• Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS)

• Center for Rural Affairs

• Committee for Sustainable Agriculture

• Community Alliance with Family Farmers

• Dr. John E. Ikerd's Home Page -- He has written many papers on the subject of sustainable agriculture.   Click on his "Recent Paper" link to view these documents.

• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM)

• Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture

• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

• Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture and Marketing Programs

• Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA)

• National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture

• Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society

• The Safe Seed Pledge (non-GMO initiative) - which we are early signers of.

• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)

• Organic Alliance

• Organic Farming Research Foundation - To foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices.

• The Organic Trade Association (OTA)

• Seattle Tilth Association

Seed Starting, Saving and Storage Information
Note:  "OSUES" = Oregon State University Extension Service

• Tips for Saving Seeds -- See also the links to offsite resources in the general gardening section below.

• Instructions for constructing tomato baskets.

• "Seeds--How Long Do Weed Seeds Survive in the Soil?" (OSUES)

• "Collecting and Storing Seeds from Your Garden" -- (OSUES) Requires Acrobat Reader.

• "How to test your stored seed for germination" - (OSUES)

• "How to Best Germinate Warm Seed Crops" -- (OSUES)

General Gardening Information & Organization Sites

• Gardening with Kids!

• Oregon State University's Extension Service Vegetable Publications

• Oregon State University's Extension Service Gardening Info Page

• The North American Rock Garden Society

• Tomato Disease Identification Links

• University of Nebraska - Diseases of Tomato

• Florida Tomato Scouting Guide

• Complex Tomato Diseases - U. C. Davis

• Cobb County Georgia Extension - Tomato Diseases

• Penn State College of Ag Science Disease Identification

• University of New Hampshire - Tomato Blight Information Page

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• The on-line version of S.E. MacGregor's book entitled, "Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crop Plants".  Very useful in understanding how various plants are pollinated.  It can also be found by clicking here.

• The Pollinator Home Page -- Pollination management resources for growers. This page brings many resources of academia, extension, horticulturists, and apiculturists to help farmer growers and gardeners solve pollination problems.
• Logan Bee Lab
• W. S. U. Orchard Mason Bee Information Page
• Plants of Interest to Bumblebees

Herb Specific Resources

• Nicolas Culpeper's "The English Physitian" - An online transcription of the 1652 work.

Health and Nutrition Resources

USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory

John D. MacArthur -- An author, artist,  poet who works from the heart.  You will likely enjoy his well researched and written articles.

• The Human Brain - The Franklin Institute Online - A comprehensive online section about the human brain for the Franklin Institute Science Museum -- 75 pages of practical neuroscience, including monthly research updates, that focus on nourishing and protecting, challenging and de-stressing the brain.

Vegetarian Links

• Vegetarians in Paradise - Great vegetarian related resources.

Practical Skills Links

• Backwoods Home Magazine - "Practical ideas for self-reliant living."
• WebLife "Humanure Handbook"

Governmental Seed Related Information

• United States Department of Agriculture

  • COMPASS Search Engine

  • General Seed Information

  • Federal Seed Act (Acrobat PDF Format 60K)

  • Federal Seed Act - Regulations (Acrobat PDF Format 658K)

• Dr. Duke's Phytochemical & Ethnobotanical Databases

• Oregon Department of Agriculture

Software

• Garden with Insight Garden Simulator

• Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

Fun Links

Other Seed Sources

• The Angelgrove Tree Seed Company - 'Providing gardeners with quality tree seeds and selected garden seeds since 1993'