Gardening Resources
WCG's Organic Gardening How-To Handouts
Where to Donate Extra Produce
Utah Plants and Gardening Information
- Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah
- A digital version of the Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah authored by Beverly J. Albee, Leila M. Shultz, and Sherel Goodrich, published by the Utah Museum of Natural History, 1988. Provides maps of the state of Utah showing collection locations for 2,438 documented plant species.
- Lone Peak Conservation Center
- A state agency within the state Department of Natural Resources, the Lone Peak Conservation Center provides creative ecological solutions to protect, conserve and enhance the environment.
- Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
- Nestled high on the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains overlooking the Great Salt Lake and Salt Lake City, Red Butte Garden and Arboretum features thousands of trees, making it one one of the largest collections in the western United States. This site describes their facilities, research, education programs, and more.
- USU Extension Yard and Garden Publications
- A number of publications available in Adobe Acrobat format (must have Acrobat reader).
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Books/Articles/Websites:
Community Gardening Guides
A Handbook of Community Gardening, by Boston Urban Gardeners, edited by Susan Naimark Published in 1982
Creating Community Gardens, by Dorothy Johnson, Executive Director, & Rick Bonlender, MN Green Coordinator, Minnesota State Horticultural Society Minnesota State Horticultural Society, 1970, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Cultivating Community: Principles and Practices for Community Gardening As a Community-Building Tool, by Karen Payne and Deborah Fryman
"Starting a Community Garden," American Community Garden Association (ACGA), http://www.communitygarden.org/pubs/starting.html
"Community Garden Start-up Guide," University of California Cooperative Extension in Los Angeles, http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden/articles/startup_guide.html
Fundraising
"How to: Fund Raising," by Gary Goosman, in Community Greening Review 1998 , ACGA
The Complete Book of Fund-Raising Writing, Don Fey, The Morris-Lee Publishing Group, 1995
The Complete Book of Model Fund-Raising Letters, Roland Kuniholm, Prentice Hall, 1995. (See Local section for local assistance in becoming a nonprofit)
Community Garden Policy, Municipal Programs
"Community Development through Gardening: State and Local Policies Transforming Urban Open Space", by Jane E. Schukoske. A PDF file that can be downloaded from NYU website.
"Comprehensive Plans, Zoning Regulations, Open Space Policies and Goals Concerning Community Gardens and Open Green Space from the Cities of Seattle, Berkeley , Boston , and Chicago" Information compiled by ACGA Member Lenny Librizzi for the GreenThumb Grow Together Workshop "Lessons From Community Gardening Programs In Other Cities" given March 20, 1999. http://www.communitygarden.org/links/cg_policies.pdf
"National Community Garden Survey 1996," ACGA Monograph by Suzanne Monroe-Santos, http://www.communitygarden.org/pubs/Monograph1.pdf
"Making Policy in a Crowded World: Steps Beyond the Physical Garden," by Pamela R. Kirschbaum, in Community Greening Review , ACGA 2000
General Gardening Resources
How to Grow More Vegetables, John Jeavons, Ten Speed Press, 1995
Four-Season Harvest, Eliot Coleman, Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 1999
Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening, Barbara W. Ellis (ed.), Rodale Press, 1992
Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening, J. I. Rodale, Rodale Press, 2000
Step by Step Organic Vegetable Gardening, Shepherd Ogden , Harper Perennial, 1994
Companion Planting
Carrots Love Tomatoes, Louise Riotte, Storey Books, 1998
Great Garden Companions, Sally Jean Cunningham, Rodale Press
Pest Control
Rodale's Color Handbook of Garden Insects, Anna Carr, Rodale Press, 1979
Rodale's Successful Organic Gardening Controlling Pests and Diseases, Michalak & Gilkeson, Rodale Press, 1994
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control, Barbara Ellis, Rodale Press, 1996
Bugs, Slugs, and Other Thugs, Rhonda Massingham Hart, Storey Books, 1991
Dead Snails Leave No Trails, Loren Nancarrow and Janet Hogan Taylor, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley , CA 1996
Good Bugs for Your Garden, Allison Mia Starcher, Algonquin Books, 1995
1,001 Old-Time Garden Tips, Roger B. Yepson, Rodale Press, 1998
Edible Landscaping
Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally, Robert Kourik (out of print)
Gardening and the Environment
The One Straw Revolution, Masanobu Fukuoka (out of print)
Introduction to Permaculture, Bill C. Mollison, Ten Speed Press, 1997
Gardening for the Future of the Earth, Howard- Yana Shapiro/John Harrison, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, 2000
Lead in Soil
Composting
The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener, Martin &Gershuny, eds., Rodale Press, 1992
Vermiculture
Worms Eat My Garbage, Mary Appelhof, Flower Press 1982 Kalamazoo , Michigan
Periodicals:
Organic Gardening, Rodale Press, http://www.organicgardening.com
Mother Earth News, Ogden Publications, http://www.motherearthnews.com
Additional Websites:
- American Commmunity Gardening Association
- Backyard Gardener
- Biodynamic Gardening
- Cooks' Garden
- CSA info
- Garden Forever
- Garden Gate
- Garden Guides
- Garden Net
- Garden Web
- Gardening
- National Gardening Assoc.
- Organic Kitchen
- Seeds Blum
- Urban Harvest
- Utah Eat Local Challenge Blog
- Utah G.A.R.D.E.N.S.
- World Leader
