Useful Addresses

ORGANIC GARDENING magazines carry lists of organizations, publications, nurseries, seed companies, new products, and service providers. If you are interested in growing native food and fruit, consult your nursery and library.

NON-HYBRID SEED COMPANIES

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(Southwestern Endangered Aridland Resource Clearing House)

3061 North Campbell Avenue

Tucson, AZ 85719

520-622-5561

nativeseeds.org

(An essential resource for anyone living in a hot, dry part of the country, but worth learning more about wherever you live on account of the amazing work they do to preserve and perpetuate the agricultural traditions of peoples indigenous to the Southwestern United States.

Territorial Seed Company

PO Box 158

Cottage Grove, OR 97424

541-942-9547

territorialseed.com

Seeds of Change

PO Box 4908

Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220

888-762-7333

seedsofchange.com

(The company that supplied the seeds for the 2009 White House Organic Garden!

Seed Savers Exchange

3094 North Winn Road

Decorah, IA 52101

563-382-5990

seedsavers.org

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company

2278 Baker Creek Road

Mansfield, MO 65704

417-924-8917

rareseeds.com

ORGANIZATIONS

Biodynamic Association

1661 North Water Street, Suite 307

Milwaukee, WI 53202

262-649-9212

biodynamics.com

MAGAZINES

Heirloom Gardener

heirloomgardener.com

Rodale's Organic Life

rodalesorganiclife.com

WEBSITES

Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au

(A fantastic site that allows you to search plant names in over 60 languages and 20 scripts.

SHARING A GARDEN

Seeds for Africa

seedsforafrica.co.za

(Works to provide developing communities in Africa with diverse and indigenous plants and growing practices to start their own food gardens. Contact for information or to donate.

COMMUNITY GARDENS

If you don’t have a garden, join a community garden near you. Consult your city council, library, or resource center, or visit the American Community Gardening Association, which supports gardens in both the United States and Canada, online at communitygarden.org.

EVENTS

Slow Food Movement, Italy, holds an annual Terra Madre (Mother Earth) exhibition and coming together of traditional food growers from all over the globe. A major aim is to prevent loss of food diversity. To discover what is happening with the Slow Food Movement in North America, visit slowfoodusa.org or slowfood.ca.