Resources: Books and Links

General Gardening

• www.organicgardening.com
• www.organic-gardening.net
• Missouri Beginning Farmers
• Square-Foot Gardening, Mel Bartholomew
• The New Organic Grower, Eliot Coleman
• The Backyard Homestead, Carleen Madigan
• How to Grow More Vegetables, John Jeavons

Compost

• CCUA Compost
• Worm bin design

Chickens

• Urban chickens
• How to keep chickens in the city
• Backyard chickens

Urban Agriculture

• Urban Roots Farm, Springfield
• Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture
• Gateway Greening, St. Louis
• Growing Gardens Portland, Oregon

For Teachers

• Center for EcoLiteracy
• Center for Environmental Education
• The Ecology Center
• Eco-Schools
• Flowers, Plants, and Gardening: For Kids!
• San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance
• Slow Food USA
• Sustainable Agriculture Education