Organic Gardening Resources
Finding Books
- You may need to find books that address a broad topic that will include your information on your specific gardening interest:
i.e. agricultural ecology, sustainable agriculture, organic farming, organic gardening, vegetable gardening, plants- nutrition, soils, etc.
- Look at subject terms assigned to relevant books.They may have terms that lead to additional sources.
Finding Articles
- Broaden search by including synonyms
organic OR ecological Or sustainable
- Truncate terms
manag* = manage, manages, managing, management
- Narrow search – Narrow Results by Subject
- Look at subject terms assigned articles
Selected Literature Resources
Books
Brady, N. & Weil R. (1999). The nature and properties of soil. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Carson, R. (2002). Silent spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Clay, J. (2004). World agriculture and the environment : A commodity-by-commodity guide to impacts and practices . Washington , D.C.: Island Press.
Egendorf, L. (Ed.). (2006). Food . Detroit: Greenhaven Press.
Goodall, J., McAvoy, G. & Hudson, G. E. (2005). Harvest for hope: A guide to mindful eating. New York: Warner Books.
Jackson, D. & Jackson, L. (2002).The farm as natural habitat: Reconnecting food systems with ecosystems . Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
Kimbrell, A. (Ed.). (2002). Fatal harvest: The tragedy of industrial agriculture. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
Kingsolver, B. ( 2007). Animal, vegetable, miracle: A year of food life . New York: HarperCollins.
Molden, D. (2007). Water for food, water for life: A comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture. Sterling, VA: Earthscan.
Pollan, M. (2006). The omnivore's dilemma: A natural history of four meals. New York: Penguin Press.
Schrubb, M. (2003). Birds, scythes, and combines : A history of birds and agricultural change. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Websites
American Public Media. (n.d.). Sustainability. Retrieved December 26, 2007, from http://sustainability.publicradio.org/
Cornell Soil Health. (2007). Retrieved September 10, 2007, from Cornell University Web site: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/soilhealth/Cornell%20Soil%20Health%20Manual.htm
Crop rotation. (n.d.). Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://www.organicgardening.org.uk/factsheets/gg19.php
Grubinger, V. (n.d.). Cover crops. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://www.neon.cornell.edu/training/ppts/GrubingerCCnotes.doc
Hinman, T. (2006). A whole farm approach to managing weeds in onions:
Eric and Anne Nordell's Beech Grove Farm, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://attra.ncat.org/newsletter/attranews_0906.html#story5
Holzhueter, K. (n.d.). A truly regenerative agriculture. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://www.newfarm.org/features/1204/nordell/index.shtml
Kersbergen, R. (n.d.). Cover crops for soil health.Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://www.nevbc.org/sessions_03/soil_health/cover_crops_soil_health.pdf
Mohler, C. & Johnson, S. E. (2002). Crop rotation on organic farms: A planning manual. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://www.neon.cornell.edu/croprotation/index.html
National Agriculture Library. (2007). Water quality information center. Retrieved August 2, 2007, from http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/Bibliographies/dynamic.html
Natural Resources Conservation Center. (n.d.). Backyard conservation. Retrieved August 2, 2007, from http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2007, from http://attra.ncat.org/
Nuss, R, Sandford, D. L. & Sellmer, J. (2001). Soil management in home gardens and landscapes. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/uj234.pdf
Penn State Cooperative Extension Berks County. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2007, from http://berks.extension.psu.edu/
Perry, L. (2005).Crop rotations. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://www.farm-garden.com/backyardgardener/crop_rotations
Sustainable Agriculture Organizations and Publications. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2007, from http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/susagorg.php
Tobias, M. (1999). Growing vegetables. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/5669/33465.pdf
TropSCORE, & Cornell University. (n.d.). Worldwide portal to information on soil health. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from Cornell University Web site: http://mulch.mannlib.cornell.edu/
UMass Vegetable Program. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2007, from the UMass Extension Web site: http://www.umassvegetable.org/