resources

Books/Articles on CSAs/Sustainable Agriculture

• “Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen’s Guide to Community Supported Agriculture” by Elizabeth Henderson with Robin Van En
• “The One-Straw Revolution” by Masanobu Fukuoka
• “The History of Community Supported Agriculture, Part I, Community Farms in the 21st Century: Poised For Another Wave of Growth” by Steve McFadden
• “The History of Community Supported Agriculture, Part II, CSA’s World of Possibilities” by Steve McFadden
• ”The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals” by Michael Pollan
• “The New Organic Grower” by Eliot Coleman
• “Food Not Lawns” by H. C. Flores
• “Rodale’s Vegetable Garden Problem Solver” by Fern Marshall Bradley
• “Drip Irrigation for Row Crops” published by the University of California, Davis
• “Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide To Developing A Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses” Published by The Sustainable Agriculture Network
• “Farms of Tomorrow Revisited: Community Supported Farms-Farm Supported Communities” by Trauger Groh and Steve McFadden

Cookbooks

• “Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America’s Farmers” by Janet Fletcher
• “Colorado Classique” published by the Junior League of Denver
• “The Moosewood Cookbook” by Mollie Katzen
• “From Asparagus to Zucchini” by Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition and Doug Wubben

Magazine Subscriptions

• “Growing For Market”
• “Organic Gardening”
• “Mother Earth News”

Websites
General Information on CSAs and Local Organic Produce

• Localharvest.org: A national website to help you find CSAs, farmer’s markets, and fresh foods available for sale in your area
• Colorado Cooperative Extensions Organic Agriculture
• The Rodale Institute
• Organic Seed Sourcing
• CSU Specialty Crops Program
• Colorado Organic Certification Information
• LandShare Colorado

Organic Seed Sources

• High Mowing Seeds
• Abbodanza Organic Seeds and Produce
• Seeds of Change
• Seed Savers Exchange
• Turtle Tree
• Abundant Life Seeds
• Johnny’s Selected Seeds (both organic and conventional)
• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Drip Irrigation Sources

• DripWorks
• Robert Marvel Plastics

Floating Row Cover (Remay) Sources

• Why Colorado Gardeners Should Use Floating Row Cover
• Robert Marvel Plastics
• Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Local Sources for Compost

• A1 Organics
• Renewable Fiber
• Pioneer Sand

Organic Pest Controls/Integrated Pest Management

• Cornell University Guise to Biological Control Agents of Pest Control

Small Farm/Vegetable Gardening Tools/Supplies

• Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply
• Johnny’s Selected Seeds