Kentucky Featured Sites: Gardens, Lawns & Landscapes
Louisville
KY State of Food
Building
Louisville’s Local Food Economy
Entomology
Home Horticulture
Housing and the Environment
Home Lawn Care
Horticulture for K-12
Plant Pathology
The Arboretum
Other Information Sources on the Web
Kentucky Department of Agriculture — Kentucky Proud
Theodore Klein Plant Awards
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Western Kentucky Botanical Garden
Boone County Arboretum
United States National Arboretum
USDA PLANTS Database
Yew Dell Gardens
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Butterfly Gardening
Information about butterflies
Life cycle, basking, puddling, hibernation, migration, glossary of butterfly
terms
Common butterflies in
Kentucky
Photos, plant hosts, habitats
Designing a butterfly garden
Resources
Teacher resources, children's books, websites, organizations
Acknowledgements
Credits for images used in this web site
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Vegetable Information
General
Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Wastes (HO-75)
Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky (ID-128)
Raised Bed Gardening, Rain Gardens, and Rain Storage Information
Insect Problems
Kentucky Pest News
Cover Crops
Winter Cover Crops for Kentucky Gardens and Fields (ID-113)
Cultivars
Vegetable Cultivars for Kentucky Gardens (ID-133)
Diseases
Bacterial Spot of Pepper and Tomato (PPA-15)
Bean Diseases (PPA-13)
Cucurbit Diseases (ID-91)
Tomato Wilt Problems (PPA-19)
Organic Gardening
Organic Manures and Fertilizers for Vegetable Crops
Propagation
Starting Plants from Seeds at Home (HO-56)
Small Space Gardening
Gardening in Small Spaces (HortFact 7502)
We recommend that you contact your county Extension agent for additional information.
Several sites listed below have directories
to help you find sustainably grown food from your own county or
neighborhood! Not all sites are exclusively consumer oriented.
Acres USA – eco-agriculture & sustainable ag resources -- www.acresusa.com
ATTRA - national sustainable ag info service -- www.ATTRA.org
APPPA – American Pastured Poultry Producers Assn. – www.apppa.org
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association – biodynamic info & csa listings – www.biodynamics.com
Center for Food & Justice – www.departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj/
Center for Rural Affairs – www.cfra.org
Coop Green Pages –Co-op America & Green Pages – www.coopamerica.org & www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages
Eat Wild – Jo Robinson’s web site/directory of farms -- www.eatwild.com
Ecolabels - definitions of various food labels -- www.ecolabels.org
Edible Schoolyard – Alice Water’s pilot program & links to many resources – www.edibleschoolyard.org
Farm to Family Connection - www.farmtofamily.net
Farm to School – info & resources for a range of school & farm relationships – www.farmtoschool.org
Food Alliance – alternative label/alliance of participating farms -- www.foodalliance.org
Food First – news & information related to hunger & sustainable ag globally – www.foodfirst.org
Food Routes – links to local resources/producers/farmers – www.foodroutes.org
GRACE Links & Sustainable Table – home of Eat Well Guide & more -- www.sustainabletable.org, www.gracelinks.org,
Growing for Market – newsletter for small & specialty growers – www.growingformarket.com
Harvest Eating - podcasts of seasonal cooking demos & more - http://www.harvesteating.com/public/department145.cfm
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy – www.iatp.org
International Food Policy Research Institute – policy, research
& info for hunger & food issues – www.ifpri.org
Land Stewardship Project – www.landstewardshipproject.org
The Land Institute – www.landinstitute.org
Leopold Center – www.leopold.iastate.edu
Local Harvest – listings of various products & farms nationally -- www.localharvest.org
Michael Fields Agriculture Institute – www.michaelfieldsaginst.org
Midwest Sustainable Ag Working Group – alliance of ecological & sustainable groups-- www.msawg.org
National Catholic Rural Life Conference – www.ncrlc.com
National Humane Society – plenty of info on farm animal treatment – www.hsus.org
New Farm newsletter – www.newfarm.org
Northern Plains Agriculture Society – www.npsas.org
Organic Consumers Association – www.organicconsumers.org
Orion Society – online newsletter & network of grass-roots organizations -- www.orionsociety.org
Practical Farmers of Iowa – www.practicalfarmers.org
Project Food, Land & People – curriculum aids & lessons for k-12 -- www.foodlandpeople.org
Slow Food – international movement – www.slowfood.com
USDA CSA Website – national csa listings & small farm information, plus more -- www.usda.gov
Weston A. Price Foundation -- range of nutritional & health information www.westonaprice.org
WWOOF – World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms – volunteer/exchange registry -- www.wwoof.org
Women, Food & Agriculture Network – Iowa based network – www.wfan.org
Farmers' Markets:
Farmers' Markets: Rules, Regulations and Opportunities, 2002, by Neil Hamilton of Drake Univ.
Examines the structure and operation of farmers' markets, with special
attention to the legal and regulatory issues that may shape their
operation. Provides a resource that will be valuable for farmers
considering a farmers' market, to vendors now selling at farmers'
markets, to the organizers and managers who run markets, and to those
thinking about creating new markets. Free. On the website of the
National Center for Agricultural Law Research & Information at the
University of Arkansas. www.nationalaglawcenter.org/publications/index.html
From the Field to the Table: Suggested Food Handling Guidelines for Open-Air Farmers’ Markets & Fairs, 1999, by the ECOnomics Institute.
This food handling guideline creates an understanding of wholesome food
production, transportation, and display at farmers’ markets or
food fairs and develops food categories based on food safety
risks. ECOnomics Institute, Loyola University, Box 907, New
Orleans, LA 70118; 504-861-5898, ecoinst@loyno.edu., www.loyno.edu/economics.institute
Growing Oklahoma Farmers' Markets: A Resource Guide for Market Managers, 2003.
A three-ring binder full of resources for starting, promoting, and
protecting a farmers' market. Targeted for Oklahoma, but useful for
market managers anywhere. Coopeartive project of Kerr Center for
Sustainable Agriculture, Oklahoma Farmers Market Alliance, Oklahoma
State University, and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry. Kerr Center, PO Box 588, Poteau, OK 74953; 918-647-9123. www.kerrcenter.com
Hot Peppers & Parking Lot Peaches: Evaluating Farmers' Markets in Low Income Communities, 1999, by Andy Fisher.
This report examines issues associated with farmers markets in low
income communities. It includes case studies of eight farmers markets,
and discusses policy barriers and opportunities. 61 pp. Community Food
Security Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294; 310-822-5410. www.foodsecurity.org
The New Farmers' Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers & Communities, 2001, by Vance Corum, Marcie Rosenzweig & Eric Gibson.
Full of basic information and
innovative tips for anyone associated with Farmers' Markets -- farmers,
sellers, managers, market planners, and their communities. Includes
real-life examples on selling, displays, planning, promoting,
management, and building community support. 257 pp. $29.45 (including
shipping and handling). New World Publishing, 11543 Quartz Dr. #1,
Auburn, CA 95602; 530-823-3886. Credit card orders call 888-281-5170
LOCAL FOOD PROJECTS
FoodRoutes www.foodroutes.org.
Dedicated to promoting sustainable family farmers. Maintain a wealth of
information to help support the purchasing of locally grown food.
Getting Food on the Table: An Action Guide to Local Food Policy, 1999, by Dawn Biehler, Andy Fisher, Kai Siedenburg, Mark Winne, and Jill Zachary.
Designed to support local efforts to promote community food security by
helping readers understand the breadth of policies affecting their
local food system, evaluate policy barriers and opportunities, and
develop innovative policy solutions. Includes case studies and a
resource guide. Community Food Security Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice,
CA 90294; 310-822-5410. www.foodsecurity.org
Local Food Project: A How-to Manual, 2001, by Gary Valen.
Basic booklet offering steps for how to start a local food project. 43
pp. Free. The Humane Society of the United States, 202-452-1100. www.hsus.org
Local Harvest www.localharvest.org
Host an electronic directory of farms and farmer’s markets
selling locally produced farm products directly to consumers.
Consumers can search the directory by state, city, zip code, farm type,
or farm product to learn where to buy farm products grown near
them. Farms and farmer’s markets get free listings.
RESEARCH AND REPORTS
Growing Home: A Guide to Reconnecting Agriculture, Food and Communities, 2002, by Joanna Green and Duncan Hilchey.
A comprehensive handbook for community-based food and agricultural
initiatives as a means of achieving sustainable community development.
Offers tools for planning and examples of strategies used by
communities in the northeast United States. Designed for community and
economic developers, agricultural development specialists, planners,
Extension educators, and other community organizers. 151 pp. $25.00.
Community, Food, and Agriculture Program, 216 Warren Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14853; 607-255-9832. gcg4@cornell.edu
Urban and Agricultural Communities: Opportunities for Common Ground, 2002, by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST).
The report provides an extensive discussion of the ways that
agriculture already contributes to urban communities, such as storm
water management, air quality, and economic benefits as well as
community and human health and recreational opportunities. It also
proposes five important initiatives that the agricultural system,
higher education programs and governments must undertake jointly to
remain relevant to society. The initiatives include comprehensive
planning; public policy; higher education; research; and partnerships
and collaboration. Free. www.cast-science.org