Printed Material
Building Soils for Better Crops. Second Edition. Fred Magdoff and Harold van Es. 2000. Sustainable Agriculture Network. Handbook Series Book 4. You can purchase from the SARE website www.sare.org. Cost $19.95 plus $6.00 shipping.
Western
Fertilizer Handbook. Eighth Edition. Soil Improvement Committee, California
Fertilizer Association. 1995.
Backyard
Composting Handbook - CTAHR, CES, USDA RC&D, C&C of Honolulu Dept. of
Public Works Recycling office. Versions compiled by Mark Takemoto, Debbie Ward,
Richard Ebesu.
Backyard
Composting. Recycling a Natural Product. CTAHR Instant Information Series 21,
Oct. 1996.
Composting
at a glance….Compiled by James Tavares. CTAHR Instant Information No 17.
Compost
For The Home Garden. Wade McCall and Yukio Nakagawa. CTAHR General Home Garden
Series No. 6.
Composting
For Home Gardens. Richard Ebesu, CES-Kauai. March 1995.
Soils
for the Home Garden. Wade W. McCall. CTAHR General Home Garden Series No.3.
Video
Introduction to Soil - Dr. Goro Uehara, CTAHR, Farming Preparation
for Discharged Sugar Workers. Produced by Steve Fukuda.
The Science
of Biological Decomposition: Effective Composting Methods. San Luis Video. $95. www.slvideopublishing.com/ Phone: 805-528-8322, Fax: 805-528-7227, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6715, Los
Osos, CA 9341
Click on the above link to download this fun activity to help boost your knowledge about local fruits and vegetables!
After downloading and extracting the files, double-click on HS4Player.exe to begin (NOTE: You will need Quicktime installed on your computer to be able to run the activity.) [Click here to download Quicktime]
Horticultural charity in the United Kingdom
Material for order, cost is in pounds (£). Also information on design ideas for a range of gardens, practical advice about garden features, advice on creating a low-maintenance garden, and back to basics worksheets are available on this website.
Human Issues in Horticulture
A article by Dianne Relf. Similar to her section in chapter 2 in the book Horticulture As Therapy Principles and Practice. Sharon P. Simson and Martha C. Straus, Editors.
Books
Horticulture As Therapy Principles and Practice. Sharon P. Simson and Martha C. Straus, editors. Order through the American Horticultural Therapy Association website listed under the websites of this section.
The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping. Rosalind Creasy. Sierra Club Books. Can be ordered from Borders Books.
Video
Seasons of the Mind. CECOM, $115. The philosophy of horticultural therapy, how it is practiced, what it can do. Contact CECOM at the Hospital Rivieredes-Prairies; 7070, boul. Perras; Montreal, Quebec; H1E 1A4, Canada.
Telephone: 514-328-3503; Fax: 514-323-4163.
Powerpoint Presentations Why Organic Growing?
Dr. Hector Valenzuela, CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service.
*Web-based powerpoint, please use Internet Explorer 3 or higher for best results.
Printed material Organic
Soil Amendments for Sustainable Agriculture: Organic Sources of Nitrogen, Phosphorus,
and Potassium. N.V. Hue and J.A. Silva. Chapter 15 in Plant Nutrient Management
in Hawaii's Soils: Approaches for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture. CTAHR.
Pacific
Islands Farm Manual. Agricultural Development in the American Pacific (ADAP)
Project. Cover Crop Leaflets #1-8.
Average
Composition of Some Organic Fertilizer Materials. Wade W. McCall. CTAHR Instant
Information General Home Garden Series No. 15.
Videos
Organic
Coffee Production. CTAHR, Virginia E. Smith & H.C. Bittenbender.
Nature
Farming for a Sustainable Agriculture. Nature Farming Research & Development
Foundation.
LISA (Low
Impact Sustainable Agriculture) for Hawaii '93. CTAHR Video Production.
Ho'olaulima
for Hawaii's Sustainable Agriculture. CTAHR Video Production.
Organic
Farming Workshop, Tape 1,2, &3. CTAHR Video Production.
Gather
the Leaves, Nourish the Roots - Sustainable Taro Culture in the Pacific. CTAHR
Video Production.
The
National Organic Program The
National Organic Program's Final Rule of the National Standards on Organic Agricultural
Production and Handling. Subpart C. Organic Production and Handling Requirements,
subsection 205.206 Crop pest, weed, and disease management practice standard.
Powerpoint
Presentations Common Insects & Control
Methods
Richard Ebesu, CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service.
*Web-based powerpoint, please use Internet Explorer 3 or higher for best results.
Books
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control. Edited
by Barbara W. Ellis and Fern Marshall Bradley. Rodale Press. 1996. $17.95 from
Rodale www.rodalestore.com or Peaceful Valley Farm Supply www.groworganic.com.
Video
Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture. San Luis Video. $95. www.slvideopublishing.com Phone: 805-528-8322, Fax: 805-528-7227, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6715, Los
Osos, CA 93412
Introduction to Entomology. Randall Hamasaki. CTAHR, Farming Preparation
for Discharged Sugar Workers. Produced by Steve Fukuda.
Important Insect & Mite Pest Groups. Randall Hamasaki. CTAHR, Farming
Preparation for Discharged Sugar Workers. Produced by Steve Fukuda.
Introduction to Weed Control. CTAHR, Farming Preparation for Discharged
Sugar Workers. Produced by Steve Fukuda.
Introduction to Plant Disease in Hawaii - Part 1: Fungal and Bacterial
Diseases. CTAHR, Farming Preparation for Discharged Sugar Workers. Produced
by Steve Fukuda.
Introduction to Plant Diseases in Hawaii - Part 2: Viral, Nematode,
Abiotic Diseases, Principles of Disease Control. CTAHR, Farming Preparation
for Discharged Sugar Workers. Produced by Steve Fukuda.
Supplies
Teachers can purchase pest control devices and soil test kits from Gempler's
at www.gemplers.com, 1-800-382-8473.
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply, www.groworganic.com,
(530) 272-4769.
Project-Based
Learning: A Primer
When students are challenged to get to work solving real-life problems,
the whole world becomes a classroom. Here we offer a guide for getting
started.
Sustainable
Practices for Vegetable Production in the South
Includes sustainable production techniques, IPM, crop profiles, other sources
and links to sustainable agriculture, integrated pest management, agriculture,
food safety and nutrition.
