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Dear Organic Gardeners
As many of us in the North country endure short days and sub zero temperatures, the season of garden dreaming is in full swing.
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Farm Report
As we come close to finishing cleaning our growers' seed crops from 2002 and evaluating last year's data, gathered during our field trials, we look forward to the upcoming growing season.
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Community Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is rapidly growing across the country (and worldwide).
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One Straw Farm
We recently visited One Straw Farm, a local CSA in our neighborhood, to ask about their experiences running a CSA.
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Bulk Seed Update
Planting organic seed is the essential first step toward achieving sustainable, environmentally sound agricultural production systems.
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Dr. John Navazio
A Conversation with Master Plant Breeder Navazio, who has dedicated his professional career to improving vegetable seed varieties under organic growing conditions, and Steve Peters.
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Backyard Market Gardening
Andrew Lee wants to change the way we feed ourselves-and he has a pretty good idea of how to replace the chemical-based, fossil fuel driven, industrial-scale paradigm...
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Product Highlights
Check out some of our new products from our new 2003 catalog. And while you're at it, take a look at our New Seed Introductions for your garden this year.
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Job Opp.: Research Farm
Seeking a hard-working, motivated individual to work on our 10-acre research farm on the Rio Grande, north of Espanola, New Mexico.
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Product Highlights
Check out some of our new products from our 2003 catalog. And while you're at it, take a look at our New Seed Introductions for your garden this year.

Earth Juice Gallons
Get Your Seedlings Off to a Healthy Start

Grow is formulated for vigorous vegetative growth. It is a superb all purpose fertilizer that can be used through all stages of plant development, from seedlings though maturity. Normal dilution for gardens is 2-4 tbls/gal. of water (8-16ml/lit.) One gallon covers 100 Sq. ft. Recommended usage is once every 4 weeks. Listed by OMRI (Organic Materials Research Institute) for use in organic production. Derived from oat bran, sea kelp, bat guano, steamed bone meal, natural potash, blood meal, and feather meal in an active organic base. Nitrogen,Phosphate,Potassium:2-1-1

Gro-Coir
Better Than Peat, and Great for the Environment

This renewable growing medium is a high-quality alternative to peat moss. It is produced from cocunut fiber and has an exceptional balance of moisture retention, aeration, low salt content, and balanced ph. Great for seed starting and potting mixes, when combined with sand, perlite, and compost. Can be used straight or mixed 50/50 with perlite. Great companion for Earthjuice. Let us know how you like it.


Galvanized Vases
Beautiful For Your Cut Flower Collection

Our new vases will proudly display the fullest of bouquets. Try them with our Cut Flower Collection created by Micaela Colley. Sizes come in small (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches) and large (14 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches).









Clarrington Forge Long Handled Fork

This digging fork is an organic gardener's essential tool. You'll enjoy a long and intimate relationship with the superb quality, hand-forged, "lifetime" tool. Carbon steel blade holds an edge and just won't bend. Rugged D-Handle are quality straight-grained ash.





Earth-Tone Rain Wands
24" Long

Especially equipped for Seeds of Change with Dramm's patented full-flow aluminum water-breaker, our new Rain Wands come complete with a rugged, solid brass, leak-proof ball valve and comfortable rubber grip. This is the tool of choice for quickly, yet gently, putting a lot of water where you need it. Three beautiful "Earth-Tone" finishes compliment any garden or greenhouse. Accept no limitations, this is a professional tool that is crafted to endure.




The New Organic Grower
By Eliot Coleman

Packed with practical information and inspiration, this is still one of the best books around for market growers and ambitious gardeners alike. Coleman's Gardens are legendary in the northeast and he does a wonderful job sharing the techniques and tools that make it happen. From sowing the seed to marketing the harvest, he lays out a blueprint for the successful small farm.





Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties
By Carol Deppe

The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving... Includes: why every gardener should be a plant breeder, stories of three amateurs and what they've done, how much space and time you need, selection basics, genetics and plant parenthood, modern genes, fun with wild crosses, happy accidents, domesticating wild plants, breeding specific vegetables, and seed saving. Paperback: 384 pages.





The Organic Gardeners Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control
Editors: Barbara Ellis and Fern Marshal Bradley

Covering two hundred vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, trees, and shrubs, along with their associated pests, as well as a host of beneficial insects, this book is your first step toward building a balanced garden ecosystem. The extensive section on organic controls, will give you access to a vast encyclopedia of cultural, biological, and physical controls, as well as organic sprays and dusts. But while this guide teaches you to deal with an extensive array of pest and disease problems, the emphasis is always on the least invasive methods, and striving toward balanced systems. Paperback, 534 pages.




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