Mar 24 2007
Where Do You Go to Get Organic Gardening Advice?
If you are new to organic gardening, you may be wondering where to go to get good advice. Some of the organic gardening advice you get is confusing, and when you hear about the USDA rules, organic gardening sounds impossible. Organic gardening is really not that hard; it’s easy once you get the hang of it. You just need to find a mentor or some other good source for such advice.
Books
Books are a good place to begin when you’re looking for organic gardening advice. There are several good organic gardening advice books on the market. Go to the library and check several out and choose one or two that you want to own. Rodale’s Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening is a good, basic organic gardening book to own.
Magazines
There are several good organic gardening magazines available. Some target specific types of organic gardening, such as raising organic vegetables or organic berry farming. Once again, the library is a good place to start. Browse through several organic gardening magazines, and choose one or two to subscribe to. You’ll get lots of up-to-date organic gardening advice from a good magazine.
The Internet
The internet is a wonderful source of organic gardening advice. It’s a great place to find information and products. You can get great organic gardening advice on organic gardening forums and blogs too. Check out Cornell University’s website (www.gardening.cornell.edu) for organic gardening advice. They even offer an online class in organic gardening.
Cooperative Extension Office
These used to be called County Extension Offices, and were a branch of the US Department of Agriculture. Now the services are offered in cooperation with local universities; they are a wonderful source of organic gardening advice. If you can’t find a telephone number or website for your local Cooperative Extension Office, check with the USDA. They keep a listing of all the offices in the country, and can help you find the Cooperative Extension office closest to you.
Parks and Recreation
Local parks and recreation departments often offer organic gardening advice. You can usually find workshops and classes on organic gardening subjects from composting (with or without worms) to companion planting. These classes are taught by local experts - who make great gardening friends who can give you excellent organic gardening advice.
Friends and Family
You may not think you know anybody who is an organic gardener, but chances are very good that you do. Ask around and you’ll almost certainly find friends, neighbors and family members who will give you organic gardening advice when you ask them for it. Organic gardening is fun, easy and it benefits you and the environment. Lots of people are organic gardeners, and they can all give you good organic gardening advice.
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