Food Not Lawns Resource List

 

Websites:

http://www.foodnotlawns.net/ - Heather C. Flores website

 

http://www.foodnotlawnskc.org/ - Kansas City Food Not Lawns

 

http://groups.google.com/group/food-not-lawns_metro-kc/web  

http://www.transitionkc.org – Transition Kansas City

 

www.kcfoodcircle.org    - for local food directory, farmers markets, 100-mile diet info, buying clubs, CSA info, etc.

 

www.foodnotlawns.com  

 http://www.farmerscommunitymarket.com  – Market info and including some great-tasting recipes

 

http://extension.missouri.edu/ - University of Missouri Extension – uses science-based knowledge to engage people to understand change, solve problems and make informed decisions.  This site offers tons of information and publications to strengthen community, offers gardening tips and much more.

 

www.foodcircles.missouri.edu/  - Provides list of Missouri and some Kansas CSAs as well as other info. Website provided by Food Circle Network Project sponsored by Univ. of Missouri Extension.

 

http://soilplantlab.missouri.edu   – MU Extension site for information about soil testing

 

http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/ – K-State Extension

http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/johnson/ – K-State Extension – Johnson County

 

http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/johnson/hort/soiltest.htm – K-State Extension for soil testing info

 

http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/index/   - Permaculture Institute

 

http://www.kccua.org/  - Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture

 

http://www.kccg.org/ – Kansas City Community Gardens

 

http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html – Introduction to permaculture

 

http://www.missouriorganic.com/  - Missouri Organic 7700 E 40 Hwy. for compost, mulch and topsoil

http://www.missouriexchange.com/  - Buy and sell Missouri products

http://www.kansasrivervalley.com/ – Buy and sell Kansas farm and ranch products in the Kansas River Valley

http://extension.missouri.edu/gkcmg/   - Master Gardener’s of Greater KCMO

http://www.bridgingthegap.org/ – For rain barrels and other environmental and community resources

Bridging the Gap

435 Westport Rd., #23

KCMO, 64111

816-561-1087

http://www.pathtofreedom.com/ – Path to Freedom is a grassroots, family operated, viable urban homesteading project. The Urban Homestead – See how a family has steadily transformed their ordinary city lot in Pasadena, California, into an integral urban homestead.

 

www.restore.org – New and used building materials, appliances, etc. – shop or donate

ReStore – Habitat for Humanity Kansas City –

4701 Deramus Ave.

KCMO 64120

816-231-6889

 

http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/ – Plans for building many types of solar cookers

 

http://www.permacultureactivist.net/   - Magazine

 

http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Perennial_Foods – Information on perennial foods

http://www.garden.org – National Gardening Association

 

http://www.garden.org/ediblelandscaping/  - National Gardening Association – Edible Landscaping

  • Local contact person for edible landscaping —

            Jim Crist, 913-385-9596 / jimcrist@kc.rr.com

 

http://www.greenabilitymagazine.com/   - Local magazine providing tips on how to live “greener” every day.

 

http://www.horizonherbs.com/   - Horizon Herbs, Native Medicinal Plants of the World, seeds, plants, supplies, books 

www.mountainroseherbs.com – Mountain Rose Herbs, seeds, bulk dried herbs and extracts, supplies

 

www.arbico-organics.com – ARBICO Organics, beneficial insects, organic fertilizers, earth worms and worm factory, soil test kits 

 

 

Books:

· The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight –by Thom Hartman

 

·The Transition Handbook – by  Rob Hopkins online at http://www.appropedia.org/The_Transition_Handbook

 

·The Busy Person’s Guide to Preserving Food – by Janet Bachand Chadwick

·Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening – by Louise Riotte

·The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping: Home landscaping with food-bearing plants and resource-saving techniques – by Rosaland Creasy.

·Compost the Natural Way to Make Food for Your Garden - by Kenneth Thompson

·Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type – by Peter J. D’Adamo

·Designing and Maintaining Your  Edible Landscape Naturally – by Robert  Kourik

·Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture – by Rosemary Morrow

· Eating Fossil Fuels: Oil, Food and the Coming Crisis in Agriculture – by David Allen Pfeiffer

·Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Achieving Your Ideal Weight – by Peter J. D’Adamo and Catherine Whitney

·Edible Forest Garden – by Dave Jacke – 2 volumes

·The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book – by Carla Emery

·Food Not Lawns – by H.C. Flores

·Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture – by Toby Hemenway

·Gardening When it Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times – by Steve Solomon

·Introduction to Permaculture - by Bill Mollison

·Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! – by Patricia Lanza

·Not a Drop to Drink: America’s Water Crisis (and What You Can do) – by Ken Midkiff

·Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener’s Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-Grow Edibles  – by Eric Toensmeier

·Permaculture in a Nutshell – by Whiteshell

·Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability – by David Holmgren

· Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation – by The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante, Deborah Madison, and Eliot Coleman

·This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader – by Joan Dye Gussow

·Weedless Gardening – by Lee Reich

 

 

Seeds:

www.seedsofchange.com   – All seeds are 100% ORGANIC – flower and veggies

www.jungseed.com   – Flowers and veggies

www.starkbros.com  - Fruits and veggies 

www.gurneys.com – Fruit trees, veggies, flowers       

www.superseeds.com – Flowers, veggies, herbs…

www.tmseeds.com – Flowers and veggies

www.missourinativeseed.com – Order MO native flower and grass seeds from this site

 http://www.seedsavers.org  

 http://www.groworganic.com/browse_seeds.html

http://www.reneesgarden.com  

 http://rareseeds.com  

http://prairietrading.com – Permascape, Green Roof Systems, red worms

 

 

Video/DVDs:

Global Gardener

 

 

Miscellaneous:

  • Zoomanu (compost) – Jeff Reinhart – 816-513-5700
  • Article regarding soybean meal and where to find it in KS:
  • http://www.kmbc.com/larrymoore/5199010/detail.html
  • J-14 Agricultural Enterprises – 8-acre Organic Urban Farm – Owner Joe Jennings (913-287-3365) 2007 winner of The Pitch “Best Urban Farmer”.  Jennings’ farm is located at 4600 Sorter Dr. — Kansas City, Kansas 66104.

 

  • TWIG – Think, Work, Imagine, Grow – Group working on urban agriculture projects