sustainable community gardening

Anna Pringle, 21.09.2007 13:16

helping yourself, your children and the poor.

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING for WOMEN
 http://solarenergy.org  http://www.solarliving.org  http://www.vestas.com
 http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/programs/nc_solar_in_schools.cfm
 http://www.fsec.ucf.edu  http://www.slosustainability.com  http://www.journeytoforever.org
 http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk  http://www.grisb.org  http://www.cat.org.uk  http://www.permaculture.org.uk
 http://www.strawbalefutures.org.uk  http://www.ecologicalsolutions.com.au
 http://www.greenhomebuilding.com  http://www.cobcottage.com  http://www.networkearth.org
 http://skytube.net.nz  http://www.kalwall.com  http://solaskylights.com.au  http://naturallightsolutions.co.nz
 http://www.adobebuilder.com  http://www.hybridadobe.com  http://www.adobebuilding.com
 http://www.eartharchitecture.org  http://www.adobeasw.com  http://www.gadhiasolar.net
 http://www.calearth.org/apprent.htm  http://www.monolithic.com  http://www.tri-steel.com  http://www.portlandpermaculture.com
 http://www.hlf.org.np  http://www.solare-bruecke.org  http://www.barefootcollege.org
 http://thealgebraproject.org  http://azsuzuki.org/readlist.htm  http://www.chessintheschools.org  http://www.gokgs.com  http://www.msgo.org  http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo
 http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25107
 http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=576  http://www.carbon.org  http://www.ncfi.org.uk  http://www.squarefootgardening.com
 http://phillyimc.org/en/2007/02/36740.shtml
book: Super Power Breathing for Super Energy and Longevity; author: Paul C. Bragg  http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com  http://www.cleartheair.org/dirtypower  http://www.downwindersatrisk.org  http://www.plants-for-people.org/eng/health/g.htm
Free organic gardening-farming Catalog:  http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm

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SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL FACILITIES and MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
 http://www.fistulatrust.org  http://sunutility.com/html_pg/healthcare.html  http://wfmic.org  http://sunfrost.com/vaccine_refrigerators.html  http://plants-for-people.org/eng  http://swisssolartech.com  http://www.geotility.ca  http://solargenix.com  http://www.powerlight.com  http://www.kalwall.com  http://skytube.net.nz  http://solaskylights.com.au  http://naturallightsolutions.co.nz  http://www.skydome.com.au  http://maxisolar.co.uk  http://calearth.org  http://www.monolithic.com  http://www.dftw.org  http://www.sunda.de  http://www.geoheat.co.uk  http://www.powerefficiencycorp.com  http://isolite.com  http://www.sloanled.com  http://www.carmanah.com  http://www.superbrightleds.com  http://www.staber.com  http://www.waterless.co.nz  http://www.ecological-engineering.com  http://www.greengridroofs.com  http://foodnotlawns.com  http://chlorfreeglobal.com  http://www.hlf.org.np/Spowts.html  http://www.lorentzpumps.com  http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com

CHILDREN
book: Nurtured by Love, The Classical Approach to Talent Education; author: Shinichi Suzuki  http://azsuzuki.org/readlist.htm
Co-Operative Games  http://www.familypastimes.com
The Algebra Project
 http://thealgebraproject.org  http://www.chessintheschools.org  http://www.gokgs.com  http://www.msgo.org  http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo
Academic Success
 http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/miracleschool.html
 http://www.moscowfood.coop/books/wilson.html  http://www.organicconsumers.org  http://www.localharvest.org  http://www.squarefootgardening.com
 http://india.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/211309.shtml
 http://www.chattanoogahealth.com/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2138
 http://www.feingold.org/PF/wisconsin1.html
 http://www.rachel.org/bestPrac/detail.CFM?bestPrac_ID=3
Health
 http://www.wellbeingjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=1
 http://www.wellbeingjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=33
 http://carbs.com/articles/your-school-lunch-program-flunking-or-honor-roll.html
 http://www.grist.org/advice/books/2000/08/24/agent/index.html?source=daily
book: The Mozart Effect for Children; author: Don Campbell  http://growingyourmusician.com/booksforparents.html  http://mozarteffect.com
Victory over Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD
 http://victoryoveradhd.com
book: Victory ADHD
 http://www.bibleplus.org/health/ms_lupus.htm
 http://ritalindeath.com
 http://www.feingold.org
 http://www.foodrevolution.org/askjohn/43.htm
 http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=576
historical info - book: Back to Eden; author: Jethro Kloss  http://www.lotuspress.com
book: Super Power Breathing; author: Paul C. Bragg

utilizing ORGANIC GARDENING in SCHOOLS-UNIVERSITIES
for improving Academic Performance and social development
 http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicgardening/schools.php  http://www.schoollunchinitiative.org  http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/cla_lessons.html  http://www.ecoliteracy.org/programs/rsl-guide.html  http://www.calhealthyschools.org  http://www.organicconsumers.org
 http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/kit_lessons.html  http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden/pubs/index.html
 http://growinghope.net  http://www.communitygarden.org.au  http://seattletilth.org  http://urbanharvest.org  http://cityfarmer.org  http://farminthecity.org  http://csafarms.org
 http://www.ncfi.org.uk  http://www.seedinternational.com.au/Schools.html
 http://www.goodgrub.org/youth  http://www.utafoundation.org/Sunshine/home.htm
 http://www.communitygarden.org/learn  http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/PDF%20Files/Toolkit.pdf  http://www.thewatershedproject.org/default/?q=resources
 http://www.journeytoforever.org/edu.html#garden  http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/nutrition/healthy01.asp
 https://secure.bioneers.org/product/books/ecologicalliteracy  http://www.nwf.org/backyard/resourceconservation.cfm
book: Growing Communities: How to Build Community Through Community Gardening; author: Jeanette Abi-Nader  http://www.communitygarden.org  http://public.gripserver4.com/garden/html/learn
book: Learning About Lifecycles Using An Organic Garden; author: Allan Randall  http://www.green-shopping.co.uk
book: How to Grow World Record Tomatoes; author: Charles Wilber  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof  http://www.wormwoman.com  http://www.vermico.com
book: Four Season Harvest; author: Eliot Coleman  http://www.fourseasonfarm.com
book: Growing Naturally: A Teacher's Guide to Organic Gardening; author: M. Brown
book: Let's Grow!: 72 Gardening Adventures with Children; author: Linda Tilgner
book: Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World; author: Michael Stone
book: Permaculture Teachers' Guide; author: Andrew Goldring  http://www.green-shopping.co.uk
book: Manual For Teaching Permaculture Creatively; author: Robin Clayfield  http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: A Child's Organic Garden, Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables; author: Fryer Bradford
book: Digging Deeper: A Comprehensive Guide to Integrating Youth Gardens into School and Communities; author: Kiefer and Kemple
book: Organic Gardening, The Natural No-Dig Way; author: Charles Dowding  http://www.charlesdowding.co.uk
book: No-Did, No-Weed Gardening; author: R. Pioncelot
book: The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden; author: Ruth Stout  http://www.emilycompost.com/books.htm
book: Tips for the Lazy Gardener; author: Linda Tilgner  http://www.countrysidemag.com
book: Heirloom Vegetable Gardening - Heritage Seeds; author: William Weaver
book: An Earth Saving Revolution, Vol. 1, Vol 2; author: Teruo Higa  http://www.emshop.co.nz/em-products-books_videos.html
book: Permaculture, Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability; author: David Holmgren
book: Gaia's Garden; author: Toby Hemenway
book: The Natural Way of Farming; author: Masanobu Fukuoka
book: Seaweed, A User's Guide; author: Sonia Surrey-Gent  http://acresusa.com
book: Square Foot Gardening; author: Mel Bartholomew  http://www.squarefootgardening.com
book: Cinder Block Gardens, book; author: Lynn A. Gillespie
book: Practical Guide to Container Gardening; author: Susan Berry
book: Soul of Soil; author: Grace Gershuny
book: Great Garden Formulas; author: Joan Benjamin
book: Super Nutrition Gardening; author: William Peavy
book: Windowsill Gardening, Year-Round Indoor Gardening Projects for Kids; author: Klutz  http://eco-artware.com/books.shtml
Vertical indoor Garding:  http://www.vertigro.com  http://www.omegagarden.com  http://www.aerogrow.com
High School Science Garden, Solar Energy, Farmers Market:  http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320
Roof Top Gardening - Balcony Gardening:  http://www.rooftopgardens.org
book: Harnessing the Earthworm; author: Thomas Barrett  http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm
book: Allergy-Free Gardening; author: Thomas Ogren  http://www.allergyfree-gardening.com
book: Food Not Lawns; author: Heather Flores  http://www.foodnotlawns.com
book: Designing And Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally; author: Robert Kourik
book: Complete Book of Edible Landscaping; author: Rosalind Creasy
book: Edible Flower Garden; author: Rosalind Creasy  http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/edibleflowers.html  http://www.plantea.com/edibleland.htm  http://www.landofvos.com/articles/kitchen8.html  http://www.ibiblio.org/permaculture-online/artedibl.html
book: Amaranth to Zai Holes: Ideas for Growing Food Under Difficult Conditions; author: Laura Meitzner  http://echobooks.org
book: Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms; author: Paul Stamets
book: New Seed Starter's Handbook; author: Nancy Bubel
book: Bread from Stones; author: Michael Olson  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Natural Soap Book; author: Susan Miller Cavitch
book: Solar Food Dryer; author: Eben Fodor
Solar Cooking:  http://www.solarcooking.org
bring sun light indoors to classrooms for growing food and plants:  http://www.sun-dome.com  http://www.sun-tek.com  http://www.kalwall.com  http://www.led-grow-master.com  http://www.skytube.net.nz  http://www.sunscope.com  http://www.huvco.com  http://www.tubular-skylight.com
Organic insect repellant - Garlic Barrier:  http://garlicbarrier.com  http://ghorganics.com  http://biconet.com  http://organiclandscape.com  http://foxfarmfertilizer.com
Organic Weed Killer - 25% Acetic Acid eliminates Weeds:  http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=468&bhcd2=1162226528
 http://www.milkyspore.com/burnout.htm  http://garden-ville.com  http://greenergyinc.com  http://groworganic.com  http://ehabc.org  http://hotpepperwax.com
 http://www.organiclandcare.org  http://www.mcs-global.org  http://www.panna.org
 http://maineindymedia.org/newswire/display/4466/index.php  http://phillyimc.org/en/2007/02/36740.shtml
Free organic gardening-farming Catalog:  http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm
more info:
 http://uruguay.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/44217.php  http://ambazonia.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/1186.shtml
 http://ru.indymedia.org/newswire/display/14175/index.php  http://india.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/211309.shtml  http://pr.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/12625.php

For more information, please contact local gardeners and farmers who specialize in Organic gardening, Permaculture gardening, Biodynamic gardening, Japanese Kyusei Nature gardening, Biointensive gardening, Heirloom gardening, Agroforestry gardening, Organic Hydroponics gardening and Gardening Therapy. Gardening is micro-climate specific. These means that local gardeners might know of gardening techniques and resources which are helpful for the location you live in. Keep researching, reading, refining your gardening methods and experimenting with different growing techniques. Eco Gardening technology is changing and improving all the time. Also, as the climate changes, you may need to learn other gardening techniques for various climates.
 http://www.localharvest.org

School Gardening - Science and Academic Success
and school Farmer Markets GENERATING REVENUE
 http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320
solar school GRANTS:
 http://www.pge.com/about_us/community/solar_schools

EAT LOCAL ORGANIC FOOD - Please support your Local Organic Family Farmers
 http://www.localharvest.org/csa  http://www.localharvest.org/csa.jsp  http://www.eatlocal.org/Ideas.html
 http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/34640.php  http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/33261.php
 http://www.iatp.org

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE WILL TERMINATE WORLD HUNGER
 http://www.midiaindependente.org/en/blue/2005/06/320339.shtml

WINTER FARMING AND GARDENING TECHNOLOGY
 http://www.newfarm.org/features/0404/moore/greenhouse.shtml  http://www.newfarm.org/features/0404/moore/greenhouseII.shtml  http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org  http://www.fourseasonfarm.com  http://www.growerssupply.com  http://www.growbiointensive.org/newsletter/may2000/passive-solar.html  http://www.homepower.com
Passive Solar Greenhouse Workshop: design, construction and year round production:
contact:  sandcmoore@juno.com telephone: 717.225.2489 (USA) Steve and Carol Moore
book: Four Season Harvest; author: Eliot Coleman  http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/main/books/books.html
book: Solar Gardening; author: Leande Vogel Poisson  http://green-shopping.co.uk
book: Winter Harvest Manual; author: Eliot Coleman  http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/main/books/books.html
book: Lasagna Gardening; author: Patricia Lanza
bring sun light indoors to grow food:  http://www.sunpipe.com
energy efficient LED grow lights:  http://www.led-grow-master.com
Water Walls-Thermal Mass  http://www.slosustainability.com
Water Wall Design Manual  http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/AWaterWallIntro.pdf
Polymax Water Wall Bag  http://www.growerssupply.com  http://www.solar-components.com

HEATING GREEN HOUSES with SOLAR HOT WATER and radiant heating systems
(Using the floor as a Thermal Mass for Retaining Heat at Night - see THERMAL MASS)
 http://www.radiantsolar.com  http://www.solargenix.com  http://www.radiantec.com  http://www.radiantcompany.com  http://www.wirsbo.ca  http://www.heliodyne.com  http://www.twapanels.ca  http://www.thermotechs.com  http://www.thermomax.com  http://www.orange-energy.de
Free Installation Manual:  http://www.radiantec.com/installation.htm
Solar Water Wall for Passive Solar Heating  http://www.solar-components.com  http://www.growerssupply.com
Water Wall Design Manual  http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/AWaterWallIntro.pdf
Polymax Water Wall Bag  http://www.growerssupply.com
book: Energy Conservation for Commercial Greenhouses; author: John Bartok  http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
book: Biodynamic Greenhouse Management; author: Heinz Grotzke
book: Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners; author: John Bartok  http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
book: Complete Greenhouse Book, Building and Using Greenhouses from Cold-Frames to Solar Structures; author: Peter Clegg
book: Complete book of the Greenhouse; author: Ian Walls  http://green-shopping.co.uk
book: Greener Greenhouses;  http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
book: Greenhouse Gardener's Companion; author: Shane Smith
book: Building Your Own Greenhouse; author: Mark Freeman
book: Gardening Under Cover: A Northwest Guide to Solar Greenhouses, Cold Frames; author: William Head
book: Building and Using Cold Frames
book: Polytunnel Companion; author: Jayne Neville
book: Gardening Under Plastic: How to Use Fleece, Films, Cloches and Polytunnels; author: Bernard Salt
book: Starting Early Flowering and Vegetable Plants Under Glass; author: Charles Nissley
bring sun light indoors to grow food:  http://www.sunpipe.com  http://www.led-grow-master.com
Water Walls-Thermal Mass  http://www.slosustainability.com
Vertical indoor Garding:  http://207.155.2.70  http://www.vertigro.com  http://www.agripioneer.com  http://www.omegagarden.com
 http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320

SOLAR POWERED GREENHOUSES and passive solar heated greenhouses
 http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/living/education/12532514.htm
 http://www.growingspaces.co.uk
 http://www.scrupe.com/Collecting%20Details/collecting_details.htm
 http://www.solar.demokritos.gr/desabst/1981.htm
Solar Water Wall for Passive Solar Heating  http://www.solar-components.com
Water Wall Design Manual  http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/AWaterWallIntro.pdf
Polymax Water Wall Bag  http://www.growerssupply.com

Bringing Sun Light Indoors for Gardening inside your home
(recycling indoor air with plants, save energy, grow food indoors)
 http://www.sun-dome.com  http://www.sun-tek.com  http://www.kalwall.com  http://www.skytube.net.nz  http://www.sunscope.com  http://www.huvco.com  http://www.tubular-skylight.com
book: Daylight Design of Buildings; author: Nick Baker  http://www.cat.org.uk
book: How To Grow Fresh Air; author: B. C. Wolverton  http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com

REFINERY REFORM, POLLUTION and DEATH - Does Big Oil have a body bag with your name on it?
 http://www.refineryreform.org  http://www.cleartheair.org/dirtypower  http://www.sunkills.com  http://shellfacts.com  http://www.greenpointvexxon.com

IS GOD GREEN
 http://www.chelseagreen.com/2006/items/servegod
 http://www.chelseagreen.com/forthepress/pressreleases/servegodpressrelease
book: Care of Creation; author: R. J. Berry
book: Serve God, Save the Planet; author: J. Matthew Sleeth
book: Redeeming Creation; author: Fred Van Dyke
book: Earth-Wise; author: Calvin B. Dewitt
book: For the Beauty of the Earth; author: Steven Bouma-Prediger

STOP CLIMATE CHAOS and the DESTRUCTION of the POOR
 http://www.itdg.org/?id=stopclimatechaos  http://stopclimatechaos.org  http://campaigncc.org

Proverb: A good person leaves an inheritance to their children’s children.

What kind of inheritance are you leaving?

ELIMINATING HUNGER Luke 10:29 Isaiah 1:17; 1:19
Proverb: The field of the poor may yield much food, but it is swept away by injustice.
 http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=576stopclimatechaos.org
 http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/11/9096.php
 http://www.itdg.org/?id=stopclimatechaoshttp://phillyimc.org/en/2007/02/36740.shtml
 http://www.carbon.org remineralize.org effectivemicro-organisms.co.uk wormdigest.org eprida.com  http://www.ncfi.org.uk  http://www.tfljournal.org  http://www.treesforlife.org  http://neemfoundation.org  http://www.neemresource.com  http://www.moringatrees.org  http://www.squarefootgardening.com  http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch  http://www.leftfootorganics.org  http://www.eminfo.info
book: Food Not Lawns; author: Heather Flores
dvd: Gandhi - Director: Richard Attenborough
 http://www.chelseagreen.com/2005/items/americafascismgod/ForTheMedia
 http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/102980.php
 http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/211226.shtml  http://thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/34339.php

utilizing ORGANIC COMMUNITY GARDENS to feed the hungry
 http://www.communitygarden.org.au  http://www.growingpower.org
 http://growinghope.net  http://commgardens.meetup.com  http://www.communitygarden.org
 http://www.ssawg.org/cfs-resources.html  http://www.greenguerillas.org  http://www.greenthumbnyc.org  http://www.rswr.org
 http://www.st.catharines.com/recreation/pt/grow_row.asp
 http://www.earthandtable.com/commgarden/cgresources.html  http://www.seedinternational.com.au/community_food.html
 http://www.tbdhu.com/food/security/Gardening.htm  http://www.cityfarmer.org/booksales.html
 http://www.communitygarden.org.au/news/cgjun05_email.pdf
 http://www.longbeachorganic.org/Site/englishstartupguide.PDF
 http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden/articles/startup_guide.html
 http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?ascribeid=20030513.123819&time=13+19+PDT&year=2003&public=1
 http://news.ucanr.org/newsstorymain.cfm?story=476
 http://www.vegparadise.com/24carrot4.html
 http://www.organicfood.co.uk/stories/historicfarm.html
 http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi
 http://www.lta.org/resources/index.html
 http://www.lta.org/publicpolicy/advocates.htm
Free book:  http://www.wasatchgardens.org/Library/CommunityGardenStart-upHandbook.PDF
book: Growing Communities: How to Build Community Through Community Gardening; author: Jeanette Abi-Nader
book: Cultivating Community: Principles and Practices for Community Gardening as a Community-Building Tool; author: Karen Payne
book: Community Planning Handbook; author: N. Wates  http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: Sustainable Communities; author: H. Barton  http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: Sustainable Community - A Practical Guide  http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: Common Sense of Community; author: D. Atkinson  http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: Conservation Finance Handbook; author: Kim Hopper  http://www.chelseagreen.com/2004/items/conservationfinance
book: Doing Deals: A Guide to Buying Land for Conservation
book: In Gardens We Trust  http://www.tpl.org/tier2_kad.cfm?folder_id=1385

SEATTLE P-PATCH PROGRAM for helping Food Banks and the poor
You can copy the Seattle Method, and use it in your LOCAL Neighborhood.
 http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch

GARDEN-RAISED BOUNTY (GRUB) - They build raised gardens for the poor, single mothers and the old.
You can duplicate their methods in your community.
 http://goodgrub.org

GLEANER Groups
Please set up a Gleaners Group in your community to pick excess fresh organic vegetables and organic fruits from your neighbors' gardens, from local farms and from Farmers Markets for use by your local food bank.
Thank you.  http://www.localharvest.org

FOOD SECURITY links
 http://www.foodsecurity.org/links.html

INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE COLLAPSE - correcting the problems
 http://www.energybulletin.net/22584.html
 http://www.acus.org/docs/051007-Hirsch_World_Oil_Production.pdf

FARMING INDUSTRY DESTROYED by GLOBAL WARMING:
 http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/79200/index.php  http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/73543/index.php
 http://scotland.indymedia.org/newswire/display/4497/index.php  http://napoli.indymedia.org/node/924

ORGANIC HORTICULTURAL-GARDENING TECHNOLOGIES
 http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/10295.php  http://thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/34339.php
 http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/211226.shtml

Local FOOD BANKS need your help. Luke 10:29 Isaiah 1:17; 1:19
Please grow food in your garden for your Local Food Bank
Please help. Thank you.
 http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=576
 http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/11/9096.php
 http://maineindymedia.org/newswire/display/4466/index.php
 http://yp.yahoo.com/py/yploc.py?&clr=ypResults&stp=y&stx=8104716&desc=Food+and+Hunger&qtx=&tab=B2C&country_in=us
 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=food+banks&btnG=Google+Search
 http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=lycos8&C=food+bank+&S=CA&PS=45&STYPE=AS&L=CA&MC=1&OO=1&F=1&CP=Community+%26+Government%5EPublic+Health+%26+Safety%5EEmergency+Services%5EFood+Banks%5E
 http://ylwbook.yellowcom.addresses.com/ypbook.php?ReportType=44&aid=1916&sid=&refer=1916&adword=YELLOW&qbn=&qbc=food+banks&qc=los%20angeles&qs=ca&tncpy=&sid=97

QUADRUPLING FOOD PRODUCTION
Per a report from Malaysia, crops grown with Volcanic Rock Dust (  http://www.remineralize.org ) and Eeffective Micro-organisms (EM  http://www.effectivemicro-organisms.co.uk ) increased production by 400%.
References: Permaculture Magazine, #51, Spring 2007; article: Stone Age Science; author: Dylan Keating
 http://www.remineralize.org/story.php?story=EEZFAlEukZOJwODROk.html
 http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk
 http://www.squarefootgardening.com
 http://www.carbon.org
 http://www.localharvest.org
book: An Earth Saving Revolution, Vol. 1, Vol 2; author: Teruo Higa  http://www.emshop.co.nz/em-products-books_videos.html
book: Bread from Stones; author: Michael Olson  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Eco-Farm; author: Charles Walters  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof  http://www.wormwoman.com  http://www.vermico.com
book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman  http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm  http://elementgreen.com
book: The Farmer's Earthworm Handbook; author: David Ernst  http://www.acresusa.com
Eeffective Micro-organisms:  http://www.eminfo.info  http://www.emnz.com  http://www.emrochina.com  http://www.agriton.nl  http://www.emro.co.jp  http://www.bmecology.com  http://www.embiotech.org  http://emiko.de
Free organic gardening-farming Catalog:  http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm

CARBON SOILS
Adding CHARCOAL to soil ~  http://www.eprida.com ~ greatly increases crop production for very many years.
References: Solar Today journal, Nov/Dec 2006, article: Chair's Corner: Positive Charcoal equals Negative Carbon; author: Roanl Larson  http://www.solartoday.org
Permaculture Magazine, #50, Winter 2006; article: The Magical Soils Of El Derado; author: Terra Preta  http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk
 http://www.newfarm.org/columns/research_paul/2006/0106/charcoal.shtml
 http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org
 http://iaiconference.org
 http://www.carbonnegative.info
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/terra_preta/TerraPretahome.htm
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publications.htm
 http://deltafarmpress.com/news/051114-terra-preta
 http://www.dynamotive.com/english/biooil/char.html  http://www.agri-therm.com
CHARCOAL SOIL: Adaptation Strategies for Global Change:
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/MitAdaptStratGlobChange%2011,%20403-427,%20Lehmann,%202006.pdf
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/Lehmann%20et%20al.,%202002,%20WCSS%20Bangkok,%20paper%20no.0449.pdf
book: Carbon Cycle; by Leonard Ridzon  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Lost Crops of the Incas  http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=140668

COMPOST TEA: INCREASED FOOD PRODUCTION
Compost Tea fights plant diseases, insects and increases plant growth.
 http://www.vermico.com/compost_tea_brewers.htm  http://www.growingsolutions.com  http://www.soilsoup.com  http://www.nature-technologies.com
 http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/compost-tea-notes.html#soilfoodweb
book: Compost Tea Brewing Manual, 5th edition; author: Elaine Ingham  http://www.earthfort.com/shopexd.asp?id=18  http://www.vermico.com/compost_tea_brewers.htm  http://www.soilfoodweb.com
book: An Introduction to the Soil Foodweb; author: Elaine Ingham  http://www.soilfoodweb.com  http://www.earthfort.com/shopexd.asp?id=22
seminars:  http://www.soilfoodweb.com

WORM COMPOSTING - RECYCLING - SOIL IMPROVEMENT - INCREASED FOOD PRODUCTION
Worm Composting rapidly converts organic waste into safe and very beneficial garden products.
 http://www.vermico.com  http://www.elementgreen.com  http://www.wormdigest.org  http://www.wormbooks.com  http://www.eco-ireland.com  http://www.wormwoman.com  http://www.earthworms.co.nz  http://vermitechnology.com  http://www.wonderwormsuk.com/recycling
 http://www.sfenvironment.com/aboutus/recycling/compost/worm.htm
 http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Redwormsedit.htm
 http://www.homestead.org/Gardening/RaisingEarthworms.htm
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof  http://www.wormwoman.com  http://www.vermico.com
book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman  http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm
book: Let An Earthworm Be Your Garbage Man  http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm
book: Composting With Worms; author: G. Pilkington  http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: A Worm's Eye View of Recycling Rubbish  http://www.organicnz.org/page/organic-nz-book-club-children
book: The Farmer's Earthworm Handbook; author: David Ernst  http://acresusa.com
article: The Worm Composting Toilet  http://www.wormdigest.org
book: The Worm Café: Mid-Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes- A Manual for Schools resources for the Classroom  http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/index.html
schools and univerities composting their organic waste  http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/index.html
newsletters:  http://www.vermico.com/newsletter1.htm
training and seminars:  http://www.vermico.com/seminar.htm
Kitchen Worm Composter  http://www.elementgreen.com

E.M. COMPOSTING - RECYCLING - CLEANING POLLUTED SOILS - INCREASED FOOD PRODUCTION
Effective Microorganisms Composting converts animal waste into safe garden products and eliminates odors.
 http://www.effectivemicro-organisms.co.uk  http://bokashicenter.com  http://www.emshop.co.nz  http://www.emrousa.com/about.html  http://www.bokashi.co.nz  http://www.eminfo.info  http://www.agriton.nl/apnanman.html  http://www.emro.co.jp  http://www.emtrading.com  http://www.emnz.com  http://www.emrochina.com  http://www.multikraft.at  http://www.school-el.net  http://www.unet.or.jp  http://www.go-emco.co.jp  http://www.embiotech.org  http://www.chujosl.com  http://www.emgreen.pl  http://www.emhellas.com  http://www.emiko.de  http://www.lindros.co.za/Effective%20Microorganisms.htm  http://www.emhawaii.com  http://www.bmecology.com  http://emerald-natural-living.ie
 http://www.newfarm.org/depts/gleanings/0803/rutter.shtml
 http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010117170300.htm
book: Beneficial and Effective Microorganisms for a Sustainable Agriculture and Environment; author: Teruo Higa
book: An Earth Saving Revolution; author: Teruo Higa  http://www.emshop.co.nz/em-products-books_videos.html
book: Eco Pure The Front Line of EM Kitchen Garbage Recycle; author: EM Joho-shitsu
book: EM Teacher's Manual Transforming Waste  http://bokashicenter.com
Compost-Zing for Kitchen Waste Recycling  http://www.bokashi.co.nz/order_form.htm
Bokashi Compost-Zing Systems  http://www.bokashi.co.nz/order_form.htm
EM Kitchen and Garden Composters  http://www.emtrading.com/store1/emkc100104_700_26_15_3_261.html

WORM TEA: FIGHTS PLANT DISEASES - ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
 http://www.ourvitalearth.com/worm-tea.htm  http://bristen.com/natureshop/gardenjournal/wormtea.htm  http://www.kitsapezearth.com/fact.html#tea

OTHER COMPOSTING METHODS
book: Let it Rot; autor: Stu Campbell
 http://www.countrysidemag.com/bookstore.php
book: Secret Life of Compost; autor: Malcom Beck
 http://www.acresusa.com/books/closeup.asp?action=search&prodid=41&catid=&pcid=2
book: Fletcher Sims' Compost; autor: Charles Walters
 http://www.acresusa.com/books/closeup.asp?action=search&prodid=43&catid=&pcid=2
book: Mulch It; autor: Stu Campbell
 http://www.countrysidemag.com/bookstore.php
book: Field Guide to On-Farm Composting; autor: Mark Dougherty
 http://www.acresusa.com/books/closeup.asp?action=search&prodid=1192&catid=&pcid=2

PERMACULTURE - Going Beyond Sustainability into the Future
 http://www.seedinternational.com.au  http://www.tagari.com  http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html  http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk  http://www.berg-en-dal.co.za  http://www.permacultureinternational.org  http://www.permaculture-hawaii.com  http://www.permacultura-es.org  http://www.permacultureactivist.net  http://www.permaculture.org.au  http://www.permacult.com.au  http://www.permacultura.org  http://permakultur.dk  http://www.permaculture-steve.net  http://www.permacult.com.au/noosa  http://www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au  http://www.permaculture.biz  http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura  http://www.3.telus.net/permaculture  http://permaculturevisions.com  http://www.permaculture.net  http://www.openpermaculture.com  http://www.permaculture.org.nz  http://www.permacultura-bahia.org.br  http://www.permacultura-montsant.org  http://www.permacultura.org.br  http://www.tierramor.org  http://www.ecohabitar.org  http://www.ecocentro.org  http://www.pacificos.org  http://permacultura.freeservers.com  http://www.permacultura.cl  http://permacultura.no.sapo.pt  http://www.utopie.it/ecovillaggi/permacultura.htm  http://www.gaia.org.ar/cursoperma.htm  http://www.vidasana.org  http://www.ufpa.br/permacultura  http://www.mutantia21.com.ar/permacultura.html  http://www.permaculture.org.uk  http://colombiaenhechos.org/permacultura.htm  http://www.permacultura.it  http://www.ipemabrasil.org.br  http://www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk  http://www.torri-superiore.org  http://www.agrorede.org.br/curso-permacultura  http://www.ybytucatu.com.br/permacultura.htm  http://www.amazonia.org  http://www.permacultura-rs.org.br  http://www.mmrfbz.org  http://www.permaculture.org  http://www.moa-inter.or.jp/english/naturefarm/nf-contents.html
 http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/oop/click_ord/showlist.html?sid=5845&list=Gardening
Eco-Buddhahist Project:  http://www.buddhafield.com
book: Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability; author: David Holmgren
book: Small Is Beautiful; author: E. F. Schumacher
book: Gaviotas, A Village to Reinvent the World; author: Alan Weisman  http://dharma-haven.org/five-havens/gaviotas.htm
journal: Permaculture Activist  http://www.permacultureactivist.net
journal: Permaculture Magazine  http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk
journal: Permaculture Drylands Journal  http://www.permaculture.net
PIL's Planet Newsletter  http://www.permacultureinternational.org/newsletter/newsletter.htm
Permaculture Store:  http://green-shopping.co.uk  http://eco-logicbooks.com  http://acresusa.com

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT:
 http://www.zeri.org  http://www.effectivemicro-organisms.co.uk  http://www.oceanarks.org  http://www.bokashi.co.nz  http://www.elementgreen.com
 http://www.zerowastekovalam.org  http://zerowaste.co.nz  http://www.zerowaste.com  http://www.towardszero.com
 http://www.powerefficiencycorp.com  http://www.1windowquilts.com  http://www.waterless.co.nz  http://waterrecycling.com  http://ecoflo.ie
book: Create an Oasis With Greywater; author: A. Ludwig  http://www.oasisdesign.net  http://www.ecological-engineering.com  http://atlantium.com
book: Safe Rainwater Collection; author: Charmaine Taylor  http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/safraincol.html  http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com
Greywater Heat Exchangers:  http://www.gfxtechnology.com
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof  http://www.wormwoman.com  http://www.vermico.com  http://elementgreen.com
book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman  http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm

ADVANCED RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES:
 http://rogueimc.org/en/2007/05/8529.shtml  http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/211277.shtml
 http://santiago.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/68545.php  http://turkce-cyprus.indymedia.org/newswire/display/120/index.php

RENEWABLE ENERGY - ENERGY CONSERVATION
Three Times More JOBS - Real Economic Progress
solar energy, wind energy, micro-hydro, ocean energy, tidal energy, river energy, energy conservation, earth energy
 http://worcester.indymedia.org/node/138
 http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/198675/index.php
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/18/18378731.php
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2007/03/125432.shtml

KEEP OUR COUNTRY STRONG LIKE A ROCK!
Please support LOCALLY generated and LOCALLY owned renewable energy systems. Thank you.

MORE JOBS and ECONOMIC GROWTH
Per the Wisconsin Energy Bureau, locally generated renewable energy (solar water heating, solar pool heating, solar building heating, passive solar buildings, solar daylighting, solar electric, wind energy, micro-hydro, earth energy, organic vegetable diesel fuel, solar-hydrogen fuel cells, wind-hydrogen fuel cells, wave-hydrogen fuel cells, tidal power, Geothermal Hydronic heating and cooling, organic farming and gardening), creates THREE TIMES more jobs and economic growth in local economies than using imported fossil fuel or energy from other regions.

SOLAR TAX CREDITS - GRANTS
 http://www.dsireusa.org  http://www.bergey.com

ELIMINATING PHANTOM ELECTRICAL LOADS from APPLIANCES
This a cheap way to reduce energy use. For information:
 http://www.redwoodenergy.org/ContentPage.asp?ContentID=374
 http://www.positivenergy.com/reduceneeds.html
 http://www.windchasers.ca/new_page_7.htm
 http://www.greenmountainsolar.com/view.php/page/gotphantoms
 http://www.homeenergy.org/archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/96/960715.html
 http://www.coolcaledon.org/PDFs/Phantom_Electrical_Loads.pdf
 http://www.neutralexistence.com/Reduce-Phantom-Electrical-Loads.html
 http://www.builditsolar.com/References/Half/ProjectsConservation.htm
 http://www.econet.sk.ca/solutions/energy/cutting.html

SOLAR LINKS and TOURS of Solar Homes and Buildings:
 http://www.ases.org/tour/2006_tour/california.htm
 http://www.homepower.com/events/index.cfm
 http://www.solarliving.org
 http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/8046.php
 http://utah.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/15788.php
INTERNATIONAL Solar Tours:
 http://www.solarhouseday.com/index01.shtml
 http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25168

SCHOOLS GOING SOLAR:
 http://www.solarschools.com  http://scolar.org.uk  http://solarquest.com  http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/education  http://pesticidereform.org  http://journeytoforever.org  http://epsea.org
solar school GRANTS:
 http://www.pge.com/about_us/community/solar_schools
 http://www.homepower.com

DAY LIGHT SCHOOLS Improve Students' Grades and Behavior
and for growing plants and food indoors:
 http://64.243.182.248/going_solar/better_schools.cfm  http://www.daylighting.org  http://www.daylighting.org/chilton_tour.htm  http://www.daylighting.org/pubs/appleton_case_study.pdf
 http://www.kalwall.com  http://www.sun-dome.com  http://www.sun-tek.com  http://www.skytube.net.nz  http://www.sunscope.com  http://www.huvco.com  http://www.tubular-skylight.com
Vertical indoor Garding:  http://www.vertigro.com  http://www.omegagarden.com  http://www.aerogrow.com  http://www.led-grow-master.com
 http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320
book: The Light Revolution, Health, Architecture, and the Sun; author: Richard Hobday

NATURAL DAY LIGHTING
Saves Money and Energy; increases health, productivity and positive attitudes
 http://www.daylightingtraining.org
 http://www.greeningschools.org/resources/view_cat_admin.cfm?id=7
 http://www.skytube.net.nz  http://www.solaskylights.com  http://www.slosustainability.com  http://www.kalwall.com  http://www.solatube.com  http://naturallightsolutions.co.nz  http://www.bomin-solar.de  http://www.sun-tek.com  http://maxisolar.co.uk  http://www.sun-dome.com  http://www.sunscope.com  http://www.huvco.com  http://www.tubular-skylight.com  http://www.solabright.co.uk  http://www.sunpipe.com  http://www.tru-lite.com  http://www.natural-light-skylights.com  http://www.sunportdaylighting.com/company.htm  http://www.solatube.co.il  http://www.techcomlight.nl  http://www.solatube.cz  http://www.solatube.com.mx  http://www.solatube.gr  http://www.solatube.sk  http://www.solatube.si  http://www.gunisigiaydinlatma.com  http://www.daylighttechnology.com  http://www.naturalight.co.uk
 http://pride.uoregon.edu/point.php?id=2
 http://www.advancedbuildings.org/main_t_lighting_daylighting_controls.htm
 http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/daylighting.cfm  http://www.soluminaire.com/benefits.html
 http://www.pfisterenergy.com/daylighting.html
 http://www.southwall.com/southwall/Home/Commercial/Solutions/Daylighting.html
book: The Light Revolution, Health, Architecture, and the Sun; author: Richard Hobday
book: Daylighting Performance and Design; author: Gregg Ander

HEALTHY SCHOOLS:
 http://www.healthyschoolscampaign.org  http://www.calhealthyschools.org  http://www.pesticidereform.org  http://www.generationgreen.org  http://www.healthyschools.org  http://www.watoxics.org  http://www.safe2use.com  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Education/CASLE/casle.html  http://www.lifelab.org  http://www.wastefreeschools.org  http://www.kidsagainstpollution.org  http://www.childenvironment.org  http://www.chej.org  http://www.cehn.org  http://www.healthy-kids.info  http://www.pollutionfreeschools.org  http://www.toxicsaction.org  http://www.masscosh.org  http://www.nhphps.org  http://www.njwec.org  http://www.nycosh.org
book: The Healthy School Handbook, Conquering the Sick Building Syndrome  http://store.nea.org/NEABookstore/control/productdetails?item_id=1866400
 http://sydney.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=63740&group=webcast

SOLAR POOL HEATERS - Spas - Hot Tubs:
 http://www.heliodyne.com  http://thermotechs.com  http://warmwater.com  http://fafco.com  http://flexiblesolutions.com
training for: installing and maintaining Solar water heating systems:  http://www.solarenergy.org  http://lowimpact.org/courses.htm

FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
 http://www.openoffice.org - word processor, spreadsheets, data bases and much more
 http://directory.fsf.org - education, games and more
 http://www.theopencd.org
 http://www.safer-networking.org - Securtiy and Spy Ware

VOLUNTEER to WORK on ORGANIC FARMS all over the World
 http://www.wwoof.org  http://www.wwoof.it  http://www.wwoof.dk  http://www.wwoof.de  http://www.wwoof.com.au  http://www.wwoof.ca

ELECTRIC BICYCLES
 http://www.myebike.com  http://www.evt-scooter.de  http://www.vestas.com  http://www.velomobile.de

ELECTRIC VEHICLES
 http://www.electroauto.com  http://www.eaaev.org  http://www.vestas.com  http://www.nedra.com  http://www.veva.bc.ca  http://www.myersmotors.com  http://www.ampmobiles.com  http://www.acpropulsion.com
 http://chiapas.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=145793
 http://ovl.indymedia.org/news/2007/06/17060.php
 http://newjersey.indymedia.org/en/2007/06/15908.shtml

CONVERT YOUR CAR TO ELECTRIC
 http://www.canev.com  http://ev-america.com  http://www.evparts.com  http://www.kta-ev.com  http://www.go-ev.com  http://www.metricmind.com

WOMEN'S CLASSES ON ELECTRIC AUTOS
 http://www.electroauto.com
 http://www.electric-cars-are-for-girls.com

ORGANIC VEGETABLE DIESEL FUEL
 http://www.plantdrive.com  http://www.ca40g.com
 http://biodieselwarehouse.com
 http://www.joshuatickell.com/books_films.htm
BILLION dollar CROP-  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/hemp.html
book: How to Make Biodiesel; author: Dan Carter  http://www.lowimpact.org/manuals.htm
book: Biodiesel Power; author: Lyle Estill  http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3898
oil seed press machine -  http://www.oilpress.com  http://www.biofuels-sa.com  http://www.ufop.de
 http://www.grownfuel.com  http://www.petrotec.de  http://www.aldabiodiesel.co.uk  http://www.rerorust.de

CONVERTING USED COOKING OIL into DIESEL FUEL
 http://plantdrive.com/Used_Cooking_Oil_Fuel_4_18_07.pdf
 http://www.hawaii.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/5943.php
 http://www.goldenfuelsystems.com  http://www.mrfunnel.com

INTERNET BOOKS:
 http://www.abebooks.com  http