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NEWS PAGE: This is where we'll announce our most recent news.
Revised & Updated April 2008

 
Ready to order seeds and plants? Check out our list of organic seed companies and organic growers index!
A PBS 10 minute news video on "greener" Ecuador rose growing!
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2008/02/ecuador_a_rosie.html
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Potting Mixes for Certified Organic Production
 It is not easy to find an approved potting and seed starting mix  for certified organic use. Inert ingredients and marketing labels can be misleading. You can make your own and check out the link above for more information on commercial and homemade mixes.
A great web site for Farmers to help with pricing, transitioning to certified organic and the new rules in the USA www.NEWFARM.org
Organic Farming Presentation-By the publisher-a detailed account from many hours of research done on the internet. It is approx. 8 pages long when printed. Read how pesticides are in our water!
The U.S.D.A. organic standards are requiring that certified organic growers use certified organic seeds and bedding plants, with exceptions on availability. Finally the loop is closed! To help you out, seed sources are listed by folks who are selling all certified organic seeds to sources offering many to some organic seeds. Your best bet? Learn how to grow and save your own seeds. See our organic seed  index.
Thanks for visiting us and have a great day!

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