Where Do You Go to Get Organic Gardening Advice?

Perhaps you may be new to organic gardening or may have some experience already. However, you always need good organic gardening 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 right parties for such advice.

Books

Books are a good place to begin when you’re looking for organic gardening advice. Organic Gardening Secrets is one of the best books. Also vist Organic Gardening How To Books page to find more good books. 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.

Websites with organic gardening advice

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 Department

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. Local experts - who make great gardening friends, who can give you excellent organic gardening advice, teach these classes. Also your local organic gardening center may have useful information for you.

Friends and Family

Do you think you know anybody who is an organic gardener? Chances are very high that you do. Ask around and you’ll almost certainly find friends, neighbors and family members who have experience and will give you organic gardening advice. 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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