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Local Harvest is
a directory that encourages people to explore the foods grown close to home, and marketed directly by farmers.
Offers a great interactive map to find local farms and farm markets, as well as a search engine.
Heirloom Seeds: Victory Seed company
believes in "securing the future by preserving the past." Informative and friendly site, includes a "seed-swap."
We offer untreated, open-pollinated & heirloom seeds. No chemicals, unstable hybrids or genetically engineered
seeds.
Citizen Science from Cornell University compiles
information from your fellow gardeners to help you decide what to try.
Medicinal Plants offers many resources,
numerous botanical illustrations, as well as an "herb search."
Greenweb "The web site for people
who love plants, nature and the harmony they provide to each of our lives!"
Webgarden (from Ohio State U.) provides a growing collection of resources for beginning and professional
gardeners, students, teachers.
Brooklyn
Botanic Gardens offers a virtual tour as well as inspiring ideas
for your garden, indoors or out.
The
Rodale Institute works with people worldwide to achieve a regenerative
food system that renews environmental and human health working with this philosophy: "Healthy Soil = Healthy
Food = Healthy People."
gardenweb.com resources, the exchange, links from all over the world.GardenWeb Forums comprise the
largest community of gardeners on the Internet.
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Various biographical sources
for St. Fiacre:
Patron Saints Index....
Catholic Encyclopedia....
Catholic Online Saints .....
St. Charles Borromeo Church
A cleverly written biography from the Bulb Lady.
(Note: Some sources list
St. Fiacre's Day
as September 1.)
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Brother Cadfael Fiacre's fictional "soul brother" who is also a detective. A fun site for fans.
 (St. Gertrude of Nivelles is also the patron saint of gardeners.
See our St.Gertrude's
page for gardening
links)
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Second Harvest is the nation's
largest domestic hunger-relief organization with a network of over 200 food banks and food-rescue programs, including
gardeners who "grow a row" for the hungry.
Earth
Works is an Urban Gardening project
in Detroit, run by Capuchin Monks.
The Spirit of Gardening
features poems, quotes and wisdom about the spiritual aspects of gardening and gardens
Garden of Spirit
from The Garden Forum includes links to such places as the Vatican Gardens, Capistrano Misson, Garden Sanctuaries,
etc.
Gardening Angels Volunteer Program works with schools to install gardens and to teach students gardening
skills.
The Kitchen Garden Project gives people in need an opportunity to provide for themselves. The harvest is more than
one of succulent tomatoes and sweet corn, it is one of self-resepect and accomplishment as well.
The American Community Gardening Association helps gardening programs share their limited resources and benefit from each other's experience
and expertise.
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