Organizations:

Texas Organic Farmers & Growers Association - http://www.tofga.com/

             Great resource for farming “How2” & local farmers info here in Texas

The New Farm® - http://www.newfarm.org/index.shtml

             Lots of interesting info on Sustainable Farming

ACRES USA - http://www.acresusa.com

             THE voice for Eco-Agriculture – subscribe, you will be glad you did!

ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

             http://attra.ncat.org/   Massive amounts of free info – Use it!

Local Harvest - http://www.localharvest.org/

             Find local farmers in your area

High Brix Gardens – http://www.highbrixgardens.com/

             The folks really working on raising Nutrient Dense Foods

Holistic Resource Management of Texas - http://www.hrm-texas.org/

             Folks quietly working with Nature to profitably improve their operations

Pike Agri-Lab Supplies - http://www.pikeagri.com/

             Where to get Brix, Ph, EC, DOL, etc. meters and supplies.

 

 

Specialty Links:

ATTRA – Notes on Compost Tea –

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/compost-tea-notes.html#composttea

 

GREAT Soil Amendment & Nutrient Deficiency Chart from Golden Harvest Organics.  Nitrogen, Potash and Phosphorous %’s for various materials along with a Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms/Remedies table.  These folks did a lot of good work and organized it well.   http://www.ghorganics.com/page32.html

They have other great links for Companion Planting, Problems with Critters and Plant Diseases.

 

EM: Effective Microrganisms^TM - EM America                  

             http://www.emamerica.com/

 

 

 

 

Farms Around Bryan/College Station Texas:

Home Sweet Farm – A CSA in Branham, TX  Serving 3 counties.

             http://www.homesweetfarm.com/

Sand Creek Farm – Certified Raw Milk, Calvert, TX.  254-697-2927

             http://www.sandcreekfarm.net/

Wateroak Farms – All things from goat milk!, Hearn, TX  979-279-2373

             http://www.dairygoathaven.com

Star Haven Farms & Texas Grass Fed Beef, Iola, TX  (936)394-9072

             http://www.texasgrassfed.com/

 

 

Soil, Plant and Tea Testing Labs:

 

Texas Plant & Soil Lab - Edinburg, TX - Dr. K. Chandler, CPAg/SSc is a real              expert in Texas on large row crops, vegetable and fruit farming   

             operations.  They have a real Cotton Program that works!

             http://txplant-soillab.com/index.htm

International Ag Labs - Fairmont, MN - Dan Skow and Jon Franks follow the Dr.              Carey Reams approach to soil balancing and crop nutrition.  Great for              lawn & garden soil tests and for getting a High Brix home garden

             started for yourself - and they do large farming operations all over

             the world.  The High Brix Garden experts.  507-2356909

             http://www.aglabs.com/

Midwest Laboratories - Omaha, NE - BIG - they do everything for everyone - big              or small.  Great service, fast and you can get results online but MUST              use Internet Explorer to access.

             https://www.midwestlabs.com/index3.html

Soil Foodweb, Inc. - Corvallis, WA - Where you go for all types of Compost,               Compost Tea, Soil Biology and Leaf Organism Assay testing.

             http://www.soilfoodweb.com/01_services/01_oregon/index.html