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- AGRI-TOPICS Series, National Agricultural Library
- Public Services Division, Beltsville, Maryland 20705
- October 1989
- ORGANIC GARDENING
- The term "organic gardening" is of fairly recent origin. Robert
- Rodale, son of J. I. Rodale, credits his father with first using
- the word "organic" to describe the "natural method of gardening and
- farming". The senior Rodale used it in founding his publication,
- "Organic Gardening and Farming", in 1942. The term "organic
- farming" was first used in a 1940 publication, "Look to the Land",
- by Lord Northbourne (London: Dent). Not just a technique, but a
- philosophy as well, the components of what we now call organic
- gardening and farming have been practiced for centuries.
- Practice of good husbandry of the land was of significant
- importance to ancient writers such as Cato, Virgil, Pliny and
- Columella ("The Husbandry of the Ancients", by Adam Dickson.
- Edinburgh, Scotland: Dickson & Creeca, 1788). The rotation of
- crops was recommended by Thomas Tusser in his classic and often
- reprinted work of 1580, "Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry"
- (Great Britain: n.p.). In this country "green manuring and
- manures" was discussed in depth by John Wolfinger in the "1864
- Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Agriculture" (Washington DC:
- Government Printing Office, 1865, pp. 299-328) two years after
- President Abraham Lincoln established the Department of
- Agriculture.
- Pioneers of organic practices in the United States have
- acknowledged their debt to these men and to those others whose
- written works continue to influence us. J. I. Rodale, believed by
- many to be the father of organic practices in the U.S., called Sir
- Albert Howard of England the "father of the movement". Howard's
- classic study on soil fertility, "An Agricultural Testament"
- (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1940) includes a chapter on the
- "Agriculture of the Nations Which Have Passed Away" as well as
- observations of agricultural techniques practiced in both the Orient
- and the Occident.
- There has always been a wide range of variation in organic
- gardening practices. From the purist view of followers of Masanobu
- Fukuoka of Japan, who advocates "no tillage, no fertilizer, no
- pesticides, no weeding, and no pruning" ("The Natural Way of
- Farming: the Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy", Tokyo, Japan
- Publications, 1985) to the perspective of those gardeners who seek
- to combine conventional and organic procedures, the field of
- opportunity for choice in organic gardening practice is fertile
- indeed.
- We hope that this Agri-Topic will assist you in making the choices
- appropriate to your situation and philosophy. Whether you are
- landscaping a small city backyard, planning a community garden,
- protecting the environment and/or your pocketbook, or just
- endeavoring to grow tastier fruits and vegetables for home or
- market, we wish you each, "Good Gardening!"
- Prepared by:
- Jane Potter Gates
- Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
- National Agricultural Library
- 10301 Baltimore Blvd.
- Beltsville, MD 20705
- Telephone (30l) 344-3704
- September, 1989
-
- BOOKS:
- -----
- Abraham, George; Abraham, Katy
- "Organic gardening under glass: fruits, vegetables, and
- ornamentals in the greenhouse."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1975. viii, 308 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB415.A27
-
- Alth, Max
- "How to farm your backyard the mulch-organic way."
- New York: McGraw-Hill, [1977], x, 272 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.A47
-
- Ball, Jeff; Cresson, Charles O.
- "The 60-minute flower garden: have a yard full of dazzling flowers
- in one hour a week."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1987. xii, 276 pp. : ill. (some col.)
- NAL SB405.B2
-
- Basham, Charles W.
- "Organic gardening."
- Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University. Cooperative
- Extension Service, 1975. Bulletin no. 486A, 15 pp.
- NAL 275.29 C71e No.486A
-
- Berg, Donald J.
- "The kitchen gardeners' guide."
- Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, c1987. 160 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.K58
-
- Blakely, E.; Adams, C.E.; Kroger, M.; Kuhn, G.D.; Molonon, B.R.
- "The issues of organic foods and organic gardening."
- Farm-Econ. University Park, PA: The Service. Oct 1979. 4 pp. : ill.
- NAL 275.28-P38
-
- Bowers, Warner Fremont; Bowers, Lucile
- "Common sense organic gardening."
- [Harrisburg, PA]: Stackpole Books, [1974], 224 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.B68
-
- Bubel, Nancy
- "The seed-starter's handbook." ill. by Robert Shetterly; photos. by
- Mike Bubel.
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1978. xviii, 363 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB321.B9
-
- Bucaro, Frank; Wallechinsky, David
- "Chico's organic gardening and natural living."
- Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, [1972], 154 pp. : ill.
- NAL S605.5.B8
-
- Carr, Anna
- "Advanced organic gardening."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1982. v, 138 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.C37
-
- Carr, Anna
- "Rodale's color handbook of garden insects."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1979. xii, 241 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB931.C34
-
- Cocannouer, Joseph A.
- "Organic gardening & farming."
- New York: Arco, [1971, C1954], 147 pp.
- NAL S591.C62
-
- Coleman, Eliot
- "The new organic grower."
- Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green, 1989.
- NAL SB324.3.C65
-
- Cox, Jeff
- "How to grow vegetables organically."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1988. vii, 312 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.C69
-
- Creasy, Rosalind
- "The complete book of edible landscaping."
- San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, c1982. xiv, 379 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB473.C73
-
- Cuthbertson, Tom
- "Alan Chadwick's enchanted garden." 1st ed.
- New York: Dutton, c1978. xv, 208 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.C87
-
- Doscher, Paul; Fisher, Timothy; Kolb, Kathleen
- "Intensive gardening round the year."
- Brattleboro, VT: S. Greene Press, c1981. xvi, 144 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.D67
-
- Easey, Ben; Furner, Brian George, ed.
- "Practical organic gardening." Rev. ed.
- London: Faber and Faber, 1976. 151 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.E3
-
- "Encyclopedia of organic gardening, The." New rev. ed.
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1978. x, 1236 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB45.07-1978
-
- Engelken, Ralph; Engelken, Rita; Slattery, Pat
- "The art of natural farming & gardening."
- Greeley, IA: Barrington Hall Press, 1981. vi, 225 pp. : ill., map,
- ports.
- NAL S605.5.E53
-
- Fenten, D. X.
- "Gardening. . naturally." Line drawings by Howard Berelson.
- New York: F. Watts, 1973. 87 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.F45
-
- Evans, Burton R.; Gay, Johnny Dan; Bullock, Fitzroy
- "Organic gardening and Pest Control."
- Athens, GA: University of Georgia, 1989. Bulletin 1007. 20 pp.
- NAL 255.29.G29B
-
- Fogg, Harry George Witham
- "Vegetables naturally: an organic-gardening guide.
- "Edinburgh: J. Bartholomew, c1976. 168 pp. : ill. (some col.)
- NAL SB324.3.F63"
-
- Foster, Lee
- "Backyard farming: growing your own fresh vegetables, fruits, and
- herbs in a small space."
- San Francisco: Chronicle Books, c1982. 87 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.F67
-
- Franck, Gertrude
- "Companion planting: successful gardening the organic way."
- Wellingborough, Northamptonshire; New York: Thorsons; Distributed
- by Sterling Publishing Co., 1983. 128 pp., [16] pp. of plates : ill.
- (some col.)
- NAL SB318.F69
-
- Freeman, John A.
- "Survival gardening." Expanded 2nd ed.
- Rock Hill, SC: John's Press, 1983. 102, [2] pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.F7-1983
-
- Fryer, Lee; Gresser, Sy
- "The bio-gardener's bible."
- Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co., c1982. x, 240 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.F79
-
- Grounds, Roger
- "The natural garden."
- London: Davis-Poynter, 1976. 168 pp.
- NAL SB453.5.G7
-
- Halpin, Anne Moyer
- "Rodale's encyclopedia of indoor gardening."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1980. vii, 902 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB419.R74
-
- Hamilton, Geoff
- "The organic garden book."
- New York: Crown Publishers, 1987. 288 pp. : ill. (some col.)
- NAL SB453.5.H36
-
- Hart, Harold
- "Growing food for health and pleasure: a comprehensive guide to
- practical organic gardening."
- Croydon, Surrey: Gateway Book Co. [1971], 159 pp.
- NAL SB322.H32
-
- Harter, Walter
- "Organic gardening for city dwellers."
- [New York]: Warner Paperback Library, [1973], 191 pp.
- NAL SB453.5.H37
-
- Hills, Lawrence Donegan
- "Organic gardening."
- New York: Penguin Books, 1977. 240 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.H5
-
- "How to grow vegetables and fruits by the organic method."
- By the staff of Organic Gardening and Farming Magazine.
- Compilation supervised
- by Dorothy Franz and Jerome Olds.
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books, c1961. 926 pp. : ill.
- NAL S605.5.O68
-
- Hunt, Marjorie.
- "Basic organic gardening."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1982. v, 161 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.H86
-
- Hunt, Marjorie; Bortz, Brenda.
- "High-yield gardening: how to get more from your garden space and
- more from your gardening season."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1986. xi, 403 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.H863
-
- Hylton, William H.; Coon, Nelson
- "The Rodale herb book: how to use, grow, and buy nature's miracle
- plants."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press Book Division, 1974, 653 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB351.H5H94
-
- Jackson, Wes; Berry, Wendell; Colman, Bruce, eds.
- "Meeting the expectations of the land: essays in sustainable
- agriculture and stewardship."
- San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, c1984. xvi, 250 pp.
- NAL S442.M38
-
- Jeavons, John
- "How to grow more vegetables than you ever thought possible on less
- land than you can imagine, a primer on the life-giving
- biodynamic/French intensive method of organic horticulture." [Rev.]
- Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, c1982. xv, 159 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB320.6.J43-1982
-
- Johns, Glenn F.
- "Best ideas for organic vegetable growing."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books, [C1969], 197 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB321.J6
-
- Johns, Glenn F.
- "Lawn beauty the organic way."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books, [C1970], 411 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB433.L35
-
- Kourik, Robert; Kane, Mark
- "Designing and maintaining your edible landscape naturally."
- Santa Rosa, CA: Metamorphic Press; Emmaus, PA: Distribution,
- Rodale Press, c1986. xxi, 370 pp., 8 pp. of plates : ill. (some
- col.)
- NAL SB473.K64
-
- Kreuter, Marie-Luise
- "The Macmillan book of organic gardening."
- New York: Macmillan, 1985, 128 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.K74
-
- Lacey, Roy
- "Organic gardening."
- London: David & Charles, 1988, 184 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.L3
-
- "Let's take a look at organic gardening; health foods, composting,
- pest management, research, food additives, plant nutrition."
- Minn Univ Ext Bull, 1973. #377-1973. 20 pp.
- NAL 275.29-M66S
-
- Logsdon, Gene
- "The gardener's guide to better soil. By Gene Logsdon and the
- editors of Organic gardening and farming."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1975. ix, 246 pp. : ill.
- NAL S591.L57
-
- Logsdon, Gene
- "Organic orcharding: a grove of trees to live in."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1982. xiii, 415 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB357.24.L63
-
- Logsdon, Gene
- "Two acre Eden." Rev. ed.
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1980. x, 237 pp.
- NAL SB455.L58
-
- Main, Jody; Portugal, Nancy
- "Potted plant organic care." 3d ed.
- Palo Alto, CA: Wild Horses Potted Plant, 1980. 78 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB419.M263
-
- Mather, Jim
- "Soil care for gardeners: a practical guide."
- Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood, 1988. viii, 87 pp. :
- ill.
- NAL S591.M37
-
- Mintz, Lorelie Miller
- "Vegetables in patches and pots: a child's guide to organic
- vegetable gardening. " ill. by the author."
- "New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1976], [1], 115 pp. : ill.
- NAL jSB324.M55"
-
- "Natural gardening handbook."
- Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Handbook #77, 1975, 73 pp. :
- ill.
- NAL 450-P694
-
- Nearing, Helen; Nearing, Scott
- "Building and using our sun-heated greenhouse: grow vegetables all
- year-round." photos. by Richard Garrett.
- Charlotte, VT: Garden Way Pub., c1977. 148 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB415.N36
-
- Ogden, Samuel R.
- "Step-by-step to organic vegetable growing."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, [C1971], 182 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB321.O4
-
- Olkowski, Helga; Olkowski, William
- "The city people's book of raising food."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1975, xi, 228 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB321.O43
-
- "Organic gardener's complete guide to vegetables and fruits."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1982. xviii, 510 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.O37
-
- "Organic gardening's soil first aid manual."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1982. 92 pp. : ill.
- NAL S633.O7
-
- "Organic way to mulching, The."
- By the editors of "Organic gardening and farming," Robert Rodale,
- editor. Compilation supervised by Glenn F. Johns
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, [1972, C1971], x, 192 pp. : ill.
- NAL S605.5.O73
-
- Overdahl, C. J.; Turnquist, O. C.; Miller, G. R.; Pfleger, F. L.;
- Ascerno, M. E.;
- Packard, V. S.
- "Organic gardening: an integrated approach."
- Bull Agric Ext Serv Univ Minn, 1977, #377-1977, 18 pp.
- NAL 275.29.M66S
-
- Pendergast, Chuck
- "Introduction to organic gardening."
- New York: Paperback Library, [1972, C1971], 190 pp.
- NAL S605.5.P4
-
- Pfeiffer, Ehrenfried
- "Soil fertility, renewal & preservation: bio-dynamic farming and
- gardening."
- East Grinstead, Sussex: Lanthorn, 1983. v, 199 pp., [5] pp. of
- plates : ill.
- NAL S605.5.P5
-
- Philbrick, John; Philbrick, Helen; Steiner, Rudolf
- "Gardening for health and nutrition: an introduction to the method
- of bio-dynamic gardening inaugurated by Rudolf Steiner."
- Blauvelt, NY: Rudolf Steiner Publications, [C1971], 93 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB321.P5-1971
-
- Powell, Thomas; Powell, Betty
- "Your garden homestead on inches, yards, or acres."
- Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. xii, 272 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.P67
-
- Proulx, Annie
- "The gourmet gardener: growing choice fruits and vegetables with
- spectacular results."
- 1st ed.
- New York: Fawcett Columbine, c1987. viii, 197 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.P7-1987
-
- Rateaver, Bargyla and Gylver
- "The organic method primer."
- Pauma Valley, CA: Rateaver, 1973, 257 pp.
- NAL S605.5.R37
-
- Riemer, Jan
- "The beginner's kitchen garden." drawings by Lauren Jarrett.
- New York: Morrow, 1975. 132 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB321.R54
-
- Rodale, Jerome Irving
- "The organic front."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, l948. 198 pp.
- NAL 56.6 R610
-
- Rodale, Robert; Johns, Glenn F.
- "The basic book of organic gardening."
- New York: Ballantine, [C1971], 377 pp.
- NAL S605.5.R6
-
- Sanzone, Susan J.; Burman, Jenny; Hage, Mary Agnes
- "Healthy harvest III: a directory of sustainable agriculture and
- horticulture organizations, 1989-1990." 1989-1990 ed.
- Washington, DC: Potomac Valley Press c1989. 159 pp. : ill.
- NAL S605.5.H425-1989
-
- "Sense of humus, A." (Motion picture)
- Oley, PA: Bullfrog Films, 1976, 28 min. sd. color. 16 mm.
- NAL S633.S4-F&N-AV
-
- Shewell-Cooper, W. E. (Wilfred Edward)
- "Basic book of natural gardening."
- London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. 159 pp., 2 leaves of plates : ill.
- NAL SB453.5.S55
-
- Shewell-Cooper, W. E. (Wilfred Edward)
- "Dr. Shewell-Cooper's basic book of fruit growing."
- London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. 176 pp., 2 leaves of plates : ill.
- (some col.)
- NAL SB357.24.S53
-
- Smith, Marny
- "Gardening with conscience: the organic-intensive method."
- New York: Seabury Press, 1981. ix, 86 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.S63
-
- Smith, Miranda
- "Greenhouse gardening."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1985. x, 278 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB415.S657
-
- Solomon, Steve
- "The complete guide to organic gardening west of the Cascades."
- Seattle, WA: Pacific Search Press, c1981. 172 pp. : ill.
- NAL SB324.3.S67
-
- Stickland, Sue
- "Planning the organic herb garden: from pots on patios to larger
- layouts."
- Wellingborough, England; New York: Thorsons, 1986. 127 pp., [8]
- pp. of plates : ill. (some col.)
- NAL SB351.H5S76
-
- Strandberg, Meta
- "Food growing without poisons."
- London: Turnstone Press Ltd., c1976. 96 pp. : ill. (some col.)
- NAL SB453.5.S8
-
- Tyler, Hamilton A.
- "Organic gardening without poisons."
- New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, [C1970], 111 pp. : ill.
- NAL S605.5.T8
-
- Wallechinsky, David
- "Chico's organic gardening and natural living."
- Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, [1972], 154 pp. : ill.
- NAL S605.5.B8
-
- Wickenden, Leonard
- "Gardening with nature: how to grow your own vegetables, fruits
- and flowwers by natural methods."
- New York: Devin-Adair, 1954. 396 pp.
- NAL 90 W632
-
- Winter, Jean
- "The organic network."
- Clinton, Michigan: Eden Acres, Inc., 1984. ca. 300 pp.
- NAL SB453.5.W5
-
- Yepsen, Roger B.
- "The encyclopedia of natural insect & disease control: the most
- comprehensive guide to protecting plants--vegetables, fruit,
- flowers, trees, and lawns--without toxic chemicals."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, c1984. 490 pp. : ill. (some col.)
- NAL SB974.O73-1984
-
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- "Acres, U.S.A."
- Kansas City, MO
- NAL S601.A1.A25
-
- "IPM practitioner."
- Berkeley, CA: Bio Integral Resource Center
- NAL SB950.A1I66
-
- "Natural food and farming."
- Atlanta, TX: Natural Food Associates
- NAL 389.8.N218
-
- "New farm, The."
- Emmaus, PA: Regenerative Agriculture Organization
- NAL S2.N32
-
- "Organic gardening."
- Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press
- NAL S605.5.O74
-
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