FIR FOREST HARVEST
Tom and Maxine Yunker
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
This is a lis of just some of the books and websites that Tom and Maxine use to gather information. We hope this list is of assistance.
www.urbanharvest.org - Urban Harvest has a great deal of information for just about anyone. They offer many classes and you can purchase Bob Randall's book through them. They also sponsor the Bayou City Farmers Market held every Saturday morning.
www.100mileharvest.com This site follows the Arroyos family and their journey toward eating everything grown within 100 miles from their home in Sugarland, Texas. They have additional pages on where the product is grown and what vegetables are available when. This is a wonderful site.
www.localharvest.org - Local harvest spreads all over the United States. Just type in your zip code for resources available close to you.
www.sustainabletable.org - this group is all about growing sustainably and it's importance to our future. Be sure to check out their movies online "The Meatrix".
www.urbanharvest.org - Urban Harvest has a great deal of information for just about anyone. They offer many classes and you can purchase Bob Randall's book through them. They also sponsor the Bayou City Farmers Market held every Saturday morning.
www.100mileharvest.com This site follows the Arroyos family and their journey toward eating everything grown within 100 miles from their home in Sugarland, Texas. They have additional pages on where the product is grown and what vegetables are available when. This is a wonderful site.
www.localharvest.org - Local harvest spreads all over the United States. Just type in your zip code for resources available close to you.
www.sustainabletable.org - this group is all about growing sustainably and it's importance to our future. Be sure to check out their movies online "The Meatrix".
Year Round Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers For Metro Houston- 12th Edition by Bob Randall, copywrite 1999, 2000-2006- If you only purchase one book, this is the one to get............everything you ever wanted to know about growing vegetables and fruits in the Houston area is in this one book. Available through Urban Harvest.
The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, by Edward C. Smith, copywrite 2000. We especially like the vegetable sections with the good companions and bad companions listed individually.
The Texas Bug Book- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, by Howard Garrett and C. Malcolm Beck, copywrite 2005- concentrates on Texas bugs, beetles, and other critters.
Let It Rot ! The Gardener's Guide to Composting, by Stu Campbell, copywrite 1998- everything you want to know about composting.
The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, by Edward C. Smith, copywrite 2000. We especially like the vegetable sections with the good companions and bad companions listed individually.
The Texas Bug Book- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, by Howard Garrett and C. Malcolm Beck, copywrite 2005- concentrates on Texas bugs, beetles, and other critters.
Let It Rot ! The Gardener's Guide to Composting, by Stu Campbell, copywrite 1998- everything you want to know about composting.
