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Gardening Basics for Everyone

• Vegetable Planting Guide for Columbia, MO
• As part of the mission of a land-grant institution, the University of Missouri has lots of information and resources for the gardener available through Outreach and Extension.
• Seed planting calendar, descriptions of commonly available vegetable varieties, cool/warm season vegetables (Kansas City Community Gardens)
• Heirloom seeds and plants, info from the USDA
• The National Gardening Association
• GardenGuides is a commercial site with helpful resources for the garden.
• Learn about organic gardening practices.
• The USDA has gardening basics on their site for gardeners.
• Library books on gardening:
  • Small Farm, Big Garden booklist
  • Container & Small Space Gardening booklist
  • Farmer’s Market Cookbooks list

Canning & Food Preservation

• Complete Guide to Home Canning
• National Center for Home Food Preservation
• MU Extension Food Preservation Guides

Local Gardening and Food Resources

• Boone County Farmer’s Market
• Columbia Farmer’s Market
• Columbia Garden Club
• Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture
• Composting workshops from the City of Columbia (sign up form)
• Dept. of Conservation field guide to Missouri plants & animals
• The Food Circles Networking Project has its heart right here in Columbia.
• Grow Native encourages landscaping with plants native to Missouri
• Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners
• The Root Cellar
• Missouri Farm to School
• Slow Food Katy Trail Convivium
• Superior Garden Center offers monthly gardening tips newsletters
• Sustain Mizzou
• Sustainable Farms & Communities
• The Heartland All Species Project is in Kansas City
• Gateway Greening is a community gardening group in St. Louis.

Dealing with Lead Contamination

• University of Minnesota Extension on lead contamination
• Cornell University: Children, Gardens & Lead
• Oregon State University: Evaluate & Avoid Lead Hazards
• Washington State University: Lead & arsenic poisoned soils

Community Gardens Across the Country

• The American Community Garden Association
• Believe it or not, the Clinton Community Garden is in New York City.
• Boston, MA
• Boulder, Colorado
• Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Burlington,Vermont
• Madison, Wisconsin