Organic Production Resources
Compiled by Chris Stonehouse
Organizations/Web sites:
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/ofp/
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/
Growing Small Farms (Debbie Roos’ web page, Chatham County Extension Agent)
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/index.html
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
http://www.mofga.org/info.html
National Organic Program
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm
NC Organic
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mapline/ncorganic/
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Organic Gardening (Rodale publication)
http://www.organicgardening.com/
Organic Materials Review Institute
Organic Production Resources
Sources of certified organic seed:
1) Albert Lea Seed House
1414 West Main Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Phone: (507) 373-3161 or 800-352-5247
§ OMRI Listed
2) Bountiful Gardens
18001 Shafer Ranch Road
Willits, CA 95490
Phone: 707-459-6410
3) (The) Cook’s Garden
P.O. Box 535
Londonderry, VT 05148
Phone: 800-457-9703 (toll free)
Web: www.cooksgarden.com
4) FEDCO Seeds
P.O. Box 520
Waterville, ME 04903
Fax: (207) 872-8317
Web: www.fedcoseeds.com
5) Filaree Farm
192 Conconully Hwy, Okanogan, WA 998840
Phone: (509) 422-6980
Web: http://www.filarreefarm.com
§ OMRI Listed
6) High Mowing Organic Seeds
813 Brook Road
Wolcott, VT 05680
Phone: (802) 888-1800
Web: http://highmowingseeds.com
§ Certified organic by Vermont Organic Farmer’s
7) Irish Eyes/Garden City Seeds
P.O. Box 307
Thorpe, WA 98946
Phone: (877) 733-3001
Web: www.irish-eyes.com
Whole sale/bulk rates: Yes
8) Johnny's Selected Seeds
955 Benton Ave. Winslow, Maine 04901
Phone: (207) 861-3901 or 800-854-2580
Web: http://www.johnnyseeds.com
§ OMRI Listed
9) (The) Natural Gardening Company
P.O. Box 750776, Petaluma, CA 94975-0776
Phone: (707) 766-9303
Web: http://www.naturalgardening.com
§ Certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmer’s
10) NC+
3820 N. 56th St. Lincoln Nebraska
Phone: (402) 467-2517 or 800-279-7999
Web: http://www.ncorganics.com
§ OMRI Listed
11) Seeds of Change
PO Box 15700 Santa Fe, NM
Phone: (888) 762-7333 or 866-339-3876
Web: http://www.seedsofchange.com
Wholesale/Bulk rates: Yes
§ OMRI Listed
12) Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
P.O. Box 460
Mineral, VA 23117
Phone: (540) 894-9480
13) Sow Organic Seeds
PO Box 527
Williams, OR 97544
Phone: (888)709-7333 (toll free)
Web: http://www.organicseed.com
Wholesale rates: Yes
14) Superior Organic Grains, Ltd.
N 7076 Hwy C. Seymour, WI 54165
Phone: 920-833-6953
§ OMRI Listed
15) Territorial Seed Company
PO Box 158 Cottage Grove, Oregon
Phone: 541-942-9547
Web: http://www.territorial-seed.com
§ OMRI Listed
16) Veseys
PO Box 9000, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, C1A 8K6
Phone: (902) 368-7333 or 800-363-7333
§ Certified by the Maritime Certified Organic Growers Inc.
§ Meets all standards associated with the National Standard of Canada for Organic Agriculture CAN/CGSB-32.310-99.
§ Also certified by Global Organic Alliance Inc.
§ Certified organic producer number is 1109GOAC1P001-02.)
17) Wood Prairie Farm
49 Kinney Road Bridgewater, ME 04735
Phone: (207) 425-7741 or 800-829-9765
Web: http://www.woodprairie.com/
§ OMRI Listed
OMRI Listed means that the companies listed provide a current organic certificate that is kept on file with the OMRI for every seed/planting stock the company lists. These lists are updated on the OMRI web site: http://www.omri.org/OMRI_SEED_list.html
Organic Production Resources
Sources of organic growing media
1) Beautiful Lands Products
P.O. Box 179, 360 Cookson Dr., West Branch, IA 52358
Phone: 800/227-2781
www.beautifullandproducts.com
Organic growing media and fertilizers, greenhouse supplies
2) Clinton Nursery Products
25 Eagle Street, Providence, RI 02908-5622
Phone: 401-944-8841
Web:
3) Crystal Company
572 Leffingwell, St. Louis, MO 63122
Phone: 314-966-5999
Web: http://www.crystalsoil.com ***under construction
Suppliers of coir
4) Good Earth Organics
5960 Broadway, Lancaster, NY 14086
Phone: 716-684-8111 or toll free at 888-323-2784
5) Green Technology Group
Phone: 703-832-0497
Supplier of GroPro Organic potting mix
6) Harmony Farm Supply
PO Box 460, Graton, CA 95444
Phone: 707-823-9125
Web: http://www.harmonyfarm.com/
Supplier of organic fertilizers
7) Intervale Compost Products
282 Intervale Road, Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 660-4949
Web: http://www.intervale.org/NCompost.htm
Organic compost, top soil, germinating mix, potting soil, planting mix
Mail order sources: Cook’s Garden & Garden Supply Company
Approved for use by Northeast Organic Farming Association-Vermont/Vermont Organic Farmers on organic farms and gardens
8) Nature’s Way
available from: Earlee Inc.
2002 Hwy. 62, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Phone: 813-282-9134
9) Organic Conversion
19734 Coates Blvd., Hastings, MN 55033
Phone: 612-437-6337
Mixture of composted sheep manure and peat moss
10) Peaceful Valley
P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Phone: (530) 272-4769
Web: http://www.groworganic.com/
11) Peaco Peat Moss and Soils
72263 US Highway 93, Big Arm, MT 59910
Phone: 800-829-0729
Peaco All Natural Organic potting soil
OMRI listed
12) Premier Tech Inc.
Web: http://www.premiertech.com/
Ultimate Organic Mix & Myke potting soil now available
OMRI listed
13) SunGro Horticultural Distribution, Inc.
110-110th Ave. NE, Suite 490, Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: 206-450-9379
Several organic potting mixes
OMRI listed
14) Schultz Company
13260 Corporate Exchange Dr., Bridgeton, MO 63044-3720
Phone: (314) 298 - 2700
One product currently approved on OMRI, Garden Safe All Purpose Potting Mix
OMRI listed
15) Zook & Ranck
RD 1, Box 243, Gap, PA 17527
Phone: 717-442-4171
OMRI Listed means that the companies listed provide a current organic certificate that is kept on file with the OMRI for every seed/planting stock the company lists. These lists are updated on the OMRI web site: http://www.omri.org/OMRI_SEED_list.html
Last modified May 6, 2003 10:34 AM