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Offers suggestions for developing a library collection on organic/vegetable gardening and includes a bibliography of books and horticultural periodicals. `Your Organic Garden,' by Jeff Cox; `The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping,' by Rosalind Creasy; `Vegetable Gardening,' by the Callaway Gardens staff; `Rodale's Color Handbook of Garden Insects,' by Anna Carr; `Horticulture,' from Horticulture, Inc.

The article reviews the DVD "Holistic Gardening with Michael Phillips," produced by Mad River Media.

The article focuses on the steps taken by Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center (OGLC) in National City, California to motivate and connect students and families on a healthier lifestyle. It says that students and families were connected through environmental stewardship, organic gardening, and nutrition education. It states that students were scheduled to come four times over the school year.

The article features several books on sustainable gardening. "The Backyard Homestead," edited by Carleen Madigan, offers tips on how to feed families using plants and animals raised at home. St. Lynn's Press offers "Grow Organic: Over 250 Tips and Ideas for Growing Flowers, Veggies, Lawns and More," by Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser. "You Bet Your Tomatoes!: How to Grow Great-Tasting Tomatoes in Your Own Backyard or Garden," by Mike McGrath, offers advice on growing tomatoes organically.

Lowenfels also suggests ways to "enjoy your harvest" - such as by, of course, smoking it - and includes recipes for edibles, such as "canna butter chocolate mug cake." The accompanying charts and drawings substantiate his claims about autoflowering cannabis's versatility, but the color photographs look amateurish. Moreover, while Lowenfels asserts that "if you can grow tomatoes, you can quickly learn to grow Autoflowering Cannabis", the specialized knowledge he imparts doesn't support that claim. [Extracted from the article]

The article encourages vegetable growers to become an advocate for pesticides. It advises growers to make a connection with other people through communication to be able to convey the safety and proper use of pesticides. It emphasizes the importance for growers to focus on the benefits of pesticide use, as well as its registration, labeling and use in organic production.

The article reports that Stan Slaughter, member of the U.S. Composting Council (USCC) organization known as the EcoTroubador, was invited by Prince Charles of Wales to speak for the organic gardening celebration at The Royal Gardens at Highgrove in Gloucestershire, England on April 15, 2016.

Advocates the use of compost in gardening. Reduction of the bulk density of heavy soils; Improvement of aggregation, water holding capacity and exchange capacity of sandy soils; Use of compost as a weed and feed mulch; Mulching with immature compost.

The reports on a survey on whether the fruits and vegetables in the White House garden in Washington, D.C. should be grown using conventional practices, as opposed to organic practices. First Lady Michelle Obama previously announced that she would be planting an organic garden at the White House, but a number of industry leaders have argued in defense of conventional growing practices.

The article reviews two web sites including the www.americanvegetablegrower.com and www.growingproduce.com.

The author comments on why there has not been more outrage from organic consumers on the news that two California companies were suspected of adding synthetic fertilizer to purportedly organic products. He states that the reaction of consumers might be due to the fact that these stories have not seen greater play in consumer media. He mentions that since consumers who purchase organic vegetables do so based on the faith that those products were organically grown, violation of that faith could lose those consumers.

The article focuses on the horticultural education provided by the Cardinal Wiseman School in Coventry, England. Gardens and Animal Care assistant Craig Robins, together with rural studies Sean O'Donovan, embarked on a plan to transform a piece of waste ground into an organic vegetable garden. It cites that the students have ownership of all the produce they grow and are allowed to take it home. The school is said to have acted as a hub for horticultural advice to schools within the region.

The article presents several books about organic gardening. The book "Growing Green: Organic Techniques for a Sustainable Future," by Jenny Hall and Iain Tolhurst, is a guide to following organic standards, particularly methods that avoid the use of slaughterhouse manure and by-products. Bob Flowerdew's book "Organic Garden Basics: Five Easy Steps to Growing Organically," compiles illustrations and advice on soil improvement, plant selection and seasonal maintenance.

Presents an essay about composting, which was originally published in the 2005 issue of "The Community Greening Review," publication of the American Community Gardening Association. Conversation with a friend about organic gardening; Author's to visit a community garden for the homeless in Toronto, Ontario; Functions of community gardens.

Describes the Yalding Organic Gardens demonstration garden in England. Soil amendment; Compost use; Theme gardens; Role in compost education.

This article offers a look at the marketing of organic garden supplies in the U.S. Natural-based gardening materials account for about 10% of the $1 billion fertilizer market and about 2.6% of the $1.6 billion pesticide market in 1993 according to David Butterfield, research director for the National Gardening Association. Confusion over the definition of organic has prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a definition for the term for food products as well as garden supplies. In addition to this, the products receive little advertising support. Ringer Corp. spends about $1 million a year in advertising, while Orthoganics was not advertised in 1992. Still, supporters of the green gardening movements are optimistic.