From san@nal.usda.govWed Mar 27 22:34:23 1996 Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 09:06:44 -0500 (EST) From: "Andy Clark, SAN Coordinator" To: ceplacer@ucdavis.edu Cc: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu, CXHL@musica.mcgill.ca Subject: Re: companion planting On Tue, 26 Mar 1996 ceplacer@ucdavis.edu wrote: > We're doing a guide for CA foothill growers about harvest and season > extension, and are including planting information. Can anyone provide > university-type research on companion planting? > > Bill Blake > Prog Rep > UCCE Placer Bill, I've just done a quick search of a Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) publication called "Sustainable Agriculture Directory of Expertise". This pub is available in print or on diskette which is easily searchable. I searched the diskette and in about 2 minutes found two people with expertise in companion planting. Maybe they can help you along with other references. Anyone who agrees to be in the Directory also agrees to be contacted by anyone seeking information. Be sure to contact them as listed in the directory (see below). I searched the 1994 Directory. The 1995 version has just come out in print, but is not quite ready on diskette. I will send the group another message about this and other SAN publications. EXCERPTS FROM SAN DIRECTORY OF EXPERTISE FOLLOW: Andy Clark SAN Coordinator c/o AFSIC, Room 304 National Agricultural Library 10301 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 PH: 301-504-6425 FAX: 301-504-6409 san@nal.usda.gov Ref#: 774 Individual Cat: 00594 Tim P. Miller Millberg Farms 737 Opal Lane Kyle, TX 78640 Telephone:(512)268-1433 Preferred method of contact: Please contact me by mail at the above address. Sust. Agric. Roles: Information Provider Major Areas of Sust. Agric. Expertise: Organic Production, Horticultural Crop Production, Vegetable, Information Transfer / Education Primary crop and livestock enterprises: onions and related, nuts, forestry, fruit crops, vegetables Description of Sustainable Agriculture work: As a certified organic farmer, I have concentrated on commercial production of radishes, beans and green onions. I am currently working on tomatoes, pole lima beans and dill. I have developed a trench-composting system for small-scale farmers and its practices relating to raised bed techniques. And I have developed five new ways for composting which include large-scale/low-input for small farmers and municipalities. These new composting procedures were developed at the Austin Community Gardens. Land Description: I farm on three different soil types: 1. Sand with 15-year-old windrowed woodchip compost (this farm is utilized by dryland farming of vegetables). 2. A 5-acre blackland clay terraced farm being developed into an edible landscape with room for vegetable production. 3. Austin Community Gardens, blackland clay with tons of composted leaves/grass utilizing high intensive plantings. Information resources available: I have various handouts on moon-sign planting, companion planting and composting information. Ref#: 931 Organization Cat: 00854 Ecological Agriculture Projects MacDonald Campus, McGill Univ Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue, Canada Telephone:(514)398-7771 Fax: (514)398-7621 E-mail Address: CXHL@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA Contact People: Dr. Stuart B. Hill, Mr. Jean Duval, Ms. Diane Martin, McGill University, QC, Canada H9X 3V9 Preferred method of contact: Via telephone/fax, during working hours, EST. Sust. Agric. Roles: Information Provider Major Areas of Sust. Agric. Expertise: Horticultural Crop Production, Vegetable, Horticultural Crop Production, Fruit, Livestock Production Primary crop and livestock enterprises: Dairy Cattle, Poultry, Hogs, Beef Cattle, Chicken Description of Sustainable Agriculture work: Dr. Hill's current focus is on the relationship between psychological health, and the design, management, and support of sustainable eco-systems. 1. Education & Extension - University-level course and degree program in ecological agriculture - agro-bio information service 2. policy and representation 3. research and consulting Land Description: organic research plots Information resources available: 1. fact sheets 2. papers (research papers) 3. annotated bibliographies and lists 4. syntheses (French language only) on agricultural policy alternatives, ecological pest control, sustainable agriculture, diatomaceous earth, energy and agriculture, sustainable human development, green manuring, biological control, horticulture, soil fauna & agriculture, food systems, composting, companion plants, cultural control, ecological lawn care, organic gardening, biomass, agronomic conversion, soils and fertilizers, vegetable crops, fruit crops, livestock production, plant protection, int. development, environ. issues 5. org files 6. books 7. Vert. files 8. journals. The SAN Directory of Expertise