PURCHASING ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING SUPPLIES Retail businesses and product representatives: Cameron Park Botanicals (5808 U.S. Hwy. 64 East, Raleigh 27610; 800/999-0193 or919/266-6313) Carolina Bio-Ag (John Grabowski, P.O. Box 1005, Lewisburg 27549;919/496-5660) Representatives: Sonny Carroll (725 Mial St., Raleigh 27608; 919/828-2554) Elvin Exum (1100 Parkstown Rd., La Grange 28551; 919/778-7981) Chester Smith (1201 N. Mineral Springs Rd., Durham 27703; 919/596-0184) Earthwares (Carr Mill Mall, 101 E. Weaver St., Carrboro 27510; 919/929-7844) The Garden Shed (2813 Guess Rd., Durham 27705; 919/477-4736) Good Earth Organics (Western N.C. Farmers Market, Box 15, Asheville 28806;704/252-4414) Goodnight Brothers (P.O. Box 287, Boone 28607; 704/264-8891) The Timber Lake Store (Rt. 1 Box 8, Hwy. 401, Lewisburg 27549; 919/496-6182) Mail-order businesses: Note: All mail-order businesses listed below are located outside of NorthCarolina (none was found within the state). However, some of the retailbusinesses listed above do phone orders. Arbico (P.O. Box 4247, CRB, Tucson, AZ 85738; 800/827-BUGS): Free catalog. Bountiful Gardens (18001 Shafer Ranch Rd., Willits, CA 95490; 707/459-6410):Free catalog. Gardener's Supply Co. (128 Intervale Rd., Burlington, VT 05401; 802/244-3500):Free catalog. Harmony Farm Supply (P.O. Box 460N, Graton, CA 95444; 707/823-9125): Catalog Johnny Selected Seeds (Foss Hill Rd., Albion, Maine 04910; 207/437-4301):Untreated and organic vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Free catalog. Nature's Control (P.O. Box 35, Medford, OR 97501; 503/899-8318): Beneficialinsects for pest control. Free catalog. Necessary Trading Company (8131 Main St., New Castle, VA 24127; 800/447-5354):Catalog. Seed Savers Exchange (Route 3, Box 239, Decorah, IA 52101) Seeds of Change Organic Seeds (1364 Rufina Circle #5, Santa Fe, New Mexico87501; 505/438-8080): Organic, biologically diverse vegetable, herb, andflower seeds. Catalog. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (P.O. Box 158, North Garden, VA 22959;804/973-4703): Seeds free of chemical treatment; many organically grown.Catalog. _________________________________________________________________ * Agriculture, soil, and pesticides/weed and pest control: Government Information * Sustainable food production and pest control techniques * Agriculture, soil, and pesticides/weed and pest control: Non-Government Information * Identifying soil type and quality * Pesticides: contamination, disposal, and potential health effects _____________________________________________________________ Back to the table of contents...