The following links are offered to share organizations that are an important part of our lives where we volunteer our free time, and many are good sources of information on organic and sustainable gardening.

Internet Links:

Keep It Simple, Inc.- In organic gardening, a compost tea brewer should be just as important a tool as a wheelbarrow or a shovel. Keep It Simple, Inc. has the best brewers on the market, in addition to other bio-amendments and products for your garden.

Soil Food Web - A soil and compost tea testing lab that has many good resources relating to soil, compost, and compost tea.

Microbe Organics - Tim Wilson's site on microscopy of compost teas. He has a DVD available that show the different beneficial microorganisms in compost teas and compost, as well as a uniquely designed commercial tea brewing systems.

Gardening with Microbes - A site dedicated to educating people about the importance of microbes in your soil and gardening practices.

Growing Edge

Washington Association of Landscape Professionals

Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

Organic Approach

EnviroStars

Watertenders

Organic Gardening - A guide to organic gardening - information on plants, soil preparation, fertilizing, mulching and more! 

Avant-Gardening: Creative Organic Gardening - "YOU CAN GROW!" using sustainable organic gardening as a medium for creative expression and spiritual growth. Extensive sustainable organic gardening information, workshops, monthly newsletter, organic gardening CD's, virtual tours, links/resources, and more

GreenZoneLife - Gardening Articles
We will try to help visitors on choosing the right plants for garden or terrace and even for indoor,
how to grow crops and herbs in the kitchen garden, how to plant, prune and propagate almost every piece of green. http://www.greenzonelife.com

VermiCulture Northwest - A small, Northwest worm farm interested in supporting the sustainability of a healthy environment by teaching others about the value of worm bin composting.  Free e-course available.

Monrovia Nursery

Denali Gold Organic Humus - www.denaligold.us - The origin of Alaskan humus has been reliably traced back tens of thousands of years, and has slowly matured by Alaska’s long winters and short intense summers. This maturation combined with the interaction of volcanic ash and glacial silt has made Denali Gold™ Alaskan Humus one of natures finest products for all of your gardening and horticultural needs.

Internet Links for the Redmond, WA area(Community guide):

Redmond Chamber of Commerce

Family Resource Center

Emerald Heights Retirement Community

Lake Washington School District Environmental and Adventure School

Volunteers of America

Tyson Hussey, Flamenco Guitarist

Education Resources:

Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
by Jeff Lowenfels

The One-Straw Revolution
An Introduction to Natural Farming
by Masanobu Fukuoka

The Secret Garden
Dawn to Dusk in the Astonishing Hidden World of the Garden
By David Bonanis

Organic Gardening
Your Seasonal companion to creating a Beautiful and Delicious Garden
By Maria Rodale

The Compost Tea Brewing Manual-Fifth Edition - see http://www.soilfoodweb.com/ to order 
by Dr. Elaine R. Ingham

Soil Biology Primer - see http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/soil/SoilBiology/soil_biology_primer.htm to order or view online for free.
By the Soil and Water conservation Society and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

R.O.S.E Environmental Education