Companies that we purchase garden supplies from. Row cover, plastic mulch, silage tarps, trellising, tools, etc.
Farmer’s Supply in Nelson
Ellisons in Nelson
BCS America – We purchased our BCS through Kootenay Industrial in Nelson
CY Growers
Dubois Agrinovation
Goodwin’s Greenhouses
Johnny’s Seeds
Lee Valley
Multi Shelter Solutions
Terralink
Soil Amendments and Fertilizers
Gaia Green
Seed companies we use.
High Mowing Seeds
Johnny’s Seeds
Stellar Seeds
West Coast Seeds
William Dam Seeds
Also check out the BC Eco Seed Co-op!
Great small farm education resources.
Books
The Market Gardener – J.M. Fortier
The New Organic Grower – Elliot Coleman
Four Season Harvest – Elliot Coleman
The Lean Farm – Ben Hartman
The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook – Richard Wiswall
The Urban Farmer – Curtis Stone
The Intelligent Gardener – Steve Solomon
Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers – Frédéric Thériault and Daniel Brisebois
Podcasts
Farmer to Farmer – Chris Blanchard
The Ruminant – Jordan Marr
Websites
Certified Organic Association of British Columbia (COABC)
Kootenay Organic Growers Society
Canadian Organic Growers
Kootenay Local Agricultural Society
Kootenay and Boundary Food Producers Coop
The best night skiing in the Kootenays!
Salmo Ski Hill