Re: information for small-scale farming

Larry London (london@SunSITE.Unc.EDU)
Wed, 25 May 1994 22:09:14 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 25 May 1994 TROWLEY@envsci.uoguelph.ca wrote:

> Hi. I run a Community-shared agriculture farm in eastern Ontario.
> We grow organic vegetables, berries, fruits and herbs. I am looking
> for information on what plants attract beneficial insects for
> our crops. Eg. what herbs, flowers, even weeds enhance the "natural"
> ecosystem within the farm. I am also looking for information on
> weeds as indicators. I would like to know what the weeds growing on
> my farm tell me about the soil. If anyone knows of any information
> on these topics I would appreciate hearing from you.

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Anonymous ftp:
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cd agriculture/sustainable_agriculture
cd agriculture/rural-skills
cd medicine/alternative-healthcare
cd environment/alternative-energy/miscellaneous
cd environment/pesticide-education

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Sustainable Agriculture Information
SunSITE Sustainable Agriculture Information
faqs <or> gardening

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Alternative Energy
Alternative Healthcare
Pesticide Education
Farm Stewardship
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academic
agriculture

sustainable_agriculture
rural-skills

The Worlds of sunSITE
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academic
environment

alternative energy
miscellaneous

The Worlds of sunSITE
browse sunSITE archives
academic
medicine
alternative healthcare

The Worlds of sunSITE
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academic
environment
pesticide education

Newsgroup, mailing-list, newsletter archives/documents/FAQs on
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misc.rural (/agriculture/rural-skills/faqs)
rec.food.sourdough (/agriculture/rural-skills/food/sourdough/faqs)
rec.food.veg (/medicine/alternative-healthcare/faqs)
rec.crafts.metalworking (/agriculture/rural-skills/metalworking/faqs)
rec.woodworking (/agriculture/rural-skills/woodworking/faqs)
alternative energy (/environment/alternative-energy/miscellaneous)
sci.energy.hydrogen (/environment/alternative-energy/miscellaneous)
alt.meditation (/medicine/alternative-healthcare/faqs)
sci.life-extension (/medicine/alternative-healthcare/faqs)
vegetarian (/medicine/alternative-healthcare/faqs)

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historic food
sourdough bread-yoghurt-kraut-fermented foods
vegetarian cooking
alternative architecture
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alternative healthcare
sustainable agriculture
gardening-farming-rural life
permaculture
integrated pest management
meteorology
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aquaculture
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agric-l
envst-l
grasses
dairy-l
bee-l
hydro-l
devel-l
indknow-l
aqua-l
marine-l
gardens-l
cohousing-l
maxlife

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alt.agriculture.fruit

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sci.bio.ecology
sci.geo.geology
sci.geo.meteorology
sci.aquaria
rec.aquaria
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bionet mycology
bionet photosynthesis
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bionet general
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bionet.n2-fixation
bionet.biology.tropical

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sci.energy
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alt.folklore.gemstones
alt.folklore.herbs
alt.co-evolution
alt.meditation
rec.food.veg
rec.food.veg.cooking
sci.med.nutrition
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Lawrence London
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Paul Jones
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Office for Information Technology
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