Free web publications focusing on organic vegetable production in California are available in PDF format on the Small Farm Program web site at Organic production and marketing. UC authors include Mark Gaskell, farm advisor, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties; and Benny Fouche, farm advisor, San Joaquin County. Titles include:
The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) has released the third OMRI Generic Materials List, which contains information on more than 500 substances, and the U.S. National Organic Standards BoardsÕ recommendations on the materials. Cost: $50. Contact: OMRI, P.O. Box 11558, Eugene, OR 97440; phone: (541) 343-7600; http://www.omri.org
The National Organic Certifiers Directory is available at www.ofrf.org/about_organic/certifier.html or from the Organic Farming Research Foundation, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061, (831) 426-6606.
Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-Up to Market guides beginning vegetable growers in moderate-scale vegetable production using sustainable practices. Publication number: NRAES-104. Cost: $42. Contact: NRAES, Cooperative Extension, 152 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-5701; phone: (607) 255-7654; fax: (607) 254-8770; http://www.nraes.org.
