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Organic Gardening in Kentucky

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I love organic food. I have an organic garden too.

Kentucky is a great place to grow a garden.

Before it was a state, Kentucky was a favorite hunting spot for several local Native American nations, among whom may have been the Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Shawnee tribes.

Some controlled burning to improve wildlife areas was done during this time; and experts are still doing this today in some areas.


Kentucky has many fertile areas and a long growing season. So it's a good place to have a garden.


A good reason to have a garden is that growing your own food has many advantages. You can save money, AND know that your food is fresh and safe to eat.


This beautiful photo of tomatoes is by photofarmer on Flickr.

Organic Gardening in Kentucky

Organic Gardening - a definition

Organic Gardening uses natural vs. artificial agents to control insects and disease, along with other environmentally friendly methods.

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes...

I think tomatoes are a very popular crop for Kentuckians.

Beautiful tomatoes

Of course, the favorite crop in Kentucky for a long time USED to be tobacco. But I think tomatoes are a favorite for home gardeners. They are sure MY favorite.

There is nothing like biting into a home-grown tomato. Mmmmmmm.

And when you are growing the tomatoes organically, you know that you are not eating unhealthy pesticide coating.


I like this gardening photo. St0rmz on Morguefile has some other sites where you can see more of his photos:


http://www.flickr.com/people/linecon0/
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/linecon0/popular-interesting/http://bighugelabs.com/dna.php?username=St0rmz

Of course, peppers grow very well in Kentucky too.

All kinds of peppers grow well here in Kentucky.

Garden Peppers by nannabug54@hotmail.com

You can grow all kinds, shapes, and colors of peppers. Be careful to know exactly WHERE the hot ones are located though. Sampling a hot pepper by mistake can wake you up fast.

Flowers grow well in Kentucky as well!

Aren't these pretty?

Beautiful flowers

This picture is from http://www.rmpinho.com.br and was downloaded on Morguefile.

You can find lots of neat photos there you can use on your lenses. The website there is http://www.morguefile.com.

Organic Seeds and Plants

Step One: find some good seeds

You can find some good seed catalogs online.

I like the fact that you can collect seeds from your heritage plants and re-plant the same varieties next year.

Check the link below for some great companies you can buy heritage seeds from.

Heritage and Heirloom Seeds

Heritage and Heirloom Seeds across the country and in Kentucky
Here is a long list of different seed and plant source links.
The Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Catalog
This seed catalog is from 2008 but has some great things in it.
Kentucky Organic Gardening Sites

Some great Kentucky organic garden sites

Jerome Lange grows a garden in Mennonite country. His 7 keys are: Observation, Lime, Cultivation, Compost, Raised Beds, Row Covers, and Sand.
7 Keys to Organic Gardening - from a Kentucky farmer
Mr. Lange believes that common gardening methods can make soil infertile and leads to poor garden yields.
Certify your farm here as being organic
This is the official page from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for those who want to learn how to be certified organic.
Some books from Amazon

Some interesting books for your garden collection.

You may find these things helpful in your organic garden.

These are available at Amazon. You can also get used copies of most books. Just go to the Amazon site to find them.
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Organic Farms in Kentucky

Some Organic Farms in Kentucky

Here is a list of organic farms in Kentucky. Some offer shares of produce, and others sell their wares at the many Farmer's Markets in Kentucky.
Bugtussle Farm is located in South Central Kentucky. They supply shares to Tennessee too.
Check out their blog here on the lens too.
Sunflower sundries is an organic farm in Mount Olivet, Kentucky.
Sunflower Sundries specializes in soaps, jams, and mustard.
Elmwood Stock Farm is located in Scott County.
Elmwood specializes in grass-fed, free-range beef, eggs, and all kinds of organic and non-organic certified vegetables.
Peacemeal Organic Gardens: St. Catharine, Kentucky
Peacemeal Organic Gardens is a Project of Saint Catharine Farm and Dominican Earth Education Center.
Sheltowee Farm is in Bath County in Daniel Boone National Forest.
They grow mushrooms.
Sylvanus Farm
This organic farm is located near Burkesville, Kentucky. They grow "certified organic vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit, natural beef, pork, and chicken."
Au Naturel Farm
Located in Smiths Grove, Kentucky, Au Natural Farm grows vegetables, tomatoes, pastured chicken and more.
Hill and Hollow Farm
Located in South Central Kentucky, Hill and Hollow Farm is a CSA and also offers internships.
Kentucky Organic Farm Blogs

Hippie Chick's Garden

HIppiechick's adventure to sustainable happiness

This blog has great pictures and articles!
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The Bugtussle Farm blog

This is a neat blog too.

I like the name "Bugtussle" because my sister lived in a trailer with that name. :-)
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Some more neat websites

Frogs and Toads of Kentucky
We need Frogs and Toads for a healthy ecosystem. They can help your garden, too. Check out this site to learn more about the frogs of Kentucky.
How to go organic - Kentucky resources
This link includes other links to great Kentucky organic resources, such as the Kentucky Proud Country Store, the Kentucky Organic Program, and more.
The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Many links are here for more research.
Inside the White House organic kitchen garden
There is a video here you can watch too.
The People of the Hunting Ground links
This website has many Native American and history links for the Kentucky area.
The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee
I know, I know... this is in Tennessee, not Kentucky! But it's close, and you probably have heard of this Hippie Farm before. Yup, it's still there, and worth a look.

Another fun blog - the Hippie Gourmet!

Want to know what to do with your homegrown veggies?

This blog looks fun!
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