- Ecology Action - Leading organization researching and promoting biointensive gardening and mini-farming, and its relation to soil, conserving soil and resources, sustainability; definitions, tours, workshops, conferences, books, brief case histories.
- Grow Biointensive Workshops with John Jeavons - Learn with the leading promoter of biointensive methods, a wealth of information on this most efficient culture method, over 28 years of research, now used in over 100 countries. Author of the most influential book on this topic: 'How To Grow More Vegetab
- Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems - On campus of University of California, Santa Cruz; research, education, public service program to raise ecological sustainability and social justice in food and agriculture system. Runs 2-acre Alan Chadwick Garden, and 25-acre Farm. Both sites managed wit
- Winrock Volunteer Report: Biointensive Farming in Russia - Project by Winrock International, founded by former Arkansas governor Winthrop Rockefeller to raise agricultural productivity and rural employment while protecting the environment.
- How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Though - By John Jeavons. This is the classic work in the field of Biointensive culture, now in its fifth edition, printed in seven languages. The long title only serves to whet one's appetite. [Amazon.com]
- The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields - By John Jeavons, Carol Cox. Simpler book written for gardeners trying biointensive gardening for the first time. Focus: soil, and good ways to ensure sustainable fertility. [Amazon.com]
- Biointensive for Russia - People-to-people environmental gardening project supported by Ecology Action and USAID. Works via Russian-language publications and seminars hosted by ecology groups and agricultural colleges in former Soviet Union.
- Biointensive Gardening - Seattle Tilth pages; brief descriptions, a few links, resources with addresses and phone numbers.
- Bountiful Gardens - Biointensive supplies, seeds, garden tools, books, pamphlets, videos; Bountiful Gardens and Ecology Action workshops; sells all biointensive and Grow Biointensive products.
- Winrock Volunteer Report: Biointensive Farming in Uzbekistan - Winrock International project.
- Biointensive Agriculture in Russia and Uzbekistan - Winrock International press release on program for volunteers, one of whom coordinated translation, typesetting, and publication of John Jeavons 'How to Grow More Vegetables ...' into Russian.
- Film: Circle of Plenty - Award winning educational film showing John Jeavons demonstrating biointensive methods as a way to alleviate world hunger: 1987, 28 minutes, color, grade level 7+. Sold by Bullfrog Films. Study guide available.
- Film: Garden Song - Award winning educational film portrait of Alan Chadwick, inventor of Biodynamic French Intensive Method of gardening: 1980, 28 minutes, color, grade level 7+. Sold by Bullfrog Films.
- Minifarms Network - Ken Hargesheimer teaches organic, biointensive, raised bed and market gardening, mini-farming and -ranching worldwide: articles, periodicals, books, programs, links; suggested applications, marketing, tools, and methods.
- Biointensive Mini-Agriculture - Bagelhole.org article on biointensive issues: much information, many references. Author teaches this topic.
- Light Writings: John Jeavons - Page on Ecology Action and Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming, part of Seed Balls website; brief informative descriptions, pictures.
- Environmental Conference Proposes Steps as a Global Crisis over Access to Food Worsens - Press release showing problems and solutions. [Care Newsroom]
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