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In addition to our shop bookshelf, we’ve listed some of the resources we appreciate, and consult, here at Concentrates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
101. Introductory level.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Chickens\n
\n
- Scratch & Peck’s guide to fermenting chicken<\/a><\/li>\n
- \u00a0feed<\/a><\/li>\n
- OSU: How to feed your laying hens<\/a><\/li>\n
- OSU: Backyard chicken coop design<\/a><\/li>\n
- OSU: Raising baby chicks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Fertilizers & pH 101\n
\n
- Heather Havens’s Organic Fertilizer Primer<\/li>\n
- OSU Soil Analysis Interpretation Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Drip irrigation\n
\n
- OSU: Drip irrigation, an introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- WSU: Backyard Composting<\/a><\/li>\n
- Raising meat rabbits<\/a> (OSU)<\/li>\n
- Portland Nursery: Vegetable planting planning calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
201. Intermediate level.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n
- Fertilization\n
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- OSU\/EMSWCD:\u00a0N-P-K Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n
- OSU: Liming Guide for Western Oregon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Organic fruit tree spray schedules\n
\n
- Portland Nursery: Apple spray schedule<\/a><\/li>\n
- Pear schedule<\/a><\/li>\n
- Cherry schedule<\/a><\/li>\n
- Apricot, nectarine, peach schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- University of Tennessee: Planning and Building Fences (incl. Electric)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Pest\/disease management\n
\n
- OSU:\u00a0Photo gallery for pest identification<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Buglady Consulting: Recommended reading on Pest Management and Biological Control<\/a><\/li>\n
- Cornell: Photo gallery for disease identification<\/a><\/li>\n
- WSU:\u00a0Organic flea beetle management<\/a><\/li>\n
- OSU: Central Analytic Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Cover crops\n
\n
- SARE: Managing Cover Crops Profitably<\/a><\/li>\n
- OSU: Estimating Plant-Available Nitrogen Release from Cover Crops<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- OSU Agricultural Composting Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
301. Advanced topics.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n
- Compost tea<\/li>\n
- Winter production\n
\n
- Growing for Market: Eight Tips for Winter Production Success<\/a><\/li>\n
- SARE: High Tunnels and Other Season Extension T<\/a>echniques<\/a><\/li>\n
- High Mowing: Growing and Storing for Winter Markets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Soil health systems\n
\n
- OSU: Nutrient Management for Western Oregon<\/a><\/li>\n
- SARE: Building Soils for Better Crops<\/a><\/li>\n
- Cornell: Nitrogen: Not All Forms are Equal (Nitrate\/Ammonia)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Michigan State Extension:\u00a0Lowering soil pH with Sulfur<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Minnesota: Nutrient Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Growing your own feeds<\/li>\n
- Soil health\n
\n
- Biochar<\/li>\n
- Mycorrhizae<\/li>\n
- Microbiological Research: Bacterial and fungal biofertilizers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Pest\/disease control\n
\n
- WSU: Using Nematodes for Pest Control<\/a><\/li>\n
- American Phytopathological Society Index of Plant Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Other webpages of interest:<\/em><\/p>\n
\n
- OSU Small Farms<\/a><\/li>\n
- ATTRA<\/a><\/li>\n
- SARE<\/a><\/li>\n
- NRCS<\/a><\/li>\n
- Cornell University Extension<\/a><\/li>\n
- Oregon Society of Soil Scientists<\/a><\/li>\n
- Elaine Ingham’s Soil Food Web<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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