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Overview information
Transition to Organic Farming (OMAFRA)
Transitioning to Certified Organic Farming (COG)
Weather

The Weather Network Farmzone
Environmental Canada Weather Office - BC Page
14-Day Soil Moisture Outlook for Canada and Alaska
BC Evapotranspiration - Schedule Irrigation Calculator (Farmwest)
Calculate Your Corn Heat Units (Farmwest)
Growing Degree Days (Farmwest)

Organic Agroforestry
Discovering Profits in Unlikely Places: Agroforestry Opportunities for Added Income (UMN)
Good Bedfellows: Cattle, Pecan Trees - Environmentally Sound Mix (SARE)
Cut and Dried Flowers
Cut and Dried Flowers (MDA State)
Honey

Organic Honey (Bee Culture)
COABC's Certified Organic Honey Guidelines (COABC)
COABC's Livestock Materials List (COABC)
Scientific Evidence Supporting MiteGone Use (MiteGone)
Canada and New Zealand Experience with Formic Acid (MiteGone/pdf)
Honey-B-Healthy
SEE OUR PAGE ON BEES & BEE-KEEPING

Flax
Flax (MDA State)
Comparable flax yields show organic methods work
Hemp

Hemp (MDA State)

Herbs (see Medicinal Plants below)

Organic Matters: Consideration for Organic Herb Production (ATTRA)

Hops
Fresh Hops (Freshops)
Identifying and Harnessing HIPPOs for Hop and Grape Pest Management (WSU)
Hops (MDA State)
Humulus info (ARS-Grin)
Hops (Purdue)
Medicinal Plants
A Mixed Herb (medicinal/certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)

YarrowAmerican Skullcap (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Calendula Flower (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Catnip Herb (certified organic) Production Budget
(BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Dandelion Root (certified organic) Production Budget
(BCMAFF '02/pdf)
German Chamomile Flower (certified organic) Production Budget
(BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Lavender Flower (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Lemon Balm Herb (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Licorice Root (certified organic) Production Budget
(BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Marshmallow Root (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Nettle Herb (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Passion Flower Herb (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Red Clover Flower (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Shepherd's Purse Herb (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Yarrow Flower Herb (certified organic) Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)

BC Herb Growers Association (BCHGA)
Herb Research Foundation
Richters ProGrowers Info
Northern Prairie Herbarium (USGS)
Herb Growing and Marketing Network
Lavender (MDA State)
Herb Database (OHGA)
Henriette's Plant Pictures
Mushrooms
Mushroom (MDA State)
Oilseed

Pumpkins (OACC, PDF)
Pumpkins (Rural Delivery and OACC)
Safflower (MDA State)
Sesame (Purdue)
Sunflower (MDA State)
Vernonia (MDA State)

Sprouts
Sprouts (MDA State)
Stevia
Stevia (PMRC)
Stevia.net
The Cultivation of Stevia (OMAFRA)

Elsewhere on this site
Pertinent Federal (Canadian) & Provincial (BC) Regulations
Organic Dairy Farming in Canada

Farm Equipment
Marketing Your Product
Organic Prices (fruit and vegetables)
Small Scale Food Processing
Pest Management
Soil
(Canada, USA) and Water (BC, Alberta) Testing Labs & Services


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