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Michigan State
University Extension
Michigan State University Extension's
Garden Calendar (PDF)
Short-Season Vegetable Gardening (PDF) - Written for the Pacific NW
but many principles apply.
Recommended Books:
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Fresh
from the Garden: An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, and Herbs in
Cold Climates - by John Whitman. Fresh is simply best. To get the
tastiest, most nutritious produce, you have to grow your own, and in a cold
climate this presents unique challenges. Fresh from the Garden will help you
extend the growing season to produce the best vegetables, berries, and herbs,
right in your own backyard. The guide includes more than 150 edible plants and
helps you decide which varieties to choose; where and how to plant, tend, and
harvest them; and what to do with your bounty. Fresh from the Garden is a
clear, concise (yet comprehensive) guide, with nutrition information tables
and hundreds of helpful color photographs. A gardening text book!
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Gardening
When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times
- by Steve Solomon. This is a more advanced book for those who are serious about raising food. In this volume, Steve explains why intensive gardening methods are not natural and therefore require great amounts of energy and effort to maintain. A lot of information regarding soil health and cover cropping is included.
Organizations:
Places to Visit:
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Fair Lane, the Henry Ford Estate
- University of Michigan, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn,
MI 48128
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Fernwood Botanic Garden - 13988
Range Line Road, Niles, MI 49120
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Hager Park and Arboretum - Bauer
Road and 28th Avenue, Georgetown Township, Hudsonville,
MI
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Kalamazoo Nature Center - 7000
North Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49094
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Lillian Anderson Arboretum -
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
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Loda Lake Wildflower Sanctuary -
Felch Avenue, White Cloud, MI
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Windmill Island - Lincoln Street
past 7th Street, Holland, MI
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