By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter

Today I already got postcards for the 2011 plant and seed catalogs.

It just does not seem possible since I am still harvesting fresh tomatoes in October but every so often times cross each other in unpredictable ways.

I have been trying to narrow down my thesis topic in Environmental Education and Urban Planning and have found once again how limited individual’s knowledge can be when it comes to agriculture.

In recent times there have been new terms popping-up like Friday night popcorn without the masses really understanding what is going on or how it effects them and/or community. But Read the rest of this entry »

By Vanessa Richins

Much of the garden talk this time of year centers on hopes and dreams for the next coming season.

Some of the most exciting days in a gardener’s life are when the seed catalogs start arriving in the mail.

Here are some of the tomato seed and plant resources you should be checking out, in no particular order.

1) Tomato Growers Supply Company
As their website says, they have “more than 500 varieties of tomatoes and peppers, including huge selections of both hybrid tomato seeds and heirloom tomato seeds, hot chiles, sweet peppers, tomatillos and eggplants.

I have gotten their catalog before – this is one of the most fun to page through since there are just so many tomatoes!

2) Totally Tomatoes

How can you resist a company called Read the rest of this entry »