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Recommended Links to the World of Herbs
Growing/Horticulture
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AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database of
citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural
Library and its cooperators. Production of these records in electronic
form began in 1970, but the database covers materials in all formats,
including printed works from the 15th century. The records describe
publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and
allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology,
plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming
systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human
nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
Ag-Related Web Sites - http://www.okstate.edu/OSU_Ag/agedcm4h/bobslist.htm
Large directory of agriculture-related sites.
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/
The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) is one of
several topic-oriented information centers at the National Agricultural
Library (NAL). The Library, located in Beltsville, Maryland, is the
foremost agricultural library in the world, and is one of four U.S.
national libraries along with the Library of Congress, the National
Library of Medicine, and the National Library of Education. AFSIC is
supported, in part, by USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
(SARE) program.
AFSIC specializes in locating and accessing information related to alternative
cropping systems including sustainable, organic, low-input, biodynamic,
and regenerative agriculture. AFSIC also focuses on alternative crops,
new uses for traditional crops, and crops grown for industrial production.
ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - http://www.attra.org/
ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - is the national
sustainable farming information center operated by the private nonprofit
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). ATTRA provides technical
assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural
researchers, and other ag professionals in all 50 states.
CAB Database of Plant Sciences - http://www.indexfungorum.org/
CAB International's extensive Plant Sciences activities cover all plant
species of economic importance and all aspects of the crop production
process in relation to yield and quality. Specific topics covered include
taxonomy and genetic resources, plant breeding and genetics, agronomy,
horticulture, plant physiology, botany and biochemistry, agricultural
engineering and on-farm processes, and environmental issues.
CAFF - Community Alliance with Family Farmers - http://www.caff.org/
Founded in 1978, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers is a nonprofit
member-activist organization. CAFF political and educational campaigns
are building a movement of rural and urban people who foster family-scale
agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies, and promotes
social justice. Members are urbanites, farmers, environmentalists, rural
activists, students, and anyone concerned with the social and environmental
dimensions of agriculture.
Center for New Crops and Plant Products - Purdue University - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/
The Web site of the Center for New Crops & Plant Products, at Purdue
University. NewCROP provides windows to new and specialty crop profiles.
Farm and Ranch Business Center - http://www.traderivers.com/farmranch/index.html
A collection of vital Agricultural information. Linsk to commodity
markets, commodity charts, crop reports, fruit and vegetable prices
and reports, livestock reports, USDA NASS graphics, news and weather
-- from local, regional and world sources.
GRIN TAXONOMY - http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/tax/index.html
GRIN taxonomic data provide the structure and nomenclature for the
accessions of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). Many plants
(37,000 taxa, 14,000 genera) are included in GRIN taxonomy, especially
economic plants.
Growing for the Medicinal Herb Market Selected Sources and Resources
- http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/mherb.htm
Compiled and annotated by Suzanne DeMuth and Mary Gold
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA
Herb Growing and Marketing Network - http://www.herbworld.com/
Herb Growing & Marketing Network is the largest trade association
specifically for the herb industry with around 2000 members. As an information
service for their members, they offer herbal resources for people going
into business, such as: conferences, Herbal Green Pages, crop shop listing,
herbal press-publications, schools, events, seed sources, etc.
Herb Research Foundation A-SNAPP Resources - http://www.herbs.org/africa/asnappresources.html
Herb Society of America -
http://www.herbsociety.org/
The Herb Society of America was founded in 1933 for the purpose of
furthering the knowledge and use of herbs, and for contributing the
results of the experience and research of its members to the records
of horticulture, science, literature, history, the arts and economics.
The Society is concerned with the cultivation of herbs and with the
study of their history and their uses, both past and present. The Society
is committed to protecting our global environment for the health and
well-being of humankind and all growing things, and encourages gardeners
to practice environmentally sound horticulture.
HortSource.com - Horticultural Databases, Floras and Herbaria -
http://www.hortsource.com/rlPdatabases.htm
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
- http://www.ifoam.org/
The federation's main function is coordinating the network of the organic
movement around the world. IFOAM is a democratic federation and grassroot
oriented. Major activities within IFOAM are carried out by their World
Board of Directors, various committees and task forces.
The Lloyd Library - http://www.lloydlibrary.org/collection.htm
The Lloyd Library is a world class research institution that collects,
preserves, and provides access for scholars and educators to published
and archival materials in the areas of botany, pharmacy and complimentary
medicines, and horticulture. Its outreach programs promote and encourage
scholarly investigation and education based on its collection and the
areas of knowledge represented in its collection areas.
NAPRALERT - http://info.cas.org/ONLINE/DBSS/napralertss.html
The NAPRALERT File (NAtural PRoducts ALERT) contains bibliographic
and factual data on natural products, including information on the pharmacology,
biological activity, taxonomic distribution, ethno-medicine and chemistry
of plant, microbial, and animal (including marine) extracts. In addition,
the file contains data on the chemistry and pharmacology of secondary
metabolites that are derived from natural sources and that have known
structure.
NC State University Production & Marketing Information Website
- http://fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/staff/jmdavis/
Information on culinary and aromatic herbs, medicinal herbs, pyrethrum,
ramps, vegetables, organics, and other specialty crops
Ohio State University Plant Dictionary - http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/plants.html
Plant Dictionary is an indexed system of teaching resources for the
discipline of Horticulture and Crop Science.
Organic Farmers Marketing Association - http://web.iquest.net/ofma/
Organic-growers.com - http://www.organic-growers.com/
The purpose of this site is to help promote organic growing methods
and the people, farms and growers who use them!
PLANTS Database - USDA - http://plants.usda.gov/
The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification
information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information,
plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant
links, references, and other plant information.
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