Links

The following links will take you to websites with pertinent information relating to the future of sustainable design.

Educational

• Bullock’s Permaculture Homestead - Permaculture education site on Orcas Island, WA.
• Northwest Ecobuilding Guild - Northwest ecologically sustainable building organization.
• Permaculture Ethics & Principles - From Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway.
• Soil Foodweb - Dr. Elaine Ingham's website on maintaining healthy soils through encouraging healthy soil life. Includes information on compost tea.
• The Permaculture Activist - North America's quarterly journal for the permaculture movement.
• Seattle Tilth - Source for education on organic gardening and urban food production in Seattle, WA.
• Seattle Tree Fruit Society - Education for amateur fruit growers in the Seattle, WA area.
• Permaculture Now! - Led by permaculturist Jenny Pell, an organization providing education and support for a wide variety of permaculture projects.
• Washington State Permaculture - Information on permaculture activities & events in Washington State.
• Permaculture Forums - An excellent forum where you can ask permaculture questions and draw on the expertise of many permaculturists.

Nurseries, Companies & Other Organizations

• Exos Design - International environmental design company focusing on sustainability.
• Canvas Dreams - Wind powered web hosting.
• A&L Analytical Research Labs - Our preferred lab for soil testing.
• Dripworks - Drip irrigation company with excellent customer service.
• Raintree Nursery - Washington State fruit specialty nursery.
• Burnt Ridge Nursery - Nut tree experts for the Pacific Northwest.
• One Green World - Premier Oregon edible landscaping nursery.
• Oikos Tree Crops - Many unique varieties of fruit & nut trees for the temperate world.
• North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) - Organization dedicated to fruit culture across North America. A strong network for information about edibles.
• California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) - Organization dedicated to growing and sharing rare and unusual edibles. Very knowledgable members.
• Fungi Perfecti - Paul Stamet's mushroom company. Everything you need to cultivate mushrooms.
• City Fruit - Seattle-based organization dedicated to urban fruit growing.
• Gleaner's Coalition - Olympia, WA based organization connecting surplus food production with those in need.

Research Tools

• Dynamic Accumulators - Plants that can concentrate specific micro-nutrients from the soil and make them available to the other plants around them. From Robert Kourick's Designing & Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally.
• Plants for a Future - Database of information on growing thousands of useful plants complete with edibility and medicinal use ratings.
• Silvics of North America - Comprehensive information on the trees of North America from the USDA Forest Service.
• Plant Nutrient Deficiency Database - Helpful resource for diagnosing and correcting plant nutrient deficiencies.
• Custom Suncharts - Helpful tool for passive solar design planning.