Related links
Local/ Regional
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/
Locate your CCE office for assistance in locating gardeners and other resources in your area.
http://acga.localharvest.org/
Community gardens listed by state, province and country. American Community Gardening Association.
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
Use this clickable USDA hardiness map to determine what the frost-free zone is for your area
Interview-related
http://www.nksd.net/Schools/dms/advisory/activities.htmlInterviewing Activities. Select Active Listening, Interviewing the Teacher, or Student Interviews
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/thinking/interview.html
How to conduct an effective interview, by YouthLearn.
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/howto.asp
How to develop an inquiry based project
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/teaching/pairshare.asp
pair share method
Biodiversity
http://wellnessways.aces.uiuc.edu/pdf/tg_CulturalDivFood.pdfexercise to become familiar with Cultural Food Diversity
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/center/living/Food/index.html
Biodiversity and your Food
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-31631-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
IDRC International Development Research Center: Facts and figures on food and biodiversity
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/EPdirect/EPre0040.htm
Sustainable Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
http://www.dbc.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec11/b65lec11.htm#Food_Supplies
Values of Biodiversity. Specifically, look at Plants, under Food Supplies
http://www.slowfood.com/sloweb/eng/dettaglio.lasso?cod=3E6E345B0f1d21C27AigVJE2804C
article, "Biodiversity at Pollenzo" takes a look at the rewards of a community vegetable garden
http://www.slowfoodfoundation.com/
Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. 30,000 vegetable varieties have become extinct in the last century
http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/biodiversity/
Sustainable Table, the issues of biodiversity. Look under 'Crops'
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/secretgarden/backyard.html
PBS Nature. Backyard gardeners can play a role in saving some varieties from extinction
http://www.sfiprogram.org/generalPDFs/Biodiversity%20brochureV3.pdf
Biological Diversity and Wildlife Habitat Considerations in Managed Forests
http://www.exploratorium.edu/gardening/control/seeds/index.html
Exploratorium Science of Gardening: Why Save Seed?
Further study
http://www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/pgs/science/mainscience.htm
Garden Mosaics science pages - check out the biodiversity, agrobiodiversity, and any of the plant pages. Also use these science pages to explore areas of further interest.
http://www.gardenweb.com/vl/#coop
WWW Virtual Library Gardening Links
