A little poo is good for the soul

Thursday, December 27, 2007

One of our readers recently requested a list of local resources by county.  The other contributors and I are working to put that together, but while I was doing a little bit of Google research I ran into the latest newsletter from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.  I found a link of potential value to all of us home gardeners - Pennsylvania Manure Trader.

When I excitedly ran into the other room last night to tell my husband, he stared at me like I had grown horns.  I guess it’s a little strange to be excited about manure.

I compost, but my kitchen scraps can’t possibly supply all the nutrients I need for my little garden.  Oftentimes I end up purchasing manure to dig in, and then I wish I could find someone from whom I could buy it.  Some of the manure listed on the site is purchase-able, but much of it is free.  And it seems like nearly all the manure listed is horse manure.

This is the time of year I start daydreaming about next year’s garden, so this is a great resource to have on hand.

On a related note, have you checked out the Seed Savers Exchange catalog that Allison wrote about?  The variety of tomatoes has got me drooling!