Compiled by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.
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Books and Publications
- Walking to Spring: Using High Tunnels to Grow Produce 52 Weeks a Year, by Paul and Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm to order, visit their website or call them at 270- 749-4600
- Four Season Harvest, by Eliot Coleman
- The Winter-Harvest Manual: Farming the Backside of the Calendar, by Eliot Coleman
- The Hoophouse Handbook, by Lynn Byczynski order from Growing for Market at 800-307-8949 or visit their website at www.growingformarket.com
- Extending the Season: Six Strategies for Improving Cash Flow Year-round on the Market Farm, by Lynn Byczynski order from Growing for Market at 800-307-8949 or visit their website at www.growingformarket.com
- Growing for Market, edited by Lynn Byczynski order from Growing for Market at 800-307-8949 or visit their website at www.growingformarket.com
Equipment and Supplies
Note: a great place to look for used greenhouses and tunnels is in the NCDA Agricultural Review Classified Section!
- American Plant Products & Supplies 800-522-3376; Oklahoma City, OK greenhouse frames, films and glazing, shade cloth, row covers, mulch film
- A.M. Leonard, Inc. 800-543-8955; Piqua, OH general farm and garden supplies, landscape fabric, plastic film, shade cloth
- Atlas Greenhouse Systems, Inc. 800-346-9902; Alapaha, GA greenhouses, high tunnels, cold frames, and other equipment
- Berry Hill Irrigation, Inc. 1-800-345-3747; Buffalo Junction, VA micro-irrigation supplies
- Coors Farm Supply 1-919-934-4573; Smithfield, NC irrigation supplies, fertilizers, greenhouses, cold frames, growing trays and containers, soilless potting mixes, plastic mulch, shade cloth, Reemay, and more
- Dirt Works 800-769-3856; New Haven, VT Bio-Film 100 biodegradable mulch
- Fedco Seeds 207-873-7333; Waterville, ME seed cooperative; some certified organic seeds; floating row covers, plastic film mulches
- Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 707-823-9125; Sebastopol, CA floating row covers, frost blankets, landscape fabric, cold frames, greenhouse poly
- Haygrove Tunnels 866-HAYGROVE; North Elizabethtown, PA multi-bay high tunnels and supplies
- Jaderloon 800-258-7171; Irmo, SC complete line of greenhouse structures; accessories including film fastening systems, inflation blowers, polycarbonate sheets, and poly patch
- Johnny's Selected Seeds 877-564-6697; Winslow, ME seeds and general supplies for vegetable, herb, and cut flower production
- Ken-Bar 800-336-8882; Reading, MA row covers, plastic mulch, Planters paper mulch, low tunnels
- Peaceful Valley Farm Supply 888-784-1722; Grass Valley, CA row covers, pest management, tools, propagation supplies, etc.
- Stuppy Greenhouse Manufacturing 800-733-5025; North Kansas City, MO variety of both coldframes and greenhouses
- Turner Greenhouses 800-672-4770; Goldsboro, NC greenhouses and greenhouse supplies
- Williamson Greenhouses 910-592-7072; Clinton, NC greenhouses and greenhouse supplies
This document is a partial list of resources for growers and does not imply endorsement by North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, or North Carolina Cooperative Extension of any of the companies, products, or organizations listed.