Plants and Seeds:

Attending local events is really the best place to get plants and seeds. Jasper does has a local seed bank in the library, the community garden and master gardeners sometimes have classes, and the Library has a local plant sale in the spring. The Master Gardeners of Boone County will have their plant sale sometime late May/early June. Plants, etc on Hwy 7 is a good place to get plants and there is a road side plant sale that begins in spring in Harrison. I try to always get local plants but many are not available so online is a good source also. I buy plants and seeds from a variety of online sources.

The rest of the links on this page will be those for classes I have taught in the past.

Tropical Edible Books/Magazines:

Perennial Vegetables by Eric Toensmeier

Native Plants, Weeds, and Sustainable Landscapes in South Florida by George K. Rogers

Florida’s Best Herbs & Spices by Charles Boning

The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs by Leslie Taylor

Websites: Bountiful Websites exist about tropical edibles, these are only a few of my favorites:

Green Dean – www.eattheweeds.com

Tropical Permaculture – http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/permaculture-plants.html

Dirt Doctor – http://www.dirtdoctor.com/

The Survival Gardener, David the Good – www.thesurvivalgardener.com

Facebook Social Network (Discussion) Pages: In the Garden with Deana, Arkansas Gardening

Podcast/Radio Shows/You-Tube:

– Gardening Naturally with Jeff Ferris (Austin, TX) to call in Saturdays 9-11, 10-12 our time, Sundays 8-10, 9-11 our time, call 1-877-590-5525  – You can download the podcasts from the app store. The radio station is KLBJ Talk Radio Austin TX https://www.newsradioklbj.com/show/gardening-naturally-with-jeff-ferris/

– The Dirt Doctor with Howard Garrett (Dallas, TX) – find in podcast searches or online at www.dirtdoctor.com

– David the Good https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC208478ECji1rdkDDbB0vHQ

References:

Vergara-Jimenez, M., Almatrafi, M., & Fernandez, M. (2017). Bioactive Components in Moringa Oleifera Leaves Protect against Chronic Disease. Obtained May 26, 2023 from National Library of Medicine web site at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5745501/#:~:text=Protective%20effects%20of%20MO%20leaves,and%20increasing%20%CE%B2%20cell%20function%20%5B