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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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Minnesota (or nearby) Bird/Nature/Garden Blogs

Back Yard Biology

Bonanza of big birds
4 hours ago
Birdchick

North Minneapolis Heron Rookery Turmoil
6 months ago
My Northern Garden

Keystone Species: Key to Greener Gardening
7 months ago
sand creek almanac

2025 in review: "Better than picking dead rotting fish out of a gill net" or perhaps, "extricating snapping turtles from trap nets"
9 months ago
Minnesota Birdnerd

Species #90 at Murphy Lake Banding Site
1 year ago
Dan Tallman's Bird Blog

Coyote
4 years ago
Landing On Cloudy Water

Where I've Been (or, some links to new publications, including The Washington Post)
7 years ago
Palmer Lake Nature Blog

Funny Ducks
8 years ago
Twin Cities Naturalist

Nature Videos from Twin Cities Naturalist
8 years ago
What’s a nature puzzle?

Does Beetle Leaf Damage Affect Linden Floral Nectar?
9 years ago
North Shore Nature

Feeder watch, August (high water) edition.
9 years ago
Ecobirder

Florida Scrub-jay
9 years ago
Of Books and Bugs

A Lady Beetle-Mimicking Cuckoo Bee and Its Host
9 years ago

Birdwatching/Wildlife/Nature

All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Birds of Cowling Arboretum
Exploring the World of Trees
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
Minnesota's Natural Resources (MN DNR)
Monarch Watch
National Eagle Center, Wabasha MN
Nature Blog Network
What Bird - Bird identification guide

Local Foods I Love

Apples from Fireside Orchard (near Northfield)
Beef (grass-fed) from Thousand Hills Cattle Co. (Cannon Falls)
Blueberries from Little Hill Berry Farm (Northfield)
Breads from Brick Oven Bakery in Northfield - sooooo good!
Butter from Kalona (pastured, Iowa) and Hope Creameries (SE Minnesota)
Cheeses (many!) from MN and WI -
Chicken from Simple Harvest Farm Organics
Maple syrup from L&R Produce (Sogn Valley)
Nick's Eggs (Simple Harvest Farm) Nerstrand)
Potatoes from L&R Produce
Produce, varied, from local farmers at the co-op
Sno Pac frozen organic broccoli, spinach, corn and hash browns (SE Minn.)
Strawberries and raspberries from Lorence's and Silkey Farms
Tortilla chips from Whole Grain Milling Co.

Eating More Locally and Thoughtfully

100 Mile Diet: Local Eating for Global Changes
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - the companion site for Barbara Kingsolver's book
Eat Local Challenge
Every Kitchen Table (Rob Smart)
Farm to Table: The Emerging American Meal
Food Alliance - nonprofit organization that certifies farms, ranches and food handlers for sustainable agricultural and facility management practices
Food Renegade
Locavore Nation (from the public radio show The Splendid Table)
Minnesotaplenty - a journey into transitioning to a local diet and neighborhood economy
Politics of the Plate
Slow Food Minnesota
The Minnesota Project
The Slow Cook blog

Northfield Area Local Food Resources

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Directory, Twin Cities region
Fireside Orchard & Gardens
Gardens of Eagan Organic Farm
Just Food Co-op, Northfield MN
Local Harvest - a resource for finding farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area
Lorence's Berry Farm
Northfield Area Latino Farmers - Poultry
Open Hands Farm (CSA)
Pick-your-own Farms - MN
Shepherd's Way Farms - cheeses
Silkey Gardens Fruit

Gardening

Cold Climate Gardening
Dirt by Amy Stewart
Garden Rant
Lawn Reform Coalition
Northern Gardener Magazine
Organic Gardening Magazine
Renee's Garden Seeds blog
Seed Savers Exchange
Square Foot Gardening - grow manageable amounts of food in small spaces

Sustainability

Cannon River Watershed Partnership
Carleton College - Sustainability
Center for Sustainable Living, Northfield MN
EcoAgriculture Partners
Land Stewardship Project
Loon Commons - Minnesota Environmental Partnership
NuRide - Ride Sharing Plan
Orion Magazine
ReNew Northfield
St. Olaf College - Sustainability
Sustainability (American Public Media site)
Sustainable Community Solutions
The Daily Green
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Green Building Council

A Few Books I Like

The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History - Stephen Jay Gould
Truck - Michael Perry
The Anna Pigeon mysteries - Nevada Barr
The Compassionate Carnivore - Catherine Friend
Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology - Eric Brende
Real Food: What to Eat and Why - Nina Planck
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future - Bill McKibben
The Gift of the Deer - Helen Hoover

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