THE EVIDENCE TRAIL

Good learning
leaves a trail.

Government and university sources ground general guidance. Practitioner sources describe that educator’s own offerings and approach. Each has a different role.

extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Soil testing for lawns and gardens ↗

Testing and amendment decisions; sample and interpretation guidance must fit the site.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Growing tomatoes in home gardens ↗

US educational guidance; adapt to local conditions

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Growing carrots and parsnips ↗

US educational guidance; adapt to local conditions

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Growing cucumbers ↗

US educational guidance; adapt to local conditions

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Growing radishes ↗

US educational guidance; adapt to local conditions

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extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Growing beans ↗

US educational guidance; adapt to local conditions

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · Utah State University Extension

High tunnels ↗

Utah production guidance; climate-dependent

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government · USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

USDA organic standards ↗

US educational guidance; adapt to local conditions

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government · US Environmental Protection Agency

Keep safe: read the label first ↗

US educational guidance; adapt to local conditions

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
practitioner · Charles Dowding

No Dig Gardening online course ↗

UK practitioner experience; commercial course, not controlled research

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Epic Gardening

About Epic Gardening ↗

Self-description; no affiliation or independent certification implied

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Gardenary

Kitchen Garden Academy ↗

Commercial course listing; no affiliation

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official · No-Till Growers

No-Till Growers ↗

Practitioner media and commercial resources; no affiliation

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Market Gardener Institute

Market Gardener Masterclass ↗

Commercial professional education; prices vary and must be verified

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Willowsford Conservancy

Willowsford Conservancy & Farm ↗

First-party community, farm, stewardship, and education description; no affiliation or endorsement implied.

Checked 2026-09-17 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Serenbe

About Serenbe ↗

First-party community, agriculture, farm, market, CSA, and education description; provider language remains provider language.

Checked 2026-09-17 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Agritopia

Agritopia ↗

First-party planned-community, urban-farmland, and local-food description; tenant listings are outside this record.

Checked 2026-09-17 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Prairie Crossing

About Prairie Crossing ↗

First-party conservation-community and agricultural-land description; no image rights or certification implied.

Checked 2026-09-17 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · South Village

Agrihood: The Farm ↗

First-party farm, agrihood, volunteer, stewardship, and education description; no real-estate or personal-contact data included.

Checked 2026-09-17 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Common Roots

About Common Roots ↗

First-party mission and food-education description; no personal profiles, contact data, or program materials included.

Checked 2026-09-17 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Growing lettuce, endive and radicchio ↗

Minnesota guidance; crop habit and harvest-style distinctions, not universal sowing dates.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of California Statewide IPM

Cultural tips for growing lettuce ↗

Leaf harvesting and observation; no chemical rates copied.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of Minnesota Extension

Starting seeds indoors ↗

Seedling establishment and hardening; apply species and local context.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · Utah State University Extension

How to grow tomatoes in your garden ↗

Flower-to-fruit and harvest concepts; no universal timeline or yield promise.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · Iowa State University Extension

Growing basil in the home garden ↗

Warm-season herb and repeat harvesting concepts.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · Utah State University Extension

How to grow kale in your garden ↗

Leaf harvest and growth habits; Utah climate assumptions are not a local calendar.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
government · USDA NRCS

Soil texture calculator ↗

Texture is based on mineral sand, silt and clay fractions, not a fertility diagnosis.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · LSU AgCenter

Soil texture and pore space ↗

Physical concepts from a lawn reference; not a vegetable amendment prescription.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
government · NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Vitamin A and carotenoids ↗

Nutrient function and food sources; not a treatment recommendation.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
government · NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Vitamin C ↗

Nutrient function and storage/cooking context; not a supplement recommendation.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
government · US Food and Drug Administration

Selecting and serving produce safely ↗

Safe preparation of homegrown and purchased produce. Soil is not a food.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
extension · University of Minnesota · Center for Farm Financial Management

CropCost: crop costs, overhead and break-even ↗

Enterprise budgeting framework, not the source of our illustrative input prices or yields.

Checked 2026-09-15 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Charles Dowding

Charles Dowding: no-dig growing ↗

Official teaching approach, learning formats and homepage photograph.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Epic Gardening

About Epic Gardening ↗

Official background, educational focus and founder image.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Gardenary

About Gardenary ↗

Official history, teaching and consulting context, and publisher imagery.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · GrowVeg

About Growing Interactive ↗

Official team and company context, including the presenter photograph.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · GrowVeg

GrowVeg garden planning ↗

Public planning and learning products.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Market Gardener Institute

Market Gardener Institute ↗

Official learning catalogue and institute focus.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Market Gardener Institute

Jean-Martin Fortier ↗

Official founder biography and portrait.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · No-Till Growers

No-Till Growers ↗

Official mission, educational media and publisher image.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Common Roots

About Common Roots ↗

Official mission, program context and organization logo.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · DMB Associates

Rancho Mission Viejo project ↗

Official developer-partner context and Esencia Farm photograph.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Armistead Farm

Armistead Farm roadmap ↗

Official farm footprint, phased production and program plans.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Armistead Farm

Armistead development vision ↗

Separate, proposed agrihood development scope.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Jones Valley Teaching Farm

Jones Valley Teaching Farm sites ↗

Official network counts and individual campus footprints.

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official · Jones Valley Teaching Farm

Jones Valley Teaching Farm ↗

Official nonprofit and Good School Food context.

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official · Jones Valley Teaching Farm

Center for Food Education tours ↗

Official tour information and representative photograph.

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official · Agritopia

Agritopia community and map ↗

Official farmland figure, public destinations and community image.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Serenbe

About Serenbe ↗

Official farm size, community programming and imagery.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Prairie Crossing

About Prairie Crossing ↗

Official community footprint, conservation context and photography restriction.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · South Village

South Village: the farm ↗

Official farm size, growing infrastructure and community context.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Common Roots

Common Roots programs ↗

Official operator context and historical farm-stand photograph.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Willowsford Conservancy & Farm

Willowsford Conservancy ↗

Official managed-land scope and conservation mission.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Willowsford Conservancy & Farm

About Willowsford Farm ↗

Official growing practices, food-access options and farm imagery.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · The Ecology Center

About The Ecology Center ↗

Official site size, mission, certification claim and farm photograph.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · The Ecology Center

Farm tours ↗

Official visiting pathway; check the current schedule.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Rodale Institute Headquarters

Rodale Institute headquarters ↗

Official acreage, research and facility description.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Rodale Institute Headquarters

Research laboratories ↗

Official laboratory context and representative image.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Rodale Institute Headquarters

Media and press ↗

Official press assets and photo-credit instructions.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · Green Chimneys Farm & Wildlife Center

Farm & Wildlife Center ↗

Official animal, education and public-access context and photograph.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
official · The Farm at San Benito

About The Farm at San Benito ↗

Official whole-property and garden footprints and property photograph.

Checked 2026-09-18 · Presence here is not an endorsement.
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