Encourage pollination
Entice honeybees, along with other pollinators such as hummingbirds, by providing an attractive habitat around your home.
Pollinators
High Country Gardens
(800) 925-9387
Blue Orchard Mason Bee Nest nesting tube for bees to lay eggs
Planet Natural
(800) 289-6656
Orchard Mason Bee Home made from preservative-free lumber
Wedge Worldwide
(866) 933-1002
Recycled Glass Bloom Hummingbird Feeder
All-in-one
These kits make it easy to start a set of veggies or grow year-round produce.
Garden kits
Heartwood International
(800) 452-8251
garden bed kits
Humabuilt
(541) 488-0931
Solexx and Grow4It kits include greenhouse, LED grow lights, shelving, pots, watering mats and more
Shop Green Village
veggies in biodegradable seed-starting cells with rice hull tray
SonnyLight LED Kitchen Garden
(877) 204-5345
adjustable-wavelength countertop or hanging LED grow light with a tray for 72 seeds
Seeds and starters
Choose certified organic plants and seeds suited to your climate. Selecting heirloom varieties ensures crop diversity for future generations.
Burpee
(800) 333-5808
vegetable, herb and flower seeds
The Cook’s Garden
(800) 457-9703
seeds and plants
Heirloom Seeds
(724) 663-5356
vegetable, herb and flower seeds
Peaceful Valley
(888) 784-1722
olive, fig and citrus trees, berries
Seed Savers Exchange
(563) 382-5990
nonprofit, works to preserve heirlooms
Seeds of Change
(888) 762-7333
seeds and plants
Perfect pots
Look for planters made from natural or recycled materials or make your own from castoffs and thrift store finds such as buckets, tins, bowls or cookware.
Planters
CowPots
(800) 923-3623
American-made, biodegradable, manure-fiber plantable pots
EcoSource
(404) 377-2570
pots made from rice hulls
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
(877) 564-6697
organic, biodegradable pots
Lehman’s
(888) 438-5346
PotMaker tool makes pots out of recycled newspaper
Ten Thousand Villages
(877) 883-8341
fair trade ceramic planters
Uncommon Goods
(888) 365-0056
renewable grain-husk pots
Keep-away
Tackle pests with natural controls such as beneficial insects (or backyard chickens), or choose a natural pesticide that won’t leach chemicals into soil and water.
Natural pest control
Arbico Organics
(800) 827-2847
Pest Control Recipe supplement attracts beneficial insects
Gardens Alive!
(513) 354-1482
Pot Stickers nontoxic glue traps capture pests
Havahart
(800) 800-1819
Spray-Away motion-activated water repellent
Omlet USA
(866) 653-8872
chicken coops made from recyclable materials
Learn more
The following books are available through www.naturalhomemagazine.com/shopping.
Four-Season Harvest
by Eliot Coleman
The Winter Harvest Handbook
by Eliot Coleman
Food Not Lawns
by Heather Coburn Flores
