Please get in touch with Michael at ufdionysus@aol.com or Dan at 321-501-4927 or danculb@netcommander.com if you can help with any of the following:

Be our Seed Manager
Printing:

brochures for market
plant names
photo sheets

Publicizing events
Making calls
Planning work parties
Opening & closing the greenhouse when the weather freezes
Helping to put up new greenhouse plastic
Attending planting parties
Planning potlucks

Things We Need
Manure
Pots
Perlite
Cuttings from good [...]

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This is the list of plants we have come up with to try to acquire.  Some we have and some we would like.  If you know where to find or how to propagate any of the plants we seek.  To help us with this please contact Michael: ufdionysus@aol.com.
List of perennial fruits and nuts:
Avocado – Leaving [...]

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PLANT A REVOLUTION: CREATING AN URBAN FOOD FOREST
by Craig Hepworth
Tired of corporate control of the food supply? Fed up with eating food that was grown thousands of miles away with huge amounts of fossil fuel in its production and transport? In Gainesville, Florida, we’ve formed a group that’s creating positive alternatives by promoting edible landscaping [...]

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Seed Savers Exchange: www.seedsavers.org
A network of home gardeners who grow and maintain heirloom vegetable varieties. Annual membership allows you access the the network, so you can offer and request seeds.
Nolin River Nut Nursery: www.nolinnursery.com
An excellent source for many varieties of grafted nut trees, and a few fruit varieties.
Just Fruits and Exotics: http://www.justfruitsandexotics.com/FruitHome.htm
Located in Crawfordville. [...]

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Local & organic grocery & cafe’s in Gainesville, FL:
http://local.yahoo.com/FL/Gainesville/Food+Dining/Natural+Organic+Foods
Eat Local – National Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/
Florida Community Farmers’ Markets:
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/farmers_markets.htm
Florida State Farmers’ Markets:
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/marketing/state_markets.htm
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens:
http://www.kanapaha.org/

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BLOGS & GROUPS
The Gardening Fool Blog is about gardening in the Central Florida area. The Perennial Veggie topic is of interest to us Edible Plant Project folks. We’ve provided a few cuttings from our stock to help spread the concept to the Central part of the state. We hope a volunteer group starts up [...]

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“Perennial Vegetables” by Eric Toensmeier
Imagine growing vegetables that require as much care and attention as shrubs! There are more than 100 species of little-known plants in this great book including many offered by the EPP like Chaya, Cranberry hibiscus, the Moringa tree and Malabar spinach.

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“Global Gardening” by Hank Bruce
This book contains profiles of lots of REALLY obscure food-producing plants. Lots of fun reading. Some of the plants covered are readily available; others might require a trip overseas to get!

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“Tree Crops” by J. Russell Smith
A classic book, first published in the 20’s, and then in a revised edition in the 1950’s. Long out of print, but you can sometimes find a copy in a library. This book has inspired generations to work on developing fruit and nut trees. Smith makes a well-reasoned, factual case [...]

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“Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties” by Carol Deppe
An outstanding, inspiring book that shows us how much power we have as home gardeners and seed-savers to select and improve the plants we grow, be they vegetables, fruit trees, or any other plant. She shows how to do everything from very consciously directed breeding programs, to [...]

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