Oklahoma Sustainability Network Resource Guide

Searching for historic but extremely pertinent information on organic farming.
Making this information available to growers and researchers on-line in full text.

A recent addition to the Organic Roots Project is the Organic Agriculture Information Access database -- http://www.hti.umich.edu/n/nal/. This is an electronic collection of historic United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publications related to organic agriculture. There are now 186 full text and searchable documents in the database which were published before 1942 (before synthetic chemicals became widely used). Each publication contains state-of-the-art information and data on organic farming that is as relevant for today's agriculture as it was when first published.

AGLAIA Natural Paints
      aglaiapaint.com/wallpaint.htm

Agribusiness Center
Website
       MN
      E-mail: blilliston@iatp.org
      www.agribusinesscenter.org
The site culls information on the world's largest agribusiness firms from news reports, Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, company reports, advocacy groups and legal documents. It looks in-depth at the role agribusiness plays in the areas of technological innovations, consumer prices, environmental protection, labor rights, market concentration, and political influence. The site is designed to be a tool for reporters, researchers and advocacy organizations to better understand how agribusiness companies operate.

All About Insulation
Insulation Information and Comparison
www.motherearthnews.com/

Altus Great Plains Market
Business
      Community Center, Falcon Road
      Altus OK
      Phn: (580) 482-0210

Alva Farmers Market
Business
      407 Government Street, #11
      Alva OK
      Phn: (580) 327-2786

AM Conservation Group, Inc.
Business
      430 Sand Shore Road, Suite 7
      Hackettstown NJ 07840
      Phn: 1-800-777-5655 x24
      Fax: 908-852-6444
      www.amconservationgroup.com
In addition to selling conservation products and promotional items, one of our specialties is conservation kits. We offer a number of custom kits such as water conservation, energy conservation, weatherization and a "combo" kit. We can make up an "Earth Day Kit" which can be given out to your customers or used as an educational tool for your employees. In light of the recent blackout, energy saving awareness and conservation are important issues not only for your company, but also for your customers, employees and neighbors.

America's Clean Water Foundation (ACWF)
Organization
      750 First Street, NE - Suite 1030
      Washington DC 20002
      Phn: (202) 898 - 0908
      Fax: (202) 898 - 0977
      E-mail: r.savage@acwf.org
      www.acwf.org
ACWF is a not for profit Washington D.C. based organization that specializes in outreach and educational services on clean water issues. The Murky Water Caper and other materials can be ordered at www.acwf.org.

American Clay Enterprises
      www.americanclay.com/default.asp
American Clay Enterprises--the Original Earth Plaster

Appalachian Sustainable Development
Organization
      Abingdon VA
      Phn: 276-623-1121
      E-mail: asd@eva.org
The Appalachian Sustainable Development helps to assist with cooperatives in 10 counties of VA and TN. They organize workshops for farmers and gardeners and helps to make locally produced organic foods available to area consumers.

ATTRA Local Food Directory Resource
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/localfood_dir.php
ATTRA Launches New Local Food Directory Resource Across the country there's renewed interest in locally grown food. People are eager to find high-quality, fresh foods grown in their own communities. At the same time, many farmers and ranchers are beginning to market their products directly to consumers. Agencies and organizations across the country are helping producers and consumers connect with each other through a variety of published and online local food directories and other promotional programs. ATTRA has assembled an online database of local food directories, useful for producers and consumers alike. The Local Food Directory Resource includes national, regional, state and community directory resources for all 50 states. We welcome suggestions of additional directory resources.

ATTRA- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
Organization
      P.O. Box 3657
      Fayetteville AR 72702
      Phn: 1-800-346-9140
      attra.ncat.org/
      M-F 7:00am-7:00pm CST
Funded by the US Department of Agriculture, ATTRA (offers National Sustainable Agricultrue Information Service) provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, market gardeners, extension agents, researchers, educators, farm organizations, and others involved in commercial agriculture. USDA sustainable agricultural updates, experts, and publications are accessible.

Bartlesville, OK - International Straw Bale Registry Project
Other
      Bartlesville OK
      sbregistry.greenbuilder.com/search.straw?RID=137
Open to visitors by appointment.

Bergey Wind Power Co.
Business
      2001 Priestley Ave.
      Norman OK 73069
      Phn: (405) 364-4212
      Fax: (405) 364-2078
      E-mail: sales@bergey.com
      www.bergey.com
Bergey Windpower is the world’s leading supplier of small wind turbines. At Bergey, we take pride in offering advanced-technology products that let homeowners and businesses generate their own clean power.

BioShield Paints
      www.bioshieldpaint.com/

Blue Thumb Water Quality Education Program
Government
      5401 S. Sheridan Rd., Suite 201
      Tulsa OK 74145
      Phn: 918-280-1595
      Fax: 918-280-1594
      E-mail: tulsaccd@okcc.state.ok.us
      8am - 4:30pm M-F
Blue Thumb Water Quality Education Program accepts community volunteers to monitor local streams in their area for water pollution. Volunteer projects include monthly chemical monitoring of streams, semi annual insect & fish population monitoring, educating the public about water pollution prevention, annual creek clean ups, and marking storm drains with the message "No Dumping, Keep our Streams clean."

BlueGreen Meetings
Website
      www.bluegreenmeetings.org
A project of the Oceans Blue Foundation, this meeting planner's Web site offers tips and resources to aid in reducing the environmental impact of conferences and meetings. Learn how to choose a city that minimizes travel for participants. Get advice on choosing environmentally preferable hotels and transportation, and find out how to work with food and beverage suppliers to minimize packaging and waste. The site includes success stories and links to other green-meeting publications. Looking to start with the basics? Read the ten tips for greening any meeting. Or take the online quiz to discover the environmental impact of your meeting.

Bonded Logic, Inc.
      www.bondedlogic.com/
Recycled Cotton Isulation

Brown to Earth Bag Co.
Website
      Phn: 405-844-6549
      www.browntoearthbagco.com
Take the first step toward saying “No” to paper and plastic and "Yes" to bags that you reuse trip after trip! We are excited to be able to offer the perfect reusable bag for your shopping needs!

Spread the word encourage friends and family to start using reusable bags too. If we can cut back or eliminate using harmful bags we all win!

Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan...
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      210 Hills Building, University
      Burlington VT 05405-0082
      Phn: 802/656-0484
      www.sare.org/htdocs/pubs/
Here is a great new resource from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program.
"Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses" brings the business planning process alive to help today's alternative and sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises. Sample worksheets illustrate how real farm families set goals, determined potential markets and evaluated financing options - and help the reader develop a detailed business plan. (280 pp, Wire-bound)

Care 2
Website
      www.care2.com/shopping/
Shop and help the planet!

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Organization
      Phn: 919-542-2402
      www.carolinafarmstewards.org
A membership-based nonprofit organization of more than 750 farmers, processors, gardeners, businesses, and individuals in North and South Carolina committed to sustainable agriculture. Tony Kleese, Ex. Director

Carpool Crew
Website
      www.carpoolcrew.com
This is an interesting website. You enter the zip code of your residence, then the zip code of your work, and it matches you with anyone else who has registered with the site that also has that commute.

Cedar Creek Nature Studies
Business
      1796 Cedar Creek Rd
      Hot Springs AR
      Phn: 501-282-7475 or 501-622-6631
      E-mail: info@CedarCreekNatureStudies.com
      cedarcreeknaturestudies.com
Cedar Creek Nature Studies is located in the Ouachita Mountains just minutes from Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. They have designed classes for nature enthusiasts, both beginners and advanced alike. There are hiking trails, ponds, streams, and primitive camp sites.

Center for a New American Dream
Organization
      6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 900
      Takoma Park MD 20912
      Phn: 301-891-3683 or 1-877-68-DREAM
      E-mail: newdream@newdream.org
      www.newdream.org/
The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice. We work with individuals, institutions, communities and businesses to conserve natural resources, counter the commercialization of our culture and promote positive changes in the way goods are produced and consumed. We are attempting nothing less than a shift of American culture away from its current emphasis on consumption towards a more fulfilling, just and sustainable way of life.

Center for Rural Affairs
Organization
      101 S Tallman St - PO Box 406
      Walthill NE 68067-0406
      Phn: 402-846-5428
      Fax: 402-846-5420
      E-mail: info@cfra.org
      www.cfra.org
The Center for Rural Affairs, a private, non-profit organization, is working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.

Central Oklahoma Clean Cities
      21 E. Main Street, Suite 100
      Oklahoma City OK 71304-2405
      Phn: 405-234-2264
      Fax: 405-234-2200
      E-mail: yanderson@acogok.org
      www.okcleancities.org
With very, very few exceptions, all alternative transportation fuel and alternative fuel vehicle projects in the central, western and southern regions of Oklahoma are coordinated through Oklahoma Clean Cities and most are funded with grants that are coordinated through Oklahoma Clean Cities. Alternative fuel projects in northeastern Oklahoma are coordinated through Tulsa Area Clean Cities, which can be found on the web at www.tulsacleancities.com

The U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities website can be accessed through www.ccities.doe.gov. This site is a wealth of information for those interested in sustainable and renewable energy resources as pertain to transportation, as well as fuel economy and advanced vehicle technologies to preserve our natural resources and gain energy independence. The transportation sector is responsible for 69 percent of total petroleum use in the United States today.

Chesmore Seed Company
Business
      5030 Highway 36, East, P.O. Box 8368
      St. Joseph MO 64508
      Phn: 800 383 0865 / 816 279 0865
      Fax: 816 232 6134
      E-mail: chesmore@chesmore.com
      www.chesmore.com/
We are proud to say that we have been a wholesale seedman since 1878. We strive to sell the best seed and products for our growers. At the present time, Chesmore Seed Company is primarily a wholesaler of vegetable seeds. Other products include greenhouse and grower supplies as well as some equipment relating to the industry. Also, a great source for bulk seeds. Heirloom seeds are not recognized, but many of them are carried. Open pollinated seeds and reference for heirloom varieties can also be found.

Chickasha Farmers Market
Business
      5th & Choctaw
      Chickasha OK
      Phn: (405) 224-2216

CitNet News: Citizens Network for Sustainable Development
Listserv
      citnet.org/lists/news.aspx
CitNet News, the newsletter of Citizens Network for Sustainable Development, provides a forum for sustainability activists to share news and views on sustainable developments across and within the country.

Clay Roof Tile Council
      www.clayroof.co.uk
The Clay Roof Tile Council comprises the five leading UK clay roof tile manufacturers

Cleaner and Greener Emissions Reduction Calculator
Website
      www.cleanerandgreener.org/emission_reductions.htm
Sure, energy efficiency can translate into a certain amount of greenhouse gas reduction, but how much? This online calculator illustrates how reducing energy consumption at your home or business can cut emissions and save money. Estimate your annual energy reduction, enter your customer type and location within the U.S., and this tool will calculator your annual cost savings. Also breaks down emissions reduction by greenhouse gas -- CO2, nitrogen oxides, etc.

Climate Change Central
Website
      www.climatechangecentral.com/
An online toolbox of calculators, models, and databases for gauging your company's energy use. Some highlights: The Carbon Dioxide Reduction Calculator estimates the time and cost required for your business to phase out CO2 emissions. The Energy Intensity Indicator offers a series of formulas for calculating both overall energy use and "energy intensity" -- the amount of fuel your company requires to deliver a particular product or service. The site also features links to online software for modeling project-based alternative-energy use. Also includes conversion tables and reports on emissions factors.

ClimateMaster
Business
      7300 Southwest 44th Street
      Oklahoma City OK 73179
      Phn: 405-745-6000
      Fax: 405-745-605
Product types: geothermal energy products, water source heat pumps, residential geothermal systems, commercial geothermal systems, geothermal system design software, geothermal earth heat exchangers, energy efficient refrigeration, air heating systems, air cooling systems.

Clinch Powell Community Kitchens/ Appalachian Spring Cooperative
Organization
      Treadway TN
      Phn: 423-733-4007
      E-mail: ggoldenkit@hotmail.com
The Clinch Powell Community Kitchens/ Appalachian Spring Cooperative provides a low cost processing facility for small to medium sized food businesses, including help with labeling, bulk buying of jars, etc. Greg Golden, Kitchens Manager

Collinsville Tri-Co Market
Business
      Fairgrounds, Route 1
      Collinsville OK
      Phn: (918) 746-3700

Color Oklahoma: Sow Some Wild Seeds
Organization
      Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Avenue
      Tulsa OK 74114
      Phn: (918) 587-4624
      E-mail: wildflowers@coloroklahoma.org
      www.coloroklahoma.org
Color Oklahoma raises money for the sowing of wildflower seeds along state highways and on other highly visible public land.

Communicator's Toolkit
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.foodroutes.org/
Communicator's Toolkit. Unfortunately this book used to be free and now there is a charge. However, the book covers ways to strategically communicate about locally grown food - which messages actually work, and which are less useful.

Conservation Economy - Pattern Map
Website
       OR
      E-mail: info@conservationeconomy.net
      www.conservationeconomy.net/pattern_map/flash/index.htm
Here is a wonderfully laid out interactive map outlining the structure and synergetics of a model of what a sustainable society/culture/economy could look like. Please take some time and explore this!

Consumer Reports: Greener Choices
Website
      www.eco-labels.org/greenconsumers/home.cfm

Consumer Reports: Greener Choices
Website
      www.eco-labels.org/greenconsumers/energy.cfm

Consumer Reports: Greener Choices
      www.eco-labels.org/greenconsumers/pcategories.cfm?pcat=homegarden

Consumer Reports: Greener Choices
Website
      www.eco-labels.org/greenconsumers/products.cfm?product=auto

Consumer Reports: Greener Choices
Website
      www.eco-labels.org/greenconsumers/waste.cfm

Cook's Garden, The
Business
      PO Box 535
      Londonderry VT 05148
      Phn: 800-457-9703
      E-mail: info@cooksgarden.com
      www.cooksgarden.com
The Cook's Garden is a place where gardening is a pleasure for both the gardener and the cook, a place to grow both vegetables and flowers for the simple delight of watching them blossom and fruit, and for the bounty they provide to family and friends once prepared for the table. As charter signatories of the Safe Seed Pledge, you can be sure we are committed to the preservation of heirloom and organically produced seed varieties

Cornerstone Green Building Technologies, Inc.
Business
      10600 S. Penn, Suite 16-255
      Oklahoma City OK 73170
      Phn: 405-63-GREEN / (405) 634-7336
      Fax: 866-384-SIPS / (866) 384-7477
      E-mail: kent@cornerstonegreenbuilding.com
      www.cornerstonegreenbuilding.com
Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are a high performance panelized building system. SIPs create an extremely well insulated and air tight building envelope. An efficient building envelope is a critical component in an effectively integrated green building. We are a large volume distributor for several manufacturers and can provide assistance with projects utilizing this technology.

Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
Organization
      1 Dancing Rabbit Lane
      Rutledge MO 63563
      Phn: 660-883-5511
      E-mail: dancingrabbit@ic.org
      www.dancingrabbit.org
Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage set amid the hills and prairies of rural northeastern Missouri. Our goal is to live ecologically sustainable and socially rewarding lives, and to share the skills and ideas behind that lifestyle. From the everyday needs of food and shelter to the more complex questions of culture and social change, we've tried to at least touch on the major points of our young ecovillage.

Directory of Oklahoma Certified Organic Growers
Website
       OK
      www.madeinoklahoma.net/Okgrown/cog.htm
Directory of Certified Organic Growers in Oklahoma and Texas for produce, herbs, nuts, meat, and grain.

Dobbs Windmill Service
Business
      821 Main St
      Rocky OK 73661
      Phn: 405-666-2465
Product types: wind-powered generators.

Downloadable posters and other message materials
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.foodroutes.org/
Downloadable posters and other message materials. These posters include topics such as Buy Locally Grown. It's Thousands of Miles Fresher. The Best Tasting Food Ripens Close to Home. Plant Your Dollars Close to Home. All of these come in PDF or Word formats available to download. Community groups can add their own logo if they want. These make great education posters in stores, at farmers' markets, or in schools. In addition, there are sample cost tag cards about the costs of locally grown tomatoes versus other tomatoes. You can access these at: http://www.foodroutes.org/blcsheets.jsp If the link doesn't work, go to the main page: http://www.foodroutes.org and log in to the free service. Check out the "Tools for Action".

Dry Cleaning Station
Business
      9530 N. 129th East Ave., No. 102, in Waterford Plaza
      Owasso OK
Dry Cleaning Station is one of several dry cleaning firms affiliated with GreenEarth Cleaning, a Kansas City, Mo.-based company founded in 1998 after three dry cleaning pros entered into a business partnership with the solvent inventors. The solvent's selling points are its gentle impact on clothing and its wide-ranging cleaning abilities, including use on pesky buttons, beading and even leather. It leaves materials soft, without any odor and with less wrinkling and stiffness.

Durant Farmers Market
Business
      1st & Evergreen
      Durant OK
      Phn: (405) 924-7240

Dye's Mattress Company
Business
      1709 NW 16th
      OKC OK
      Phn: 601-3635
Dye's Mattress Company offers custom built, new, and reconditioned box springs and mattresses. Harold Dye priced a full size set of reconditioned box springs and mattress at $99, and said he would buy the old mattress from me for $5 if it was reconditionable (I later found out that it was a Simmons Beautyrest mattress, which alas isn't recyclable, he said "they are designed so they CAN'T be rebuilt," which is a good reason it seems to me to NOT buy a new Simmons mattress).

He says very little of what comes in his shop ends up in a landfill. They do all the work there in the back of their shop, and you can choose the firmness/softness you want for the mattress. Reconditioning involves removing the old mattress cover, doing any necessary repairs, adding padding if necessary, sanitizing the old padding, and adding a new mattress cover.

So if you are shopping for a mattress, consider supporting an important recycling business and purchase a reconditioned mattress, contact Harold and Jennifer Dye, Plaza Shopping District (NW 16th between Indiana and Blackwelder). If you have a mattress to get rid of, before you put it out for big trash day, talk with Harold and see if it can be reconditioned.

Earth Elements Certified Organic Farm
Business
      9630 Pecan Tree Circle
      Lexington OK 73051
      Phn: 405-873-3722
      E-mail: april@earthelements.net
      www.earthelements.net
Earth Elements Farm is a certified organic farm 7 miles south of Norman, OK and is operated by April Harrington. Earth Elements specializes in Genovese Basil, which they sell to the public and restaurants and which they process into a gourmet pesto. Their medicinal herbs are used to make a line of synthetic-free natural body care products that are available in many stores and at their website. In addition, they grow culinary herbs and a variety of spring produce, some of which are heirloom varieties. Workshops on home canning, organic agriculture, and soap making are offered several times a year.

Earth Friendly Goods
Website
      Broken Arrow OK
      Phn: 877-447-1521 (toll free)
      E-mail: contact@earthfriendlygoods.com
      www.earthfriendlygoods.com
At The Earth Friendly Network many of our products are made from hemp, one of the only sustainable/biodegrable fibers available. We also carry products made from organic cotton, soy, flax, wool, and other earth- friendly esources. At www.earthfriendlygoods.com you will find aromatherapy products, high quality hemp and organic cotton clothing, natural products for your home, and more. Our extensive selection of earth-friendly products makes one stop shopping easy.

Earthly Goods Farm & Garden Supply
Business
      P.O. Box 4164
      Tulsa OK 74159
      Phn: (918) 583-1990
      E-mail: dspleu@intcon.net
Natural products for home, lawn, farm, & garden. Mail Order, Local Delivery, Wholesale, Retail. No storefront.

Eco-Mall
Website
      www.ecomall.com
"Earth's Largest Environmental Living Center" Your First Stop to Shop for Green Products That are Good for People and the Environment.

Eco-Store
Website
      Casselberry FL
      Phn: (407) 426-9949
      eco-store.com
We are certain and satisfied that every item offered here is a step towards the goal of a sustainable future.

Eco-Wise
Business
      110 W Elizabeth
      Austin TX 78704
      Phn: 512-326-4474
      www.ecowise.com
      10:30am - 7pm M-F • 10am - 6pm SAT• SUN 12pm - 4pm

Edible Schoolyard
Organization
       CA
      www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html
The Edible Schoolyard, in collaboration with Martin Luther King Junior Middle School, provides urban public school students with a one-acre organic garden and a kitchen classroom. Using food systems as a unifying concept, students learn how to grow, harvest, and prepare nutritious seasonal produce. Experiences in the kitchen and garden foster a better understanding of how the natural world sustains us, and promote the environmental and social well being of our school community.

Edmond Farmers Market
Business
      First & Littler
      Edmond OK
      Phn: 359.4629

El Reno Farmers Market
Business
      117 North Choctaw
      El Reno OK
      Phn: (405) 262-0155

Electro Automotive
Business
      POB 1113-W
      Felton CA 95018
      Phn: 831.429.1989
      Fax: 831.429.1907
      E-mail: electro@cruzio.com
      www.electroauto.com/
Electro Automotive have kits for Rabbits and Porche 914s. Kits, components, books, videos, and consultation are all available through Electro Automotive.

Energy Conservation News and Resources
Website
       OK
      E-mail: rmwj@soonernet.com
      www.energyconservationinfo.org
Provides links to: news and commentary from both mainstream and alternative sources, alternative renewable energy, energy conservation resources, and alternative construction.

Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)
Organization
      www.engr.utexas.edu/esw/conference.htm
ESW is a non-profit organization with a network of more than 3000 professionals and students working to reduce poverty and improve global sustainability. Started at Cornell University in 2001, ESW now has chapters in more than twenty American universities. The UT Austin Chapter of ESW started in 2003. See the link to view PowerPoint presentations of cool work going on all around the world! Enjoy!

Enid Farmers Market
Business
      Garfield County Fairgrounds
      Enid OK
      Phn: (580) 237-1228

Environmental Education Consultant -- Mary McIntyre Coley
Other
       OK
      Phn: (918) 446-6296
      E-mail: mmcint2415@aol.com
Oklahoma "Spirit" Project (also known as Spirit of the Last Great Places) workshops covering Oklahoma's wide variety of eco-regions are available for staff development, university credit, or as a program for a group. There is a $10 fee for the accompanying curriculum notebook. .Also, a "Sense of Place" power point presentation/program is available, accompanied by a Regaining Sense of Place: Discovery Journal for $15. The per hour service charge is negotiable. Assistance with writing curriculum grants, etc. is also provided. Ms. Coley is also the "Wet in the City" educational coordinator for the City of Tulsa.

Environmental Home Center
Website
       WA
      Phn: 1-800-281-9785
      www.environmentalhomecenter.com
We are your most complete source for green building materials—simply the highest-quality choices with the added benefit of being healthy and resource-efficient. Our environmental building supplies include non-toxic paint, natural carpets, sustainable wood products, energy-efficient insulation and people-friendly cleaning supplies.

Environmental Home Center
       WA
      Phn: 1-800-281-9785
      www.environmentalhomecenter.com
We are your most complete source for green building materials—simply the highest-quality choices with the added benefit of being healthy and resource-efficient. Our environmental building supplies include non-toxic paint, natural carpets, sustainable wood products, energy-efficient insulation and people-friendly cleaning supplies.

EPA Adopt Your Watershed
Government
      1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW (4501T)
      Washington DC 20004
      Phn: 202-566-1292
      E-mail: adopt@epamail.epa.gov
      www.epa.gov/adopt/
To encourage stewardship of the nation's water resources, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading an "Adopt Your Watershed" campaign. Through this effort, EPA challenges citizens and organizations to join them and others who are working to protect and restore our valuable rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes, ground water, and estuaries. By visiting the on-line database, you can learn about opportunities to get involved in activities in your community, such as monitoring, cleanups, and restoration projects. As of April 2002, the database contains 3500 groups that you might want to join.

EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watershed
Government
      1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (4501T)
      Washington DC 20460
      Phn: 202-566-1300
      E-mail: ow-owow-internet-comments@epa.gov
Features information about watersheds, wetlands, oceans, coasts & estuaries, lakes, monitoring & assessment, TMDLs, Polluted runoff, volunteer opportunities, and watershed information for kids, including a 24-page booklet, “What’s Up With Our Nation’s Waters?” The booklet, designed primarily for children aged 10 to15, presents key findings of the National Water Quality Inventory in an easy-to-read format as well as projects for school or for fun, a water quiz, a glossary, and a list of resources for more information. The booklet can be downloaded at . It is also available in hard copy from EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications at 1-800-490-9198; please include the publication number when ordering: EPA 841-B-01-004.

EPA Region 6 Office
Government
      1445 Ross Avenue
      Dallas TX 75202
      Phn: (214) 665-6444
      www.epa.gov/earth1r6/index.htm
Regional office of EPA serving Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas and 66 Tribes.

EPA WaterNews
Listserv
      Office of Water (4101M) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
      Washington DC 20460
      E-mail: listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov
      www.epa.gov/ow/waternews
WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.

EPA Year of Clean Water
Website
      Office of Water (4101M) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
      Washington DC 20460
      E-mail: OW-GENERAL@epa.gov
      www.epa.gov/water/yearofcleanwater/month.html
Water Topic of the Month - Each month EPA is featuring specific topics to celebrate 30 years of the Clean Water Act. Click on a month on the website to learn more about each topic and how to get involved.

EPA’s Surf Your Watershed
Government
      Mail Code 4503F, 401 M Street SW
      Washington DC 20460
      Phn: 202/260-7144
      www.epa.gov/surf
Surf Your Watershed is a service to help you locate, use, and share environmental information about your state and watershed.

Ethanol pumps in Oklahoma
Website
       OK
      E-mail: mkautz@e85fuel.com
      www.E85Fuel.com
Two public access Fuelman stations in Oklahoma City dispense E85. One is located at 21 N.E. 4th Street, just north of Bricktown, and the other is located at 4529 S.W. 36th . Both stations are non-attended and are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Credit cards accepted include Fuelman, Wright Express and Voyager fleet cards, as well as Visa and MasterCard. Debit cards are not accepted. The 4th & Harrison site opened its E85 pumps in July 2003; the S.W. 36th and Meridian site opened its E85 pumps in September 2003.

The State of Oklahoma has an E85 pump located at 2307 N. Central. This station is not open to the public and is state government access only. Likewise, the City of Edmond has an E85 fueling facility at its Cross Timbers Municipal Complex to open in the spring of 2005. This fueling site will not be public access and will serve Edmond municipal vehicles only.

Facing the Future
School, Workshop
      www.teacherscorner.org/Workshops/workshops.html
NEW SERVICE OFFERED BY FACING THE FUTURE
Is your school or district looking for strategies to integrate a global perspective across subject areas? Facing the Future is pleased to provide a workshop designed to allow educators to explore the meaning of global education in their classroom and discover activities, tools, and strategies to more effectively use global issues as a contextual framework for teaching core subjects. Visit our website at www.teacherscorner.org click on It's All Connected: Teaching Global Issues and Sustainability Across the Curriculum to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

FACING THE FUTURE
Website
      www.facingthefuture.org
DOWNLOAD FACING THE FUTURE MATERIALS
Visit our website at www.facingthefuture.org and click on the "download" link to access our free curriculum materials and student guides. All you need to do is sign up in our registration download section. Your registration information is kept confidential and is not shared or sold.

Factory Farms
Organization
      Oklahoma Chapter, P.O. Box 60644
      Oklahoma City OK 73046
      E-mail: tomlibby@yahoo.com
      oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cafo/
Information about the problems resulting from factory farming and what you can do about them. Buying organic (chemical-free) and from local family farms are suggested ways to make a difference.

Faith-based Coalition
Organization
      OK City OK
      E-mail: revjack@ifairtrade.net
United Methodist Environmental Coalition is a grassroots collective of people and congregations from across Oklahoma area and partners with others to raise awareness and act on behalf of God's Creation.

Farm to School
Organization
       CA
      www.farmtoschool.org/ca/farms.htm
The farm, Ripple-Riley-Thomas in Ukaih, CA started a "Harvest of the Month" program. They pack boxes full of a variety of fresh produce and deliver them to local schools who have ordered them to do nutrition lessons and fruit/veggie tastings. You can find out about them (and other farm to school info) on the Farm to School website. There is also a blurb about the program in this newletter online (pg 7)

Farmers Market
Business
      6800 NW 39th Exwy
      Bethany OK
      Thur. 4:00-7:30pm and Sat. 8:00am-1:00pm
A new Oklahoma City area farmers market has recently opened. It is located at The Children's Center, on old Rte 66 just east of Rockwell. It has openings for growers to sell.

Farmers Market
Business
      Bethany OK
      Thur. 4:00-7:30pm and Sat. 8:00am-1:00pm
A new Oklahoma City area farmers market has recently opened. It is located at The Children's Center, on old Rte 66 just east of Rockwell. It has openings for growers to sell.

Farmers Markets Interactive Mapping Across the US
Business
      find.mapmuse.com/re1/interest.php?brandID=FARMER_MARKETS
Mapmuse.com has added a nationwide interactive map of farmers markets to its services. The idea is for farmer markets and farmers market enthusiasts to build upon what we have started by adding farmers markets that we have missed, and editing and enhancing information that is already there. The source of our information is the website www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/. Through your help, we hope to create comprehensive, descriptive, and up to date maps to help the public find farmers markets at home, and on their travels. And for the farmers markets involved, these maps will constitute free advertising.

Farmers Markets Interactive Mapping Across the US
Business
      find.mapmuse.com/re1/interest.php?brandID=FARMER_MARKETS
Mapmuse.com has added a nationwide interactive map of farmers markets to its services. The idea is for farmer markets and farmers market enthusiasts to build upon what we have started by adding farmers markets that we have missed, and editing and enhancing information that is already there. The source of our information is the website www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/. Through your help, we hope to create comprehensive, descriptive, and up to date maps to help the public find farmers markets at home, and on their travels. And for the farmers markets involved, these maps will constitute free advertising.

Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc
Organization
      46 East 4th Street, Suite 1301
      Saint Paul MN 55101
      Phn: 651-223-5400
      Fax: 651-223-5335
      E-mail: lawyers@flaginc.org
      www.flaginc.com
Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG) is a nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land.

FarmLink
Organization
      www.californiafarmlink.org/
FarmLink is a program in some states that links retiring farmers with young farmers. The story below tells about the Washington program, but there are programs in other states that you may be interested in as well. http://www.acfnewsource.org/environment/farmlink.html

Final Word columns, The
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.foodroutes.org/
The Final Word columns by journalist Alan Guebert. These are informative and useful columns about what's going on with local food issues.

Food Circles Networking Project
Organization
      Department of Rural Sociology University of Missouri-Columbia 204 Gentry
      Columbia MO 65211
      Phn: 573-882-7463
      Fax: 573-882-1473
      E-mail: HendricksonM@missouri.edu
      www.foodcircles.missouri.edu
A Food Circle is a new way of conceiving of and organizing our agricultural and food systems. It links the many people involved in food production together in interdependent, holistic ways. When we conceive of our food system as a circle, we acknowledge that we are connected with every other person in that circle through the act of food production.

Forbo Flooring
      www.themarmoleumstore.com
Commercial
Forbo Flooring North America
2 Maplewood Drive • P.O. Box 667
Humboldt Industrial Park
Hazleton, PA 18201
Tel. 1-800-842-7839
Fax 570-450-0258
Email: info@fL-NA.com

Residential
Forbo Flooring North America
2 Maplewood Drive • P.O. Box 667
Humboldt Industrial Park
Hazleton, PA 18201
Tel. 1-866-Marmoleum
Fax 570-450-0202
Email: info@themarmoleumstore.com

Freecycle
Listserv
      www.freecycle.org
There is a set of email groups called freecycle that recycle all sorts of things locally. At freecycle you can offer things you no longer need and ask for things that you do.

Future of Food Film
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.thefutureoffood.com
There's a revolution going on in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that's being fought behind closed doors of corporate boardrooms and government agencies over the use of genetically modified organisms in our food. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled GMO products that have quietly filled grocery store shelves over the past decade. From the test tube, to the farm field, to the supermarket, the film follows the personal stories of the farmers in the U.S., Canada who have been sued by large multi-national corporations for continuing the time-honored tradition of saving seeds; of the scientists in the U.S. and Europe who have been censored for raising serious public and environmental health concerns; and finally, of the consumers, who are beginning to question why this has escaped the attention of both the media and the Federal agencies in charge of keeping our food safe. THE FUTURE OF FOOD unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of what we eat. Food has gone from being a basic need to part of a larger billion dollar battle to control the world's food production.

Gaiam
Website
      www.Gaiam.com/greenmarket/
A broad range of products to keep your body healthy, your mind clear and your spirit soothed. Earth-friendly alternatives to everyday mainstream products.

Geothermal Electric and Plumbing
Business
      742 Terrace Pl.
      Norman OK 73069
      Phn: 405-517-1670
      E-mail: j-dodds@sbcglobal.net

Global Ecovillage Network
Organization
      556 Farm Road, PO Box 90
      Summertown TN 38483-0090
      Phn: 1 931 964 4324
      Fax: 1 931 964 2200
      E-mail: ecovillage@thefarm.org
      gen.ecovillage.org
The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is a global confederation of people and communities that meet and share their ideas, exchange technologies, develop cultural and educational exchanges, directories and newsletters, and are dedicated to restoring the land and living "sustainable plus" lives by putting more back into the environment than we take out.

Global Footprint Network
Organization
      www.footprintnetwork.org/
The Global Footprint Network supports a sustainable economy by promoting the Ecological Footprint, a tool that makes sustainability measurable. We coordinate research and develop methodological standards so that decision makers have robust resource accounts to ensure that we live within the Earth's budget.

Global Footprint Network
Organization
      www.footprintnetwork.org/
The Global Footprint Network supports a sustainable economy by promoting the Ecological Footprint, a tool that makes sustainability measurable. We coordinate research and develop methodological standards so that decision makers have robust resource accounts to ensure that we live within the Earth's budget.

Globe Aware - Adventures in Service
Organization
      www.globeaware.org/
Globe Aware, a nonprofit organization, currently offers volunteer vacations in Peru, Costa Rica, thailand, Cuba, Nepal, Brazil and India. These short-term (1 to 2 weeks) adventures in service focus on cultural-awareness and sustainability, and are often compared to a "mini peace corps". All program costs, including the cost of airfare, are tax-deductible. Globe Aware is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt charity. You need no special skills nor do you need to speak any foreign language. Immerse yourself in a new culture. Enjoy befriending people in new and interesting countries and experience the reward of helping them on meaningful community projects.

Green Corn
Organization
      Norman OK
      Phn: 405-474-0324
      E-mail: info@greencorn.org
The Green Corn Organization was established in the summer of 2002 as an effort of concerned Norman residents and students to promote social, cultural, economic, environmental, and community development through increased awareness and civic participation. Green Corn is a non-partisan organization.

Green Country Solar
Business
      15925 East Riggs Road
      Inola OK 74036
      Phn: 918-834-6500
      Fax: 918-543-7590
Product types: solar electric power systems, solar air heating systems, solar water heating systems, solar pool heating systems. Service types: design, installation, contractor services.

Green Guide for Health Care
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.gghc.org/
The Green Guide for Health Care is the first-ever green building best practices guide created specifically for the health care sector.

Green Guide, The
Website
      PO Box 567
      New York NY 10012
      Phn: 212.946.4598
      E-mail: info@thegreenguide.com
      www.thegreenguide.com
Since 1994, The Green Guide has been the premiere consumer source for practical everyday actions benefiting environmental and personal health. As an environmental lifestyle newsletter and website, The Green Guide provides an intersection between mainstream consumer service (women's, health, parenting, and shelter) and environmental advocacy publications.

Green Roofs
      http://www.greenroofs.com/

GREENCulture, Inc.
Website
      32 Rancho Circle
      Lake Forest CA 92630
      Phn: 1-877-204-7336
      Fax: 1-949-360-7864
      www.watersavers.com
Water saving devices.

Greenhome
Website
      850 24th Ave.
      San Francisco CA 94121
      Phn: 877-282-6400
      Fax: 415-752-6389
      E-mail: help@greenhome.com
      www.Greenhome.com
Green Home sells environmental products. We are the leading resource for green products on line and for greening your home. If you want to go green, Green Home is the place to start! We help green events, and green businesses as well as green homes.

Greenpages
Website
      1612 K Street NW, Suite 600
      Washington DC 20006
      Phn: (800)58-GREEN
      Fax: (202)331-8166
      www.Greenpages.org
The largest directory of qualified green businesses available online! Search for over 25,000 products and services from 2,000 green companies in more than 170 categories.

GreenPLUS Registry
      www.greenplusregistry.com
GreenPLUS is a FREE program to rate how 'green' your home is, scoring its potential Health, Safety, and Welfare. It is the first program of its kind to address BOTH environmental impacts and disaster-preparedness. It is applicable to new homes AND to existing homes. HEALTH: How healthy is your home? SAFETY: How safe is your home if a disaster strikes? How does it contribute to a disaster (eg. potential contribution to flooding from storm water runoff). WELFARE: How does your home affect the environment?

GreenPLUS Registry
Website
      www.greenplusregistry.com
GreenPLUS is a FREE program to rate how 'green' your home is, scoring its potential Health, Safety, and Welfare. It is the first program of its kind to address BOTH environmental impacts and disaster-preparedness. It is applicable to new homes AND to existing homes. HEALTH: How healthy is your home? SAFETY: How safe is your home if a disaster strikes? How does it contribute to a disaster (eg. potential contribution to flooding from storm water runoff). WELFARE: How does your home affect the environment?

Greensense
Website
      31 Green Acres Drive
      Burlington VT 05401
      Phn: 802-660-3174
      www.Greensense.com/store
We want our children to grow up in a world that is becoming more beautiful, more peaceful, more in harmony with nature. GreenSense grew out of our efforts to educate ourselves and our desire to share what we found.

We created the store to give you access to tangible products and to create synergy- each item you buy will support and encourage worker and community-friendly businesses, while it enhances your life and environment.

Greenstore
Website
       ME
      E-mail: info@greenstore.com
      www.Greenstore.com
The Green Store is a general store for the 21st century, offering a full range of products and information for an environmentally sustainable lifestyle. Shop online or visit us along the coast of Maine at our Belfast, Damariscotta, or Brunswick store locations.

Happyhippie
Website
       OK
      E-mail: Info@happyhippie.com
      www.Happyhippie.com
We wanted to create a place for web users to easily find Eco-friendly products and services. Happy Hippie also offers an expanding education center to promote eco-friendly living and awareness.

Harvest Solar & Wind Power
Website
      1571 East 22 Place
      Tulsa OK 74114
      Phn: 918-743-2299
      Fax: 918-743-2299
      E-mail: jmiggins@cox.net
      www.harvest-energy.com
Solar, Wind and alternative power integrator of systems for energy independence. Solar Hot water, Solar pool heating, Solar and Wind Electric systems, back-up and emergency power and education.

Harvesting Support for Locally Grown Food
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.foodroutes.org/
Harvesting Support for Locally Grown Food ($50) provides a strategic map for action based on the very successful "Be a Local Hero: Buy Locally Grown" campaign from western Massachusetts. The book includes messages that were tested for getting consumers to buy local, details on how retailers and farmers monetarily supported the buy local campaign, and lots of public relations materials that can be adapted locally.

Heirloom Seeds
Business
      Box 245
      West Elizabeth PA 15088
      Phn: (412) 384-0852
      E-mail: mail@heirloomseeds.com
      www.heirloomseeds.com
Located in South Western Pennsylvania, we are a small, family run seed house that has been in the mail order business since 1988. When we started this business, our first priority was to offer old fashioned vegetables noted for their taste. All of the varieties we offer are open pollinated (non hybrid) and have been grown by generations of backyard gardeners. The flower varieties that we offer have that simple, old fashioned beauty of days gone by. We added herb seeds to our catalog after many requests from our customers to do so. We have a network of gardeners throughout the United States that are constantly testing the varieties we offer for sale, to ensure they do well in a backyard garden setting. Many of the seeds we offer have come from backyard gardeners, whose families have saved the seeds for generations, throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and overseas.

Holdenville Farmers Market
Business
      102 East Main
      Holdenville OK
      Phn: (405) 379-5470

Holland Homes, LLC
Business
      PMB 108, 8086 S Yale Ave
      Tulsa OK 74136
      Phn: 918-698-2845
      E-mail: hollandhomes@cox.net
      www.myhollandhomes.com
A residential builder in the greater Tulsa area that has experience with insulating concrete forms (ICF), structural insulated panels (SIP), safe rooms, geothermal heating and cooling, basements, and other alternative building products.

Home Power Magazine
      www.homepower.com/

Home Power Magazine
Magazine
      www.homepower.com/

Homestead School, The
School, Workshop
      Oklahoma City OK
      Phn: 405-771-3551
At The Homestead School we want to share the knowledge we have gained living with alternative energies and the lifestyle that goes with it. A visit to The Homestead School will give folks an opportunity to learn first hand about organic gardening and food preservation/storage. It will also give opportunities to share thoughts with others who care about living gently upon the earth.

Homestead School, The
School, Workshop
      Oklahoma City OK
      Phn: 405-771-3551
At The Homestead School we want to share the knowledge we have gained living with alternative energies and the lifestyle that goes with it. A visit to The Homestead School will give folks an opportunity to learn first hand about: 1. Solar and wind electric systems 2. Several different solar heat systems 3. Many different aspects of energy efficienty and conservation.

Houses that Work
      www.buildingscience.com/housesthatwork/default.htm
This is a great site for builders with house design recommendations by climate region, also info about using less wood in framing.

How To Direct Market Farm Products on the Internet
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      USDA AMS TMP MSB, Room 2646 S, Stop 0269, 1400 Independence Ave., SW
      Washington DC
      Phn: (202) 720 8317
      Fax: (202) 690 0031
      E-mail: Errol.Bragg@usda.gov
      www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/MSB/
USDA guide book that provides basic information to assist agricultural producers who are interested in selling their products online or using a Web site to publicize their farm or products.

How to Plan A Sustainable Event
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.sustainable.org/information/susevent.html
How to Plan a Sustainable Event takes you step-by-step through the planning process, addressing issues such as:
*Choosing a site,
*Presenters,
*Publicity and Registration,
*Event Materials,
*Food Service,
*Logistics, and more.

IATP's Food and Health Program
Website
      www.iatp.org/foodandhealth
IATP's Food and Health Program works to make food healthier by advocating for more sustainable food production and a less contaminated food supply. Much human exposure to many toxic pollutants comes through the food chain.

We have launched a greatly improved website of particular interest to
parents and other consumers
policymakers, and
health professionals.

It's a great resource for those wanting to
Learn more about toxic pollutants and other food contaminants; and
Identify and buy safer food alternatives.

ibuydifferent.org
Website
      E-mail: ibuydifferent.org
      www.ibuydifferent.org
ibuydifferent.org is part of Be, Live, Buy Different—Make a Difference, a national campaign from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Center for a New American Dream (New Dream). The goal is to help young people learn how they can make a difference by buying differently.

Idabel Farmers Market
Business
      108-B North Central, Main Street
      Idabel OK
      Phn: (405) 286-3305

Indigenous Nations Federal Charter Association
Organization
      30630 S. Western Ave.
      Norman OK 73072
      Phn: 405-366-0373
      Fax: 405-329-0447
      E-mail: infca@infca.org
      www.infca.org
Need straw bale's for construction? We have them! These are ideal for construction. In fact, we are using some of them on our new office wing! $4.50 per bale delivery is negotiable.

Industrial Films
Business
      4526 Bronze Way
      Dallas TX 75236
      Phn: 800-722-5577
      Fax: 214-467-3714
      E-mail: harris@plasticsuppliers.com
      www.earthfirstpla.com
      8:00 - 5:00 M-F
I'm with a company called Plastic Suppliers who is based out of Columbus Ohio and I work out of our converting facility here in Dallas, TX. We are manufacturing an industrial film made from 100% corn and is 100% compostable called EarthFirst PLA. This film works good for packaging applications, window film in folding cartons and envelopes, label films, shrink label films, lidding films and printing films. We buy the PLA resin through a company called Natureworks who is under the Cargill umbrella. You can read more about this on our website at www.earthfirstpla.com and you can give me a call at 800-722-5577. Please let me know if this would be a fit for your website as a manufacturer of sustainable packaging films. Thank you.

INFCA Buffalo Reserve Charitable Trust
Organization
      30630 S. Western Ave.
      Norman OK 73072
      Phn: 405-366-0373
      Fax: 405-329-0447
      www.infca.org
It is important , as Oklahomans, that we recognize the vital importance of preserving the native languages and traditions of our state if we hope to accomplish true sustainability. After years of research and work with Oklahoma University Department of Native American Studies and various tribal, municipal and inter-tribal organizations, we have concluded that without preserving the languages and until we return the "Indian lands" to Native American stewardship, we will not reach our sustainability potential here in Oklahoma. That is why our mission is to promote and teach sustainability through atavism, to assist in cultural preservation efforts and to create a sense of sustainability in Oklahoma youth through cultural and environmental educational as well as hands on participation in habitat restoration.

We offer a free legal hot-line to Oklahoma family farmers. We assist and partner with sustainability education organizations, both by locating and applying for grants and by incorporating their programs into our youth camps. Our approach to every problem is holistic and therefore, we are often performing tasks and promoting causes that may seem unrelated to those who are not used to considering the whole picture.

We are very active in promoting "Boys and Girls" Clubs throughout the state and in particular in South OKC. Boys and Girls Clubs of America has established many clubs throughout Indian Country that have likely saved some of our rural communities from impending gang pressures (which actually move into the rural communities from inner-city gangs) and racial tensions by preparing the youth and providing a safe place to be during the hours from three to eight pm. on weekdays. This is the time of day when most young children are first exposed to drugs and gangs. Oklahoma County Boys and Girls Clubs will also participate in bringing Oklahoma's most "at-risk" youth to our camps at the Honey-Washita Buffalo Reserve, where they will participate in an atavistic approach to habitat restoration and learn the importance of protecting "at-risk" species.

Currently, we are opening a Boys and Girls Club in South OKC, planning the construction of a "straw bale" food pantry in Chickasha, feeding buffalo to tribal elders and childrens groups, and organizing several workdays on our Honey-Washita Buffalo Reserve. We need volunteers for all efforts. In fact, we need partners. Please feel free to contact us if you feel you can use our services or would be willing to volunteer in our many efforts.

INFCA Buffalo Reserve Charitable Trust
Organization
      30630 S. Western Ave.
      Norman OK 73072
      Phn: 405-366-0373
      Fax: 405-329-0447
      www.infca.org
It is important , as Oklahomans, that we recognize the vital importance of preserving the native languages and traditions of our state if we hope to accomplish true sustainability. After years of research and work with Oklahoma University Department of Native American Studies and various tribal, municipal and inter-tribal organizations, we have concluded that without preserving the languages and until we return the "Indian lands" to Native American stewardship, we will not reach our sustainability potential here in Oklahoma. That is why our mission is to promote and teach sustainability through atavism, to assist in cultural preservation efforts and to create a sense of sustainability in Oklahoma youth through cultural and environmental educational as well as hands on participation in habitat restoration.

We offer a free legal hot-line to Oklahoma family farmers. We assist and partner with sustainability education organizations, both by locating and applying for grants and by incorporating their programs into our youth camps. Our approach to every problem is holistic and therefore, we are often performing tasks and promoting causes that may seem unrelated to those who are not used to considering the whole picture.

We are very active in promoting "Boys and Girls" Clubs throughout the state and in particular in South OKC. Boys and Girls Clubs of America has established many clubs throughout Indian Country that have likely saved some of our rural communities from impending gang pressures (which actually move into the rural communities from inner-city gangs) and racial tensions by preparing the youth and providing a safe place to be during the hours from three to eight pm. on weekdays. This is the time of day when most young children are first exposed to drugs and gangs. Oklahoma County Boys and Girls Clubs will also participate in bringing Oklahoma's most "at-risk" youth to our camps at the Honey-Washita Buffalo Reserve, where they will participate in an atavistic approach to habitat restoration and learn the importance of protecting "at-risk" species.

Currently, we are opening a Boys and Girls Club in South OKC, planning the construction of a "straw bale" food pantry in Chickasha, feeding buffalo to tribal elders and childrens groups, and organizing several workdays on our Honey-Washita Buffalo Reserve. We need volunteers for all efforts. In fact, we need partners. Please feel free to contact us if you feel you can use our services or would be willing to volunteer in our many efforts.

Interface, Inc.
      1503 Orchard Hill Road, PO Box 1503
      LaGrange GA 30241
      Phn: 1-800-336-0225
      www.interfaceinc.com
Carpet tile manufacturer.
Representative: Jim Sedlacek, 800-336-0225, x1503

International Ground Source Heat Pump Association
Organization
      OSU, 499 Cordell South, Oklahoma State University
      Stillwater OK 74078
      Phn: 800-626-4747 (or) 405-744-5175
      Fax: 1-405-744-5283
      www.igshpa.okstate.edu
Headquartered at Oklahoma State University, IGSHPA is a non-profit group supporting the ground source heat pump industry with publications, information, research, and more.

International Straw Bale Registry Project
Website
      sbregistry.greenbuilder.com/search.straw?lcou=United%20States&lsta=OK
The main page is here: www.thelaststraw.org -- click on "strawbale registry" at the bottom of the page.

Invisible Structures
Business
      Phn: 800-233-1510
      www.invisiblestructures.com
Grass and Gravel Pavers for grass and gravel drivable surfaces.

ISEC's Local Food Toolkit
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      PO Box 9475
      Berkeley CA 94709
      Phn: (510) 548 4915
      Fax: (510) 548 4916
      E-mail: isecca@igc.org
      www.isec.org.uk/
The Local Food Toolkit is designed to encourage more localized food and farming systems. Media sources are available (slideshow, report, full-color posters, and supporting materials) to show how farmers and consumers all over the world are suffering as a result of the global food industry, and helping people assess how much we have to gain from local food economies.

Jenks Farmers Market
Business
       OK
      Phn: 918 224 5337

Johnny's Selected Seeds
Business
      955 Benton Ave.
      Winslow ME 04901
      Phn: 207-861-3900
      www.johnnyseeds.com
An independent seed company since 1973, Johnny's Selected Seeds seed catalog provides a wide selection of quality vegetable, flower, and herb seeds to critical home gardeners and small commercial growers. Johnny's carries vegetable and flower seed, culinary, medicinal and aromatic herb seeds, as well as an assortment of gardening tools, garden supplies, and home garden accessories. All of Johnny’s seeds and zccessories are thoroughly tested at the company’s certified organic farm in Albion, Maine and are backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Kansas City Food Circle
Organization
      KC Food Circle, P.O. Box 45195
      Kansas City MO 64171
      Phn: 816-374-5899
Our aim is ho help local organic growers and consumers to connect with each other for the promotion of healthy eating habits and the survival of small family farms. We encourage you to ask questions and develop for yourself the elements of trust between you and your local farmer.

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful, Inc.
Organization
       OK
      Phn: (405) 844-6543
      E-mail: info@keepoklahomabeautiful.com
      keepoklahomabeautiful.com
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful, Inc. was established in 1965 as a statewide nonprofit organization. Its mission is to encourage, promote and assist individual and group efforts in the areas of beautification, enhancement and preservation of Oklahoma's environment. Its work is directed and accomplished by a diverse board whose members serve voluntarily. KOB hosts an annual conference and awards celebration focused on environmental improvement and enhancement projects for communities, groups, youth and individuals. Litter awareness and promotion of community green spaces is a primary focus of the group.

Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Organization
      P.O. Box 588
      Poteau OK 74953
      Phn: 918-647-9123
      Fax: 918-647-8712
      E-mail: mailbox@kerrcenter.com
      www.kerrcenter.com
The Kerr Center's mission is to encourage a more sustainable agriculture in the state of Oklahoma and beyond. We at the Kerr Center work for and with rural people and communities in Oklahoma, in Florida, and across the nation and globe. Our focus is on education, with program staff producing a variety of publications for use by farmers and ranchers and agriculture professionals. We also produce a free newsletter, Field Notes, as well as reports on public policy for citizen groups and opinion leaders. The Kerr Center's president and staff professionals are available to give speeches and presentations. We also sponsor a number of educational events each year. In addition, research and demonstration projects are ongoing at the Stewardship Ranch, at the Vero Beach Research Station, and across Oklahoma through the Oklahoma Producer Grant Program.

Kirei
      www.kireiusa.com
Kirei is dedicated to bringing beautiful natural materials to market, enabling architects and interior designers to create elegant interior spaces while using sustainable and nontoxic materials without sacrificing their design palette.

Kitchen Gardeners International
Organization
      www.kitchengardeners.org/
Kitchen Gardeners International is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in Maine, USA with friends from around the world. Our mission is to celebrate home-grown, home-made foods in their many global forms and to promote their role in building a healthier, tastier, more sustainable and secure food system.

Kitchen Gardeners International
Organization
      www.kitchengardeners.org/
Kitchen Gardeners International is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in Maine, USA with friends from around the world. Our mission is to celebrate home-grown, home-made foods in their many global forms and to promote their role in building a healthier, tastier, more sustainable and secure food system.

KTA Services, Inc.
Business
      944 West 21st Street
      Upland CA 91784
      Phn: 909-949-7914
      Fax: 909-949-7916
      www.kta-ev.com
KTA has a number of conversion kits for everything from go karts to drag cars to 5,000 lb 85 mph trucks. They also have almost 75 different transmission adapter plates available.

KY Agricultural Development Board
Government
      Phn: 502-564-4627
      http://agpolicy.ky.gov/board/index.shtml
The KY Agricultural Development Board invests monies which affects tobacco farmers of KY. They assist in finding new ways to add value to KY agricultural products, Contact Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy

Lawton Farmers Market
Business
      Courthouse
      Lawton OK
      Phn: (580) 355-1176

Leflore, OK - International Straw Bale Registry Project
Other
      Leflore OK
      sbregistry.greenbuilder.com/search.straw?RID=209
Open to organized Home Tours and to visitors by appointment.

Lexington, OK - International Straw Bale Registry Project
Other
      Lexington OK
      sbregistry.greenbuilder.com/search.straw?RID=507
Open to organized Home Tours and to visitors by appointment.

Living Machine® Systems
Website
      dharmalivingsystems.com/living-machine-systems/
This is the website of the group that built the Oberlin wastewater system mentioned in a recent film showing The Next Industrial Revolution. There are several other examples of the living machine design at this site, as well as fact sheets.

Living Machine® Systems
Website
      dharmalivingsystems.com/living-machine-systems/
This is the website of the group that built the Oberlin wastewater system mentioned in our recent film showing The Next Industrial Revolution. There are several other examples of the living machine design at this site, as well as fact sheets.

Local Environmental Action Demanded (L.E.A.D.) Agency
Organization
       OK
      www.leadagency.org
Local Environmental Action Demanded (L.E.A.D.) Agency is a non-profit corporation organized under IRS Sec. 501(c)(3). We organized in 1997 with the following goals:
* Educate the community on environmental concerns in Northeast Oklahoma
* Take action to counter environmental hazards that put Northeast Oklahoma's residents at risk both physically and financially
* Conduct environmental workshops and seminars concerning environmental issues in Northeast Oklahoma and other areas
* Enhance our efforts by partnering with other environmental organizations throughout Oklahoma and the nation

Local Harvest community level map
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
      www.foodroutes.org/localfood/
Find Good Food Near You. Want fresh, locally grown food, but don't know where to find it? The Local Harvest community level map makes it easy to find sustainable farmers, farmers markets and Community Supported Agriculture projects (CSAs) in your area. Just click on the map to zoom in, or enter your zip code to get quick results.

Lots in new Eco-Village subdivision near Cookson
Other
      Cookson OK
      tulsa.craigslist.org/rfs/121411788.html

McAlester-Pittsburg County Market
Business
      Choctaw & Main
      McAlester OK
      Phn: (918) 423-4120

Metropolitan Environmental Trust, The
Business
      201 West 5th Street, Suite 600
      Tulsa OK 74103
      Phn: 918-584-0584
      Fax: 918-584-0594
      E-mail: met@metrecycle.com
      www.metrecycle.com
The Metropolitan Environmental Trust coordinates and promotes recycling and environmental events in the metropolitan Tulsa area including Broken Arrow, Jenks, Glenpool, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Owasso, and Bixby. The M.e.t. operates 12 recycling centers and conducts environmental events through out the year to encourage, educate, and facilitate recycling.

Miami Farmers Market
Business
      1621 North Main
      Miami
      Phn: (918) 542-1688

Michael F. McCann
Business
      616 South Main, Suite 206
      Tulsa OK 74119
      Phn: (918) 526-8000
      Fax: (918) 359-5050
      E-mail: mfmccann@mfm-law.com
      www.mfm-law.com
      9am to 5pm M thru F
Providing legal services for sustianable business, land use & zoning & community development.

Missouri Organic Association
Organization
       MO
      E-mail: lwilliam@mineralarea.edu
      www.missouriorganic.org
Our goal is to bring together Missouri organic growers, gardeners, consumers and all advocates of organic methods in a united effort to spread an understanding of the importance of a healthy food supply system, and to promote the growing and eating of organic foods. News, resources, events, membership and contacts are available.

Muskogee County Farmers Market
Business
      880 West Okmuglee - Muskogee County Library
      Muskogee OK
      Phn: (918) 487-5474

My House is Your House
      myhouseisyourhouse.org/
Extensive list of building materials and techniques. Click "Greenbuilding," then "Alternative PVC-Free Building Materials."

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc.
Organization
      P.O. Box 396
      Pine Bush NY 12566
      Phn: 845.744.8448
      Fax: 845.744.8477
      E-mail: campaign@sustainableagriculture.net
      www.sustainableagriculture.net
The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc. is dedicated to educating the public on the importance of a sustainable food and agriculture system that is economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just, and humane. We bring together diverse local, state, regional and national organizations; identify problems and work on solutions; help grassroots concerns and priorities be heard in Washington, D.C.

National Environmental Education Training Foundation
Organization
      1707 H Street, NW, Ste 900
      Washington DC 20008
      Phn: (202) 833-2933
      Fax: (202) 261-6464
      www.waterqualityreports.org/
Chartered by Congress in 1990, The National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to advancing environmental education in its many forms. There are few things are as important to our personal well-being as the water we drink. Water is one of our most direct connections to the natural world. Now, American consumers can get more information than ever before about the quality of our drinking water. Consumer Confidence Reports, sometimes called Water Quality Reports, must be prepared each year by water systems to explain what substances have been found in drinking water and whether the water is safe to drink. This website provides consumers and professionals with supplementary information on Consumer Confidence Reports. The primary purpose is to inform and educate civic leaders, health professionals, environmental and consumer groups, journalists, and others to better understand the reports, and to be able to answer questions about a Consumer Confidence Report.

NATIVE PLANT AND SEED SOURCES
Website
       OK
osu-ns03.cis.okstate.edu
Many local nurseries are slowly beginning to carry native plants in their stock. If yours does not, let them know that you wish them to carry more native plants. Following are current native plant and seed producers: inclusion on these lists carries no official endorsement. When ordering wildflower seed, ask about the seed source. Seed grown out of state or out of the region is less likely to be adapted to Oklahoma's varied climate. Also, when comparing prices, the purity and germination rate of the seed should be considered.

Native Seeds/SEARCH
Business
      2509 N. Cambell Ave., # 325
      Tucson AZ 85719
      Phn: 520-327-9123 / 520-622-5561
Specializing in drought-tolerant native food crops of the Desert Southwest and Mexico.

Natural Borders
Business
      Stillwater OK
      Phn: 405-624-4072
      Fax: 405-708-7008
      E-mail: info@naturalborders.com
      naturalborders.com
A consulting services company that helps communities, corporations, and government entities manage issues connected with resource management. Natural Borders uses an issue management system that empowers individuals and respects human culture while achieving the goal of reducing tension and reaching productive harmony between people and their physical environments.

Natural Paints with Reto Messmer
      www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/paints.html
Information on Natural Paints Recipes.

Nature Maid - Natural cleaning service
Business
      Oklahoma City OK
      Phn: 405.413.5620
      Fax: 405.610.6860
      www.naturemaid.zoomshare.com
Complete House Cleaning. Non-toxic products. Serving the OKC metro. At Nature Maid we use only high quality, earth friendly products unscented or fragranced with only the best smelling 100% pure natural essential oils. Our products are safe for pets, children, and the environment. Contact us by phone.

New American Dream
Website
      6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 900
      Takoma Park MD 20912
      Phn: 301-891-3683 or 1-877-68-DREAM
      E-mail: newdream@newdream.org
      www.Newdream.org/
The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

New Beginning Farm
      25499 Oklay Road
      Pink OK 74873
      Phn: (405)598-0586
      E-mail: miller19@oecadvantage.net
      www.newbeginningfarm.com
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). All natural produce, pastured poultry. Spring-Summer- Fall Produce grown for you.

New Beginning Farm
Business
      RR 3 Box 281 B, Okay Road (Pink)
      Tecumseh OK 74873
      Phn: (405) 598-0586
      www.newbeginningfarm.com

New Millennium Manufacturing and Distributing
Business
      9601 North Broadway
      Oklahoma City OK 73114
      Phn: 405-840-2622
      E-mail: info@genergypower.com
      www.genergypower.com
NATURAL GAS GENERATORS COGENERATION SYSTEMS ON-SITE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION NATURAL GAS ENGINES

New Urbanism
Website
       OK
      www.newurbanism.org
One of the most promising futures put forward for the restoration of downtown America is the concept of New Urbanism. 'Smart Growth' or the 'Main Street Programs' are other names which encompass the same concepts for the revitalizing of our dying downtowns; all of which have similar goals and concerns about the type of development that destroys the center of our communities and gobbles up our farmland and scenic treasures.
The New Urbanism website outlines the principles of New Urbanism as:
1. WALKABILITY
2. CONNECTIVITY
3. MIXED-USE & DIVERSITY
4. MIXED HOUSING
5. QUALITY ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN
6. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD STRUCTURE
7. INCREASED DENSITY
8. SMART TRANSPORTATION
9. SUSTAINABILITY
10. QUALITY OF LIFE

Non-Toxic Paints
      http://eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_paints.htm
Paint Explanation

Norman Farmers Market
Business
      615 East Robinson
      Norman OK
      Phn: (405) 321-4774

Nuyaka Natural Farm
Business
      34798 S 177th W Avenue
      Bristow OK 74010
      Phn: 918.752.0628
      Fax: 918.752.0899
      E-mail: nuyakanaturalfarm@hotmail.com
Nuyaka Natural Farm is an 80-acre homestead located 35 miles Southwest of Tulsa. We have 10 acres of intensively, organically grown cut-flowers, culinary herbs, fruits, and vegetables in cultivation. We also raise chickens for eggs. We participate in two farmers' markets as well as supply a 50-family CSA group. We are actively involved in educational farm tours and related programs. We are passionate about sustainable agriculture and living!!

Nuyaka Natural Farm
Business
      34798 S. 117th W. Avenue
      Bristow OK 74010
      Phn: (918) 752-0628
      E-mail: nuyakanaturalfarm@hotmail.com

OG&E Wind Power
Business
      OGE Energy Corp. or OG&E Electric Services, P.O. Box 321
      Oklahoma City OK 73101-0321
      Phn: 1-800-522-6870
      www.oge.com/es/wp/default.asp
Sign up now for wind powered electricity from OGE. You buy the wind generated electricity in blocks of 100 kilowatt hours. The wind power surcharge is $2/100 kwH, BUT then you are exempt from the fuel adjustment fee, which raises the price per kilowatt hour as the price of natural gas goes up.
If you buy say 8 blocks, 800 kilowatt hours, but you only use 700 kilowatt hours, you still have to pay the 8 blocks surcharge of $2/each, but you aren't charged the underlying kilowatt hour price for the power you didn't use.
You sign up now, but the wind power billings don't actually start until the November billing. Once November hits, you can change your allocation (up or down) with 30 days notice. So if you use less power in the winter than in the summer, you can sign up for your average amount in the winter, and then say May 1st call to increase your wind power allocation for the summer months, and then call say Sept 1 to decrease it for the summer.

OK Composting Council
Organization
      1302 17th Street
      Woodward OK
      Phn: 580/ 256-0657 or 405/ 823-8295
Composting publications available.

OkieBaleHeads
Listserv
       OK
      groups.yahoo.com/group/OkieBaleHeads/
The OkieBaleHeads list is for people interested in strawbale construction projects/workshops in Oklahoma and surrounding states.

Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education (OKAEE)
Organization
       OK
      okaee.org
The mission of OKAEE is to support Oklahoma educators and promote, in formal and non-formal settings, environmental literacy through communication, resource sharing, skill building, and recognition of excellence. OKAEE produces a quarterly newsletter in partnership with the coordinating committee and holds an EE awards competition and presentation annually. Annually, in February, OKAEE hosts the EE Expo, a conference for both formal and non-formal educators as well as for the general public.

Oklahoma City Farmers Market on Paseo
Business
      Paseo