Find the best Farm fresh produce, meats, eggs and plants using the Southeast Indiana Agritourism Guide as your source manual. The guide lists farmers markets, garden centers, nurseries and farms where consumers may purchase local agricultural products.

The annual festival, or fair, dates back to ancient times with the Mesopotamians, Indians and Greeks. During the Middle Ages the fair evolved into a combination religious and market event with merchants selling exotic goods from faraway places as well as local farmers selling their produce. The Modern Agricultural 4-H County Fair emerged when Massachusetts resident Elkanah Watson needed an event to show his prize sheep. Watson became an early advocate for agricultural fairs as educational venues for farmers. The county extension service grew out of this need for agricultural education. agricultural, education, county, extension

With its bright, cheerful flowers, Shasta Daisy brightens the perennial Written for gardeners by a gardener Gardener‘s Guide to the Perennial Shasta Daisy relates how to grow this beautiful perennial flower. From seed to division, learn how to propagate this wonderful perennial plant. shasta daisy, daisy guide, flower, garden, full sun, perennial, book

Beginning and veteran gardeners alike will find the Gardener's Guide to Growing the Tomato a valuable manual of tomato culture. Basic preservation techniques of freezing, drying and canning are included in the book as well as complete cultivation details. cultivation, culture, canning, drying, freezing, preservation, beginner

Brilliant yellow blossoms and evergreen foliage make perennial alyssum a must have plant for every perennial flower or rock garden. Written for gardeners by a gardener Gardener’s Guide to Perennial Alyssum relates how to grow this beautiful perennial flower successfully. From seed to cuttings to division, learn how to propagate this wonderful perennial plant. platycodon grandiflorus, full sun flower, flower guide, garden, perennial, plant

String beans, bush beans, pole beans, they are all the same species and have similar needs in the garden. Abe’s Guide to Growing Green Beans covers all the green beans. It is an excellent vegetable garden guide for the garden beginner as well as the veteran gardener.