Writing
Scott Vlaun has been writing about gardening and ecological issues for over ten years. Below is a selection of published articles, book reviews and interviews, mostly from the Seeds of Change eNewsletter which he began editing in 2001.
































































































































































































































































































































































Gardening and Food
Organic Design for the Organic Garden (or Plan for the Unplanned)
March 2006, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 54
A Report on the 2006 Organic Seed Growers Conference
Organic Seed Alliance
Growing Onions: The Long and Short of It
December 2005, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 52
Extend the Season, Increase Your Harvest
October 2005, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 51
Growing Lavender for Beauty and Fragrance
September 2005, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 50
Put Worms to Work for Your Garden (and help save the planet too!)
August 2005, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 49
Beets: Steamy Tops and Righteous Roots
June 2005, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 48
On the Care and Enjoyment of Gardening Tools
May 2004, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 41
Yacon, Nothing Like You've Ever Grown (Or Tasted!)
March 2004, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 40
Growing Garlic by Erica Renaud and Scott Vlaun
September 2003, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 37
Tips for Growing Medicinal Herbs
July 2003, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 36
Much with Little: A Central American Journey with Sustainable Harvest International
March 2003, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 34
Succession Planting (Or Don't Stop Now)
July 2001, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 21
Amaranth in the Northeast?
March 2000, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 18
Writing, Mother Earth News
The Taste of Maine in Grain
February March 2005 edition, Mother Earth News
Amazing Amaranth
April May 2005 edition, Mother Earth News
Writing, Book Reviews
Water Wars, Privatization, Pollution, and Profit
by Vandana Shiva, paperback, 156 pages
June 2003, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 35
The Bountiful Container
by Rose Marie Nichols McGee and Maggie Stuckey
May 2004, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 41
Farming with the Wild:
Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches
Written by Dan Imhoff and designed by Roberto Carra
Organic Consumer Association
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway with Forward by John Todd
March 2005, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 45
Fatal Harvest
The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture
Edited by Andrew Kimbrell
December 2002, Seeds of Change eNewlsletter 31
The Botany of Desire
A Plants Eye View of the World
by Michael Pollan
August 2001, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 22
A Garlic Testament, Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm
By Stanley Crawford
September 2002, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 30
Ecology for Gardeners
by Steven B. Carroll and Steven D. Salt
July 2004, Seeds of Change eNewsletter42
The Sustainable Vegetable Garden,
by John Jeavons and Carol Cox
March 2000, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 18
Carrots Love Tomatoes
Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
By Loise Riotte
April 2001, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 19
Backyard Market Gardening,
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling What You Grow by Andrew Lee
January 2003, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 32
Writing, Interviews
Interview with Dan Imhoff,
Author of Farming With The Wild
May 2005, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 47
Francis Moore Lappé, Author and Food Activist
August 2002, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 29
Bill Mollison, Cofounder of Permaculture
February 2002, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 25
Interview, Part 1
Both 2002, Seeds of Change eNewsletter 25
Interview, Part 2