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BBC Gardening – guides to creating and maintaining an organic garden:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/
organic_index.shtml

CAT (Centre for Alternative Technology) – gardening products in their shop, useful information sheets and a free advice line:
http://www.cat.org.uk

Gardening Advice – a ‘how to’ for organic gardening:
http://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/organic/

HDRA (Henry Doubleday Research Association) – dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food:
http://www.hdra.org.uk

Soil Association – the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming.
http://www.soilassociation.org
Soil Association’s list of organic veg box schemes in Scotland:
http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/0/8213499e0c3733f580256fe7003a6c2e ?OpenDocument

Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) – ensuring that pesticides in the UK are safe for users, consumers and the environment:
- PSD homepage: http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/home.asp
- Advice on using pesticides in the garden, allotment, or on houseplants: http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/garden_home.asp
- Disposing of pesticides safely: http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/safe_use.asp?id=1551
- Information on pesticide products that have been withdrawn from the market: http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/approvals.asp?id=996

Wild About Gardens – the Royal Horticultural Society and the Wildlife Trusts joint project to bring the worlds of gardening and nature conservation closer together:
http://www.wildaboutgardens.org/

For further information please contact WWF Scotland: phone 01350 728200, email info@watersense.org.uk, or write to WaterSense, c/o WWF Scotland, Little Dunkeld, Dunkeld, PH8 0AD