Homestead School, in far northeast Oklahoma City, a sustainable alternative energy homestead which offers regular workshops about alternative energy and sustainable living. They have more than 20 years experience as organic gardeners. Bruce Johnson, Barbara Hagen, 405.771.3551.

Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education, 405-702-5166. resources and events for environmental educators. http://www.okaee.org/

Oklahoma Use Less Stuff Campaign, from the Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality, excellent online access to downloadable materials, including a Powerpoint presentation and copies of their brochures. http://www.okaee.org/uls/

Oklahoma Sustainability Network, linking people in Oklahoma working on sustainability & environmental issues. http://www.oksustainability.org, see also the organization's discussion group at http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/ok-sustainability.

Oklahoma Gardening, "TV you'll grow to love", television program broadcast at 11 am Saturdays and 3:30 PM on Sundays on the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority channels. http://www.oklahomagardening.okstate.edu. Another project of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, http://www.oces.okstate.edu/.

Food and Agricultural Products Center, OSU, 148 FAPC, Stillwater, OK 74078 6055, 405.744.6071. Offers a workshop on how to start your own food business the third Thursday of every month, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, $40 registration fee, includes lunch, refreshments, workshop, materials.

Thakiwa Traditional Agriculture Project, a project of the Sac and Fox Nation, headquartered in Stroud, Oklahoma (918 968 3526, Route 2, Box 246, 74079). They teach indigenous Indian gardening and provide seeds to Native Americans of heirloom plants that date back hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years.

Haskell County Promise, Mobilizing our community to Build the Character and Competence of Haskell County's Children and Youth by fulfilling the Five Promises of America's Promise. The "five promises" are (1) caring adults, (2) safe places, (3) healthy start, (4) marketable skills, (5) opportunities to serve. Terri Butler writes us: "I will be a Haskell County resident the remainder of my life, I am raising a child here, my husband has lived here since birth, and myfamily visits here often. I have faith in God, our youth and in what many wonderful people are doing to help improve the lives of our children Because of them, our rural community has an opportunity, not only to survive, but to thrive. Our children are the promise of hope. I have applied for a foundation grant to fund strawbale construction/sustainable living workshops here. Also, I will be applying for additional foundation grants to assist in building a Gentle Health / Sustainable Living Center here." She is a good example of Oklahoma wisdom: do what you can, with what you have, where you are. http://www.haskellcountyspromise.org. 918-967-8679, teri_butler@yahoo.com.