FARMERS

• Vermont Agricultural Website (www.vermontagriculture.com/newfarm.htm) -
  A resource guide for Vermonts new and aspiring farmers as well as for "seasoned" farmers looking for state and federal agency contact information and program descriptions.

Critical Financing Issues

• Business advice and planning through the Farm Viability program (started recently by a partnership of the VT Housing and Conservation Board, the VT Agency of Agriculture, and UVM's Extension Service and Center for Sustainable Agriculture). - (www.vhcb.state.vt.us/viability)
• Ethan Parke, Coordinator, eparke@vhcb.org 828-0795
• Rick LeVitre, UVM Extension, Richard.LeVitre@uvm.edu 1-800-281-6977 ext. 18
• Allen Matthews, Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Allen.Matthews@uvm.edu 656-0037
• The VT Agency of Agriculture may be able to help - Call 1-802-828-2416.
  

• The Milkweed (http://www.themilkweed.com) - Information on dairy marketing and other business insight.
• National Family Farm Coalition (http://www.nffc.net/issues/)
• The National Farmers Union website (www.nfu.org)
• American Farm Bureau website (www.fb.org)
  • The State Affiliate (www.vtfb.org)
• The National Family Farm Coalition (www.nffc.net)
  • The State Affiliate (www.ruralvermont.org)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (http://www.usda.gov)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov)
• Information hub for other dairy resources (http://dairymax.org/)
  

Agritourism

• Vermont Farms (http://vtfarms.org/)
• Agritourism World (http://agritourismworld.com/)