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Rogue Farm Corps Farms Next Internship Program
roguefarmcorps.org/?page_id=43
Rogue Farm Corps Farms Next Internship Program provides beginning farmers and ranchers entry-level training in sustainable agriculture. Through an innovative cooperative education program, Farms Next combines hands-on training, classroom learning and farm-based education on a diverse network of commercial family farms...Sponsored by: Rogue Farm Corps -
A Comprehensive Financial And Risk Management Solution For Beginning Farmers And Ranchers - A Farm Level Approach
www.fapri.missouri.edu/farmers_corner/index.asp?current_page=farmers_corner
"Provide Missouri's beginning farmers and ranchers with a comprehensive set of decision support tools and educational materials to help them ensure financial stability of their farming operation and to make the information and tools available to any beginning farmer or rancher via the World Wide Web." -
A New Generation Of O'odham Farmers
http://www.tocaonline.org/Native_Farming.html
"The "New Generation" project will offer three training programs for people of different ages, experience, and employment: - Full-time Agriculture Apprenticeships - Yearly - Professional Development for Agricultural Workers - Multi-year/Ongoing - Agriculture Youth Internships - Summer The Full-time...Sponsored by: Tohono O'odham Community College -
Absentee Forest Landowner Education Workshops in Metropolitan Areas
"The goal is for absentee forest landowners to learn science-based information to practice sound, sustainable, and progressive management of their forested properties while conserving (wise use) forest, soil, and water resources in accordance with their management objectives. Absentee landowner workshops will be held...Sponsored by: University of Tennessee Extension -
ACAP Agronomy & Conservation Assistance Program
www.uvm.edu/extension/agriculture/?Page=acap.html
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), UVM Extension, and the Poultney-Mettowee Conservation District teamed together to develop and administer the Agronomy and Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). The goal of ACAP is to devote three staff agronomists to provide direct technical assistance to animal...Sponsored by: University of Vermont Extension -
Accokeek Immigrant Farmer Incubator Program
"In partnership with the National Immigrant Farming Initiative, the Accokeek Foundation is extending its history of community education and farmer training to include underserved, socially disadvantaged, and limited resource communities through our Immigrant Farmer Incubator Program. The program serves immigrants...Sponsored by: Accokeek Foundation -
Aggie Bond Beginning Farmer Loan Program
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/grants/loans/aggiebond.aspx
The Aggie Bond Loan Program is a federal bonding program administered by the State through its Rural Finance Authority. The program offers affordable financing for a qualified beginning farmer. This is accomplished by securing for the applicant a reduced interest rate on the loan they are submitting for approval under...Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Agriculture -
Agricultural Business Training Program (ABTP)
http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/abtp/
MDAR's Agricultural Business Training Program responds to these and other planning needs through training and technical assistance.Sponsored by: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources -
Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development Program
muagentrepreneur.wordpress.com
Welcome to The Entrepreneurship Project at the University of Missouri. The project is a training program to help people get started in their own production agriculture business. The Entrepreneurship Project is designed to help beginning farmers develop an entrepreneurial approach to their farming operation. The... -
Agropreneurship, A collaborative model for diversifying and strengthening beginning farmers and ranchers
UCCE will provide training for beginning farmers and ranchers in Sonoma County in order to: Increase access to fresh local food, Grow more farmers and ranchers, and Offer them an opportunity to farm on county lands. The nine-month program, with classes once a month at Santa Rosa Junior College's Shone Farm, will...Sponsored by: California Cooperative Extension -
Alaskan Growers School
"The Alaskan Growers School is a unique opportunity intended for Alaska Natives living in remote villages to gain the knowledge and skills to grow and raise food to complement a traditional, subsistence lifestyle. Although the program is open to anyone in Alaska, students from the Tanana Chiefs Conference region...Sponsored by: Alaska Cooperative Extension Service -
ALBA Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
Supports entrepreneurs in developing small farm businesses. ALBA creates economic opportunities while promoting organic farming and healthy local food systems. The Association strives to “advance economic viability, social equity and ecological land management among limited-resource and aspiring family farmers....Sponsored by: ALBA Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association -
American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers
www.fb.org/index.php?action=programs.yfr.home
" The American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers program includes both men and women between the ages of 18-35. The objective of the Young Farmers & Ranchers program is to provide leadership in building a more effective Farm Bureau to preserve our individual freedoms and expand our opportunities...Sponsored by: American Farm Bureau Federation -
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
"ASAP helps create and expand local food markets that will preserve our agricultural heritage, give everyone access to fresh, healthy food, and keep our farmers farming. Our mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food."Sponsored by: ASAP Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project -
Arkansas Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
www.clt.astate.edu/dkennedy/alfdc2.htm
"Limited resource and small family farms are approved with financial and management expertise to help them achieve greater yields and more profitable operations. Farm advisers help individual operators utilize government resources and agricultural programs with services such as debt restructuring, loan packaging,...Sponsored by: Arkansas Land & Farm Development Corporation -
ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and is funded under a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service. It provides information and other technical assistance to farmers,...Sponsored by: NCAT National Center for Appropriate Technology -
BEAN Beginning Entrepreneurs in Agriculture Networks Project
BEAN Project is an Urban Agriculture initiative Market Garden Training Program covers many aspects of beginning farming, from finding land to use, how to get started with farming and access local resources, as well as how to get started with the business side of the market garden and locate outlets for the gardener...Sponsored by: Ohio State University Extension -
BEEFSD Beginning Entrepreneurs Expanding the Future of South Dakota
"BEEFSD was developed to assist beginning farmers and ranchers establish successful production and management strategies for the beef industry. There will be 5 components to the BEEFSD program: 1. Instructional Workshops; 2. Post-Weaning Calf Performance Evaluation; 3. Mentoring; 4. Web-Based Interaction; 5. Travel...Sponsored by: South Dakota State University Extension -
Beginning Farmer/ Rancher Training Program on Pine Ridge Reservation
www.sdstate.edu/sdces/native-american/index.cfm
"This project will recruit students from Pine Ridge Reservation for a vocational training program designed to give them the skills they will need to succeed independently as agricultural producers. This program is targeted towards new producers who have either experience in agricultural production or access to a...Sponsored by: South Dakota State University Extension -
Beginning Farmers and Farmer Mentorship Program
The Web site is a "hub for those exploring farming as a career option, for those working and learning on farms, for those just starting out their own farming enterprise and for farmers interested in passing along their skills." This program includes Farm Apprenticeship Programs, technical resources, long... -
Beginning Farmers For Arkansas
www.clt.astate.edu/dkennedy/alfdc2.htm
"Beginning Farmer Training: A 12 week instructional class will be conducted at four sites across the each multi-county region where recruitment has been conducted. Practicum training: The project will provide a number of 2 to 3 day practicum short courses in the month following the completion of the classroom training...Sponsored by: Arkansas Land & Farm Development Corporation -
Beginning Utah Ranchers
beginningutahranchers10.blogspot.com/
"This program involves "(1) education, outreach, and mentoring to beginning ranchers through the Beehive Master Livestock Manager program (BMLM); (2) demonstration and education on enhanced genetics and value added programs through genetics testing; and (3) demonstration and education of grazing improvement programs...Sponsored by: Utah State University Extension -
BELAA Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture project
www.extension.org/pages/54360/beginning-farmer-and-rancher-stewardship-resources
The Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) project has several objectives: Reward proactive young & beginning animal ag producers for environmental stewardship through the "Environmental Leader" award program, Develop educational modules for use by classroom teachers, extension... -
Beyond the Farm Gate: Equipping beginning farmers and ranchers with online tools for agribusiness marketing
"The project will develop effective training tools to teach beginning farmers and ranchers how to use online marketing tools. Beginning farmers and ranchers are trained in the use of social media and other online tools to effectively market their businesses, how to use social media to find more information to...Sponsored by: Texas Tech University -
BING Biodynamic Initiative for the Next Generation
Biodynamic Initiative for the Next Generation (BING) "creates opportunities for the next generation of farmers, apprentices, educators, activists, and others inspired by biodynamics to connect, share, and learn from one another."Sponsored by: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association -
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association conducts seminars, conferences, and workshops; provides literature; publishes quarterly membership journal; and supports training programs. Sponsors the Biodynamic Initiative for the Next Generation (BING) and an apprenticeship program.Sponsored by: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association -
BIRC Bio-Integral Resource Center
Provides practical information on least-toxic, sustainable, and environmentally sound pest control methods, and designing integrated pest management programs in both urban and agricultural settings. Offers EcoWise Online IPM Certification Course and Classroom IPM Training Curriculum. Publications include journals,...Sponsored by: BIRC Bio-Integral Resource Center -
Breaking Barriers for Beginning Hispanic Farmers & Ranchers
"The Department of Agricultural Sciences at Texas A&M University-Commerce will join forces with Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Hopkins County Professional Agricultural Workers to provide timely and relevant training to Hispanic farm workers and part-time farmers and ranchers who are interested in... -
Bringing New Farmers To The Table: A Comprehensive Support Program To Meet North Carolina's Ten Percent Local Food Challenge
"This program is integrated into North Carolina's new statewide Ten Percent local food campaign. Componenets include: training a new network of Extension Local Food Coordinators to provide technical support and referrals to new farmers; a variety of educational materials aimed at beginning farmers; workshops... -
Building Farmers in the West
buildingfarmersinthewest.org/index.html
"A regional partnership to build community and capacity among a new generation of direct market farmers and local food systems."Sponsored by: Washington State University Extension -
Building Latino Farmers
This program houses an ongoing peer support network, culturally appropriate training and technical services, and farm and business incubation facilities. Participants will learn about markets, globalization, cooperatives, and production.Sponsored by: Institute for Washington's Future -
Buy Fresh Buy Local - North Valley Program
www.landconservation.org/events.php
"The purpose of the Buy Fresh Buy Local, North Valley (BFBLNV) program is to reach and provide expanded marketing opportunities, assistance, and training to beginning farmers and ranchers, including those that are socially disadvantaged. The Buy Fresh Buy Local North Valley logo and program tells the story of our...Sponsored by: NCRLT Northern California Regional Land Trust -
CAFF Community Alliance for Family Farmers
Grassroots advocacy for sustainable agriculture that informs farmers and others about resource conservation issues and local food systems. Provides public education on agriculture and its impact on the environment, and political advocacy to support small-scale farmers. Produces Local Food Guides, newsletters, and...Sponsored by: CAFF Community Alliance with Family Farmers -
California Farm Acadamy
landbasedlearning.org/farm-academy.php
The California Farm Academy's (CFA) six month program takes place on a part-time basis, with classes held on evenings and weekends – serving people with busy schedules. Operated by the Center for Land-Based Learning, this innovative program and farm business incubator teaches and mentors new farmers in...Sponsored by: Center for Land-Based Learning -
California FarmLink
"Our mission is to build family farming and conserve farmland in California by linking aspiring and retiring farmers; and promoting techniques and disseminating information that facilitate intergenerational farm transitions."Sponsored by: California Farmlink -
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
The Association trains farmers how to grow food organically at its annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Organic Commodities and Livestock Conferences, and regional workshops. It also hosts farm tours and conducts research on marketing and production of organic crops.Sponsored by: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association -
CASFS The Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture
casfs.ucsc.edu/apprentice-training
The Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture provides training in the concepts and practices of organic gardening and small-scale farming. This full-time program is held at the Center's 25-acre Farm and 3-acre Alan Chadwick Garden on the UCSC campus. Run in conjunction with UCSC Extension, the Apprenticeship course... -
CCOF California Certified Organic Farmers
CCOF is comprised of two organizations: the CCOF Trade Association and the CCOF foundation. CCOF sponsors workshops, field days, and conferences. Six month, non-farm internship program includes organic Certification 101 training and projects in research, event coordination, policy or grant writing. Organic...Sponsored by: CCOF California Certified Organic Farmers -
Center for Agricultural and Environmental Stewardship
accokeekfoundation.org/visit/education/stewardship/
"The Center for Agricultural and Environmental Stewardship was created to teach and inspire people to use principles and practices of sustainability in agriculture and everyday life. Building on a successful Beginning Farmer Training program, the CAES offers workshops, field days, presentations, community forums, and...Sponsored by: Accokeek Foundation -
Center for Integrated Agriculture
"Beginning farmers can gain more experience through apprenticeships or attend trainings to enhance their skills of growing, marketing, and running a business. One-on-one assistance is also available at no charge through our request for assistance form." -
Chesapeake CRAFT Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training
http://accokeekfoundation.org/visit/education/stewardship/craft/
"Chesapeake CRAFT is organized by farmers interested in improving practical new farmer training and networking in the region, particularly in sustainable agriculture. The goal of Chesapeake CRAFT is to coordinate and facilitate learning opportunities for farm apprentices, interns, and workers, through a combination of...Sponsored by: Accokeek Foundation -
Collaborative Alliance of Farm Beginnings Programs
www.landstewardshipproject.org/farmbeg.html
"Farm Beginnings is a Land Stewardship Project initiative that provides opportunities for beginning and transitioning farmers to learn firsthand about values clarification and goal setting, whole farm planning, business plan development, and low-cost, sustainable farming methods."Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
Colorado Ranching Legacy Program
www.coloradocattle.org/ranchinglegacyprogram.aspx
"Through the Ranching Legacy Program, Fellows will gain knowledge, networks and mentors, a business plan, and all three partners’ best efforts to assist them in their ranching goals. This three-tiered partnership between the industry, education, and conservation communities makes this program unique and opens doors to...Sponsored by: Colorado Cattleman's Association -
Commercial Urban Agriculture Training Program
www.growingpower.org/commercial_urban_agriculture.htm
This series of five, three-day seminars teaches individuals and families how to develop and manage a farming business in the city. The program includes hands-on learning, based on the participant's individual urban farming project, and one-on-one advising.Sponsored by: Growing Power, Inc. -
Community CROPS Growing Farmers Program
Community CROPS provides training, technical assistance and land access to beginning, immigrant and limited-resource farmers. Our goal is to help people create sustainable farm businesses to feed their families and their community. CROPS helps graduates of our 3-year program locate land to rent for starting their farm...Sponsored by: Community Crops -
Community Foodworks
"Community Foodworks is a comprehensive system for producing and training beginning farmers and establishing a thriving network of small farms producing and marketing sustainably-grown local foods."Sponsored by: Earth Learning -
Creating Beginning Farmer Opportunities in Farm Worker Communities
"Project activities focus largely on experiential-based learning strategies in farm business incubators that provide beginning farmers with access to land, equipment and irrigation infrastructure. We work with the growing Latina/o demographic among farmers in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties of...Sponsored by: ALBA Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association -
Cultivate Kansas City: Urban Farmer Development
Cultivate Kansas City's Urban Farmer Development program provides one on one technical assistance and other services for new and experienced farmers to start, run or improve their farm businesses. They also assist urban market growers.Sponsored by: Cultivate Kansas City -
Cultivating a New Generation of Farmers and Ranchers at the Urban-Rural Edge
www.sagecenter.org/projects/urban-edge-agricultural-parks
This program "aims to support the long-term sustainability of local food production at the San Francisco Bay Area urban-rural edge, by delivering training and mentorship opportunities to beginning farmers and ranchers in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara Counties."Sponsored by: SAGE Sustainable Agriculture Education -
Cultivating New Generation And Immigrant Farmers In Washington State
smallfarms.wsu.edu/immigrant-farmers/index.html
"While many immigrants are highly skilled in agriculture and are passionate about farming, they often have limited access to basic resources such as land, water, and farm financing. Finding ways to support this new generation of aspiring farmers will be critical to preserving the future vitality of Washington's...Sponsored by: Washington State University Extension -
Cultivating Sustainable and Organic Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Georgia
www.georgiaorganics.org/home.aspx
"Experienced practitioners, those that are out in the field and pastures making a living in agriculture, have some of the best tools, tips, and information to share with beginning farmers and ranchers. This project allows these experienced farmers and ranchers to pass on their skills to those that are beginning....Sponsored by: Georgia Organics -
Cultivating the Next Crop of Northeast Organic Farmers from Apprenticeship to Independence
"This program: (1) Provides diverse, supportive, and cohesive formal apprenticeship program and resources to beginning farmers in each Northeast state; (2) Implements a pilot Journeyperson program in each Northeast state to better serve beginning farmers in the startup and re-strategizing phases; (3) Supports... -
Developing Enterprises for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Oklahoma through Training, Mentors, and Resources
www.kerrcenter.com/beginning-farmer/overview.html
The purpose of the Oklahoma Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program is to assist beginning farmers and ranchers with training, resources, and mentoring. At the end of this course, participants will have a plan to establish or improve farm enterprises, and have the resources to move forward and be successful. The goal of...Sponsored by: Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture -
Developing Farm Financial Knowledge of Beginning and Sustainable Farmers
"Developing Farm Financial Knowledge of Beginning Organic and Sustainable Farmers project has been designed by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service to respond to the need of beginning farmers involved with sustainable and organic agriculture to better understand farm financial management."Sponsored by: MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service -
Development Of Socially Disadvantaged Farmers And Ranchers In Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi And South Carolina
www.federationsoutherncoop.com
"The Long-Term Goal of this project is that all participants will by the end of their participation have the knowledge, skills and resources to achieve a comfortable standard of living from farming with minimal risk so that they are able to continue farming as long as they choose. This program includes mentoring,...Sponsored by: Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund -
Direct Marketing Initiative for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
http://www.utpa.edu/community/?page=programs
"The goal of the Direct Marketing Initiative for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in South Texas is to enhance the sustainability of beginning farmers and ranchers in a 34-county region of South Texas—specifically targeting limited-resource Hispanic producers that are often immigrant and first-generation farm...Sponsored by: University of Texas Pan-American -
Ecovillage Training Center
The Center offers courses in permaculture, sustainable agriculture, organic production, appropriate technologies, biofuels, and natural building. Apprenticeships available.Sponsored by: Ecovillage Training Center -
Ecovillage Training Center Apprenticeship Program
www.thefarm.org/etc/etcapprentices.html
"The advanced permaculture immersion apprenticeship program combines Community Foodshed, Natural Building, Community Resiliency Design and Bioregional Networking. The Foodshed program includes production from seed through harvest, biodynamic and permaculture methodologies, soil building and market gardening. The...Sponsored by: Ecovillage Training Center -
Empowering Women Farmers in the Northeast through Whole Farm Planning
http://holisticmanagement.org/our-work/
Through funds from a USDA grant, beginning women farmers in NY will learn more about whole farm planning in a program developed specifically for women. This program includes: One-on-One Mentorships, On-Farm Field Visits, Business & Financial Planning Training, Network of Women FarmersSponsored by: Holistic Management International -
Enhancement of Competitiveness and Sustainability of Beginning Virgin Islands Farmers Using a Value-Chain Agribusiness Delivery System
www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Pages/CES-Home.aspx
"Farmers in this program are provided with the information, know-how, skills, and techniques needed to make informed decisions to enhance the success of their farm enterprise. This is achieved through education and training in crop production, small livestock production and farm financial management. The project... -
Enhancing Beginning Farmer Specialty Crop Management Skills and Opportunities in the Southwest
cals.arizona.edu/arec/extension/index.html
Objective of this Program is to improve the success rate of beginning farmer Native American, International Refugee, and Future Farmers of America, and 4-H audiences by enabling them to: 1. Develop a business plan for specialty crops that considers direct, local, and niche marketing alternatives. 2.Identify viable... -
Enhancing the Success of Missouri's Beginning Farmers
beginningfarmers.missouri.edu/
"Primarily utilize a two-tier approach to beginning farmer training with complimentary training and delivery using online tools and other approaches. Beginning farmers will be encouraged to start with an introductory course and then move on to one or more appropriate enterprise-specific workshops or courses."Sponsored by: Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute -
Enhancing the Viability and Sustainability of Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Through Collaboration, Mentoring and Whole Farm Planning
"Enhance the viability and sustainability of beginning farmers and ranchers by providing individualized training; development of whole farm plans; and the production, processing and marketing of safe and nutritious food."Sponsored by: Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program -
Evaluating and improving educational instruments and outreach for beginning farmers
"In the innovative and competitive agri-food business environment there is increasing need for improved beginning farmer training materials, especially those concerning financial skills and business literacy. To address this need the Farm Credit Council and the Wallace Center at Winrock International propose...Sponsored by: Farm Credit Council -
Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You?
www.smallfarm.org/main/for_new_farmers/exploring_the_small_farm_dream/
Exploring the Small Farm Dream is designed to help aspiring farmers learn what it takes to start and manage a commercial agricultural businesses, and decide whether this is a path they really want to take. Both in person courses (offered in limited locations) or a workbook (for purchase) to work through on your own...Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
Farm and Food Education
www.michaelfields.org/category/farm-food-education/
The Farm and Food Education program trains new and existing farmers in all aspects of sustainable agriculture. Whole Farm Workshops include interactive classroom and on-site field training.Sponsored by: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute -
Farm and Garden Training
www.lanesbdc.com/home/lbd/smartlist_96/farm_and_garden.html
"The project helps farm businesses achieve family and business goals through improved management, organization, horticulture capacity, livestock management, and food preservation and includes intensive 3-hour monthly courses that integrating both business and horticultural management topics in a collaborative and... -
Farm Business Development Center at Prairie Crossing Farms
http://www.prairiecrossingfarms.com/index.html
"The Farm Business Development Center at Prairie Crossing (FBDC) is a place that supports the development of successful family farm enterprises by focusing on the production and marketing of organic foods for local and regional food systems. Also known as an incubator, the FBDC is located on a one hundred acre...Sponsored by: The Liberty Prairie Foundation-Prairie Crossing Farm -
Farm Dreams: Assessing Risks & Resources to Start a Small Farm or Market Garden
http://www.learngrowconnect.org/what/on-farm/public#farmdreams
An interactive workshop, covering types of sustainable farming careers in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, with a series of self-assessments to help be better prepared to decide whether to pursue a farming business is the right choice for you. The workshop includes a presentation of farming enterprises, a...Sponsored by: Angelic Organics Learning Center -
Farm Risk Planning
http://farm-risk-plans.rma.usda.gov/
The USDA Risk Management Agency "helps farmers and ranchers learn how to improve their risk management skills." This program provides information on: Risk Management Planning; Better Marketing Planning; New Enterprise Planning and also has an online Farm Planning Library.Sponsored by: RMA Risk Management Agency -
Farm Transition and Beginning Management Training for Women Farmers and Ranchers
www.extension.iastate.edu/feci/annie/
"Women are generating a cultural tide in American agriculture that is moving management, assets and opportunities to a new wave of beginning farmers and ranchers across the country. This project brings educational teams or working groups together to benefit women beginning, mid-career, and retiring farmers and...Sponsored by: Iowa State University Extension -
Farm Walks
http://tilthproducers.org/programs/farm-walk/
“Farm Walks bring growers and agricultural specialists together to learn on working farms across Washington.” This joint program of Tilth Producers of Washington and Washington State University Small Farms Team is sponsored in part by Farm Aid and Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. -
Farmer Training Initiative
www.learngrowconnect.org/farmer
"The project addresses four barriers during each of four learning stages for beginning farmers on their path from entering farming to a viable farm enterprise. The four learning stages are -- 1: Prospective (recruitment stage); 2: Farmers-in-Training (formal study and gaining hands-on experience); 3: Farm Start-...Sponsored by: Angelic Organics Learning Center -
Farmers Growing Farmers: Next Generation Education in Four Learning Stages
www.landstewardshipproject.org/programs.html
"Farmers Growing Farmers: Next Generation Education in Four Learning Stages will enhance and improve the delivery of farmer training by piloting new approaches that together with successful existing trainings will provide education and support for 1,200 beginning and prospective farmers including 168 successful farm...Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
Farms Leadership Program
landbasedlearning.org/farms.php
The FARMS Leadership Program introduces high school students to the importance of environmentally-sound farming practices that preserve land and its resources for future generations. Over the course of a school year, selected youth participants attend monthly field days on farms, ranches, wildlife areas, agriculture...Sponsored by: Center for Land-Based Learning -
FARRMS Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability
Nonprofit organization offers courses on sustainable farming practices and organic agriculture, educational workshops, and funding resources for new and existing farmers. -
Financial, Credit, and Marketing Training for Socially-Disadvantaged, Limited-Resource, and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Montana
http://www.fpcc.edu/ag-outreach-assistance.php
"The Fort Peck Community College BFRDP will provide financial, credit and marketing training for Socially-Disadvantaged, Limited-Resource, and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Montana. Specially, the Fort Peck Community College BRRDP will meet the following two priorities for DFRDP projects: (1) business management...Sponsored by: Fort Peck Community College Extension Services -
Finger Lakes Permaculture Design Certification Course
fingerlakespermaculture.org/?page_id=362
"The class equips students with a whole systems approach to design and to the principles, techniques, and challenges of permaculture as a system of sustainable design. Our off-grid learning community explores topics such as soil regeneration, water conservation, building ponds and swales, managing woodlots, building...Sponsored by: Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute -
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
The Institute offer opportunities to learn sustainable, ecological design methods including workshops, study groups, an apprentice program, and an intensive Permaculture Design Certification Course.Sponsored by: Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute -
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
www.fortbertholdcc.edu/Departments/Ag.htm
Provide quality cultural, academic and vocational education and services for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation through developing and disseminating educational curricula and training materials and by providing participants with workshops, seminars, demonstrations, both on campus in New Town, and on-site, one on...Sponsored by: Fort Berthold Community College -
From production to market: Enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of beginning minority and limited resource farmers in California
ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/academic-divisions/society-environment
"Our goal for this project is to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of beginning minority, immigrant, and tribal farmers and ranchers in California. We will conduct training and outreach to Latino, Southeast Asian and Native farmers and mentors in 10 counties. Specifically, we will offer in-depth,...Sponsored by: University of California Berkeley -
Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
Future Harvest-CASA is a network of farmers, agricultural professionals, landowners and consumers living and working in the Chesapeake region. Future Harvest-CASA promotes profitable, environmentally sound and socially acceptable food and farming systems that work to sustain communities. Future Harvest hosts... -
FVC Farmer Veteran Coalition
The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) provides a wide variety of services designed to assist veterans in making a successful transition into an agricultural career. Our resource guide compiles information from a wide variety of sources in one location and allows the veteran to minimize time while searching for resources...Sponsored by: Farmer Veteran Coalition -
Gaining Ground: A Farm Incubator
http://www.farleycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105&Itemid=106&lang=en
"The Farley Center farm incubator will become a regional hub of support for beginning growers. These growers will learn valuable information on organic farming, make key contacts through attendance at workshops and conferences, and have opportunities to share their own substantial knowledge of farming. This... -
Global Gardens: Refugee Community Agriculture
www.idahorefugees.org/Home/Global_Gardens/
"We sponsor refugee agriculture projects at 8 locations in Boise, Eagle, and Star and provide garden or farm space for around 100 refugee families as well as training in horticultural production and marketing. We strive to involve refugee families in healthy lifestyles and entrepreneurial training through the...Sponsored by: Idaho Office for Refugees -
Gorge Grown Producer Working Groups
www.gorgegrown.com/project/working-groups.cfm
"Producer working groups are informal gatherings of farmers and ranchers that come together to share information on common challenges and find collaborative solutions to regional problems. Working groups are centered loosely on different agricultural products and are meant to serve as a supportive space that allows...Sponsored by: Gorge Grown Food Network -
GrassWorks Apprenticeship Program
"The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program is a 2-year program established by GrassWorks and the Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (BAS) with the support from USDA-NIFA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. It is composed of 4000 paid hours of training over two years (the equivalent of a full-...Sponsored by: GrassWorks Inc. -
Green Corps
landbasedlearning.org/greencorps.php
CLBL-Center for Land-Based Learning has completed two exciting summers of job skills training, community service, paid work experience, career exploration, and education in sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. Our Green Corps program serves high school and college-aged youth from Yolo and Sacramento...Sponsored by: Center for Land-Based Learning -
Groundswell’s New Farmer Training Program
"Hands-on training program for serious aspiring farmers and market gardeners. Groundswell’s New Farmer Training Project aims to increase the number, diversity, profitability, and environmental sustainability of area farmers by providing training, mentoring, business planning support, and affordable access to land at...Sponsored by: Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming -
Grow Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming Program
The non-profit Ecology Action's Grow Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming Program provides three-day workshops, training, online "self-teaching" classroom, research, conferences, educational tours, and how-to publications. Teacher certification programs, internships and apprenticeships are available.Sponsored by: Ecology Action -
Growing Farmers Initiative: Training Beginning Farmers in New York and the Northeast in Sustainable Farm Practices for Sustainable Farm Business
www.stonebarnscenter.org/our-work/young-farmers-initiative
"Through the Growing Farmers Initiative, we equip young farmers with the knowledge and hands-on experience to grow better-tasting, healthier food, and to become responsible stewards of the land. We seek to remove the barriers that stand in the way of their success, whether those comprise access to land,...Sponsored by: Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture -
Growing Farms Online: A Comprehensive Online Whole Farm Management Course for Oregon's Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/growing-farms-workshop-series
Online course to include sequenced basic to enhanced topics to foster holistic planning by integrating physical, biological, family and business components of farms and ranches. Training and support for use of FoodHub (a cutting edge, low-risk online marketing tool) included as are electronic and face to face...Sponsored by: Oregon State University Extension -
Growing Growers Training Program
Growing Growers is a collaboration between the Kansas State University Research and Extension, University of Missouri, Kansas City Food Circle, and Kansas Rural Center. The program includes on-farm apprenticeship program that focuses on sustainable, small and mid-scale production. Apprentices receive course materials...Sponsored by: Kansas State University Research and Extension -
Growing More Small Family Farms in Florida
agronomy.ifas.ufl.edu/rosalie-l-koenig/profile
"The overall goal of this project is to increase the number of small family farms in Florida through an innovative, multi-faceted program that links non-governmental organizations, the University of Florida's teaching and extension programs, established farmers willing to mentor new farmers and beginning small family...Sponsored by: IFAS University of Florida Extension -
Growing Power Chicago
Growing Power has a three-pronged approach to "provide important opportunities for individuals and communities to network with each other as they work in partnership to promote food security and environmentally sound food production practices." They sponsor on-site workshops and hands-on demonstrations, offer...Sponsored by: Growing Power, Inc. -
Growing Power Milwaukee
Urban Agriculture Training and Workshops. Community Food Centers teach sustainable production, processing, marketing, and distribution practices. Hands-on training; farm tours; publications. Internships and youth apprenticeship program. Programs in Milwaukee and Chicago.Sponsored by: Growing Power, Inc. -
HOFA Hawaii Organic Farmers Association
"HOFA conducts workshops, conferences and participates in trade shows. HOFA offers publications and resources to assist producers and consumers with tropical organic agriculture."Sponsored by: HOFA Hawaii Organic Farmers Association -
Holistic Management International Education Programs
http://holisticmanagement.org/
Holistic Management International offers introductory and advanced courses in Holistic Management practices. Training includes on-farm, on-ranch, and classroom courses, plus hands-on activities and experiential learning. Workshops are conducted for beginning and experienced farmers. The Individualized Certified...Sponsored by: Holistic Management International -
IFFS Young Farmer Training Program
www.foodshuttle.org/program/young-farmer-training-program
The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) Young Farmer Training Program (YFTP) is a paid multi-year farming apprenticeship for youth in Wake County. IFFS Raleigh Farm hosts apprentices two days per week beginning each Spring. Apprentices grow vegetables, herbs, mushrooms and flowers on our 6-acre Raleigh farm, helping feed...Sponsored by: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle -
Innovative Farmers of Ohio
Innovative Farmers of Ohio sponsors an annual conference, conducts workshops and farm tours, offers technical assistance and mentoring programs, distributes newsletters and publications, conducts on-farm research and serves as a learning network for those committed to achieving sustainable farming practices.Sponsored by: Innovative Farmers of Ohio -
Integrated Poultry, Livestock And Agroforestry Production And Training For New And Beginning Farmers And Ranchers
"A comprehensive modular training program that provides new and beginning farmers with relevant knowledge and tools to operate efficient and sustainable farms and ranches, focused primarily on integrated poultry, livestock and agroforestry systems; including specialized materials for Spanish speaking community and...Sponsored by: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service -
Jefferson Farm and Gardens
This 67-acre educational facility and demonstration farm provides information and hosts workshops on farming, gardening and conservation. Research and field demonstration projects with alternative crops. Five Demonstration Gardens feature a Diversity Garden, fruit and vine crops, plants native to Missouri; ornamental...Sponsored by: Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute -
Kansas Rural Center
"The Kansas Rural Center, Inc. (KRC) is a non-profit organization that promotes the long-term health of the land and its people through research, education, and advocacy." Current programs and projects focus on water quality, wind energy, and sustainable food systems. The Center's research and education partnerships...Sponsored by: Kansas Rural Center -
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
On its southeast Oklahoma ranch, the Kerr Center grows a variety of organic vegetables, with an emphasis on heirloom varieties, and demonstrates sustainable livestock production, with an emphasis on meat goats, heritage livestock and pastured poultry. The Center conducts ongoing research and demonstration projects....Sponsored by: Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture -
Kids on the Land
holisticmanagement.org/our-work/kids-on-the-land
We engage, educate and inspire students in grades K-6 to learn different aspects of life on the land and how that land in turn sustains life. These place-based field-days take place on collaborating farms and ranches to support the agricultural education of youth in rural communities.Sponsored by: Holistic Management International -
Kirk Hanna Cattlemen’s Leadership College Program
www.coloradocattle.org/kirkhannacattlemensleadershipcollege.aspx
"Colorado Cattlemen's Association Kirk Hanna Cattlemen’s Leadership College has two leadership programs in which young producers can enroll. Both programs have similar missions, but each has different programmatic goals. The objective of the Cattlemen's Leadership College is to engage its young members in CCA...Sponsored by: Colorado Cattleman's Association -
KY FarmStart Program
"The KyFarmStart website is designed as an online learning tool to provide beginning farmers with a variety of resources including access to publications and links, as well as learning lessons designed specifically for beginning farmers. In addition to the online program, the Kentucky Cooperative Extension... -
Land Here!
www.landforgood.org/land_here.html
"Our Land Here! program helps seekers acquire a farm or farmland. We help beginning and other farmers plan, search for and evaluate agricultural properties. We help recruit farmers and get them onto suitable land with affordable and secure agreements."Sponsored by: Land for Good -
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Center partners with Iowa State University’s College of Business and the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture for a graduate assistantship in sustainable agriculture. Conducts field days, workshops, and education and demonstration projects. Holds Conferences, awards competitive grants, and facilitates...Sponsored by: Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture -
Little Creek Acres Farm
Educational programs held at this nonprofit demonstration farm for sustainable agriculture include "farm tours and demonstrations; retreats and customized farmstays; short and long term experiential learning opportunities; classes and apprenticeships in sustainable soil fertility, gardening, food preparation, and...Sponsored by: Center for Living in Harmony -
LPELC Network Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center
You must sign up and create a profile to participate in this network. "This network is meant to be a learning community--a place where those that influence environmental decisions in animal agriculture can connect, share experiences, and collaborate. The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center (LPELC) was...Sponsored by: eXtension.org -
Madison Area Farm Business and Production Management
matcmadison.edu/program-info/farm-business-production-management
The Farm Business and Production Management technical diploma includes both classroom and on-the-farm instruction as well as group tours to give the producer-student a comprehensive, affordable education in production agriculture. The program consists of five or six courses taught over a six-year period.Sponsored by: Madison Area Technical College -
Markets and Profits: Exploring the Feasibility of Your Farming Ideas
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/all-courses/bf-102-markets-profits/
Have an idea for a farm enterprise but not sure if it’s feasible? This course will get you started exploring the potential markets and profitability of your ideas. This course is designed for aspiring farmers who are actively planning farm start-up and beginning farmers in their first few years who are looking...Sponsored by: Northeast Beginning Farmer Project -
Maryland Grazers Network
http://www.futureharvestcasa.org/publications/maryland-grazers-network
The Maryland Grazers Network, a farmer-to-farmer mentoring program, that pairs experienced livestock, dairy, sheep and poultry producers with farmers who want to learn innovative rotational skills. The Network uses four-pronged approach that links farmer-to-farmer relationships, economic and environmental planning,... -
Massachusetts Agricultural Business Training Program
www.mass.gov/agr/programs/abtp/index.htm
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ Agricultural Business Training Program responds to planning needs to emphasize diverse and retail driven markets, realistic financial planning and record keeping, need for a living wage and rewarding work for family members and key employees, and ways to work as...Sponsored by: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources -
Matching Enterprise Grants for Agriculture Program (MEGA)
http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/mega/
The Matching Enterprise Grants for Agriculture Program (MEGA) seeks to assist new and beginning farm businesses with start up or expansion costs. The Program offers technical and business planning assistance to support the special needs of beginning farmers. It also makes available financial assistance for...Sponsored by: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources -
MESA Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc.
Sponsors annual farmer-to-farmer exchanges between the U.S. and participating countries. International farm stewards gain hands-on training at U.S. sustainable or organic farms for up to one year. Coordinates the entire U.S. training program and provides program benefits for the farm stewards. Partners with like-...Sponsored by: MESA Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture -
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
Sponsors research, conference, agricultural field days, courses, workshops, lectures, on-farm demonstrations, and Extension activities. Integrated Farming Systems program researches and demonstrates the benefits of diversified agricultural systems. Farm and Food Education program trains new and existing farmers in all...Sponsored by: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute -
Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers
www.cias.wisc.edu/midwest-school-for-beginning-apple-growers/
"Our intensive, three-day course gives you a realistic picture of what it takes to run a successful orchard operation—including capital, management, labor and other resources. Topics include soil fertility, pest management, business planning, risk management, recordkeeping, marketing and economics. Grower-instructors... -
MIFFS Michigan Food and Farming System
A statewide, non-profit organization, MIFFS focuses on assisting family farmers, growing market opportunities, supporting agricultural stewardship, and advocacy. MIFFS hosts an annual Michigan Family Farms Conference, workshops on sustainable agriculture, seminars, field days, and skill building workshops. Free...Sponsored by: MIFFS Michigan Food and Farming System -
MOFFA Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association
MOFFA is a non-profit educational organization that brings together the community of growers, consumers, and retailers in Maryland to support organic and ecological farming and local food production. MOFFA publishes a newsletter and technical information sheets; sponsors workshops, field days, and related educational...Sponsored by: MOFFA Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association -
MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
MOFGA "helps farmers grow organic food, fiber and other crops; protect the environment; recycle natural resources; increase local food production; and support rural communities." MOFGA offers a journeyperson program; farmer-to-farmer conference; Common Ground Education Center; short courses, workshops, and other...Sponsored by: MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association -
MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Journeyperson Farm Training Program
www.mofga.org/Programs/Journeypersons/tabid/228/Default.aspx
The Journeyperson Program program provides hands-on, mentored farming opportunities and training for prospective new farmers in Maines who have completed an apprenticeship to further develop the skills they need to farm independently and successfully.Sponsored by: MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association -
Molokai Native Hawaiian Beginning Farmer Program
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/locationdetails.aspx?id=ER-MMOLO
"The program will focus on sustainable culturally-appropriate hands-on or experiential learning for native Hawaiian farm families to develop a farm business plan and implement this plan."Sponsored by: CTAHR Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service -
MOSES Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring Program
www.mosesorganic.org/mentoring.html
"The MOSES Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring Program pairs an organic farmer with one or two transitioning-to-organic farmers, to help these new to organic farmers negotiate the various USDA regulations on organic and modify their operations to meet organic standards. Mentors share practical information on day-to-day chores...Sponsored by: MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service -
MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
An educational outreach organization helping farmers transition to organic production. Projects include: the Organic Farming Conference and the Organic University, held annually in La Crosse, WI; The Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring Program; The Organic Broadcaster, a bi-monthly newspaper; and The Upper Midwest Organic...Sponsored by: MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service -
Multicultural Farmers Program
Funded by USDA's Office of Outreach, the Multicultural Farmers Program has included Integrated Pest Management (IPM) trainings, computer and web training programs, blueberry production workshops and farm visits, business management and loan workshops, hoop house training workshops, and more. The program assists...Sponsored by: MIFFS Michigan Food and Farming System -
NASAP New American Sustainable Agriculture Project
www.cultivatingcommunity.org/programs/nasap.html
"Encourages and supports socially disadvantaged farmers to successfully own and operate their own farms businesses. NASAP provides training, on-farm workshops and one-on-one consultation to recently resettled refugee and immigrant farmers living in the greater Lewiston and Portland Maine areas and Manchester, NH...Sponsored by: Cultivating Community -
Nebraska Network For Beginning Farmers And Ranchers
www.cfra.org/resources/beginning_farmer
This program is to "help beginning and retiring farmers/ranchers enhance success of farm/ranch transfer, business viability and land stewardship. Activities fall into three areas: 1) asset and business transfer, 2) business skills and information access, and 3) statewide network of resource providers and advisors...Sponsored by: Center for Rural Affairs -
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society (NSAS) is a non-profit, grass-roots membership organization that promotes sustainable food systems in Nebraska and sponsors an annual Healthy Farms Conference, workshops, farm tours, and field days. NSAS is a collaborator on the Farm Beginnings Nebraska training and mentoring...Sponsored by: Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society -
NESFI New England Small Farm Institute
NESFI promotes small farm development by providing information and training for aspiring, beginning and transitioning farmers. The Institute offers workshops, regional and online resource libraries, sustainable resource management demonstrations, short courses, and business and skill training for farmers.Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
Nevada Beginning Farmer and Rancher Project
www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/bfr/
"Growers and ranchers learn the latest financial management tools, develop entrepreneurial skills, receive on-the-ground training in production agriculture, and get help marketing their products. The overall aim of the three-year Herds & Harvest program is to: Help develop the agricultural entrepreneurship,...Sponsored by: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension -
New and Beginning Farmers Training Program
www.famu.edu/cesta/main/index.cfm/cooperative-extension-program/agriculture/statewide-small-farm/
"The goal of our project is to use the basic business development model and apply it to agriculture operations; thus, tying business and marketing skills to agriculture, making it a seamless endeavor and increase the likelihood of economic profitability. Project emphasis is placed on new and beginning farmers who are... -
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
"We provide constructive environments and strategies that support new producers and create opportunities for them to strengthen agricultural capacities, share learning experiences, and build better communities. We provide access to information, resources, training and technical assistance so that producers can... -
New Farmer Trainee Program
http://www.marylandagriculture.org/farmer-programs
"This program is to assist highly motivated novice farmers gain sufficient farming experiences to become successful farmers. The program includes classroom instruction as well as field experience and help exploring land-leasing options. Our trainees work shoulder to shoulder with mentor farmers one full day a...Sponsored by: Maryland Agricultural Resource Council -
New Hampshire New American Sustainable Agriculture Project
"New Hampshire New American Sustainable Agriculture Project provides information and builds skills that give refugees and immigrants the tools necessary to successfully produce for American markets, earn money and progress toward self-sufficiency. The program connects participants with mentor farmers and USDA... -
New Roots For Refugees
www.newrootsforrefugees.blogspot.com/
"New Roots for Refugees is a program started by Catholic Charities in partnership with the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture to help refugee women put down those new roots, through helping them to start their own small farm businesses growing and selling vegetables. In the New Roots Program, participants start...Sponsored by: New Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas -
New Urban/Immigrant Farmer Training Program
http://www.ecoffshoots.org/farmers/nuft/
In partnership with the Cross Roads Farmers Market of Langley Park, ECO City Farm's New Urban/Immigrant Farmer Training Program introduces all aspects of urban farming, from composting to harvesting and marketing, over the course of 10 months. Trainees construct a personal business or career plan based on their...Sponsored by: ECO City Farms -
New York City School Of Urban Agriculture
www.justfood.org/farmschoolnyc
"Farm School NYC aims to increase the self-reliance of communities and inspire positive local action around issues of food access and social, economic and racial justice by providing comprehensive professional training in urban agriculture for NYC residents. Farm School NYC will offer comprehensive training...Sponsored by: Just Food -
NFU National Farmers Union Beginning Farmer Institute
http://www.nfu.org/education/adult-education
This nationwide program provides an opportunity for beginning farmers to acquire leadership and farm management skills. It concentrates on building confidence in beginning farmers and farm couples, and encourages them to learn, and apply leadership abilities to become actively involved in community organizations. The...Sponsored by: NFU National Farmers Union -
NNTAO Navajo Nation Traditional Agricultural Outreach Program
The Navajo Nation Traditional Agricultural Outreach Program (NNTAO) is a federally funded program of Developing Innovation in Navajo Education, Inc. The program assists Navajo communities in the southwestern region of the Navajon Nation in returning to a sustainable and traditional means of living, with...Sponsored by: DINE Developing Innovations in Navajo Education Inc. -
NOFA Rhode Island Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island
The NOFA/RI Organic Farm Advisor Program provides technical guidance to teach farmers how to implement organic methods on their farms. NOFA also conducts growers workshops, offers summer tours of organic farms and gardens, and provides organic certification assistance. -
NOFA Vermont Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
Non-profit association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system for the benefit of current and future generations. Maintains Apprentice and Farm Worker directory for beginning farmers; runs the Vermont organic certification program;...Sponsored by: NOFA Northeast Organic Farming Association -
North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program
The program "combines two years of structured on-farm training and mentoring with a course of classroom study in biodynamics." Apprentices have access to a "comprehensive training curriculum, carefully selected mentor farms, and access to networking, support, and educational resources."Sponsored by: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association -
Northeast Beginning Farmers Project
"We have a Web site and also offer online courses taught by experienced Extension educators and using content from the website, and we develop new informational resources for new farmers like the Guide to Farming in NY and our new series of farming videos."Sponsored by: Cornell University Cooperative Extension -
Northwest Michigan New Farm Program
www.msue.msu.edu/portal/default.cfm?pageset_id=27760
"New FARM (Farmer Assistance and Resource Management) Program is designed to assist beginning farmers increase economic viability, maintain and enhance environmental stewardship, and conserve Northwest Michigan’s rural character. Through a series of eleven workshops and four educational trips, the two-year Program...Sponsored by: Michigan State University Extension -
NY Bee Wellness Workshops
www.eshpa.org/index.php/ny-bee-wellness-worksite
The Empire State Honey Producers Association (ESHPA) is the state organization for beekeepers in New York; it is a not-for-profit group, and welcomes new members. The group has been promoting the interests of New York beekeepers since 1868. ESHPA is committed to supporting a new generation of beekeepers in New York...Sponsored by: Empire State Honey Producers Association -
Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association hosts the annual Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. The series features about 40 farms and food business, several university research centers, and several educational workshops. Featured businesses "have developed sustainable production methods and creative...Sponsored by: OEFFA Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association -
Oregon Education Center
tilth.org/education-research/organic-education-center
The Organic Education Center (OEC) provides “experiential learning opportunities in biologically sound urban agriculture." The Center “works as a regional resource hub for sustainable food growing." The Center also offers hands-on community classes on organic food growing and urban composting.Sponsored by: Oregon Tilth -
Oregon Tilth
Oregon Tilth courses and programs educate about the principles, practices and benefits of sustainable agriculture. Conducts on-farm and participatory research, publishes In Good Tilth (a bi-monthly educational magazine) and other publications, hosts workshops and an annual farmer conference, and sponsors and...Sponsored by: Oregon Tilth -
Organic and Sustainable Experiential Learning for Beginning Farmers
www.mosesorganic.org/index.html
"The Organic and Sustainable Experiential Learning for Beginning Farmers project will provide a new level of experiential education, training and support to increase the adoption of organic and sustainable farming practices, especially among beginning and/or young farmers. The program includes classroom and...Sponsored by: MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service -
Organic Seed Alliance
Non-profit organization for promoting the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed. Provides technical assistance, educational services, and conducts research and advocacy programs for organic farmers and other seed professionals. Beginning to advanced level workshops in seed...Sponsored by: Organic Seed Alliance -
Organic Seed Alliance
Non-profit organization for promoting the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed. Provides "technical assistance and consultations to organic farmers and seed producers;" offers educational services, and conducts research and advocacy programs. Beginning to advanced level...Sponsored by: Organic Seed Alliance -
Organic Transition Course
www.tritrainingcenter.org/course
"The Rodale Institute's Organic Transition Course is a 15-hour online program designed to help [farmers] understand the National Organic Standards and use them as [their] framework for making the transition to organic production." The course is helpful for farmers transitioning to certified organic production, for...Sponsored by: Rodale Institute -
PA Start Farming Program
extension.psu.edu/start-farming
"The goal of this program is to increase the success of beginning farmers and ranchers in the Southeast Region of Pennsylvania. The Program aims to enhance the success of beginning farmers by providing education and hands-on training in: production, marketing, financial management, land acquisition, and other resource...Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
PASA Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
Provides education and outreach to those interested in sustainable agriculture. Operates PASA On-farm research program. Sponsors an annual Farming for the Future conference, seasonal field days and intensive learning programs. Offers marketing opportunities for producers. Offers programs to educate consumers about the... -
PASA Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture Farm Based Education Program
"The goal of Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture PASA’s Farm Based Education (FBE) programming is to empower farmers to implement farming practices that improve farm profitability and reduce the farm’s environmental impact while producing safe and healthy food for the community." PASA hosts statewide... -
Pennsylvania Women's Agricultural Network
"The primary purposes of PA-WAgN are to encourage and support women in agriculture provide and strengthen networks for women in agriculture; provide educational and mentoring opportunities for women in agriculture; raise community awareness of agricultural related issues and concerns; and sustain farming...Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
Pfeiffer Center for Biodynamics and Environmental Education
The Center provides instruction in biodynamic gardening, and organic beekeeping. Workshops, lectures, and courses, including one-year, part-time training in biodynamics. Garden planning and consulting for schools and groups. Full-time residential internships available year-round. -
Pfeiffer Center Internship
www.pfeiffercenter.org/internships.aspx
The Pfeiffer Center's one-year internship focuses on organic sustainable agriculture and the biodynamic approach, combining academic work with hands-on field experience. Interns study "biodynamic principles and techniques, including agricultural handwork, plant care, pest management, soil amendment and bed preparation... -
Pfeiffer Center Practical Training in Biodynamics
www.pfeiffercenter.org/one_year_training.aspx
The Pfeiffer Center’s one-year, part-time Practical Training in Biodynamics consists of thirteen full-day workshops featuring classroom talks and field activities that cover "making and applying the farm animal husbandry; biodynamic preparations;" seed saving; soil building and composting; "agricultural handwork and... -
PLANT @ Breeze Farm Enterprise Incubator
http://www.orangecountyfarms.org/PLANTatBreeze.asp
"The PLANT Farm Enterprise Incubator seeks to revitalize agricultural activity in the Piedmont Region through training on small scale sustainable farming techniques. The program consists of 8 workshops on: Whole Farm Planning, Plants, Soils, Irrigation, and Equipment, Planting, Harvesting, and Crop Rotations,...Sponsored by: Orange County Farms -
Plowing Ground in New Jersey: Growing New Farmers and Generating Alternative Land Linkages
Plowing Ground in New Jersey creates a comprehensive support system for beginning farmers in New Jersey. Qualified beginning farmers can attend educational courses and access materials, mentorship opportunities and access to land. Participants complete a professional business plan and, upon completion of certain... -
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Practical Farmers of Iowa specializes in farmer-to-farmer networking through demonstrations, field days, an annual conference, pasture walks, interactive online seminars (Farminars), and more. Farmer members significantly contribute to informing about Program Areas (Field Crops, Horticulture, Grazing, Niche Pork, Next...Sponsored by: Practical Farmers of Iowa -
Practical Farmers of Iowa: Next Generation
http://practicalfarmers.org/programs/youth-and-next-generation.php
"The Next Generation Program is designed to help Practical Farmers of Iowa's beginning farmer members thrive and help farm families transition their farm to the next generation. We provide opportunities to learn production, marketing, financial, stewardship, and spiritual lessons from successful farmer...Sponsored by: Practical Farmers of Iowa -
Practical Training in Biodynamics
www.pfeiffercenter.org/one_year_training.aspx
The Pfeiffer Center’s One-Year, Part-Time Practical Training in Biodynamics consists of thirteen full-day workshops and features a mix of classroom talks and field activities on topics such as making and applying the biodynamic preparations; composting; agricultural handwork and pruning; weed and pest control; the... -
Raft Swamp Farm
Raft Swamp Farm is a sustainable farm incubator program offering hands-on training in organic production, sustainable farming methods, on-farm alternative energy practices, and farm business management.Sponsored by: Raft Swamp Farms -
Ranching for Profit School
http://www.ranchmanagement.com/school/school.html
Ranching for Profit is a one-week residential business school for livestock producers that explores integrated grazing, animal, and business management. Training focuses on strategic restructuring of farm/ranch business to ensure sustainable profit while improving the land.Sponsored by: Ranch Management Consultants -
Ranching For Profit Workshop
http://www.ranchmanagement.com/workshops/workshops.html
Half-day, on-site workshops on ranch management and business topics provide "participants practical tools...to increase profit, improve their land, and improve their relationships."Sponsored by: Ranch Management Consultants -
REAP Refugee Entrepreneurial Agriculture Program
This program "will assist new American refugee farmers in becoming future leaders of a sustainable, urban and ethnically-oriented agricultural sector.Sponsored by: IRC International Rescue Committee -
Regenerative Design Institute Permaculture Certification
The non-profit Regenerative Design Institute offers two-week and one-year permaculture design certification courses. Workshops, courses and events focus on permaculture design, nature awareness, wild-crafting, and community leadership.Sponsored by: Regenerative Design Institute -
Resurrecting Rural Communities
"This project is designed to assist new and beginning farmers in obtaining access to information, services, technical assistance, funding and business development support for their agricultural enterprises. This project is organizing ongoing training and education programs that will provide resources to beginning...Sponsored by: Winston County Self-Help Cooperative -
Ridge to Reef Beneficial Farmer Training
Two-month residential training program. "Develop a practical skill set for creating productive agricultural and community systems while protecting the health of downstream ecosystems. ...learn tested, profitable whole systems organic farming strategies that benefit connected communities of people, plants, animals,...Sponsored by: Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute -
Robert Ware Straus Ecosystem Farm and Apprenticeship Program
accokeekfoundation.org/visit/education/stewardship
The certified organic Ecosystem Farm "serves as a teaching model for sustainable agriculture and the future of farming." Farmers and apprentices use "formal and informal research to determine the best agricultural practices." The Accokeek Foundation's CSA program and its educational programs at the Center for...Sponsored by: Accokeek Foundation -
Rodale Institute
The Experimental Farm is a 333-acre, certified organic farm. On-farm research. Research publications and educational activities linking healthy people to healthy soil. Sponsors field days, conferences, seminars, workshops, and farm tours. Internships available.Sponsored by: Rodale Institute -
Safety and Health Best Practices Resource Manual and Instructors Guide for New and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
This program seeks to provide an effective safety and health best practices resource manual for new and beginning farmers and ranchers; and to develop and model hands-on, train-the-trainer workshops for teaching safety and health best practices to new and beginning farmers and ranchers. These resources are in...Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
Seattle Tilth Farm Works
seattletilth.org/about/seattletilthfarmworks/?searchterm=Farm%20Works
Seattle Tilth provides farm business training and support to immigrants, refugees and people with limited financial resources in South King County. This farm incubator program is called Seattle Tilth Farm Works and is located in Auburn, WA. Seattle Tilth Farm Works participants attend farm and business trainings, tour...Sponsored by: Seattle Tilth -
Seed Farm Apprenticeship Program
www.theseedfarm.org/content/9277
"Seed Farm Apprenticeships run from February through November. Apprentices must participate in all parts of the program including: the introductory class, 20 hours-per-week of training and collaborative work in The Seed Farm’s market garden, as well as the organic vegetable production course. Apprentices interested in...Sponsored by: The Seed Farm -
SLEWS Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship Habitat Restoration
landbasedlearning.org/slews.php
SLEWS - Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship - engages California high school students in habitat restoration projects that enhance classroom learning, develop leadership skills and result in real positive impact for the environment. By including California school students in habitat restoration,...Sponsored by: Center for Land-Based Learning -
South Carolina New and Beginning Farmers Program
www.clemson.edu/public/ciecd/focus_areas/agribusiness/programs/newfarmer/index.html
"The South Carolina New and Beginning Farmers program (SCNBFP) is focused on enabling new and beginning farmers to be successful, productive, and innovative members of their local agricultural community by providing them with the tools, knowledge and skills necessary to be successful entrepreneurs; sound business...Sponsored by: South Carolina Clemson Cooperative Extension -
South Dakota Center for Farm/Ranch Management
www.mitchelltech.edu/programs/ViewProgram.aspx?id=6&ContentID=9
"The South Dakota Center for Farm/Ranch Management at Mitchell Technical Institute is a newly organized place dedicated to assisting agriculture producers in South Dakota to become better business managers. Our goal is to help you learn better methods of farm accounting, farm enterprise recordkeeping, compliance,...Sponsored by: Mitchell Technical Institute -
South Dakota Farm Beginnings
http://dakotarural.org/grow/farmbeginnings/
"Farm Beginning is a "farmer-led" training and support program offered by the Dakota Rural Action which provides participants with Whole Farm Planning, Business Planning, Financial Planning, Marketing, Connecting with Resources, and Connecting with Mentors and can take part in on-farm education that...Sponsored by: Dakota Rural Action -
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Farm-based Enterprise Development
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG) provides information and support for organizations and individuals in 13 Southern states. Sponsors annual conference and trade show with workshops, discussions, and farm tours. Virtual farm tours. Provides publications and videos on value-added marketing and...Sponsored by: SSAWG Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group -
Square One: Build a Farm to Match Your Values, Goals, Skills, and Resources
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/all-courses/bf-101-square-one/
Evaluating what you want to do and what you have available to work with are key elements to a successful new farm enterprise. This course will help you take the first steps toward setting goals, assessing the resources you have available for farming (physical, financial, and personal), and exploring what enterprises...Sponsored by: Northeast Beginning Farmer Project -
SSAWG Community Foods Systems program
"With support from the USDA Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program, Southern SAWG provides training and technical assistance to individuals and groups who are developing projects that promote sustainable food systems and community food security. These projects include activities such as increasing the...Sponsored by: SSAWG Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group -
Start2Farm
The Start2Farm program has two primary mandates: The first is to develop a Curriculum and Training Clearinghouse for new and beginning farmers. This clearinghouse database is available through Start2Farm.gov and features information and resources for training and assistance programs available throughout the country,...Sponsored by: NAL National Agricultural Library -
Successful Beginnings: Legal and Technical Support for Minnesotas Promising Beginning and Immigrant Farmers
"Legal and Technical Support for Minnesota's Promising Beginning and Immigrant Farmers is to stabilize and expand the population of socially disadvantaged and limited resource beginning farmers who have the knowledge to make the informed decisions necessary to successfully own and operate family farms. Federal farm...Sponsored by: FLAG Farmers' Legal Action Group Inc. -
Successful Small-Scale Enterprise Endeavors
www.ncat.edu/academics/saes/cooperative-extension/Programs/index.html
"This program includes an apprenticeship program placing participants with mentor farmers. Mentoring farmers will provide exposure to and experience in all aspects of production. In the second year, participants will be placed again with a mentor, who will provide the apprentice with a plot of land to...Sponsored by: North Carolina A&T Cooperative Extension Program -
Supporting Agricultural Education Students as Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
http://www.agecon.msstate.edu/
"Our objective is to create and disseminate training and decision aids targeted to high school/college students who plan to enter farming and ranching. The rationale is that preparing high school agricultural students with foundational business management skills along with common production training will help...Sponsored by: Mississippi State Cooperative Extension Service -
Supporting New Farmers on the Piedmont: Workshops, Apprenticeships, Training, Network
www.foodshuttle.org/program/farms
"This program increases food security by creating and centralizing resources for young, limited-resource, and beginning farmers in the mid-Piedmont region of North Carolina. The project serves entry-level farmers, especially socially-disadvantaged individuals, by building their market farming skills, while...Sponsored by: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle -
Sustainable Food Production, Farm Practice And Agripreneurism
This "project integrates a one year diploma program in Sustainable Food Production, a six to twelve month apprenticeship on a sustainble farm and online courses in agriprenuerism. Together, these activities address the following strategic priorities: mentoring,apprenticeship, internship activities; curriculum... -
Sustainable Living Center and Internships
The Solar Living Institute promotes sustainable living through environmental education. The Center offers courses and workshops on biofuels, alternative transportation, permaculture, organic food, renewable energy, alternative livestock production, and home building. It sponsors seven-month, on-site, work-trade...Sponsored by: Solar Living Institute -
The Business Of Indian Agriculture: A Tribal College Partnership
"Provide an innovative approach to agricultural business education at tribal colleges that more effectively integrates entrepreneurship training to promote the development and sustainability of ag-related businesses on reservations. This project will develop and pilot a model community education agribusiness...Sponsored by: First Nations Development Institute -
The Glynwood Farm and Food Incubator: A Collaboration to Ignite Beginning Farmer and Rancher Entrepreneurship in New York's Hudson Valley
The Glynwood Farm and Foodd Incubator supports the development of beginning farmers in the Hudson Valley. The program includes an farming incubator, educational in sustainable farming practices and marketing, mentoring, and research into alternative land access models. The program also educates land owners on how...Sponsored by: Glynwood Center -
The Land Institute
The Land Institute aims to "develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops." The Institute publishes books and research articles, hosts conferences, and gives public presentations.Sponsored by: The Land Institute -
The Women's Agricultural Network
Through a series of educational, technical assistance, and networking opportunities, WAgN works to increase the number of women owning and operating profitable farms and ag-related businesses, as well as their profile in leadership positions throughout the agricultural sectors of business, government and community.... -
Tierra de Oportunidades: Immigrant and Refugee Beginning Farming Training and Incubation
"Tierra de Oportunidades Project is highly innovative in its comprehensive support for Latino and refugee beginning farmers to start and grown commercial farms, addressing barriers in the continuum from land to markets."Sponsored by: Nuestras Raices -
Tillers International
Tillers International is non-profit organization that offers hands-on training and strategies for U.S. small farms, historical activities, and international rural development. Teaches how to train and use oxen, horses, and other animals for farm work; related research at 430-acre Cook’s Mill farm. Instruction on use...Sponsored by: Tillers International -
Tilth Producers of Washington
Provides information about Washington organic farms, programs and resources. Publishes a quarterly journal and a directory of growers, suppliers, buyers, and resources. Sponsors annual conference, educational farm walks, and an intern placement directory.Sponsored by: Tilth Producers of Washington -
Tools of the Trade: Meeting the needs of today's new peri-urban farmers in Rhode Island and southern New England
The program includes an incubator farm to provide beginningfarmers with access to land, equipment, and mentoring while they hone their skills and establish their businesses, a shared equipment bank, and the development of an online decision-making exploration tool and farm business course modules to improve access to...Sponsored by: Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts -
Training and Development of new green farmers in the San Joaquin Valley
www.crpe-ej.org/crpe/index.php/campaigns/gjed
This Program "activities fall into four main categories: (1) needs assessment and curriculum development; (2) training and development of participants; (3) network outreach and creation; and (4) pilot project planning."Sponsored by: Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment -
Tri-State Ranch Management Practicum Beginning Rancher Education and Development Program
"This program for beginning ranchers combines traditional classroom based education with hands-on applied learning in an outdoor classroom and a mentorship program with successful, established ranchers. The project involves creation of four Ranch Management Practicum courses, each lasting 8 days over an 8...Sponsored by: University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service -
Urban Oasis Beginning Farmer Training Program
trulylivingwell.com/index.html
"The program provides the framework for the development of a sustainable infrastructure to provide self-employment and employment through the production of affordable, locally grown food. It provides hands-on mentoring, learning environment, and business skills acquisition needed to launch successful enterprises...Sponsored by: Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture -
Vermont New Farmer Project
Information, Education and Technical Assistance for Vermont's Beginning Farmers. The Vermont New Farmer Project is your access point to all the organizations, services, and educational opportunities for Vermont's new and aspiring farmers. We strive to keep our information current, comprehensive and easy to use...Sponsored by: University of Vermont Extension -
VIBEF Viability of Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Project
www.langston.edu/academics/agriculture_applied_sciences/research.aspx
"Equip beginning farmers and ranchers with knowledge, skills, and abilities to own and operate farms and ranches, (b) promote the availability of and accessibility to USDA programs and services among beginning farmers and ranchers, (c) provide production and management strategies that enhance the financial viability...Sponsored by: Langston University Research & Extension -
Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute Internship and Apprenticeship Program
www.visfi.org/programs/internships
Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute (VISFI) eight-week farming internships offer practical experience in organic gardening, construction, or sustainable systems. One- to two-year on-farm apprenticeships provide an opportunity to gain experience in organic fruit and vegetable production and marketing,...Sponsored by: Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute -
Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Biological agriculture education and farming research; farmer networking/support; field days, workshops and conferences; quarterly newsletter; factsheets, annual membership directory.Sponsored by: Virginia Association for Biological Farming -
Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Project
www.aee.vt.edu/vabeginningfarmer/index.html
"The goal of Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Project is to improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers to establish and sustain viable agricultural operations in Virginia through the development and enhancement of innovative educational programs, services, and social networks."Sponsored by: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Extension -
Virginia Whole Farm Planning Programs
Most farmers do some kind of planning on their farms nearly every day. Whole Farm Planning is distinct from other farm planning approaches because it ties all the planning you do together for the whole farm. This holistic approach is based on the short and long-term vision you and your family has for itself and the...Sponsored by: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Extension -
Virginia Young Farmer Institute
http://www.colonialfarmcredit.com/ybs-farmers.html
"The Virginia Farm Credit Associations are proud to sponsor an annual Young Farmer Institute. The future growth of the agriculture industry rests in the hands of our young farmers and Farm Credit provides a forum to help young farmers prepare for the future."Sponsored by: Farm Credit of the Virginias -
VISFI Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute
Certified organic farm education center with focus on permaculture training, 2-month Ridge to Reef Beneficial Farmer Training (residential program), permaculture certificate training, short term on-farm educational programs, Gaia University credit programs, apprenticeships, and internships. Gardens and demonstration...Sponsored by: Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute -
Viva Farms Incubator Program
"Viva Farms helps new farmers get started. Our farm incubator provides: Land, equipment and infrastructure, Education, training and technical assistance (bilingual- Eng/Esp), marketing and distribution support, and start-up loans. Access to shared infrastructure, equipment and low-interest educational loans...Sponsored by: -
VNFN Vermont New Farmer Network: Strategies for Success
"The programs provides education, technical assistance, coaching and mentoring to beginning farmers in topic areas of production and management strategies, business management and decision support, marketing strategies, legal strategies, and topics related to processing safe and nutritious food. The program...Sponsored by: University of Vermont Extension -
Western Navajo Nation Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Project
http://nntao.org/programs.html
"To assist beginning Navajo farmers and ranchers become successful producers and agricultural business entrepreneurs while restoring and preserving their natural resource base through sustainable agricultural practices and conservation efforts. To deliver outreach and technical assistance to beginning Navajo...Sponsored by: DINE Developing Innovations in Navajo Education Inc. -
Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers
www.cias.wisc.edu/dairysch.html
"The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers has been designed to provide the opportunity for motivated individuals to educate themselves about pasture-based dairy and livestock farming. We offer our specialized training through traditional classroom activities, hands-on internships, and farm tours... -
Wisconsin School For Beginning Market Growers
www.cias.wisc.edu/wisconsin-school-for-beginning-market-growers/
"This survey course aims to give students a realistic picture of what it takes to run a successful small-scale produce operation—including capital, management, labor and other resources. Topics include soil fertility, crop production, plant health and pest management, cover crops, equipment needs and labor...
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A Guide to Farming in Pennsylvania
http://extension.psu.edu/farm-business/guide/introduction
This guide is a "one stop shop" for small- and medium-scale producers in Pennsylvania, whether they are beginners in search of business planning help or seasoned growers wanting to diversify their business through the creation of value-added enterprises.Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
A Producer’s Guide to Basic Farm Lending
Understanding basic farm financial terms and concepts, how lender risks and bank covenants impact you, utilizing TOW strategies for better decision making, Assessing you credit worthiness, creating stronger financial partnerships, steps for a winning farm strategySponsored by: Institute for Rural America -
A Resource Guide for Beginning Farmers in Oklahoma
pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2981/E-982.pdf
"If you are considering becoming a farmer or rancher in Oklahoma, then you are about to embark on a journey. As with any long trip, your first step is to plan where you will go and how you will get there. The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) at Oklahoma State University has developed this resource guide...Sponsored by: Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service -
A Resource Guide for Beginning Farmers in Oklahoma
pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2981/E-982.pdf
If you are considering becoming a farmer or rancher in Oklahoma, then you are about to embark on a journey. As with any long trip, your first step is to plan where you will go and how you will get there. The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) at Oklahoma State University has developed this resource guide to...Sponsored by: Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service -
A Whole-Farm Approach to Managing Pests
http://www.sare.org/publications/farmpest.htm
"This 20-page bulletin helps producers - and the educators who work with them - design farm-wide approaches to control pests. It lays out basic ecological principles for managing pests and suggests how to apply them to real farm situations - along with cutting-edge research examples and anecdotes from farmers using...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Adding Value to Farm Products: An Overview
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=270
This publication discusses the concept of adding value to farm products, the differences between creating and capturing value, and the implications for value-added enterprises. It describes some different approaches to adding value, including starting a food processing business, with a brief look at nonfood products.... -
AgPlan The Agriculture, Fisheries, and Small Business Planning Website
AgPlan helps rural business owners develop a business plan. Everyone can use AgPlan—for FREE. Develop your own business plan, Learn what you need to include in your plan with tips and resources, View Sample business plans for ideas, Share your plan—print, download and work with your own reviewers. Requires...Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Agriculture -
Agricultural Business Planning Templates and Resources
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=276
This resource list contains sources of business planning templates and further resources for agricultural enterprises. These resources include Internet and print resources as well as training courses and workshops. -
Agroforestry: An Overview
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=62
Integrating trees and shrubs with other enterprises on a farm can create additional sources of income,spread farm labor throughout the year, and increase the productivity of those other enterprises—all while protecting soil, water, and wildlife. Such “agroforestry” systems include alleycropping, silvopasture,... -
Alternative Agronomic Crops
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=84
This publication provides an overview of the considerations involved in selecting, cultivating, and marketing alternative agronomic crops. Experimenting with alternative crops can be profitable but involves risk as well. Before venturing into an alternative crop, it is wise to investigate the market and determine... -
Alternative Poultry Production Systems and Outdoor Access
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=222
Alternative poultry production is growing due to consumer demand for specialty products from cage-free or free-range birds. This publication discusses the differences between alternative and conventional production systems. Alternative production systems vary according to size but, in some countries, are standardized... -
An Illustrated Guide to Growing Safe Produce on Your Farm
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=350
Farmers play an important role in preventing food-borne illnesses through their use of good agricultural and management practices. There are many ways that farmers can reduce the risk of contamination of their produce, such as: The proper use (and disposal) of water, Proper compost and application of manure, Good... -
An Illustrated Guide to Sheep and Goat Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=218
Sheep and goats are versatile animals and can be valuable and enjoyable additions to many farms, providing meat, milk and fiber products, as well as brush control and pasture improvement services. This 20-page, basic and heavily graphic introduction to sheep and goat production discusses animal selection, feeding,... -
Análisis de Suelo (Soil Testing)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CymxiO495v0
Este Video de Análisis de Suelos muestra un ejemplo paso a paso de cómo llevar a cabo un análisis de suelo. El video está subtitulado en Español e Inglés. This Soil Testing Video demonstrates a step by step example...Sponsored by: Texas A&M University-Commerce -
Applying the Principles of Sustainable Farming
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=295
Sustainable farming meets environmental, economic, and social objectives simultaneously. Environmentally sound agriculture is nature-based rather than factory-based. Economic sustainability depends on profitable enterprises, sound financial planning, proactive marketing, and risk management. Social sustainability... -
Aquaponics - Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=56
Aquaponics is a bio-integrated system that links recirculating aquaculture with hydroponic vegetable, flower, and/or herb production. Recent advances by researchers and growers alike have turned aquaponics into a working model of sustainable food production. This publication provides an introduction to aquaponics with... -
ASAP Resources For Beginning/Growing Farms
www.asapconnections.org/beginning_farmers.html
ASAP Beginning Farmer Project is a collaboration with Mountain BizWorks, and Organic Growers School. Together, we work to foster the success of new, beginning, and growing farms in the Southern Appalachians. Our vision is of strong farms, thriving local food economies, and healthy communities where farming is valued...Sponsored by: ASAP Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project -
Barnyard Animal Rescue Plan
www.nwnc-redcross.org/Barnyard%20Animal%20Rescue%20Plan.pdf
"Your evacuation plan should outline each type of disaster and determine specific scenarios best suited foreach situation. It should include a list of resources such as trucks, trailers, pasture and/or feed which mightbe needed in an evacuation as well as a designated person who will unlock gates and doors and make...Sponsored by: Marin Humane Society -
Beef Marketing Alternatives
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=200
This publication explores marketing alternatives for small-scale cattle ranchers who would like to add value to the beef they produce. Part One discusses methods to add value within the conventional marketing system, including retained ownership and cooperative marketing. Part Two introduces alternative marketing... -
Beekeeping/ Apiculture
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=76
This publication discusses various aspects of beekeeping or apiculture, including state inspection programs, beginning basics, income sources and budgets, insurance, Africanized bees, organic certification, and various bee pests and diseases. Information on educational and training opportunities and further resources... -
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Economic Information Bulletin No. 32
www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib53
"USDA defines beginning farmers and ranchers as those who have operated a farm or ranch for 10 years or less either as a sole operator or with others who have operated a farm or ranch for 10 years or less. Beginning farmers tend to be younger than established farmers and to operate smaller farms or ranches, some of...Sponsored by: ERS Economic Research Service -
Biodynamic Farming and Compost Preparation
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=290
Biodynamic agriculture was the first ecological farming system to arise in response to commercial fertilizers and specialized agriculture after the turn of the century, yet it remains largely unknown to the modern farmer and land-grant university system. The contribution of biodynamics to organic agriculture is... -
Biointensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=146
This publication provides the rationale for biointensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM), outlines the concepts and tools of biointensive IPM, and suggests steps and provides informational resources for implementing IPM. It is targeted to individuals interested in agriculture at all levels. -
Bringing Local Food to Local Institutions: A Resource Guide for Farm-to-School and Farm-to-Institution Programs
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=261
This publication provides farmers, school administrators, and institutional food-service planners with contact information and descriptions of existing programs that have made these connections between local farmers and local school lunchrooms, college dining halls, or cafeterias in other institutions. -
Building Soils for Better Crops
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Building-Soils-for-Better-Crops-3rd-Edition
"Building Soils for Better Crops is a one-of-a-kind, practical guide to ecological soil management, now expanded and in full color. It provides step-by-step information on soil-improving practices as well as in-depth background from what soil is to the importance of organic matter. Case studies of farmers from across...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities: Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation and Community Development
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Building-Sustainable-Farms-Ranches-and-Communities
"This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture. Specifically, it addresses program resources in community development; sustainable land management; and value-added and...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Community Supported Agriculture
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=262
This publication reports on the history of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the U.S. and discusses the various models that have emerged. Recent trends in the CSA movement are presented and demographic information provided about the distribution of CSA farms in the U.S. Several CSA cases are profiled and a... -
Companion Planting: Basic Concepts - Resources
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=72
Companion planting is based on the idea that certain plants can benefit others when planted in near proximity. The scientific and traditional bases for these plant associations are discussed. A companion planting chart for common herbs, vegetables, and flowers is provided, as is a listing of literature resources for... -
Conservation Tillage
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=106
The term conservation tillage refers to a number of strategies and techniques for establishing crops in a previous crop’s residues, which are purposely left on the soil surface. The principal benefits of conservation tillage are improved water conservation and the reduction of soil erosion. Additional benefits include... -
Considerations In Organic Hog Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=175
This publication takes a look at organic hog production specifically. While not attempting to be comprehensive, it focuses on a number of areas of compliance, and more importantly, on some overarching issues of sustainability and animal welfare. In so doing, it provides a glimpse of the many faces of organic... -
Crop Insurance for Nurseries
farm-risk-plans.usda.gov/pdf/nursery_2d2.pdf
This Fact Sheet provides information on the types of Crop Insurance that is available to Nurseries and what types of plants are covered through the programs offered.Sponsored by: RMA Risk Management Agency -
Crop Insurance Options for Vegetable Growers
farm-risk-plans.usda.gov/pdf/vegetable_growers.pdf
Explains the crop insurance options for vegetable growers and how to evaluate grower insurance needs.Sponsored by: RMA Risk Management Agency -
Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Crop-Rotation-on-Organic-Farms
"Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual provides an in-depth review of the applications of crop rotation-including improving soil quality and health, and managing pests, diseases, and weeds. Consulting with expert organic farmers, the authors share rotation strategies that can be applied under various field... -
Dairy Resource List: Organic and Pasture-Based
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=178
The following are many sources of information helpful to organic and pasture-based dairy farmers. This annotated list provides information on some of the best resources, both in-print and online, but the list is not meant to be all inclusive. -
Deer Control Options
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=150
This publication suggests various management practices to help prevent or control damage by deer to field crops, orchards, landscapes and gardens. Because every field, orchard, landscape, and garden is different, there is no way any or all of these management practices will achieve perfect deer control, but they... -
Dig In! Growing a Community: A Guide for Starting a Community Garden
"This guide has been designed to provide you with a toolbox for starting a community garden. Equally important as knowing how to grow vegetables is the ability to organize. Please use the pages in this guide as a resource as you go through the steps of building your unique community garden. In the appendix: Digging...Sponsored by: Ohio State University Extension -
Direct Marketing
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=263
This publication on direct marketing alternatives - with emphasis on niche, specialty and value-added crops - features many farm case studies, as well as information on enterprise budgets and promotion/publicity. A new section discusses implications of Internet marketing and e-commerce for agriculture. -
Documentation Forms for Organic Crop and Livestock Producers
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=171
There are three types of documentation that enable accredited certifying agents (certifiers) to verify a producer’s compliance with the National Organic Program (NOP) Regulations: a) The producer’s records of farm/livestock operation activities b) The Organic System Plan (OSP) c) Audit trail documents (e.g., purchase... -
Doing Your Own Market Research
http://pdfcast.org/pdf/doing-your-own-market-research-tips-on-evaluating-the-mar...
Although somewhat dated (no inclusion of using the internet for surveys and research), this article gives practical tips for aspiring farmers on how to evaluate the market for new products and services.Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
Enterprise Budgets and Production Costs for Organic Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=187
This resource list contains Internet-based sources of enterprise budgets and production cost information for organic production of horticultural and agronomic crops and for organic livestock enterprises. -
Entertainment Farming and Agri-Tourism
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=264
Agri-entertainment and -tourism—new, highly consumer-focused types of agriculture—may offer additional options for diversification and adding stability to farm incomes. Farmers have invented a wide variety of “entertainment farming” options. -
Evaluating a Rural Enterprise
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=277
Evaluating an enterprise boils down to asking a series of good questions. Among these questions are: Do I have the resources to do this? Do I really want to do this? Do I have the experience and information to do this? How much profit can I make? How will I market the products? This publication seeks to provide enough... -
Farm Business Start-Up Checklist
http://www.smallfarm.org/uploads/uploads/Files/FARM%20BUSINESS%20START%20checkli...
This is a checklist of tasks suggested by established farmers. These items are important to do before opening for business on "Day One."Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
Farm Planning Track
www.landstewardshipproject.org/fb/Farm-Planning-Track-Background.pdf
The Farm Planning Track is a "road map" help beginning farmers identify actions and activities for three years of learning to support their farm planning. It is meant to be used in collaboration with the Farm Dreams and Farm Beginnings courses, but might also be of interest any beginning farmer.Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
Farmer Education Program Resource Guides
Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
The Farmer Education Program Resource Guides, created by the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA), are the result of many years' work to provide and improve its educational programs. They are an evolving resource used to immerse aspiring farmers in the information and questions necessary to...Sponsored by: ALBA Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association -
Farmer's Markets: Marketing and Business Guide
The number of farmers’ markets has increased dramatically in the U.S. during the past two decades. This publication is a resource for those who want to organize a farmers' market, to improve an existing market, or to increase their sales. -
Farming and Business Skills Assessment
http://www.smallfarm.org/uploads/uploads/Files/worksheet4.pdf
This short self-assessment tool helps the user to rate his or her proficiency in essential farm management skills.Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=145
This publication contains information about increasing and managing biodiversity on a farm to favor beneficial organisms, with emphasis on beneficial insects. The types of information farmscapers need to consider is outlined and emphasized. Appendices have information about various types and examples of successful "... -
Field Guide to the New American Foodshed
The Field Guide to the New American Foodshed is designed to help those entrepreneurs and their advisors find and use relevant business development information from this new territory of local and regional food markets. This site provides: A birds-eye view of the New American Foodshed and its components, Case Studies... -
Financial & Business Management Toolshed
www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=business/index.html&SM=business/sub-menu.html
Financial & Business Management Toolshed This section of the Vermont New Farmer Project website contains articles, fact sheets, tools, links, and other resources related to financial and business management of your farm. Topics include information about accessing capital and credit, business structure, developing...Sponsored by: University of Vermont Extension -
Financing Small-Scale and Part-Time Farms
agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/Publications/financing_small-part_farms.pdf
Provides an overview of what to know and what to do in order to finance small-scale and part-time farm loans in Pennsylvania.Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
Finding Land to Farm: Six Ways to Secure Farmland
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=174
This publication highlights some common ways to lease or own land. It outlines important considerations about each of these leasing options and paths to ownership. -
Finding the Niche: Case Studies of Beginning Small-Scale Farmers
http://www.smallfarm.org/uploads/uploads/Files/niche.pdf
In this case study, ten small-scale Wisconsin farmers share how they got started in farming and offer advice and cautionary tales to aspiring farmers.Sponsored by: University of Wisconsin Extension -
Forms, Documents, and Sample Letters for Organic Producers
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=170
Organic farmers and ranchers must provide a wide range of documents to retain certification by the National Organic Program. This publication provides sample copies of some common forms, letters, maps, and other documents in current use. -
Goats: Sustainable Production Overview
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=212
Goats: Sustainable Production Overview provides fundamental information relevant to all goats, especially about feeding, reproduction, and health. An extensive resource list is included. Read ATTRA’s Dairy Goats: Sustainable Production and Sustainable Goat Production: Meat Goats for more complete information,... -
Grain Processing: Adding Value to Farm Products
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=103
Value-added processing is a strategy used by some grain growers to keep their farming operations viable. This publication introduces ideas that have worked for some farmers, provides sources for equipment, and lists sources of further information. -
Greenhouse & Hydroponic Vegetable Production Resources on the Internet
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=46
The Web-based educational materials featured in this resource list were compiled as a supplement to the ATTRA greenhouse publication series. Here you can find Web links to information about greenhouse production of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and lettuce, with a special section on organic production. Other sections... -
Growing Season Learning Plan for Livestock
www.landstewardshipproject.org/fb/Growing-Season-Plan-Animals.pdf
The Growing Season Learning Plan for Livestock should be used by beginning farmers in conjunction with the Livestock Farming Skills Evaluation to identify a number of livestock production skill areas for competency development. Farmers may identify five skill areas for each season and why they are important for...Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
Growing Season Learning Plan for Vegetables
www.landstewardshipproject.org/fb/Growing-Season-Plan-Veggies.pdf
The Growing Season Learning Plan for Vegetables should be used by beginning farmers in conjunction with the Vegetable Farming Skills Evaluation to identify a number of vegetable production skill areas for competency development. Farmers may identify five skill areas for each season and why they are important for...Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
Guide to Farming in NYS (New York State): What Every Ag Entrepreneur Needs to Know
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/publications/farming-guide/
"This guide is comprised of a series of individual fact sheets addressing topics pertinent to planning and operating a farm business. It is not enterprise specific. Rather it addresses topics common to operating a farm business in New York State. The fact sheets are meant to be brief and to the point. Additional...Sponsored by: Cornell University Cooperative Extension -
Herb Production in Organic Systems
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=42
The emphasis of this publication is on research into organic herb production in the U.S. and implications for herb production under the National Organic Program regulations. -
Hog Production Alternatives
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=205
This publication addresses the two different directions in which hog production is currently moving: 1) contracting with large-scale vertical integrators (producers/packers/processors linked from farrowing to packing to the retail counter), and 2) sustainable production of a smaller number of hogs sold through... -
Holistic Management: A Whole-Farm Decision Making Framework
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=296
This publication serves as an introduction to holistic management and provides resources for further information. Holistic Management is a decision making framework that assists farmers and others in establishing a long-term goal, a detailed financial plan, a biological plan for the landscape and a monitoring program... -
How to Direct Market your Beef
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/How-to-Direct-Market-Your-Beef
"How to Direct Market Your Beef portrays how one couple used its family's ranch to launch a profitable, grass-based beef operation focused on direct market sales. From slaughtering to packaging, through labeling and advertising, Jan and Will Holder transform their real-life experiences to a compelling narrative rich...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center
Books, videos, top project reports, online courses, fact sheets, and much more! SARE's Learning Center is a treasure trove of sustainable agriculture information searchable by type of product and topic. Just click on the product type or topic you're interested in. Or order using our WebStore, phone, fax, or...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Is Your Town Farm Friendly?
http://cecf1.unh.edu/sustainable/farmfrnd.cfm
This checklist of useful questions will help farmers to investigate the regulatory climate of a potential farm location, or to assess the place where they already live. Although specific to New Hampshire, these questions can be applied to rural towns in other states.Sponsored by: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension -
Keys to Success in Value-Added Agriculture
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=271
Fourteen farmers in the Southern U.S. were interviewed for a project funded, in part, by the USDA’s Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Program. This publication presents, largely in the farmers’ own words, important lessons they learned in adding value to their farm products and... -
Kids on the Land Free Program Guide Download
holisticmanagement.org/free-downloads/
This package includes our 8-page Guide to Starting Kids on the Land and six separate how-to manuals for conducting a Kids on the Land programs. These six manuals are designed by grade-level. The first begins with Kindergarten and they progress sequentially to Grade 5.Sponsored by: Holistic Management International -
Land Access and Tenure Toolshed
www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=land/index.html&SM=land/sub-menu.html
This section of the New Farmer Project website contains articles, fact sheets, tools, links, and other resources related to farmland access and tenure. Topics include farm prospecting, farmland purchase and leasing, land stewardship, and land use regulations. Information here is relevant both to beginning farmers and...Sponsored by: University of Vermont Extension -
Livestock Farming Skills Evaluation
www.landstewardshipproject.org/fb/Animal-Farming-Skills-Evaluation.pdf
The Livestock Farming Skills Evaluation is a survey of livestock production, farm management and marketing skills and may be used by beginning and prospective farmers to assess competence areas in livestock production.Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
Local Food Directories
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/local_food/search.php
A number of organizations and agencies throughout the U.S. are trying to help agricultural producers connect with customers by compiling directories of local food sources that help buyers find goods and growers find markets. This resource offers listings for local food directories and promotional programs, searchable... -
Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Local-Harvest
"Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook offers straightforward guidance on cooperative marketing, an innovative practice that is helping CSAs stay strong and viable over the long term. This 130-page book details how farmers in CSA cooperatives can best work together to market their produce, including advice on...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Manage Insects on your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Manage-Insects-on-Your-Farm
"While every farming system is unique, the principles of ecological pest management apply universally. Manage Insects on Your Farm highlights ecological strategies that improve your farm's natural defenses and encourage beneficial insects to attack your worst pests. Learn about the principles of ecologically...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Managing-Alternative-Pollinators
"Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists is a first-of-its-kind, step-by-step, full-color guide for rearing and managing bumble bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees and other bee species that provide pollination alternatives to the rapidly declining honey bee. The...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Managing-Cover-Crops-Profitably-3rd-Edition
"Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation. Revised and updated in 2007, the 3rd edition includes new chapters on brassicas and mustards, six new farm profiles, as well as a comprehensive chapter on the...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Marketing Organic Grains: Marketing, Business, and Risk Management
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=101
Organic grain and oilseed markets are growing, and organic grains can be successfully marketed at premium prices. This publication focuses on food grains, oilseeds, and pulses. A brief overview of feed grain markets and marketing is included. Organic grain marketing differs from conventional grain marketing in several... -
Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers
http://www.sare.org/publications/marketing.htm
"This 20-page bulletin offers snapshots of the many alternatives to marketing commodities through conventional channels. It spotlights innovative, SARE-funded research into a range of marketing options including farmers markets, CSA, tourism, direct-marketing meat, season extension, value-added, sales to restaurants,...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Micro-Hydro Power: Is It Right for My Farm?
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=353
Micro-hydro power projects can sustainably harvest energy from on-farm water resources and produce mechanical and electrical power. Low-impact, nonconsumptive, and “run-of-river,” micro-hydro systems can produce renewable power for 20 or more years. This introduction to micro-hydro power will help guide you through... -
Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=77
The market for mushrooms continues to grow due to interest in their culinary, nutritional, and health benefits. They also show potential for use in waste management. However, as fungi, mushrooms have life cycles very different from those of green plants. The choice of species to raise depends both on the growth media... -
National Organic Program Compliance Checklist for Handlers
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=156
This Checklist has been created to help you evaluate your handling or processing operation to assess how it complies with the National Organic Program Standards. In §205.2 of the Standards, a “handling operation” is defined as "Any operation or portion of an operation (except final retailers of agricultural products... -
National Organic Program Compliance Checklist for Producers
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=155
This Checklist has been created to assist in assessing the compliance of your farm or ranch operation with National Organic Program Standards. The structure and the language used is an attempt to make your work, and that of the certifier and inspector, a bit easier. However, be aware that the Checklist is a guidance... -
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed Practices
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=67
NCAT’s Organic Crops Workbook is designed for use by organic and transitional producers with cropping or mixed crop and livestock operations. Producers having certified or transitional livestock enterprises should also utilize NCAT’s Organic Livestock Workbook.1 This workbook series is intended to be consistent with... -
New Farmer Hub Northeast Beginning Farmer Project
nebeginningfarmers.org/farmers
This site offers tutorials, videos, and links to people who can help you develop your farm plans. Work through the following topics in order to get a solid foundation for your farm plans. Complete the online worksheets in the tutorials to apply concepts to your situation and create a written farm plan.Sponsored by: Cornell University Cooperative Extension -
New Farmer Q&A
http://www.smallfarm.org/main/for_new_farmers/new_farmer_q_and_a/
This is a list of frequently asked questions faced by many new and aspiring farmers when trying to launch a farm enterprise. Questions cover topics such as getting farming experience; finding a farm or farmland; and developing a land use plan or a business plan.Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
New Markets for Your Crops
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=268
Advantages and Disadvantages of Marketing Produce Cooperatively Through a Nonprofit Organization. Advantages and Disadvantages of Selling to Institutions. -
NOFA-NY Core Competencies Tracking Tool
The Core Competencies Tracking Tool has been published to help aspiring and new farmers target significant knowledge, experience or confidence gaps and create a strategy to address those gaps. The tool can be adopted according to the needs of the new farmer and their trainer. NOFA-NY sees this tool as a way for... -
Northeast Beginning Farmers Project Menu of Courses
nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses
Webpage provides list of courses available through the NE Beginning Farmers Project including descriptions and availability.Sponsored by: Cornell University Cooperative Extension -
Northeast Small Scale, Sustainable Farmer Skill Self-Assessment Tool
http://www.smallfarm.org/uploads/uploads/Files/in%20debth%20self%20assessment.pd...
This self-assessment tool, based on contributions from a panel of experienced farmers, allows the user to rate their levels of the knowledge and skills required to successfully own and operate a farm.Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
Organic and Grass-finished Beef Cattle Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=193
Market demand is rapidly increasing for sustainably raised and organic beef products. Pasture-based or grass-based livestock production relies on biodiversity and ecological complexity to maintain production with the use of less costly inputs. Cattle producers recognize that grazing and pasture access can lower... -
Organic Certification Process
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=163
This guide is to help organic producers and handlers understand, prepare for, and get the most from the process of organic certification to USDA National Organic Standards (see www.ams.usda.gov/nop). It discusses the purposes and benefits of the inspection for organic certification, provides a general description of... -
Organic Crop Production: Overview
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=66
This publication provides an overview of the key concepts and practices of certified organic crop production. It also presents perspectives on many of the notions, myths, and issues that have become associated with organic agriculture over time. A guide to useful ATTRA resources and to several non-ATTRA publications... -
Organic Farm Certification & the National Organic Program
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=152
Farmers planning to market their products as “organic” must become certified. This guide outlines the considerations involved in “going organic” and the basic steps to organic certification. The sole exemption to mandatory certification is also discussed. -
Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=45
Organic greenhouse vegetable production is regularly practiced by certified organic farmers and market gardeners, and has potential for wider adaptation by established greenhouse operators and entry level growers as a niche market or sustainable method of production. This publication focuses on organic methods of... -
Organic Livestock Feed Suppliers
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/livestock_feed/
This resource list helps organic livestock producers locate sources of organic formulated feed rations or feed ingredients. You can search by state or by type of product. -
Organic Marketing Resources
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=185
Market resources for organic food and fiber products, including organic prices, sales data, market trends, and other market data, organic trade associations, directories, and other organic marketing publications and resources, with contact information for ordering them. -
Organic Orchard, Vineyard, and Berry Crop Documentation Forms
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=68
In order to become certified organic, producers must demonstrate to an accredited certifier that their farm operation complies with National Organic Program regulations. This process is begun by completing an Organic System Plan (OSP) – normally part of the application for certification. The OSP illustrates to the... -
Organic Poultry Production in the United States
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=177
In organic poultry production systems, birds are raised without cages in housing that allows outdoor access, are fed organic feed and managed with proactive practices and natural treatments. This publication discusses organic husbandry including living conditions, health, genetics and origin, feed and processing as... -
Organic Standards for Crop Production: Highlights of the USDA's National Organic Program Regulations
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=100
This collection of excerpts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program provides the reader with key standards relevant to organic crop production. This publication should be used together with excerpts for all certified organic operations, as well as with those for organic livestock production... -
Organic Standards for Livestock Production: Excerpts of USDA’s National Organic Program Regulations
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=159
This collection of standards from the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) provides the reader with key standards relevant to certified organic livestock production. Two similar publications are available from ATTRA for crop production (all ruminant livestock producers must produce pasture) and handling of organic... -
Organic System Plan Template for Crop and/or Livestock Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=359
The forms in this 53-page package are provided as tools that farmers can use for documenting practices, inputs, and activities to demonstrate compliance with regulations or to assist in other aspects of farm record keeping. Please note that these forms are suggested templates; please contact your certifier for... -
Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=288
Cover crops could be considered the backbone of any annual cropping system that seeks to be sustainable. In this publication we summarize the principal uses and benefits of cover crops and green manures. Brief descriptions and examples are provided for winter cover crops, summer green manures, living mulches, catch... -
Pastures: Going Organic
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=179
This publication is an introduction to regulations related to organic pasture and rangeland in the United States. Organically certified land is described under The National Organic Program, including activities and materials that are allowed or prohibited. Fertility, weed, and insect pest management issues are briefly... -
Pastures: Sustainable Management
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=247
Well-managed forage systems contribute significantly to the sustainability of a farm/ranch operation. This publication addresses numerous aspects of sustainable pasture integration, grazing rotation strategies, and management options. It covers: grazing systems, pasture fertility, changes in the plant community... -
Plain Language Guide to Harvesting Your Crops
nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/downloads/guides/PL_HarvestGuide.pdf
"This guide is written for people who wish to enhance their farm skills by learning about produce handling that takes place after the harvest . If you would like to improve the look and feel of your produce at the market, it is a good idea to read through this guide. By investing time in learning these processes... -
Plain Language Guide to Managing Risks on the Small Farm
nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/downloads/guides/PL_ManagingRisks.pdf
"This guide is written for people who wish to learn about the risks of farming. If you are thinking about earning money through farming, it is a good idea to ask yourself a lot of questions before you begin. Farming can be a way of life, and it is poses many risks. When you become involved in farming, you should... -
Plain Language Guide to Starting a Value Added Food Business
nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/downloads/guides/PL_ValueAddedGuide.pdf
"This guide is written for people who would like to enhance their income through processing produce. If you are thinking about food processing, it is a good idea to ask yourself a lot of questions before you begin. You will need to invest time to learn about food processing in order to be prepared and operate... -
Platicando Con Graduados: Experiencias y Perspectivas de los Participantes del Programa Educativo Para Agricultores (PEPA) de la Asociación de Capacitación Agrícola (ALBA) y la Incubadora de Negocios para la Pequeña Granja
http://www.albafarmers.org/pdfs/TalkingwithGraduates Spanish
La Asociación de Capacitación Agrícola (ALBA - Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association) es una organización sin fines de lucro ubicada en el Condado de Monterey, California. El objetivo predominante de ALBA es el de “cultivar agricultores orgánicos” al crear...Sponsored by: ALBA Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association -
Plug and Transplant Production for Organic Systems
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=55
Since the few large commercial suppliers of plugs do not produce organic plugs, growers must produce their own or buy them locally. This publication presents information on raising vegetable and ornamental plugs and transplants, but it is not intended as an introduction to the subject. Rather, it is a complementary... -
Pork: Marketing Alternatives
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=206
This publication suggests that sustainable hog producers consider alternative marketing approaches for their pork. Sustainable hog producers are creating products that many consumers can't find in their grocery stores, but want to buy. Consumers perceive sustainably raised pork to be healthier to eat. They are willing... -
Principles of Sustainable Weed Management for Croplands
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=109
To some extent, weeds are a result of crop production, but to a larger extent they are a consequence of management decisions. Managing croplands according to nature’s principles will reduce weed problems. And while these principles apply to most crops, this publication focuses on agronomic crops such as corn, soybeans... -
Profitable Pork: Strategies for Hog Producers
http://www.sare.org/publications/hogs.htm
"Farmers who want to successfully produce pork on a small scale can preserve their independence in the face of the consolidating hog industry. 'Profitable Pork: Alternative Strategies for Hog Producers' showcases examples of alternative ways to raise pork profitably. In designing hog systems that work on their farms...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture
http://www.sare.org/publications/poultry.htm
"Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture' features farmer experiences plus the latest research in a guide to raising chickens and turkeys using pens, movable fencing and pastures. A Kentucky family nets between 90 cents and $1.50 per pound from Louisville customers for birds raised on pasture. A New Mexico...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Protecting Riparian Areas: Farmland Management Strategies
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=115
This publication is designed to help farmers, watershed managers, and environmentalists understand what healthy riparian areas look like, how they operate, and why they are important for the environment and society. It also provides information on the costs and benefits of riparian management and discusses how... -
Pursuing Conservation Tillage Systems for Organic Crop Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=107
This publication takes a brief look at conservation tillage as it may be applied to organic cropping systems. A number of the most promising strategies and technologies are described, and abstracts of recent research are provided. The focus is on annual cropping systems. Both agronomic and vegetable cropping systems... -
Rangeland Management Strategies
http://www.sare.org/publications/rangeland.htm
"Features innovative SARE-funded research on creating and sustaining a healthy range. Throughout, researchers and ranchers share goals and successes in winter and multi-species grazing, managing forage and other vegetation and protecting riparian areas."Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
ReadyAG: Disaster and Defense Preparedness for Production Agriculture
The ReadyAG©: Disaster and Defense Preparedness for Production Agriculture workbook is designed to help farm and ranch owners be better prepared to deal with disasters that can occur on their farm or ranch such as power outages, drought, flood, severe snow- or ice storms, including catastrophic events as tornadoes,...Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
Resource Guide for Vermont's New and Aspiring Farmers
www.vermontagriculture.com/agdev/newfarm.htm
"The Resource Guide for Vermont's New and Aspiring Farmers is divided into two sections. The first section addresses four commonly identified challenges that new and aspiring farmers may face—access to capital, access to production knowledge, access to land, and access to markets. The second section of...Sponsored by: University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture -
Resource Guide to Organic and Sustainable Vegetable Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=19
In keeping with the ATTRA tradition to carve out a niche where no agricultural specialist has gone before, we elected to produce a resource guide of educational materials that supports the needs of organic and sustainable vegetable farmers. Thus, we offer this title—Resource Guide to Organic and Sustainable Vegetable... -
Resources and Services for Minority Farmers and Ranchers: A guide to programs, loans, grants and information to increase the stability of farms operated by minority farmers
extension.missouri.edu/explorepdf/miscpubs/mp0910.pdf
“This publication is intended to be a guide for farmers, ranchers and future farmers about technical assistance programs and other resources available to them regardless of their gender or ethnic heritage.”Sponsored by: University of Missouri Extension -
Risk Assessment for the Small Scale Farm
http://www.smallfarm.org/uploads/uploads/Files/risk.pdf
This worksheet helps users to assess their personal risk tolerance as they contemplate a career in small-scale farming.Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
SARE Clean Energy Farming: Cutting Costs, Improving Efficiencies, Harnessing Renewables
http://www.sare.org/publications/energy.htm
"Across the country, as energy prices climb, farmers are turning more and more to clean energy practices. From energy-saving light bulbs to solar panels to fuels grown and processed on the farm, farmers are making their operations more profitable, efficient and cleaner. 'Clean Energy Farming: Cutting Costs, Improving...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
SARE Diversifying Cropping Systems
www.sare.org/publications/diversify.htm
Today's crop farmers, with their prices global and their costs local, are ensnared in an ever-tightening profit squeeze. Many of them have begun seeking alternative crops that command higher prices or pay dividends by boosting the yields of rotational crops. Diversifying can soften impacts on environmental resources,...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Scheduling Vegetable Plantings for Continuous Harvest
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=20
Market gardeners try to schedule their planting so they can offer customers a continuous supply of fresh flowers, herbs, and vegetables throughout the growing season. This publication helps growers plan planting times and succession planting. -
Seeking Farmers Seeking Land Clearinghouse
www.landstewardshipproject.org/fb/land_clearinghouse.html
A listing where beginning farmers can advertise their desire to rent or buy farmland, or work on a farm as an intern or regular employee; and established farmers/landowners can advertise land they have for sale or rent, and employment/internship/partnership opportunities they have available. The listings are national...Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
Selling to Restaurants
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=266
Upscale restaurants serving locally-grown produce are in the headlines nationwide. Growing for this market is both lucrative and demanding. Profiles of growers from around the country illustrate successful strategies and points to remember when working with chefs. -
Sheep: Sustainable and Organic Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=209
This publication introduces concerns and practices specifically related to sustainable sheep production. Topics covered include breed selection, controlled grazing, pasture lambing, alternative health management, and innovative marketing of meat and wool products. A list of further resources is also included. -
Smart Water Use on Your Farm or Ranch
http://www.sare.org/publications/water.htm
"As producers throughout the nation grow increasingly concerned about water scarcity, farmers, ranchers and agricultural educators are beginning to explore new, conservation-oriented approaches to water use. They are managing soil to improve infiltration, selecting drought-tolerant crops and native forages, and...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Social Media for Agricultural Businesses: Facebook
http://extension.psu.edu/farm-business/farmentrepreneurs/marketing/ValueAdded-Facebook.pdf/view
Provides advice about how to use Facebook to market an agricultural business and products. Describes the benefits of using Facebook and actions to avoid.Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
Social Media for Agricultural Businesses: Twitter
http://extension.psu.edu/farm-business/farmentrepreneurs/marketing/twitter.pdf/view
Provides advice about how to utilize Twitter as a business tool to connect with customers and find information. Describes applications and features and gives user tips.Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
Social Media for Agricultural Businesses: YouTube
http://extension.psu.edu/farm-business/farmentrepreneurs/marketing/YouTube-final.pdf/view
Describes how agricultural businesses can use YouTube to appeal to customers, how YouTube works, and how it can be integrated with other forms of social media.Sponsored by: Pennsylvania State University Extension -
Sources of Organic Fertilizers and Amendments
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/org_fert/
This resource list is a guide to suppliers of bulk organic fertilizers and specialty soil and foliar amendments, and is geared to commercial farmers and market gardener—especially organic producers. Sources are categorized by product type, and thus it also serves as an educational overview of the different organic... -
Speciality Cut Flower Production and Marketing
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=39
Specialty cut flower production has the potential to increase income for both small and large farms. This publication discusses several marketing channels and lists flowers suitable for various markets. It covers cut flowers production basics, harvest and postharvest handling, business planning and record keeping, and... -
Specialty Vegetables
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=36
Specialty vegetables are oddballs. They are sometimes oddly sized or shaped or colored. They are often difficult to grow, or are grown out of season, or are foreign to where they are grown. They may be miniatures or heirlooms or vegetables prized by gourmet cooks. But what they all have in common, besides being... -
Start a Farm in the City: Change your community by growing what you eat
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=21
In addition to community gardens and farmers’ markets, urban agriculture involves land use decisions, nutritious meals at schools, employment and job training, food processing and delivery, the creation of clean green working spaces in urban areas, citywide systems of composting waste, and much more. -
Start2Farm Curriculum and Training Clearinghouse
Start2Farm includes programs and resources from federal and state agencies, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations including grassroots organizations. There are four types of services we identify for you at Start2Farm: 1. Training – This includes programs and resources that teach any aspect of... -
Steel in the Field
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Steel-in-the-Field
"Weed control demands time, labor and expense for every farmer every year. Steel in the Field shows how today's implements and techniques can control weeds while reducing or eliminating herbicides. In practical language Steel in the Field presents what farmers and researchers have learned in the last 20 years...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Sustainable Agriculture Organizations and Publications
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/sustainable_ag/
This list of sustainable agriculture grassroots groups, nonprofits, and agencies is updated annually. State-by-state contacts for a broadly defined sustainable agriculture community are included to facilitate networking. -
Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=294
Sustainable agriculture is one that produces abundant food without depleting the earth’s resources or polluting its environment. It is agriculture that follows the principles of nature to develop systems for raising crops and livestock that are, like nature, self-sustaining. Sustainable agriculture is also the... -
Sustainable Farming Internships and Apprenticeships
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/internships/index.php
This directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada) has been published since 1989 as a tool to help farmers and apprentices connect with each other. The listed farms are primarily seeking interns/apprentices from North America. -
Sustainable Small-Scale Nursery Production
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=60
Sustainable nursery practices can increase plant marketability and reduce a nursery’s impact on the environment. This publication focuses on the sustainable production of woody and herbaceous nursery plants, both in containers and in the field. It is not a primer for inexperienced growers, but a complementary source... -
Sustainable Soil Management: Soil Systems Guide
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=183
This publication covers basic soil properties and management steps toward building and maintaining healthy soils. Part I deals with basic soil principles and provides an understanding of living soils and how they work. In this section you will find answers to why soil organisms and organic matter are important. Part... -
Talking with Graduates: Participant Experiences and Perspectives of ALBA's Farmer Education Program and Small Farm Incubator
www.albafarmers.org/pdfs/TalkingwithGraduates
The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is a non-profit organization located in Monterey County, California. ALBA's overarching objective is to "cultivate organic farmers" by creating new farmers and agricultural leaders, developing marketing alternatives and generating opportunities for small-scale...Sponsored by: ALBA Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association -
Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability: Resources for Instructors
casfs.ucsc.edu/education/instructional-resources/teaching-direct-marketing-and-small-farm-viability
For farmers, growing crops is just one step in running a successful farm—making the farm or market garden economically viable requires another suite of skills, including finding land, planning what crops to grow, marketing the crops, and managing income and expenses. Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability... -
Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors
casfs.ucsc.edu/education/instructional-resources/teaching-organic-farming-gardening
Over the past 35 years, instructors at the University of California, Santa Cruz have taught organic farming and gardening skills to more than a thousand apprentices through the UCSC Farm & Garden Apprenticeship program. Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors draws on that 35 years of... -
The Farmer's Decision: Balancing Economic Successful Agriculture Production with Environmental Quality
Decision making to achieve a balance between the economic goals of producers and environmental quality benefits is complex. Most of the time we consider that the balance is skewed to one side or the other and that there are winners and losers. From the production perspective, the loser is the economic return in...Sponsored by: Soil and Water Conversation Society -
The Guide: Common Questions About Farming Risks
http://www.smallfarm.org/main/for_new_farmers/reckon_with_risk/the_guide/
This is a collection of FAQs for aspiring farmers concerned about farming risks. It covers topics such as paying for health care; managing pest damage; hiring agricultural help; and maintaining resilient relationships.Sponsored by: NESFI New England Small Farm Institute -
The New Farmers' Market: Farm-fresh ideas for producers, managers, and communities
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/The-New-Farmers-Market
"In one complete volume, this must-have resource for direct market producers covers the latest tips and trends from leading-edge sellers, managers and market planners all over the country. Learn about the hottest products to grow and sell, as well as how best to display and merchandise your products, set prices...Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Transitioning to Organic Production
http://www.sare.org/publications/organic.htm
"Transitioning to Organic Production' lays out many promising conversion strategies, covering typical organic farming production practices, innovative marketing ideas and federal standards for certified organic crop production. With special sections on livestock production and profiles of four organic producers."Sponsored by: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education -
Tree fruits: Organic Production Overview
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=2
This guide is an overview of issues relevant to commercial organic production of temperate zone tree fruits and, to a lesser extent, tree nuts. It includes discussions of marketing and economics, orchard design, and cultural considerations, including crop varieties, site selection, site preparation, soil fertility,... -
Value-added Dairy Options
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=199
Dairy farmers can add value to their milk by processing and marketing their own products, such as cheeses, yogurt, butter, ice cream, and farm-bottled milk. Many consumers are willing to pay a premium for locally produced, high-quality, farmstead dairy products; organic certification may further enhance the market... -
Vegetable Farming Skills Evaluation
www.landstewardshipproject.org/fb/Vegetable-Farming-Skills-Evaluation.pdf
The Vegetable Farming Skills Evaluation is a survey of crop production, management and marketing skills and may be used by beginning and prospective farmers to assess competence areas in vegetable farming.Sponsored by: Land Stewardship Project -
VT New Farmer Project Toolshed: Production Information
http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=production/index.html&SM=production/sub-menu.html
This section of New Farmer Project website contains articles, fact sheets and other resources that will help you build your production skills and know-how. Topics include health and safety issues on farms, including equipment, buildings and personal safety; food safety needs, developing a food safety plan and...Sponsored by: University of Vermont Extension
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