Resources
Local Food Systems
Our staff has gathered important resources to help others learn more about local food
systems. The links and videos below will help you to learn more about Small-scale
horticultural food crop production, small-scale animal production, marketing plan,
marketing channels, value-added products, and financing.
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Small-scale Horticultural Food Crop Production
- OSU Factsheet - Vegetables
- OSU Factsheet - Fruits and Tree Nuts
- Midwest Small Fruit & Grape Spray Guide
- Crop Planning for Vegetable Growers
- Texas A&M Small Acreage Horticultural Crop Guides - Vegetables
- Texas A&M Small Acreage Horticultural Crop Guides - Fruits and Nuts
- North Carolina Specialty Crops Program
- ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program
- The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture - Horticulture
- University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification - Production
- Small-scale Animal Production
- Marketing Plan
- Marketing Channels
- Texas Vegetable Growers Hand Book > Chapter II: Marketing
- NCAT Marketing Tip Sheet Series
- Cornell - Guide to Marketing Channel Assessment: How to Sell Through Wholesale and Direct Marketing Channels
- Cornell - Supporting Beginning Farmers in Exploring Wholesale Markets
- ATTRA - Choosing an Intermediate Market
- ATTRA - Guidelines for Selling to Intermediate Markets
- ATTRA - Farm to Cafeteria
- Cornell - Selling Produce to Groceries
- Cornell - Mushrooms to Dining Rooms: Meet the people Behind the Food Chain
- UCDavis - Marketing Cooperatives
- Value-Added Products
- Financing
- NRCS Financial Assistance
- Financing Your Farm: Guidance for Beginning Farmers
- Free Money? Finding the Right Grants, Cost-Share Programs, and Low-Interest Loans for Your Farm Business
- FSA Programs and the New Bridges to Opportunity Partner Database
- Microloans from the Farm Service Agency
- Supporting Beginning Farmers with Zero Interest Loans –Becky Hockaday