ACCESS TO CREDIT
Published in THE NATURAL FARMER, Special Supplement on Beginning Farmers, Winter 2002-2003, Vol. 2, No. 55 By Kathy Ruhf, New England Small Farm Institute and Growing New [...]
Farming Practices
Large Farms Associated with Areas of Poor Food Access in the US
Average Farm Size (Acres) * Map above from: Morton, Lois Wright, and Blanchard, Troy C. 2007. Starved for Access: Life in Rural America’s Food Deserts. Rural [...]
How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers…Develop New Local Markets…and Increase USDA’s Public Value
How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers, Improve Health in “Food Deserts,” Develop New Local and Regional Domestic Markets, and Increase USDA’s Public Value Report from [...]
Beginning Farmers Website Featured in Farmers’ Markets Today Article
www.beginningfarmers.org was recently featured in an article in Farmers’ Markets Today magazine which highlights my doctoral dissertation research on first-generation [...]
New Goat Farming Resources
A farmer wrote to me recently interested in sharing some new resources on goat farming. One is Personal Milkers: A Primer to Nigerian Dwarf Goats, which she wrote for the [...]
New Farmer Research
Current trends in American agriculture including the loss of family farms, an aging grower population, global competition, industry consolidation, and increasing distance [...]
Michigan Organic Conference
2009 MOFFA Conference Local Organic Food: Sustainable Prosperity for Michigan The Kellogg Center, East Lansing MI March 6-7, 2009 Keynote Speakers: Michael Phillips, author [...]
Important Action Item – NAIS
ANIMAL OWNERS AND TAXPAYERS NAIS ALERT! Protect your right to farm and the food supply! The USDA has proposed a rule to require all farms where animals are raised to be [...]
Featured Site!
Vern Grubinger’s website, The Vermont Vegetable and Berry Page, published through University of Vermont Extension provides access to a wealth of information including [...]
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Production in High Tunnels
North Central SARE Organic and Sustainable Ag Video Series Thursday, November 13, 7-9:30 pm Taking the Next Steps toward Using Season Extension Tools and Techniques to [...]
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