Link Categories:
Advocacy Organizations
Please see our complete Advocacy Resource page.
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Beginning and Young Farmers:
Beginning Farmer Training Program
Apprenticeship & Mentorship Opportunities: Sustainable Farming Internships and Apprenticeships (ATTRA)
Case Study Released on Beginning Farmers in Sustainable Agriculture
Chesapeake Collaborative Regional Apprentice Farming Training (CRAFT)
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development
Online Apprenticeship Directory for Beginning Farmers, by NOFA-NY
Maryland Farm Link
New Farmer How-To
Penn State Extension
Registry of Local Farmers Network
Start2Farm
Young Farmer Brigade
Northeast Beginning Farmers Project Links:
Non-Chesapeake Beginning Farmer Resources:
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Business Planning:
Agricultural Business Planning Templates and Resources
Building a Sustainable Business A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses
Maryland Rural Enterprise Development Center
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook
Piedmont Environmental Council's Productive Farms & Forests Program
West Virginia Business & Cooperative Programs
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Conservation Resources:
American Farmland Trust Farmland Information Library
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage
Conservation Stewardship Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Land Trust Alliance's "Toolkit" for Lobbying
Maryland Grazers Network
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Office of Farmland Protection and Community Planning
Pollinator Conservation Resources - Mid-Atlantic Region
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Education:
Cornell Extension
FamilyFarmed.org
Integrated Pest Management Insights
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
North Carolina Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Regional Extension Services:
UMass Amherst - Certificate and Online Classes in Sustainable Food and Farming
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Farmers Market Info:
Farmers Market Coalition and FMC resource library
Farmers Market Listings in the Chesapeake Region:
Maryland Farmers Market Directory
Virginia Farmers Markets
West Virginia Farmers Markets
West Virginia Farmers Market Association
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Funding Opportunities:
Virginia Food Processor Technical Assistance Program
The Carrot Project's Farm Financing Options & Farm Business and Financial Planning Resources
Low-Interest Loans
Small-Farmer Loans
Farm Service Agency Loan Programs
Farm Business Planning and Funding Resources
USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food - Grants, Loans & Opportunities
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General Sustainable Agriculture Organizations & News:
Center for Rural Affairs - Blog for Rural America
NSAC weekly roundup
Foodroutes Network (National network supporting local food initiatives)
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food (Local Food Initiatives of the USDA)
Local Eastern Shore Sustainable Organic Network
Maryland Small Ruminant Page
"On the Farm" Radio (Farm news in the Mid-Atlantic region)
Powerpoints on Growing Specialty Crops
Report on Small Farm Ethnic Crops and Livestock Opportunities
The Rodale Institute
Roundup of Current food/farming stories
Sustainable Farming Connection
Utne Sweet Pursuit Blog
Utne Wild Green Blog
Wallace Center Winrock International
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Initiative
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Land Links/Landowner Resources
Farm Lease Connection
Maryland FarmLINK
PASA Classifieds
Virginia Farm Link
Local Food and Farm Listings:
Delaware Organic Food & Farming Association
Eat Wild: Clearinghouse for Pasture-based Farming
Eat Well Guide: Wholesome Food from Healthy Animals
Local Harvest
Maryland Agriculture Links Page (List of Maryland farms and resources)
Maryland's Best
Mayland's Best Farmer Sign Up
Maryland Independent Consumers and Farmers Association
So Maryland, So Good Directory of Southern MD farm products
Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Virginia Grown
West Virginia Farm to Consumer Connection
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Marketing
Delaware Food Trader
Eat Wild: Clearinghouse for Pasture-based Farming
Eat Well Guide: Wholesome Food from Healthy Animals
Local Harvest
Marketing using Social Media
Maryland Food Trader and Maryland Ag Trader
Maryland Grazers Network
Maryland Rural Enterprise Development Center
Wholesale Success Guide
A new issue of the “Ag Marketing News Update – May 17, 2011” – is now available!
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Organic Farming
Delaware Organic Food & Farming Association
Local Eastern Shore Sustainable Organic Network
Maryland Organic Food & Farming Association (MOFFA)
National Organic Program & USDA Agriculture Marketing Service
Organic Cost Share Program
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Pastured Pigs
Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Virginia Grown
Regulations Updates
Ag Marketing News Update - May 2012: Licenses and Regulation Updates for Farmers Marketing Value-Added Products Directly to Consumers
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Sustainable Farming Technical Information
ATTRA/The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas)
Conservation Stewardship Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Grazing Sheep for Alfalfa Pest Control in the Northern Plains
How to Go Organic (Organic Trade Association)
Local Eastern Shore Sustainable Organic Network
Maryland Pesticide Network Farmer Information Kit
Mid-Atlantic Composting Association
National Agricultural Library
National Organic Program & USDA Agriculture Marketing Service
National Resource Conservation Service:
The New Farm.Org® and the Organic Price IndexT (Farmer to Farmer Know-How from The Rodale Institute)
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Organic Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Sustainable Agriculture Network and SARE
Small Farm Success Project
WV Small Farm Center
USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
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Urban Agriculture
Baltimore Urban Agriculture
Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners
City Farmer (Canada-based, one of the oldest UA organizations, covers US and Canada)
Community Lot Team
Cultivate Kansas City
DC's Field to Fork Network
DC Food For All
ECO City Farm
Engaged Community Offshoots
Green Space
Growing Power
Just Food
Lynchburg Grows
OSU Extension
Power in Dirt
Truly Living Well
"Urban Agriculture: A Tool for Creating Economic Development and Healthy Communities in Prince George's County, MD" - Prince George's County Planning Department Publication
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Value Added
Maryland Rural Enterprise Development Center
Wholesale Success Guide
NCAT's publication: Adding Value to Farm Products
Shore Gourmet
Virginia Food Processor Technical Assistance Program
Increase Income Potential
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Women in Agriculture Links:
Annie's Project
Women, Food and Agriculture Network
American Agri-Women
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