Resources for producers

In this page you will find a collection of resources that expand on every part of starting, continuing or expanding a successful farm business that is environmentally and economically sustainable. The links you will find below have been organized by topic for your convenience. Feel free to browse through our resources guide and to contact us if you do not find what you are looking for.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• Business planning
• Financial planning
• Accounting /financial recordkeeping
• Tax planning
• Labor management
• Farming with disabilities / aging
• Personal / family stress

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Insurance planning
• Food safety / GAPS planning

MARKETING

• Farmer's Market Project Case Studies
• Understanding Customer Behavior at Markets Report
• Wholesale Readiness
• Marketing analysis
• Enterprise analysis
• Product development
• Social Media

SUSTAINABILITY

• Organic Practices
• Energy Efficiency
• Integrated Pest Management

LAND AND LEGAL SERVICES

• Farm Succession
• Retirement / estate planning
• Leasing Land
• Licenses/Permits
• Purchasing Land
• Sale of development rights / land preservation
• Land linking resources in the Greenmarket region

ACCESS TO CAPITAL

• Lender identification
• Loan application assistance
• Grant identification & writing<

CATTLE AND DAIRY

FRUIT GROWERS

FISHERMEN

GREENHOUSE & ORNAMENTAL PLANT GROWERS

BEGINNER FARMER RESOURCES

• New England Small Farm Institute
• Northeast Beginning Farmers Project
• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
• Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York Journey Person Program
• Start to Farm
• Strategies for Financing Beginning Farmers

GENERAL RESOURCES

• Cornell Small Farms Program
• National Young Farmers Coalition
• Agrarian Trust
• International Federation of Organic Movements
• National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
• Farmer's Employment Workbook
• NJ Department of Agriculture Forms
• Virtual Grange

In addition to these online resources we also have a library of more than 100 books, training guides, reports, etc. as well as magazine and newspaper subscriptions. We invite you to look through our catalog and to visit our office if you would like to take a look at them on-site.