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Northeast RegionWelcome the Northeast Organic Resource Guide, a collection of the best farmer- and processor-tested resources in the region. Check below for quick access to the top events, people, education and information resources in your region--or browse by topic (crop management, marketing, postharvest handling, processing ...). And be sure to check out the success stories. Finally, if you want target in on something closer to home, just click on your state in the map at the right for resources particular to your state.
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Massachusetts Organic Program Contact The National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. The Massachusetts... |  |
| New Farm's Organic Price Index The New Farm's Organic Price Index provides a practical online tool to help farmers price their organic grains and produce competitively.... | |
| New Hampshire Organic Program Contact The National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. New Hampshire's... | |
| New York Organic Program Contact The National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. New York's organic... | |
| A Collection of Books for Beginning Farmers, from the New England Small Farm Institute Many of the best planning and business development resources for beginning farmers are little known or hard to locate. The goal of the NESFI... | |
| Dairy: Checklist for Converting to Organic Dairy Production A fact sheet covering all of the basics of conversion to organic dairy. | |
| Dairy: Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance - NODPA The web site of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA) includes links, directories, events information, marketing information, and... | |
| Growing New Farmers in the Northeast New farmers can use this site to connect with programs, services and resources in the 12 Northeast states and get answers to general questions... | |
| Organic Trade Association (OTA) Organic Trade Association (OTA) is a membership-based business association that focuses on the organic business community in North America. OTA's... | |
Organic Trade Association (OTA) Member Benefits OTA is a membership-based association for all sectors of the organic industry, from farm to retail, and for all types of products—food, personal... | |
| Connecticut Organic Program Contact The National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. Connecticut's... | |
| Crop Rotation Manuals and Spread Sheets from NEON, The Northeast Organic Network. In January 2002, the New England Small Farm Institute convened a panel of twelve experienced organic vegetable farmers to discuss crop rotation.... | |
| Dairy: Guidelines for Dairy Farms Making the Transition to Certified Organic Milk Production The guidelines on this page, from a consortium of Vermont organic organizations, are based on the USDA National Organic Standards. Covers dairy... | |
| Insuring the Availability of Regional Seed Varieties Suited to Organic Conditions Cornell's Public Seed Initiative seeks to ensure development of regional varieties well-suited to organic conditions. In a world in which Big Ag... | |
| Maine Organic Program Contact The National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. Maine's organic... | |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) Through demonstration and education, NOFA-NY works to promote land stewardship, organic food production, and local marketing. They host an annual... | |
| Northeast Organic/Sustainable Agriculture Education Directory The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) maintains this directory as a service to individuals seeking to learn more about... | |
| Organic Soil Fertility Management There is a complex food web that makes mineral dirt into fertile, living soil. This handbook reflects that understanding of soil as more than an... | |
| Organic Weed Management: A Project of NOFA-Mass A commercial farmer in New York, author Steve Gilman devotes several chapters to strategies of control: stale seedbed, use of the stirrup hoe and... | |
| Public Seed Initiative The Public Seed Initiative (PSI) is a joint cooperative effort between Cornell University Departments of Plant Breeding and Horticulture, the... | |
| Raising Organic Livestock in Maine: MOFGA Accepted Health Practices, Products and Ingredients This comprehensive fact sheet covers prohibited materials, health care practices for specific problems, parasite control, reproductive care,... | |
| Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management, from Cornell University Are you an organic grower faced with spots on your tomatoes, holes in your cabbage, and wilt in your pumpkin vines? Do you wonder whether your... | |
| Rhode Island Organic Program Contact The National Association of Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. Rhode Island's organic... | |
| Vermont Organic Program Contact The National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. Vermont's organic... | |
| A Listing of CSAs in the New York City Region This listing from Just Food provides a directory of CSAs in the region, with a listing of drop off points in the five borroughs of New York City. | |
| A Listing of Vermont Farmers' Markets Featuring summer and winter and holiday farmers' markets throughout Vermont. Listings include market hours and contact information. | |
| Bio-Rational Pesticides for insect Management, from the University of Massachusetts A description of various biological controls for management of insects, from the New England Vegetable Management Guide. | |
| Center on Agriculture, Food and Environment, at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy The Center offers educational programs and community service opportunities--conducting research in the areas of sustainable agriculture practices,... | |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, a Local Foods Initiative in Western Massachusetts Offering comprehensive information on local farming, fresh food and locally grown farm products from the Connecticut River valley of western... | |
| Dairy: Cornell Leads Initiative to Promote Organic Milk Production in New York state A new Cornell University effort aimed at promoting organic milk production in New York state was launched in the summer of 2006. The NY Organic... | |
| Dairy: Guidelines for Dairy Farms Making the Transition to Certified Organic Milk Production Vermont Organic Farmers and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont produced this set of guidelines in 2002, outlining how to... | |
| Dairy: NOFA-Mass Organic Dairy Program The NOFA-Mass Organic Dairy Program seeks to provide Massachusetts dairy farmers with information about organic milk production and the transition... | |
| Disease Picture Archive for Vegetable Growers While this disease management page from the University of Massachusetts provides information that is skewed toward the conventional, it does... | |
| Education and Training Opportunities for Food Entrepreneus These sources from the New England Food Entrepreneurs' web site offer training on business, food safety and technical aspects of food processing... | |
| Farmer's Markets in Massachusetts This web page has profiles of farmers and local food initiatives in the state, and provides a list of farmers' markets in Massachusetts. It also... | |
| Field to Table This nonprofit provides a broad range of assistance to New England farmers including business start-up, marketing, legal, financial, and planning. | |
| Insect Pest Picture Archive for Vegetable Growers While this insect management page from the University of Massachusetts provides information that is skewed toward the conventional, it does provide... | |
| Insurance Coverage for Organic Crops in New Hampshire This fact sheet from the USDA's Risk Management Agency was reprinted on the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture web site. | |
| Just Food, Promoting Sustainable Food in the New York City Region. Just Food is a non-profit organization that works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region. They do this by... | |
| Livestock Production Resources from Cornell University While not directed specifically at organic farmers, these resources are selected for their usefulness to those with smaller scale, alternative... | |
| Maine FarmLink: A Program of Maine Farmland Trust Maine FarmLink is a farm transfer program that connects farmers seeking farmland with retiring Maine farmers and farm owners who wish to see their... | |
| Maine Organic Crop Price Reports from MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA) publishes results of regular surveys of prices charged by organic farmers in Maine for both... | |
| Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA) The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), formed in 1971, is the oldest and largest state organic organization in the country.... | |
| Maine Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) Through a series of educational, technical assistance, and networking opportunities, WAgN works to increase the number of women owning and... | |
| NEON: Northeast Organic Project A project based at Cornell University, NEON is a consortium of farmers, researchers, extension educators and grassroots nonprofits working together... | |
| NOFA Farmer to Farmer Information, Products, & Services NOFA is made up of seven state chapters in the northeastern U.S., and its farmer to farmer exchange provides a free, online forum for exchanges of... | |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts (NOFA-Mass) NOFA-Mass is a community including farmers, gardeners, landscapers and consumers working to educate members and the general public about the... | |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire (NOFA-NH) NOFA-NH's mission statement: "NOFA-NH recognizes that farmers, gardeners, and consumers of organic products share a 'community of interests': a... | |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island (NOFA-RI) NOFA-RI is an organization of consumers, gardeners, farmers and environmentalists working to promote organic farming practices and supporting all... | |
| Organic Livestock and Grazing Resources in the Northeast & the Midwest This listing was compiled by Lisa McCrory, Coordinator for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont's Dairy Technical Assistance... | |
| Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management This excellent online guide, also available in print, covers basic crop management practices for different types of crops, and has fact sheets on... | |
| Sterling College of Vermont's Sustainable Ag Major Sterling College is an accredited, environmentally focused college offering the Bachelor of Arts degree. Majors include Northern Studies,... | |
| Survey of Organic Feed Grain Supply in the Northeast Region This survey, conducted in 2002 by the Cornell Small Farms Program in New York, was designed to gain a more complete picture of the organic feed... | |
| Sustainable Ag Degree from College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor Maine College of the Atlantic offers an undergraduate concentration in sustainable agriculture within a human ecology major. It also hosts a five acre... | |
| The Federation of Massachusetts Farmers Markets A public, non-profit, charitable service organization dedicated to the needs of farmers, consumers and communities. They hold weekly Farmers'... | |
| The New England Small Farm Institute's Exploring the Small Farm Dream Program The Explorer Program is intended for those who are considering farming. Its purpose is to help pre-venture, aspiring farmers learn what it would... | |
| The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group NESAWG is a regional network of member organizations and individuals working together to create a more sustainable and secure regional food system... | |
| University of Maine Sustainable Agriculture Undergraduate Degree This program is an interdisciplinary program offered cooperatively by the faculties of the departments of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences,... | |
| University of New Hampshire Plant Diagnostic Laboratory The UNH Plant Diagnostic Lab (UNH-PDL) is a diagnostic facility funded by UNH Cooperative Extension. The diagnostic services offered by the UNH-PDL... | |
| Vegetables: Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production This online guidebook, 28 chapters long, covers the basics of integrated pest management strategies and tactics, looks at disease, insect and weed... | |
| Vegetables: Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-Up to Market Successful vegetable farmers do much more than produce vegetables; they also manage money, people, and natural resources effectively. For aspiring... | |
| Vegetables: The Vermont Vegetable and Berry Page This web page, maintained by Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist University of Vermont Extension, provides a great collection of... | |
| With an Ear to the Ground: Essays on Sustainable Agriculture Since 1997, Vern Grubinger has been a regular commentator on Vermont Public Radio, where he has talked about food, farmers, and rural life. Now... | |
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