The newly expanded Marbleseed Organic Resource Directory now includes buyers, suppliers, and certification agencies, as well as educational resources such as fact sheets, workbooks, guidebooks, and more.
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2023 by Francis Blake, Bobby King, Nicole Rakobitsch, and Art Thicke
Farmers use solar energy to produce food and fiber. Now with solar arrays it is possible to add renewable electricity to your farm's production. A solar array will pay for itself, generate profit…
There are a variety of ways to incorporate money into your farm
besides the sales of your products. We will share several ways to fund
your farm while minimizing or avoiding the stress of debt and…
Farm Business : Funding, Leadership and Community : Healthy Communities
NCAT advances practices in sustainable agriculture and clean energy, reducing poverty, so that both people and the environment can flourish. Their site includes guides and tools on topics such as clean energy
Farm Business : Funding, Farm Business : General
A guide to the Conservation Reserve Program from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC).
Farm Business : Funding, Farm Business : Funding
Minnesota-based grant that supports innovative on-farm research and demonstrations. It funds projects that explore sustainable agriculture practices and systems that could make farming more profitable, resource efficient, or personally satisfying.
Farm Business : Funding, Farm Business : Funding
Get technical assistance and guidance on hundreds of practices, conservation planning, or payments to help cover costs to build and install them. Plus, now it includes incentives for creating wildlife habitat.
Farm Business : Funding, Farm Business : Funding
Certified operations may receive up to 50 percent of their certification costs paid during the program year, not to exceed $500 per certification scope. Visit your local FSA office to apply.
Farm Business : Funding
Minnesota-based co-op supporting the local farming community. As part of this mission, the Lakewinds Organic Field Fund (LOFF) grant program was created in 2011. As the impact on local farms became clear and number of Lakewinds shoppers and owners grew, in 2015 the decision was made to increase both the number of grants funded and the amount of money dedicated to the program. Since the LOFF program’s inception, Lakewinds has now given over $1 million in grants to more than 100 farmers.
Farm Business : Funding, Farm Business : Funding
The VAPG program helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products.
Farm Business : Funding, Production : Fertility
Financial and technical assistance to assist producers who want to extend the growing season in an environmentally safe manner.
Farm Business : Funding, Farm Business : Funding
Your best bet if you’ve already installed conservation practices and you’re interested in doing even more. CSP rewards what you’ve already done and gives you a chance to try something new, or maybe do something you’ve always thought about doing.
Farm Business : Funding, Farm Business : Funding
This guide provides an in-depth look at dozens of federal programs and policies most important to sustainable agriculture, and details how they can be accessed by farmers, ranchers, and grassroots organizations nationwide.
