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Resource Directory

Find everything you need to help your farm grow

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.

Want to see your business or resource listed in the Marbleseed Organic Resource Directory? We review all submissions to ensure products, services, and educational resources are appropriate for inclusion in the directory. To submit your business or resource for consideration, please use the forms below.

If you would like to order large quantities of the Organic Resource Directory or Guidebooks, please email info@marbleseed.org, or call 888-906-6737 to place your order.

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Overcoming Entry Barriers for Emerging, Beginning, and Immigrant Farmers 
2024 by Vitalis Tita

This workshop will address some of the challenges that beginning farmers, particularly immigrant farmers in minority communities, face as they try to gain traction and carve spaces for themselves…

The Historical Context of Land Access in the United States and Modern Impacts on Indigenous Peoples 
2024 by Alex “Bagwaj” Kmett 

In this presentation, Bagwaj will briefly describe the relationship between Indigenous nations and settler-colonial states that set up the legal basis for continued occupation, treaties, and actions…

Building Your Own Seed Sovereignty to Boost Economic Growth and Production on Your Farm 
2024 by April Parms Jones 

Building Your Own Seed Sovereignty to Boost Economic Growth and Production on Your Farm 

Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers

Beginning Farmers, Beginning Farmers : Connect with Peers, Farm Business, Farm Business : General, Leadership and Community, Leadership and Community : Healthy Communities, Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers is a new multi-agency publication that provides information on assistance and targeted opportunities available to minority, women, veteran, beginning and limited resource producers. This 40-page guide, available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese, can help you get started with USDA, whether you are new to farming, ranching, or forestry management, or just new to working with us. From farm loans to crop insurance, and conservation programs to disaster assistance, USDA is here to support you and your operation.

Farming Into the Future by Centering Farmworkers

Farm Business, Farm Business : General, Farming Systems, Leadership and Community, Leadership and Community : Farmer Leader, Leadership and Community : Healthy Communities, Leadership and Community : Public Policy, Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
​​To provide individuals working on diversified vegetable farms with information, examples, and resources that support long-term career paths for farmworkers, enhance farmer quality of life, and strengthen farm businesses.

We know that if you’re reading this, you probably have important things to contribute to this discussion. With that in mind, we are treating this as a living document so it can better reflect farmers’ experiences while providing support around evolving needs over time. If you have stories, questions, or resources you’d like to share with us, please get in touch with Sarah (sarah@csacoalition.org).

Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge, Dismantling Structural Racism
2023 by Malcom Evans, Xavier Colon

Join 2022 Marbleseed Changemaker Awardee Urban Grower’s
Collective for a discussion about their programs and how they are
affecting change.

26 Ways to be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
A list of ways you can engage in your community around racial justice

Food and Agriculture Justice Resources

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Resources, guides, and video series on food justice

Mapping our Roles in Social Change Ecosystems Worksheet

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Framework to help invididuals, networks, and organizations align with social change

National Latino Farmers and Ranchers

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
NLFR provides policy advocacy, farm management and sustainability training, conservation best practices, and technical assistance that enables Latinos and multiethnic farmworkers, farmers, and ranchers who have been historically discriminated against to transition and thrive in indigenous, regenerative and sustainable farming and ranching operations, while strengthening and safeguarding our national food supply system.

Intertribal Agricultural Council

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Providing a unified effort to promote change in Indian agriculture for the benefit of Indian people

Hmong American Partnership

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Empowering the community to embrace the strengths of Hmong culture while acheiving potential

Hmong Farmers Association

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Supporting Hmong American Farmers

Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Current research and outreach on structural racism in the U.S. food system for food system practitioners, researchers, educators, and advocates.

Big River Farms

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Incubator farm near Marine in St. Croix, MN

United Farm Workers

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
The nation's first enduring and largest farm worker's union

National Black Farmers Association

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Non-profit representing African American farmers

Responding to Microaggressions and Bias

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Sample conversations for how to respond to microagressions and bias

Talking About Race Series

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Tools and guidance to empower you to talk about race

Soul Fire Farm Action Steps & Policy Platform

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Food sovereignty action steps compiled by Soul Fire Farm and Northeast Farmers of Color alliance.

NYTimes 1619 Podcast

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
An audio series on slavery

Racial Equity Toolkit compiled by National Young Farmers Coalition

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Toolkit to help farmers organize around transformative learning and action.

158 Resources to Understand Racism in America

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Articles, videos, podcasts and websites on racism in America

Leah Penniman Keynote 2020

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Keynote from Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm and author of “Farming While Black”

Lessons For Talking About Race, Racism and Racial Justice

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Advice based on research, experience and unput from partners on how to talk about race

Anti-racism Resources for White people

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
List of resources to help White people deepen their anti-racism work

Justice in June

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Starting place for individuals trying to become better allies

Zine Education Project Teaching Materials

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
A compilation of materials on topics from climate justice to the Civil Rights Movement and more.

Native Reads and Resource Recommendations

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Resources and recommendations from the First Nations Development Institute

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Leadership and Community : Racial Equity
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture