this page contains various resources to help beginning farmers find information for their needs. if you know of any resources that may be helpful that we can add to this list, please contact us at [email protected]
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Beginner Farmer Resources
- Eat Local KC Map
- National Young Farmers Coalition
- SARE Learning Center
- MU Extension's Local Food Finder
- USDA New Farmers
- ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture
- Cornell Small Farms Program
- MSU Beginning Farmer Resources
- BeginningFarmers.org
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, Farm Start-Up
- Farm Commons
- Greenhorns Guidebook Series
- This Old House's Guide to Agrivoltaics
- DGA National
- Quivira Coalition-New Agrarian Program
- Finances and the Farm-Online Financial Course
- Youtube
local resources
- Kansas State University Extension: Agriculture
- Kansas State University Food Safety
- University of Missouri's Farmer's Corner
- University of Missouri Extension: Horticulture
- Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
- Cultivate KC
- KC Healthy Kids
- Kansas Rural Center
- Kansas City Food Hub
- Kansas Specialty Crop Growers Association
- West Central Missouri Community Action Agency
- KC Farm School at Gibbs Road
- KC Young Farmers Coalition
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
- SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Grants
- Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Grants
- NYFC Young Farmer Grant Program
- USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service EQIP Grant
Apprenticeship program textbooks
- The New Seed-Starters Handbook (Rodale Organic Gardening)
- The Lean Farm by Ben Hartman
- The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman
- Garden Insects of North America by Whitney Cranshaw
- MOSES’ Fearless Farm Finances
- SARE Building Soils for Better Crops
- SARE Building a Sustainable Business
- SARE Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
- Sustainable Vegetable Production From Start-Up to Market by Vernon P. Grubinger
- FamilyFarmed.org’s Wholesale Success Manual
- Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
- Production of Vegetables, Strawberries and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture
- NRCS Soil Biology Primer
*List includes a variety of current and previous program materials
COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR FARMERS
There are many organizations working to provide farmers the resources they need surrounding COVID-19. Listed below are just a few of the helpful resource pages available to the public:
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COVID-19 Resource Page
USDA's official resource page on COVID-19
Food Safety & COVID-19
Relief fund for farmers in response to the coronavirus crisis
Resources for farmers affected by COVID-19
COVID-19 Resources
"Building Farm Resilience During COVID-19"
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COVID-19 Resource Page
"Supporting Farmers & Food Systems during Covid-19"
COVID-19 Resource Page
Tufts/New Entry Farm/Local Food COVID-19 resource page
Emergency mini-grants for livestock and poultry farmers
COVID-19 Resources
"Are there financial programs to help farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic?"
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Please let us know if you are aware of any other resource pages:
Kc region partner websites
workshop materials & Videos
- For workshop materials, please email [email protected].
- Some online presentations are available to watch online on our Youtube channel:
