www.sare.org resources the-northeast-organic-grower-harvest-manual The Northeast Organic Grower Harvest Manual A manual created by Roxbury Farm Harvest to help commercial, organic vegetable farmers with parameters on pricing, harvest indicators, harvest and postharvest handling procedures, and storage conditions. Each vegetable has...
www.sare.org resources cottage-food-success-a-labeling-guide-and-toolkit-for-creating-canned-food-products-that-sell Cottage Food Success: A Labeling Guide and Toolkit for Creating Canned Food Products that Sell This guide and toolkit provides ideas with step-by-step instructions on how to increase sales of canned products made in your home kitchen under your state’s cottage food law through improved...
www.sare.org resources a-farmers-guide-to-crop-quality-for-wholesale-outlets A Farmer's Guide to Crop Quality for Wholesale Outlets This 20-page guide aims to support beginning farmers looking to improve quality and consistency of farm produce in order to expand sales to include wholesale accounts. Focused on tomatoes, cucurbits...
www.sare.org resources farm-to-hospital-toolkit Farm to Hospital Toolkit This twelve-part document contains tools that farmers, ranchers and hospitals can use as they work to increase direct hospital purchases from local farmers.
www.sare.org resources the-organic-seed-grower The Organic Seed Grower The Organic Seed Grower is a comprehensive manual for the serious vegetable grower who is interested in growing high-quality seeds using organic farming practices. It is written for both serious...
www.sare.org resources organic-broccoli-production-manual Organic Broccoli Production Manual Each summer, the Twin Cities experiences a shortage of locally grown, organic broccoli. So a team of local, organically-certified farmers worked to scale up organic broccoli production to meet the...
www.sare.org resources wholesale-packing-resource-guide Wholesale Packing Resource Guide This plain language guide from New Entry Sustainable Farming Project is for farmers and ranchers interested in selling to supermarkets, produce distributors, restaurants and institutions. The guide explains packing requirements...
www.sare.org resources dairy-your-way Dairy Your Way This publication was created to provide information that will help producers explore the many choices available for today’s dairy farms. This book is not intended to be a how-to dairy...
www.sare.org resources harvesting-crops-for-market Harvesting Crops for Market This plain language guide from New Entry Sustainable Farming Project shares information on when to harvest vegetables, how to prepare produce for harvest, and safe handling of produce after harvest....
northeast.sare.org resources implementing-a-food-safety-system-for-small-scale-and-raw-milk-cheese-plants Implementing a Food Safety System for Small-Scale and Raw Milk Cheese Plants The purpose of this guide is to assist small-scale and raw milk cheesemakers in conducting Hazard Analyses of their processes to ensure they are producing the safest product possible and...
northeast.sare.org resources vermont-food-education-every-day Vermont Food Education Every Day Through a Northeast SARE Research and Education grant, Vermont Food Education Every Day (FEED) produced two guides for farmers and school food service personnel to help build farm to school programs...
northeast.sare.org resources log-based-shiitake-cultivation Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation A useful guide to tree selection, inoculation, and accounting for environmental factors like shade, humidity, and waxing the logs to keep out other kinds of fungi....
northeast.sare.org resources understanding-food-safety Understanding Food Safety The number of farmers’ markets in Massachusetts has increased significantly in recent years, and as interest from farmers and consumers has grown, the variety of foods and types of vendors has...
northeast.sare.org resources oilseed-production-in-the-northeast Oilseed Production in the Northeast A 48-page booklet on sunflower and canola production in the Northeast. Topics covered include crop establishment, production, pest management, harvesting, and seed processing and storage....
northeast.sare.org resources small-scale-oilseed-processing-guide Small-scale Oilseed Processing Guide Oilseed crops present an opportunity for farmers in the Northeast to diversify with a crop typically grown in the Midwestern and Great Plains regions. Many of the crops are adaptable...
southern.sare.org resources good-agricultural-practices Good Agricultural Practices Developing a food safety plan requires knowledge of farming practices and best management practices training. This guide is one resource producers can use in developing a food safety plan. Created...