Sustainable Communities

The Baltimore Farm Alliance

Lessons learned while building a farm alliance in Baltimore, MD.

Backpack Sprayers for Small-Scale Farms

Backpack sprayers are a boon to farmers on small acreage, but not all sprayers are created equal. Video series.

Ginger: An ancient crop in the New World

Melissa Bahret of Old Friends Farm in Amherst, Massachusetts, saw that her greenhousewas sitting idle in the late spring and summer, after her vegetable starts were in the ground or sold to customers.  She and her business partner, Casey Steinberg, were looking for new ways to use the space and to complement the flowers, salad […]

Farmland ConneCTions

A guide for towns, institutions, and land trusts using or leasing farmland.

Fair Trade Strategy for Northeast "Eco-Growers"

For Northeast apple farmers it was a matter of survival. Facing a perfect storm of rising land, oil and labor prices, along with fierce competition from China and Chile, the apple farmers needed to find new revenue streams fast. They began a collaboration with Red Tomato, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization that helps connect consumers to […]

Large-Scale Help for Small-Scale Farmers

Lydia Sisson had worked on farms before, but when it came to taking the next step—going into business for herself—she hesitated, unsure of how to navigate the complexities of acquiring land, keeping the books, analyzing the market and more. But after taking a business training course through the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project in early […]

Farmers Market Managers Training Manual

This comprehensive training resource provides tools for market managers to be effective and to overcome common obstacles they face.