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Northeast SARE Project Products

Curricula, manuals, fact sheets and other information products developed by grantees as part of their SARE-funded research.

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2003 High Tunnel Production Manual

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

A 17-chapter manual covering a wide range of high tunnel production topics. For purchase only.

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2013 Cover Crop Innovations Webinar Series

This winter 2013 webinar series from Penn State Extension includes topics on cover crops and reduced tillage in organic vegetable systems, interseeding cover crops in standing corn, cover crops for small dairy farms, managing beneficial and pest insects, nutrient and weed management in organic no-till cover crop systems, and managing nitrogen with cover crop mixtures.

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Backpack Sprayers for Small-Scale Farms

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

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

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Basic Pest Management of Insects and Mites in High Tunnels

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This presentation presents an overview of key pest management topics: cultural practices, plant resistance, the use of beneficial insects, grafting and sprays.

Download File (19.58 MB)
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Buckwheat Cover Crop Handbook

A precise tool for weed management on Northeastern farms

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Buckwheat has been used to suppress weeds on Northeastern farms for 400 years. This handbook outlines how to use buckwheat as an economical weed-control tool, with recommendations based on extensive grower surveys, original research and on-farm trials.

Download File (458.29 kB)
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Building an On-Farm Poultry Processing Facility

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This comprehensive guide to planning and constructing a mobile poultry processing unit or stationary facility for on-farm poultry processing includes tips and lessons learned, case studies, and example plans.

Download File (3.38 MB)
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Control of Red-Headed Flea Beetles

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Red-headed flea beetles have a wide host range including chrysanthemums, forsythia, hibiscus, lamb’s-quarter, pigweed,zinnia, sedum, asters, Salvia, roses, hollies among many others.

Download File (2.43 MB)
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Cover Crops and No-Till Management for Organic Systems

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This Rodale Institute fact sheet reviews the use of cover crops and no-till in organic systems, including selection, establishment and mechanical termination of cover crops; crop rotations; and energy and production budgets.

Download File (490.21 kB)
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Design and Construction of a High Tunnel in West Virginia

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Detailed information on high tunnel construction, with specific considerations for West Virginia.

Download File (794.24 kB)
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Expanding Winter Harvest and Sales for New England Vegetable Crops

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This UMass Extension website offers resources on winter vegetable crop storage and marketing, as well as information on low-cost season extension, including the use of low tunnels and hoop houses.

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Farmers Market Managers Training Manual

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

The Farmers Market Federation of New York has offers this comprehensive training resource, the Farmers Market Managers Training Manual. This manual is the product of a three-year training effort funded through a Northeast SARE Professional Development grant.

Download File (7.04 MB)
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Farmland ConneCTions

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

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

Download File (1.10 MB)
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Grafting Tomatoes in Multi-Bay High Tunnels as a Way to Overcome Soil-Borne Diseases

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This presentation summarizes a 2008 grant to evaluate ‘Maxifort’ rootstock for its ability to manage verticillium wilt and other soil-borne diseases.

Download File (12.52 MB)
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Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

An in-depth manual designed to help greenhouse growers implement biological control and integrated pest management (IPM).

Download File (5.33 MB)
Locally-Scaled Local-Foods Coop

Guide to Starting a Locally-Scaled, Local-Foods Based Cooperative

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This guide details the steps taken by Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market to successfully establish their cooperative in upstate, NY. Information on planning for and running a cooperative can be found in this handbook. 

Download File (1.25 MB)
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Handbook for Small-Scale Poultry Producer-Processors

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Apply for a license to process poultry using a Mobile Poultry Processing Unit (MPPU). Written for Massachusetts, but useful in other states.

Download File (1.83 MB)
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High Tunnel Temperature Management

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Temperature management is one of the most critical factors in successful production of many high tunnel crops. This West Virginia University fact sheet includes recommended temperature ranges for common crops.

Download File (152.42 kB)
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High Tunnel Winter Cropping Systems

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Audio/slideshow presentation by Lewis Jett, West Virginia Extension Service, on the use of high tunnels for winter crop production.

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High Tunnels

Using Low-Cost Technology to Increase Yields, Improve Quality and Extend the Season

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Includes case studies, a supplier list and chapters on marketing, site selection, construction and types, and soil, pest and environmental management.

Download File (2.39 MB)
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Local Harvest

A Multifarm CSA Handbook

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook offers straightforward guidance on cooperative marketing, an innovative practice that is helping CSAs stay strong and viable over the long term.

Download File (1.87 MB)

Making the Switch

Two Successful Dairy Graziers Tell Their Stories

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Some nine to ten years after they began to use grazing instead of confined feeding for their milk cows, two successful Maryland dairymen sat down for leisurely interviews on how they changed to grazing and how grazing changed their lives.

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Marketing On-Farm Compost

A toolkit of resources for farm compost operators

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Marketing is an essential component of any successful composting operation, along with best practices and a commitment to quality.

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Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Farm and Food Safety Management Guide

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Farm and food safety information for small-scale poultry producers and processors using a Massachusetts-inspected mobile poultry processing unit or stationary on-farm facility.

Download File (3.00 MB)
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NOFA Handbooks

Type: Northeast SARE Book

A series of eight handbooks for new farmers or established producers seeking to transition to organic or improve their current practices. Print only; order from Chelsea Green.

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Nutrient Management in Corn Production

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

These Cornell University agronomy fact sheets describe soil and corn stalk testing, nitrogen use and other aspects of nutrient management in corn production.

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Predatory Mites for Organic Thrips Control in High Tunnel Cucumbers

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

A presentation of research on biological control methods in New York, including cultural practices, plant resistance, grafting, rotations, sprays and beneficials.

Download File (21.33 MB)
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Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Crop management,fact sheets, and extensive appendices.

Rice Growing Manual for the Northeast USA

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

By Takeshi and Linda Akaogi, this manual focuses on those aspects of rice growing that are particular to the northeast area based on their experience.

Download File (313.99 kB)
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Season-Long Strawberry Production with Everbearers for Northeastern Producers

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This 70-page guide outlines profitable production techniques and research on everbearing strawberry varieties.

Download File (1.63 MB)
Shiitake mushroom guide

Shiitake Mushrooms

Log-based and forest shiitake mushroom cultivation in New England

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

A 12-page guide to producing these gourmet mushrooms.

Download File (7.59 MB)
The Organic Seed Grower

The Organic Seed Grower

A Farmer's Guide to Vegetable Seed Production

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

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.

Tri-State Greenhouse IPM Workshops

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Presentations and other resources from workshops on integrated pest management (IPM) for greenhouse growers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, held in 2011 and 2012.

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Vegetable Bedding Plants Pest Management

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

A University of Massachusetts web page with information on integrated pest management (IPM), a practical way to effectively manage pests on vegetable bedding plants.

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Walk-In Coolers for Winter Storage

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Resources for farmers interested in on-farm winter storage options. Each resource offers a case study for a specific facility design, and both outline important considerations for a winter storage facility.

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Whole Farm Mass Nutrient Balance Calculator

Nutrient Management Tools and Curriculum

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

This software program calculates the annual difference between a farm's imported and exported nutrients (N, P and K). Teaching guides and instructions for the tool's use are also available.

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Whole-Farm Nutrient Planning for Organic Farms

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

A 16-page booklet that helps organic farmers understand their soil test results and use these results wisely and compliantly, within the USDA National Organic Program standards. 

Download File (470.31 kB)
With an Ear to the Ground

With an Ear to the Ground

Type: Northeast SARE Book

The pumpkin field, the prison, the classroom, and the interstate are just a few of the places where sustainability and community values converge. With an Ear to the Ground introduces us to farmers, chefs, educators, visiting Russians, and kids and the experiences thay share about food and the natural world. Print only; order from Northeast SARE.

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Zone tillage for corn in the Northeast

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

An eight-minute video that explores the benefits of alternative tillage techniques in corn grown for biofuels.

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The Organic Seed Grower

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

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.

Published: 2012
Pages: 400

 

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