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Season Extension: Marketing and Economics

Information on budgeting, business planning and marketing strategies for a season extension enterprise.

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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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Building a Sustainable Business

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Bringing the business planning process alive, Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing...

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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...

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High Tunnels

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

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

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Moving Nursery Producers Toward Sustainable Practices Fact Sheets

Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

These fact sheets discuss alternative containers, marketing and crop selection, alternatives to synthetic...

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Success Basics in High Tunnel Production: Three Maryland Case Studies

Type: Northeast SARE Ag Innovations

This three-year study involved five innovative farmers in building high tunnels to investigate best...

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Additional Resources

The following resources, which were not funded or produced by SARE, contain valuable information.

Economics and marketing resources from Hightunnels.org

Hoophouse Farming Startup: Economics, Efforts and Experiences from 12 Novice Hoophouse Farmers (a University of Michigan Extension bulletin)

Planning for Profit: How to Analyze High Tunnel Finances (a Cornell University High Tunnel Team fact sheet)

Properties and Recommended Conditions for the Long-Term Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (a University of California, Davis resource)

Sample Budgets and Spreadsheets for Specific Crops (a Cornell University High Tunnel Team resource)

Vegetable Production Budgets for a High Tunnel (an Iowa State University fact sheet)


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