northeast.sare.org resources supporting-relationships-for-farm-success Supporting Relationships for Farm Success It is not uncommon that the barriers to implementing changes on the farm are not related to production or marketing but rather interpersonal or "non-technical" issues like effective communication, decision-making,...
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 reversing-the-downward-trend Reversing the Downward Trend Farmers across the Northeast have reported decreases in consumer participation at farmers' markets and reduced sales. This toolkit was developed as a result of survey research that looked at consumer...
northeast.sare.org resources guide-to-financing-community-supported-farms Guide to Financing Community Supported Farms Since it is not always easy to obtain loans from traditional financing sources, farmers are exploring alternative funding opportunities to meet their needs. Unconventional financial arrangements, which are new to...
northeast.sare.org resources good-food-farmers-network-guide Good Food Farmers Network Guide The guide, written by farmer Henry Corsun of Dog Wood Farm in Old Chatham NY, documents the work to develop Good Food Farmers Network as a replicable model of farmer-owned...
northeast.sare.org resources a-guide-to-sharing-farm-equipment A Guide to Sharing Farm Equipment Hudson Valley New York farmer Faith Gilbert of Letterbox Farm Collective wrote this guide for farmers, service providers, cooperators, and organizers of shared equipment pools. The guide covers an array...
northeast.sare.org resources sowing-the-seeds-of-justice-food-manual Sowing the Seeds of Justice Food Manual This manual offers strategies and insights to help farmers run a small farm business that supports the needs of low-income communities. It is drawn from the lived experiences of farmers...
northeast.sare.org resources baskets-to-pallets-teaching-manual Baskets to Pallets Teaching Manual The Baskets to Pallets Teaching Manual was written by Violet Stone, New York state SARE coordinator, as part of a state-based professional development program aimed at addressing the gap of...
northeast.sare.org resources social-media-toolkit-for-farmers-and-agricultural-producers Social Media Toolkit for Farmers and Agricultural Producers Juliet Glass of the Maryland Farmers' Market Association created this social media toolkit for farmers, based on the work she conducted through a Northeast SARE Partnership Grant. Glass worked with...
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...