Resources

 

 

Resources are free online unless otherwise noted.


Business management

 

Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses
Sustainable Agriculture Network, 2003
A hands-on guide featuring worksheets to help you develop your farm business plan. 280 pp.

Measuring and Analyzing Farm Financial Performance
(Purdue University Extension, 1999)

Whole Farm Planning
Elizabeth Henderson and Karl North
(NOFA Interstate Council)
 

Marketing

 

(USDA Rural Development/Iowa State University, 2007)

 

  

 

  

(Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, 2007)
 
(The Organic Trade Association, 2007)
A clearinghouse of resources on marketing and other topic
 
(Sustainable Agriculture Network, 2006) 20 pp.

Marketing without Advertising
Michael Phillips and Salli Rasberry
(Nolo, 2005) 320 pp.
 
(Sustainable Agriculture Network, 2001) 272 pp.

Organic Farmer’s Guide to Marketing and Community Relations
Rebecca Bosch
(NOFA Interstate Council, 2004) 96 pp.
Janet Bachman
(ATTRA, 2004) 16 pp.