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. $17, 280 pp.

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

Whole Farm Planning
Elizabeth Henderson and Karl North
(NOFA Interstate Council) $7.95
 

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) $17.00, 320 pp.
 
(Sustainable Agriculture Network, 2001) $24.95, 272 pp.

Organic Farmer’s Guide to Marketing and Community Relations
Rebecca Bosch
(NOFA Interstate Council, 2004) $7.95, 96 pp.
Janet Bachman
(ATTRA, 2004) 16 pp.