This page is designed to keep you updated on publications and information bulletins from our partners in the Small Farm Success Grant Project. The resources on this page will be updated as they are received and will vary in format. Below are links to some of our grant related/funded publications.
NOTE: Some may be available in Adobe Acrobat format. Click here to download a copy of the Adobe Acrobat reader.
- Characteristics of Sustainable Farmers:
- The survey is a collection of data on the operations and organization of farmers’ markets in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region. By studying this report, those working with farmers’ markets can help to ensure better and more efficient operation of producer-only farmers’ markets, and help to enhance the survival of our local farms and the supply of fresh fruits and vegetables they produce.
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- Community Supported Agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic
- Results of a Shareholder Survey
and Farmer Interviews:
- Community supported agriculture (CSA) is an important alternative marketing approach for many small farms in the Mid-Atlantic region. However, there are many challenges to making a CSA successful; satisfying and retaining members is only one of these. This study, focused on CSA operations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, joins other recent analytical work that examines key issues for CSA farmers and shareholder retention. It also provides one of the first studies of CSA farms in the Mid-Atlantic states.
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- Land-Based Apprenticeships for Small Farms: Experiences at Accokeek Foundation's Ecosystem Farm 1996 to 2004:
- The Ecosystem Farm's Jean Wallace Douglas Center for Land-Based Training supports young farmers and teaches them strategies for earning a living wage from their work. This report presents a training philosophy and includes comments and follow up remarks from apprentices who have completed the program.
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- NEWS RELEASE: CSA in the Mid-Atlantic:
- A news release from STEVENSVILLE, MD (July 8, 2004) Provides background information relating to the CSA in the Mid-Atlantic Survey shown above and links to the organizations who compiled the survey.
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- High Tunnels in the Mid-Atlantic Region:
- A high tunnel is a simple, inexpensive, and highly versatile structure similar to a greenhouse. With good planning, variety selection, knowledge of market demand and close management, this low cost system can add another dimension to a vegetable or small fruit operation.
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- Producer-Only Farmers’ Markets Survey:
- The survey is a collection of data on the operations and organization of farmers’ markets in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region. By studying this report, those working with farmers’ markets can help to ensure better and more efficient operation of producer-only farmers’ markets, and help to enhance the survival of our local farms and the supply of fresh fruits and vegetables they produce.
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- NEWS RELEASE: Farmers’ Markets in the Mid-Atlantic Region:
- A news release from ARLINGTON, VA (October 28, 2003) Provides background information relating to the Producer-Only Farmers’ Markets Survey shown above and links to the organizations who compiled the survey.
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- Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs in the Mid-Atlantic:
- This information bulletin descibes the federal & state nutrition programs, the main challenges for the states (from interviews with key informants), and contact information for the state programs.
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- Phacelia tanacetifolia (researcher's version):
- An in-depth view of what we know about its suitability as an insectary plant and cover crop in the mid-Atlantic region. Includes price comparison with other cover crops and the feedback from farmers on its uses and nitrogen accumulation.
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- Phacelia tanacetifolia (farmer's version):
- A brief overview of a potentially useful insectary plant and cover crop. Includes the overall conclusions about the plant that will be useful to farmers. Based on information derived from the researcher's version.
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- Pollinator-Friendly Cut Flower Plants:
- An extensive informational source for adding appropriate flowering plants to the farm or garden landscape. Includes a listing of Perrennials and Annuals adapted to the mid-Atlantic region.
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- Produce Packing Guidelines:
- A grant funded publication adapted from educational material developed by the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program. This guide was put together by John Berry, an Agricultural Marketing Agent from Penn State Cooperative Extension.
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