{"id":1464,"date":"2012-01-16T14:40:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T20:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/?page_id=1464"},"modified":"2023-05-13T08:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:18:47","slug":"organic-farming-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/organic-farming-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Farming Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<address>A look into our library at the publications and resources we have found to be most valuable for our farm.<\/address>\n<h3>Core Library for Organic Farmers<\/h3>\n<address><em>SARE materials can be downloaded for free. Or paper copies purchased.<br \/>\n&#8220;Best $78 you&#8217;ll ever spend! Our favorite books.&#8221;<\/em><\/address>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/resources\/building-soils-for-better-crops-3rd-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Soils For Better Crops<\/a>, $20 | SARE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/resources\/crop-rotation-on-organic-farms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing Cover Crops Profitably<\/a>, $19 | SARE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/resources\/manage-insects-on-your-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manage Insects on Your Farm\u00a0<\/a>$15 | SARE<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual provides an in-depth review of crop rotation, including how it improves soil quality and health and helps manage pests, diseases and weeds.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/resources\/crop-rotation-on-organic-farms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crop Rotation on Organic Farms<\/a>\u00a0$24 | SARE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/resources\/steel-in-the-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steel In The Field<\/a> | SARE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or free digital download from SARE\u00a0<em><a title=\"Since 1988, the SARE grants and education program has advanced agricultural innovation that promotes profitability, stewardship of the land, air and water, and quality of life for farmers, ranchers and their communities. \" href=\"http:\/\/www.sare.org\/publications\/handbooks.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Intercropping and Companion Planting ||Oregon Biodynamics Group<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/publications\/manage-insects-on-your-farm\/recent-advances-in-ecological-pest-management\/table-6-intercropping-for-pest-reduction-successful-scientific-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intercropping For Pest Reduction &#8211; Successful Trials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Business Plan<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses | \u00a0<a title=\"Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses brings the business planning process alive to help today's alternative and sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sare.org\/Learning-Center\/Books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase<\/a> | SARE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/quality-of-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quality of Life Business Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certification &#8211; Organic<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) provides organic certifiers, growers, manufacturers, and suppliers an independent review of products intended for use in certified organic production, handling, and processing. OMRI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. When companies apply, OMRI reviews their products against the National Organic Standards. Acceptable products are OMRI Listed\u00ae and appear on the OMRI Products List. OMRI also provides subscribers and certifiers guidance on the acceptability of various material inputs in general under the National Organic Program.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.omri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organic Materials Review Institute<\/a> | OMRI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/AMSv1.0\/NOSB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Organic Program<\/a> | NOP<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The National Young Farmers Coalition released a new guide for farmers, designed to demystify and encourage organic certification for beginning farmers. \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youngfarmers.org\/organic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegetable Grower&#8217;s Guide to Organic Certification<\/a> | National Young Farmer&#8217;s Coalition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Drift Protection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Register with <a href=\"https:\/\/driftwatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Driftwatch<\/a>\u2122\u00a0 tool to help protect pesticide-sensitive crops and habitats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Farm Safety<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Farm safety training modules in english and spanish.\" href=\"https:\/\/agsafety.osu.edu\/programs\/cfaes-osha\/tailgate-safety-training-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agricultural Tailgate Training Safety Modules<\/a> | Ohio State U<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestos.com\/occupations\/farmers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farmers and Asbestos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Finance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelseagreen.com\/the-organic-farmers-business-handbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organic Farmer&#8217;s Business Handbook <\/a>| Richard Wiswall<\/li>\n<li><a title=\" The system focuses upon a comprehensive spreadsheet designed to facilitate the analysis of farm records. Using cost, sales and labor data, the spreadsheet calculates the cost of production for each crop and the profitability of each market channel \" href=\"http:\/\/www.veggiecompass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veggie Compass<\/a>: Whole Farm Profit Management | University of Wisconsin Madison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Food Safety and Post Harvest Handling<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/food-safety-and-post-harvest-handling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atina Diffley&#8217;s Resource Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Greenhouse<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"This list of the North American vegetable cultivars is a compilation of the previous vegetable cultivar lists that were published in the Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science and in HortScience. \" href=\"https:\/\/cucurbit.info\/vegetable-newsletters-descriptions\/vegetable-cultivar-descriptions-for-north-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegetable Cultivator Descriptions for North America<\/a> | NC University<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"This publication focuses on organic methods of greenhouse vegetable production, and it is supplemented with a listing of greenhouse resources.\" href=\"http:\/\/attra.ncat.org\/attra-pub\/ghveg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production Horticulture Systems Guide<\/a> | ATTRA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bare-Root-Transplants-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bare Root Transplants<\/a>\u00a0Outdoor Seedbed Production Manual | Atina Diffley, OFW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Holistic Management<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Whole Farm Planning offers new and established vegetable growers the management tools they need to help make decisions that move them toward short-term success and long-term sustainability.\" href=\"https:\/\/nesfp.org\/topics\/whole-farm-planning?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whole Farm Planning\u00a0<\/a>| Sustainable Farming Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Loans<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"(USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) provides low-interest financing for producers to build or upgrade farm storage and handling facilities. \" href=\"https:\/\/www.fsa.usda.gov\/programs-and-services\/price-support\/facility-loans\/farm-storage\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Storage Facility Loan Program<\/a> |USDA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Marketing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Marketing Success: Differentiate Your Product<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Wholesale Success workshop in Leelanau County gave local food producers an opportunity to learn how to enhance their success in the marketplace. Wholesale Success program trainer Atina Diffley said it&#8217;s important for local growers to add value to their products and differentiate themselves from large producers.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CJT7z9PaU68\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<h3>Pest Management<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Contains information about materials to help manage a wide range of pests, as well as information about prevention of specific pests and includes OMRI Listings. \" href=\"http:\/\/attra.ncat.org\/attra-pub\/biorationals\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biorationals: Ecological Pest Management Searchable Database<\/a> | ATRRA<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ATTRA links to specific pest management information.\" href=\"https:\/\/attra.ncat.org\/pest-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pest Management Publications<\/a> | ATTRA<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"While every farming system is unique, the principles of ecological pest management apply universally. Manage Insects on Your Farm highlights ecological strategies that improve your farm's natural defenses and encourage beneficial insects to attack your worst pests.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/resources\/manage-insects-on-your-farm\/?highlight=manage%20insects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manage Insects on Your Farm<\/a> | SARE<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Biodiversity guides developed by Wild Farm Alliance and partners are available for farmers and certifiers which lay out a range of farm management possibilities for a variety of situations that maintain and enhance biodiversity at the farm level and contribute to biodiversity conservation outside of farm borders at the regional or watershed level.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildfarmalliance.org\/biodiversity_guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biological Diversity: An Organic Farmer&#8217;s Guide<\/a> | Wild Farm Alliance<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"This publication contains information about increasing and managing biodiversity on a farm to favor beneficial organisms, with emphasis on beneficial insects. The types of information farmscapers need to consider is outlined and emphasized.\" href=\"https:\/\/attra.ncat.org\/publication\/farmscaping-to-enhance-biological-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control<\/a> | ATRRA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Seed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"This list of the North American vegetable cultivars is a compilation of the previous vegetable cultivar lists that were published in the Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science and in HortScience. The original lists published in the journals were developed using the database of cultivars registered with the American Seed Trade Association, as well as published descriptions from scientific journals and seed catalogs. Assistant editors responsible for each crop were instructed to obtain as much information as possible about the cultivars available to North American growers. \" href=\"http:\/\/cuke.hort.ncsu.edu\/cucurbit\/wehner\/vegcult\/vgclintro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America | NC State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Soil And Fertility Management<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. \" href=\"http:\/\/websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov\/app\/HomePage.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Soil Survey: Free Soil Report<\/a> | USDA<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"This publication does not intend to interpret NOP regulations in a legal sense. It explores ecological interactions that affect organic production and points out how understanding these interactions can help farmers, inspectors, and certifiers determine which soil management practices meet the National Standard.\" href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/attra.ncat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/soilmgmt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil Management: National Organic Program Regulations<\/a> &#8211; ATTRA<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The goal of the Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) is to facilitate widespread adoption of cover crops throughout the Midwest, to improve ecological, economic, and social sustainability.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mccc.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest Cover Crops Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/www.dpi.nsw.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0007\/168703\/northern-rivers-soil-health-card.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil Health Card<\/a> | Northern RIvers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/organicfarmingworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CaringfortheSoilasaLivingSystemgarlette.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caring for the Soil as a Living System <\/a>\u00a0| Mark Schonbeck | Virginia Association for Biological Farming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Organic Farming Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"This site offers information on all aspects of organic farming, whether you're an established organic farmer, in the transition process, or interested in organic production. Explore our useful organic resources: \" href=\"http:\/\/www.michiganorganic.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organic Farming Exchange<\/a> | Michigan State University<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Learn the latest in organic farming practices and research by attending or watching an eOrganic Webinar. \" href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/4942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organic Webinars<\/a> | eOrganic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weed Management<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/2314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Ecological Understanding of Weeds<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0U of M Extension<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/2320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twelve Steps Toward Ecological Weed Management in Organic Vegetables<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0U of M Extension<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"V. Grubinger and M.J. Else. 1996. University of Vermont Extension. Nine farmers from 3 northeastern states describe their tools for weed management from cultivation to flaming.\" href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/3448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Vegetable Farmers and their Weed-Control Machines<\/a> | U of M Extension<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Acres U.S.A. has long shown that weed control lies in fertility management. Every weed grows in a somewhat narrow window of allowable soil conditions. For the first time, hundreds of weeds of commercial importance are detailed along with the chemical analysis of accompanying soils. For example, burdock grows in soils with very high levels of iron and sulfate, very low levels of calcium and manganese. Balance the soil, lose the weed. \" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1985392.Weeds_and_Why_They_Grow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weeds And Why They Grow<\/a>, Jay L. McCaman<\/li>\n<li><a the not href=\"http:\/\/organicfarmingworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/June09_Nordells.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weed The Soil, Not The Crop:<\/a> A whole-farm approach to the weed-free market garden. 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Our favorite books.&#8221; Building Soils For Better Crops, $20 | SARE Managing Cover Crops&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1464"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5450,"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1464\/revisions\/5450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}