Farmer Resource Library
Newsletters
- The Washington State Conservation Commission’s Office of Farmland Preservation - description, https://scc.wa.gov/ofp-newsletter/
LISTSERV
- Comfood - Run by Tuft University, this listserv is incredibly active (I highly recommend the digest mode) and chocked full of useful articles, notices about online courses and all kinds of food, policy and farming knowledge. https://elist.tufts.edu/wws/subscribe/comfood
- Comfood Jobs - An excellent resource to help plan the next steps of your farming career! https://elist.tufts.edu/wws/info/comfoodjobs
- Washington Family Farmers Resource (WFFR) – http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/wffr/
- Rural Roots - https://ruralroots.org/resources/rural-roots-e-mail-lists/
- Tilth Producers of Washington - http://tilthproducers.org/list-serve/
Online Webinars
WSU Class Schedule
- Regional Small Farms Program: https://extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmallfarms/
- https://extension.wsu.edu/kitsap/agriculture/business-2/
Other Resources:
Local Organizations
- Bainbridge Island Land Trust - https://www.bi-landtrust.org/
- Kitsap Conservation District - http://kitsapcd.org/
- BI Farmers Market - https://www.bainbridgeislandfarmersmarket.com/
- Kitsap Community Agricultural Alliance - http://kitsapag.org/
- Sustainable Bainbridge - http://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/
- Island Wood - https://islandwood.org/
Regional Organizations
- ATTRA - Sustainable Agriculture website https://attra.ncat.org/
- ATTRA Internships
- Washington Young Farmers Coalition - http://www.washingtonyoungfarmers.org/
- Tilth Alliance - http://www.seattletilth.org/
- Viva Farms - https://vivafarms.org/
- NW Agricultural Business Center - https://www.agbizcenter.org/
- Washington State, NRCS - https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/wa/home/
- Washington State University, Small Farms - https://extension.wsu.edu/jefferson/agriculture/small-farm-resources/
National Organizations
- National Young Farmers Coalition - https://www.youngfarmers.org/
Educational Non Profits
- Farm Commons - Non Profit offering access to legal resources specifically for small farmers. https://farmcommons.org/
- National Good Food Network -Large online database of webinars on food, farming and policy. http://ngfn.org/resources/ngfn-cluster-calls/ngfn-cluster-calls
Digital Magazines
Growing for Market - Thanks to a generous donation from Editor Andrew Mefford, interns and young farmers now have access to a full digital subscription to Growing for Market Magazine. This includes online access to all newly published issues as well as the full archive of more than 25 years of farming knowledge!
If you are currently an intern or young farmer in our community please reach out to info@friendsofthefarms.org for access. Once set up with a login, you can access this subscription anytime here. https://growingformarket.com/
Holistic Management International, In Practice - "In Practice is HMI’s bi-monthly journal for anyone interested in land health, food security and cultivating thriving communities. It’s full of inspiring articles that will keep you in touch with the progress, innovations and excitement generated by people who are changing their lives by putting Holistic Management into practice.”
We are excited to offer free online access to a digital subscription. If you are currently an intern or young farmer in our community please reach out to heather.burger@friendsofthefarms.org for online access. Once set up with a login, you can access this subscription anytime here. https://holisticmanagement.org/in-practice-journal/
"Are you looking for ways to farm profitably without getting bigger? Do you like to read about families who are living a good life on a small farm? Are you looking for new ideas, tips and resources to help you reach your farm and family goals? If so, you’ll enjoy Small Farm Quarterly. It’s for full-time and part-time farmers, experienced and beginning farmers, and even folks who are just thinking about getting into farming." http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/quarterly/
"Oregon Small Farm News is a free online newsletter that concentrates on both commercial small farm entrepreneurs as well as non-commercial small acreage landowners. Our focus embraces organic/biological and conventional farming systems and emphasizes three areas; small acreage stewardship, commercial small farms, and community food systems." https://extension.oregonstate.edu/newsletter/oregon-small-farm-news
We build local food system capacity and equity through philanthropic investments and consulting services. We focus on education, workforce development, food access and environmental stewardship across a bio-region. We create partnerships and connect local assets to amplify the positive impacts food can have on a regional economy and the community it came from
"Modern Farmer is the authoritative resource for today’s cutting-edge food producers and consumers: the farmers, wannabe farmers, chefs, and passionate home cooks who are influencing the way we eat right now. Blending hands-in-dirt service, soulful inspiration, and whip-smart reporting, Modern Farmer understands that a tomato is never just a tomato – it’s also a political, and deeply personal, statement about who we want to be and the world we hope to live in." https://modernfarmer.com/
