Farmer Resource Library

New Entry's farmer library has hundreds of resources on sustainable farming, marketing, and operating a successful small business. Our physical library at our office in Beverly, MA contains books, CD's, DVD's periodicals, pamphlets, and videos in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Khmer. You can also search the directory below for downloadable digital resources, helpful web sites, and online farming videos.

Please visit or call our office at 978-654-6745 if you can't find what you're looking for here. Sometimes we are out in the field, so it's best to let us know if you're planning on stopping by.

Best Practices in New American Farmer Training

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These best practices are the result of a collaborative process between ten New American farmer training programs. Over a three year period, these programs implemented new teaching resources and methods. These practices represent effective and relevant teaching practices for farmer training with farmers with educationally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Big River Farms Training Classes

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Schedule and description of on farm training classes offered by the Big River Farms Training Program at the Minnesota Food Association.

Boletin Agricola Latina

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First issue of a Spanish newsletter from the Farley Center, which provides Midwestern Latina farmers with information about agriculture, especially oranic agriculture.

Breakeven Analysis

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Spreadsheet that helps calculate total fixed costs, total variable costs, and subsequent breakeven sales level.

Building a Low-Cost Cooler and Pack Shed

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Handout that provides an overview of how to build your own pack-shed and walk-in cooler for a diversified vegetable/fruit farm. Based on a workshop held at the Farley Center's farm incubator.

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