A presentation put together by the Association of Africans Living in VT that outlines the basics of community supported agriculture (CSA) and how to start one.

Hmong translation of slides from a presentation by the Minnesota Project, providing best practices for presenting your product, distinguishing yourself, and educating your customers.

Slides from a presentation by the Minnesota Project, providing best practices for presenting your product, distinguishing yourself, and educating your customers.

A 144-point skills assessment from the New American Sustainable Agriculture Program (NASAP) in ME used to evaluate farmer progress. This simple, but comprehensive tool uses pictures and straightforward questions to find out how farmers are progressing towards meeting their learning goals.

A plain language guide from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project for starting a multi-farm CSA (community supported agriculture). Includes general information and sample documents for starting a CSA.

Are you looking for easy-to-follow directions regarding how to make money through processing your produce? This Value Added Processing Guide is written in Plain Language, and will help you with:

•Processing Raw Fruits and Vegetables in to a Finished Product that You Can Sell
•Packaging Your Value Added Products

Are you a new or experienced farmer, interested in better understanding how to manage the risks of your operation? This guide to Managing Risks on the Small Farm, written in Plain Language, will help you with understanding how risk affects you in the following areas:

•Production Risk
•Marketing Risk
•Financial Risk
•Worker Risk
•Legal Risk

Would you like clear directions regarding how to complete your NASS End-of-Season Fruit and Vegetable Survey? This Plain Language Fruit and Vegetable Survey Guide can help you with understanding why and how to fill out the survey.

Would you like to learn about when to harvest, how to handle your crops after harvesting, and how to prepare your produce for market? This Guide to Harvesting Your Crops, written in Plain Language, will help you with harvesting and handling:

• Onion Crops
• Cruciferous Vegetables
• Roots and Tubers
• Beans and Peas
• Herbs
• Pumpkin Squash Blossoms
• Pumpkins and Winter Squash

In this guide to selling at a Farmer's Market, you will learn about:

• Choosing a Market
• Applying to a Market
• Designing Your Market Stand
• Setting Your Prices
• Making Sales