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Farmland Resources Back to Top
Center for Rural Affairs -www.cfra.org
Farm Aid - www.farmaid.org
Farm & Dairy - www.farmanddairy.com
Farm World - http://www.farmworldonline.com
Green Energy Ohio - www.greenenergyohio.org
Iowa State University Extension Beginning Farmer Center - www.extension.iastate.edu/bfc
Land Stewardship Project Farm Beginnings Initiative - www.landstewardshipproject.org
Land Trust Alliance - www.landtrustalliance.org
LAWriter® Ohio Laws and Rules - http://codes.ohio.gov/orc
Michigan Land Use Institute - www.mlui.org
National Council of State Ag. Finance Programs - www.statefinance.org/types.html
National Farm Transition Network (NFTN) - www.farmtransition.org
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES) - http://www.nraes.org
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - http://www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov
New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI) - http://www.smallfarm.org
NY Beginning Farmer Project- http://beginningfarmers.cce.cornell.edu
NC Cooperative Extension Chatham County Center - www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/sustag
North Carolina Farm Transition Network - www.ncftn.org
Ohio Department of Agriculture - http://www.ohioagriculture.gov
Ohio Department of Development, Office of Policy Research & Strategic Planning - www.odod.state.oh.us/research
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) - http://www.oeffa.org
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation - http://www.ofbf.org
Ohio Farmers Union - http://www.ohfarmersunion.org
OSU - Agriculture and Natural Resources Sustainable Agriculture - http://www.sustainableag.osu.edu
Pennsylvania Farm Link - www.pafarmlink.org
Small Farm Institute (SFI) - www.smallfarm.org
Soil & Water Conservancy Society- Ohio Chapters - www.ohiochapterswcs.org
The Rodale Institute - http://www.rodaleinstitute.org
Transition Resource List
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) - http://www.fsa.usda.gov
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - http://www.nass.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development in Ohio - www.rurdev.usda.gov/oh
U.S. Census Bureau National Ag. Statistics Service – Quick Stats - http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association - http://www.poultryegg.org

Farmer Resources Back to Top
Acres U.S.A. - http://www.acresusa.com
Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) - www.acenetworks.org
ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service - http://www.attra.ncat.org
Certified Naturally Grown - http://www.naturallygrown.org
Community Food Security Coalition - www.foodsecurity.org
Community Support Agriculture in Michigan - www.csafarms.org
Farm Aid - www.farmaid.org
Farm & Dairy - www.farmanddairy.com
Farm to School - http://www.farmtoschool.org
Farmers’ Market Management Network - www.fmmn.org
Farmers’ Market Coalition - www.farmersmarketcoalition.org
Georgia Organics - www.georgiaorganics.org/markettool
Green Energy Ohio - www.greenenergyohio.org
Growing for Market - http://www.growingformarket.com
Innovative Farmers of Ohio (IFO) - www.ifoh.org
International Organic Inspectors - www.ioia.net
Iowa State University Extension Beginning Farmer Center - www.extension.iastate.edu/bfc
Land Stewardship Project Farm Beginnings Initiative - www.landstewardshipproject.org
Local Food Systems - http://localfoodsystems.org
Local Matters - www.local-matters.org
LocalHarvest - http://www.localharvest.org
Michigan Land Use Institute - www.mlui.org
National Farm Transition Network (NFTN) - www.farmtransition.org
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - http://www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov
Networking Association for Farm Direct Marketing and Agritourism (NAFDMA) - http://www.nafdma.com
New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI) - http://www.smallfarm.org
NY Beginning Farmer Project - http://beginningfarmers.cce.cornell.edu
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Chatham County Center - www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/sustag
North Carolina Farm Transition Network - www.ncftn.org
Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center (OARDC) - http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu
Ohio Department of Agriculture - http://www.ohioagriculture.gov
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) - http://www.oeffa.org
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation - http://www.ofbf.org
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation - http://www.ofbf.org
Ohio MarketMaker - http://oh.marketmaker.uiuc.edu
Ohio State University Extension - http://www.extension.osu.edu
The Ohio State University South Centers - http://southcenters.osu.edu
OSU - Agroecosystems Management Program - http://www.oardc.osu.edu/amp/
OSU – Direct Marketing - http://directmarketing.osu.edu
OSU - Ohio Farm Science Review - http://www.fsr.osu.edu
OSU - Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI) - http://sri.osu.edu
Oregon Small Farms - www.smallfarms.oregonstate.edu
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) - http://www.ocia.org
Organic Food and Farming Education & Research Program (OFFER) - http://www.oardc.osu.edu/offer/
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture - www.pasafarming.org
Pennsylvania Farm Link - www.pafarmlink.org
Small Farm Institute (SFI) - www.smallfarm.org
Soil & Water Conservancy Society- Ohio Chapters - www.ohiochapterswcs.org
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) - http://www.sare.org
The American Pastured Poultry Producers’ Association (APPPA) - http://www.apppa.org
The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association - http://www.biodynamics.com
The Direct Agricultural Marketing Association of Ohio, Inc. (DAMA) - www.farmtomarkets.com
The National Agricultural Library - http://www.nal.usda.gov
The National Agricultural Risk Education Library - http://www.agrisk.umn.edu
The NxLeveL Entrepreneurial Training Program - http://www.nxlevel.org
The Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association - www.opgma.org
The Organic Farming Research Foundation - http://ofrf.org
The Organic Grassfed Beef Coalition (OGBC) - http://www.ofrf.org
The Robyn Van En Center - http://www.csacenter.org
The Rodale Institute - http://www.rodaleinstitute.org
Transition Resource List
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) - http://www.fsa.usda.gov
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - http://www.nass.usda.gov
USDA National Organic Program (NOP) - www.ams.usda.gov/nop
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association - www.poultryegg.org

Food Resources Back to Top
Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) - www.acenetworks.org
ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service - http://www.attra.ncat.org
Community Food Security Coalition - www.foodsecurity.org
Community Support Agriculture in Michigan - www.csafarms.org
Farm to School - http://www.farmtoschool.org
Farmers’ Market Management Network - www.fmmn.org
Farmers’ Market Coalition - www.farmersmarketcoalition.org
Georgia Organics - www.georgiaorganics.org/markettool
Growing for Market - http://www.growingformarket.com
Local Food Systems - http://localfoodsystems.org
Local Matters - www.local-matters.org
LocalHarvest - http://www.localharvest.org
Ohio Department of Agriculture - http://www.ohioagriculture.gov
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) - http://www.oeffa.org
Ohio MarketMaker - http://oh.marketmaker.uiuc.edu
OSU – Direct Marketing - http://directmarketing.osu.edu
The Ohio State University South Centers - http://southcenters.osu.edu
OSU - Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI) - http://sri.osu.edu
Oregon Small Farms - www.smallfarms.oregonstate.edu
The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association - http://www.biodynamics.com
The Center for Innovative Food Technology, Inc - www.cift.eisc.org
The National Agricultural Library - http://www.nal.usda.gov
The Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association - www.opgma.org
The Robyn Van En Center - http://www.csacenter.org
The Stratford Ecological Center - www.stratfordecologicalcenter.org
The Rodale Institute - http://www.rodaleinstitute.org
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - http://www.nass.usda.gov

Community Resources Back to Top
Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) - www.acenetworks.org
Farm to School - http://www.farmtoschool.org
Growing for Market - http://www.growingformarket.com
Local Food Systems - http://localfoodsystems.org
Local Matters - www.local-matters.org
LocalHarvest - http://www.localharvest.org
Ohio State University Extension - http://www.extension.osu.edu
OSU - Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI) - http://sri.osu.edu
The Robyn Van En Center - http://www.csacenter.org
The Stratford Ecological Center - www.stratfordecologicalcenter.org
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