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.
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Farmers benefit from building knowledge about often nuanced and complex farm labor legal obligations. Farmers need to know more about their employment law obligations before they can set priorities, decide on action steps and begin to take action. This fact sheet covers basic farm employment law in Maine: minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks, workers' compensation, and unemployment insurance.
This presentation was developed for a non-refugee audience but the content can be adapted. The main objective of the presentation is for growers to understand that some crops are better suited to hoop-houses than others, based on seasonality and spacing. Growers will think about which crops to put inside the hoop-house, which I like to call the “high rent district,” and which to plant outdoors, for the greatest sales potential over the course of the season. Farmers will understand the concept of degree days and that both temperature and day length affect plant growth. Finally, an overview of marketing options is presented, so that farmers can begin to think about this before learning more in-depth marketing information in future presentations.
Richard Wiswall, author of The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook, presents techniques for good recordkeeping skills to keep your farm on track with less effort.
New Entry's lesson plan on marketing and sales. Includes an overview of marketing options, creating a marketing plan, identifying customers, and identifying competition.
A series of handouts written by grow NYC's New Farmer Development Project (NFPD), which include best practices for direct marketing, sanitation, customer outreach, and more.
PDF introductory manual for farmers about basic marketing practices. Includes case studies and information on branding, identifying goals and vision, identifying customer base, sustainability and pricing. All Regions. English Level: Advanced. Farming Level: Beginning - Intermediate. Literacy Level: Advanced. Key Words: marketing, pricing, branding, social media.
This series of five lessons covers a range of topics related to marketing. Participating farmers will learn about different ways to set up a market stand, make their stand successful and visually appealing, and answer common questions and requests from customers. These sessions also help farmers tie records of previous market sales to future crop planning. Many are appropriate for farmers with low or no literacy and numeracy, but some are best suited to more intermediate or advanced audiences with basic numeracy and English reading skills.
Farmers benefit from building knowledge about often nuanced and complex farm labor legal obligations. Farmers need to know more about their employment law obligations before they can set priorities, decide on action steps and begin to take action. This fact sheet covers basic farm employment law in Maryland: minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks, workers' compensation, and unemployment insurance.
