Links

Partner Organizations

United States Department of Agriculture
UVM Extension System
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Women's Small Business Program
Women's Agricultural Network - Maine
Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire

Business Links:

National Association of Women Business Owners
National Women's Business Council
Online Women's Business Center
Small Business Development Center
Small Business Information
U.S. Small Business Administration
Vermont Better Business Bureau
Vermont Community Loan Fund
Vermont Department of Economic Development
Opportunities Credit Union
Vermont Microbusiness Development Program
Vermont Small Business Administration
Vermont Women's Business Center
Burlington, VT Community Economic Development Office (download free business resource guide)

Agencies and Organizations:

American Farm Bureau
American Farmland Trust
Farm Services Agency (USDA-FSA)
Glynwood Center
Heifer Project International
New England Landlink
Northeast Organic Farming Association - (NOFA-VT)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
Vermont Farm Bureau
Vermont Farms!
Vermont Land Trust
Vital Communities Valley Food and Farm
United States Department of Agriculture
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture:

Agriculture Network Information Center
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
Agriculture Online
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
Cornell University - Small Farm Quarterly Magazine
The Farm School (Athol, MA)
Google Agriculture Directory Growing for Market
National Agricultural Library
Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES)
New England Small Farm Institute
New Hampshire Beginning Farmers
New York Beginning Farmers
Northeast Organic Farming Association (with links to 7 state NOFA's)
The Northeast Organic Network - Cornell
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA)
Rodale Institute
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Tufts University New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
USDA Small Farm Office
University of California Small Farm Center
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Vermont New Farmer Resource Site
Yahoo's Ag Directory

Women in Agriculture:

American Agri-Women
Association of Women in Agriculture
Gender and Food Security: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
New Hampshire Farm Women Profiles
Women, Food and Agriculture Network
Women Watch

Need Help Finding Farms to Buy or Lease?

Maine FarmLink
Northern New York
Vermont Land Link

Vermont Resources:

Burlington, VT Community Economic Development Office (download a free business resource guide)
Vermont Commission on Women
Master Gardener Program
Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship
Northeast Organic Farming Association - (NOFA-VT)
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Vermont Better Business Bureau
Vermont Cheese Council
Vermont Community Loan Fund
Vermont Department of Agriculture
Vermont Department of Economic Development
Vermont Development Credit Union
Vermont Farm Bureau
Vermont Farms! Association
Vermont Farm Bureau
Vermont Food Venture Center
Vermont Fresh Network
Vermont Land Trust
Vermont Microbusiness Development Program
Vermont New Farmer Resource Site
Vermont Small Business Administration
Vermont Women's Business Center
Vermont Women's Fund
WWOOF - World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms

Health and Safety Issues

National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)