Sustainable
Farming Connection |
Where
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Marketing Links
Web resources to help you sell -- and add value to -- what
you grow.
![red ball](../images/redball.gif) New
Farm Options -- A wealth of information on alternative
enterprises and value-added marketing opportunities from Univ. of Wis.
Extension. While there are still some information gaps that need to
filled, you won't find a site with more to offer. Be sure to check out the
Alternative Field Crops & Livestock
database, business
planning resources and discussion
group. Highly recommended.
![red ball](../images/redball.gif) San Juan Naturals -- Site features
introductory newletter
and information about Bootstrap
Guides for getting start in the herb and flower business.
Community Supported
Agriculture -- Homepage for the CSA-L email discussion list, this page
provides excellent links to resources and other sites of interest to folks
considering starting a CSA. Includes links to CSA webpages. Part of John
Barclay's Prairieland Community
Supported Agriculture site.
The BuyGreen Virginia Partnership
-- A joint project of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming and
Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet, this model program seeks to build
bridges between producers and consumers. Labelling program with three levels of
certification -- certified organic, ecological and conservation.
In Season -- Highly recommended to
growers who sell at farmers markets or to restaurants. Great tips on selecting
varieties to match your customers tastes, (including some adventurous
money-makers you may not have considered), frequently updated news and organic
outlook info, and features and interviews with growers and chefs. Definitely a
California slant, but all the better reason for growers elsewhere to check in.
OFMA's Virtual Market --
Listings of certified organic products for sale or processing from the Organic
Farmers Marketing Association. Also check out
OFMA's Consumer Connection
listings of prospective buyers.
Organic Trading and Information Center
-- A site for consumers and producers of organic foods and natural products.
Appears a little funky, but be sure to check out the site's active message board
for marketing leads.
Community Supported
Agriculture of North America -- Interested in starting a CSA? (A
marketing setup where members usually pay for a season's worth of weekly produce
deliveries at the start of the season and share in the labor and risk of
farming.) Here's a good place to start doing your homework. Includes
background info, resource list, conference info, and farm listings.
More CSA info is available
at the Biodynamic Association of North
America site.
Information Network For Organic
Produce -- International site seeking to link buyers and sellers.
Limited listings at this point. (8/26/97).
The Food Trader Exchange -- This site
allows you to post products you have for sale into the global market place.
Minimal organic listings at this point (8/26/97 search turned up chickens,
orange juice, pasta and figs). Registration (free) required.
Today's Market Prices -- Up-to-date
wholesale market prices for fruits and vegetables. See especially their
Organically Grown Products
page.
CBOT -- Chicago Board of Trade marketing
info.
Farmers Markets Listing from USDA
Don't forget to visit our Growing for
Market page.
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