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Helpful Links
- Agriculture Associations/Agencies
- Farm Viability Program
- Kearsarge Beekeepers Association
- American Dairy Goat Association
- National Organic Program
- New Hampshire Center for a Food Secure Future
- New Hampshire Dairy Goat Association
- New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
- New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources “Preserving Barns and Farms”
- New Hampshire Farm Bureau
- New Hampshire Farmers’ Market Association
- New Hampshire Land & Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP)
- New Hampshire Pork Producers Council
- NH Sheep & Wool Growers Association
- NH-VT Christmas Tree Association
- Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance
- Organic Grass fed Beef Coalition (OGBC)
- St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc.
- Vermont Agency of Agriculture
- Vermont Beef Producers Association
- Vermont Biofuels Association
- Vermont Cheese Council
- Vermont Dairy Herd Improvement Association
- Vermont Grass Farmers’ Association
- Vermont Market Basket – online site for farmers and crafters in VT to sell their products
- Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers’ Association
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- Agriculture Nonprofits
- The Carrot Project
- Center for Whole Communities
- Farm to School
- CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture)
- Friends of Burlington Gardens
- Glynwood Center
- Hardwick Center for an Agricultural Economy
- Intervale Foundation
- Land Link Vermont
- Local Agriculture Community Exchange (LACE)
- The Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN)
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire (NOFA-NH)
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA – VT)
- Patrons of Husbandry
- Grafton Star Patrons of Husbandry
- Meriden Grange Patrons of Husbandry
- Upper Valley Community Patrons of Husbandry
- Rural Vermont
- Small and Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire
- Strolling Of The Heifers, Inc.
- UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- Land Link Vermont
- Vermont New Farmer Network
- Pasture Network Program
- Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council
- VT Sustainable Ag Council 2009 Annual Report
- Farm Enterprise Program
- Renewable Energy on the Farm
- Sustainable Horticulture
- Vermont Farm Bureau
- Vermont Farm Service Agency
- Vermont Farms!
- Vermont Fresh Network
- Vermont Pasture Networks
- Vital Communities – Valley Food & Farm Program
- Woman’s Agricultural Network
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- Business
- Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce
- CISA Technical business assistance
- Edible Communities Magazines
- Enfield Village Association
- Growing for Market
- Hannah Grimes
- Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce
- Randolph Chamber of Commerce
- New Farmers Resource Guide
- Northeast SARE
- USDA Rural Development-VT/NH
- Vermont Council on Rural Development
- Vermont Legal Guide for Farmers
- Vermont Small Business Development Center
- Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Vermont’s Local Banquet
- Yankee Farm Credit
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- Conservation & Other Nonprofits with Farm Connection
- Audubon Society of NH
- Audubon Vermont
- Global Awareness Local Action (GALA)
- NH Conservation District
- Green Mountain Institute
- Highfields Institute
- Land for Good, Inc
- Natural Resource Conservation District – Windham County
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
- NH Association of Conservation Commissions
- NH Timberland Owners Association
- Preservation Trust of Vermont
- South Hero Land Trust
- The Sustainability Project
- Thetford Energy Committee
- Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
- Upper Valley Land Trust
- USDA-NRCS-NH
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- Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
- Vermont Forum on Sprawl
- Vermont Land Trust
- White River Partnership
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- Education
- A Citizens Guide to Sustaining Agriculture in the Granite State
- Farm Based Education Association
- Farm and Wilderness
- Food Works at Two Rivers Center
- Future Farmers of America
- Greatgrandmother.org
- Hulbert Outdoor Center
- Lifting the Yoke
- Merck Forest & Farmland Center
- New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom
- Nourishing Wellness
- Shelburne Farms
- University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service
- Home and Community Food Gardening
- University of Vermont – VT Meat Slaughter and Processing Resources
- UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
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- University of Vermont Cooperative Extension Service
- Vermont Institute of Natural Science
- Women’s Agricultural Network
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- Farms with Education Centers/Nonprofits
- Billings Farm and Museum
- Cedar Circle Farm
- D Acres
- Stonewall Farm
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- Food Agencies & Nonprofits
- Making Places
- New Hampshire Food Bank
- Reinventing Health
- Sign your farm up to accept food stamps
- Vermont Food Bank
- Vermont Food Venture Center
- Vermont FEED
- Willing Hands Enterprises
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- Media
- King Corn Movie
- Power to Change:Kaiser Permanente Ad
- Local Farms/Vital Communities in the News
- New York Times Local Food Navigator
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- Regional Food Systems – Organizations Around the US
- Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Program
- Adirondack Harvest
- Community Food Security Coalition (in California, serves US)
- Field & Fork Network
- Food First
- Food and Grower Association of Laughery Valley and Environs
- Food Routes (serves US)
- Food Sovereignty
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- Local Harvest
- Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
- Mother Earth News
- National Family Farm Coalition
- National Sustainable Agriculture Info Service
- Organic Trade Association’s Organic Pages Online
- Practical Farmers of Iowa
- Rutland Area Farm & Food
- Slow Foods USA
- Slow Foods Upper Valley
- Sustaining Pennsylvania Agriculture
- Sustainable Food Laboratory
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- Localvore Groups
- Addison County Localvore Pod (Middlebury area)
- California Locavores
- Central Vermont Localvores
- Hannah Grimes Localvore Program
- Monadnock Localvore Project
- Mad River Valley Localvore Pod
- Post Oil Solutions Pod (Brattleboro area)
- Rutland Localvore Pod
- Seacoast Eat Local Pod (NH)
- Southwestern Vermont Eat Local Group
- Upper Valley Localvores
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- Upper Valley Gardening Resources
- Greatgrandmother.org – Your portal to an edible life.
- Hanover Garden Club – Includes a section on seasonal gardening tips as well as information about conservation, invasive species etc.
- Henry Homeyer’s website – Henry Homeyer, “the gardening guy” is a freelance writer, garden designer, and consultant, as well as Associate Editor of People, Places and Plants magazine. He lives in NH. This website has gardening tips, links to his articles, as well as information about his gardening book.
- Woodchuck’s Guide to Gardening – “A New Vermont Gardening book filled with stories of Northern Gardeners along with photographs and sketches. This book travels down the garden path from germinating seeds to saving seeds in fall. The stories in the book lend spirit and substance to gardening in New England ”
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- Upper Valley Gardens
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- Upper Valley Community Garden Groups
- New England Gardening Resources
- Garden-helper – Vermont Based online gardening resource. Learn about vegetables, flowers, herbs, shrubs, pests. Includes a collection of articles about gardening, a gardening online forum, seasonal planting guide, and links to garden suppliers
- University of NH cooperative extension Gardening has educational resources such as fact sheets, directories, classes, as well as a help line
- Vermont Master Gardener Program has seasonal tips postings and archives. Pest identification services. UVM has a master gardener certification program in WRJ, just click on “basic course”
- Friends of Burlington Gardens
- Lake Friendly Gardening
- Perry’s Perennial Pages – Many links to pages on perennial gardening and related matters
- Greenshare Factsheet on Horticulture – A lot of information about specific kinds of gardening, techniques, pests, and diseases
- University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension – Home & Gardening. This website has a database of fact sheets, as well as links to gardening education events and classes in New England
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- Non-Profits
- Vermont Association of Professional Horticulturalists.
- Garden Writers of America Plant a Row for the Hungry program The purpose of PAR is to create and sustain a grassroots program whereby gardeners donate their surplus garden produce to local food banks, soup kitchens and service organizations to help feed America’s hungry.
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- National Gardening Resources
- National Gardening Association – a very very large clearinghouse of information – includes a search database of expert advice on plants, weeds, pests etc., it also includes regional summaries in the “zone finder” area
- American Community Gardening Association
- Gardeners Supply Company
- Community garden startup guide – a very useful guide on how to set up a community garden in pdf.
- Fruit Production for the Home Gardener – includes a pretty comprehensive guide for starting a fruit garden, along with specific information about particular fruits.
- A virtual site for Gardening – This website is a virtual library of a ton of gardening links.
- How Does Our Garden Grow? A Guide To Community Garden Success.
- Seed Savers Exchange – a national network of gardeners who save and share their seeds.
- Plant Facts – a searchable database of gardening tips.
- Flower Delivery – Wealth of great information in many areas including: Gardening for Kids, Herb Gardening, Garden Safety and more.
- ProFlowers Flower Guide – Guide to annual, perennial and biennial Flowers.
- Herb Garden Guide – information on how to start your own garden, especially geared towards kids, herbal remedies and includes cooking options.
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- Vermont and New Hampshire Local Food Guides
- Valley Food and Farm Guide
- RAFFL Locally Grown Guide
- Champlain Islands Grown:Guide to Agriculture
- Addison County Guide to Local Food & Farms
- UVM Center for Rural Studies Local Growers Guide
- Bennington Local Foods Directory
- Local Growers Guide for Caledonia and Essex Counties
- Mad River Valley Localvore Project
- Lamoille River Watershed Farm and Forest Directory
- VT Farmstand Map
- Windham Online Guide and Ordering system
- Hannah Grimes Center Local Food Sources
- Harvest to Market
- Local Foods Plymouth
- Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands in Strafford County
- Seacoast Harvest: A Local Food Guide
- Pemi-Baker Local Food Guide
- NH Farm to Restaurant Connection
- NOFA-NH Farm and Food Map
- 2010 New Hampshire Farmers’ Markets
- Taste of NH Agricultural Map
- NH Fruit Growers’ Association Member Directory
- New England Grown Local Food Guide
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