Central Sierra | Agriculture | New Farmers
Given our community centered small farming region, we regularly welcome new farmers into our communities. Here we have resources and information helpful for new or beginning farmers.
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Other Resources
Soil & Water Management
- Evaluating Water Quality, UC ANR Publication #8118
- The Farm Water Quality Plan, UC ANR Publication #8332
Organic Farming
- CCOF Certified Organic website
- Organic Farming, ATTRA website
- Organic Certification, Farm Planning, Management & Marketing, ANR Publication #7247
Soil and Water Management
- Soil Management & Soil Quality for Organic Crops, ANR Publication #7248
- USDA - Web Soil Survey, Soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Farmers Market
- Selling at Certified Farmers' Markets, UC Small Farms Network
- Selling Directly to Consumers, UC SAREP
University of California Web Resources
- Available Cost and Return Studies, A developed cost and return studies for many crops in California.
- UC Small Farm Food Safety Website, UCD Food Safety resources
- UC Small Farms website, Resources and information for small farms.
- UC SAREP website, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
- UC PRIC website, UCD Post Harvest Research and Information Center
- UC VRIC website, UCD Vegetable Research and Information Center
- UC FNRIC website, UCD Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
- UC WRIC website, UCD Weed Research and Information Center
- UC AGRIC website, UCD Agronomy Research and Information Center
- UC Agriculture & Natural Resources Catalog, Official book publications by UC ANR
- UC ANR Peer Reviewed Publications, all UC ANR publications
Agriculture Departments
Crop Reports, ordinance, grading, Certified Organic Farmer Information, and more.