SMALL and BEGINNING FARM and GREENHOUSE Resources-Tools-Information

www.durablegrowingequipment.com

USDA Grants and Loans that support farm to school activities: click here

New Farmers – USDA:

http://newfarmers.usda.gov

Small and Beginning Farmers:

http://www.outreach.usda.gov/smallbeginning/index.htm

**Contact Your Local County Cooperative Extension System Office:

http://nifa.usda.gov/partners-and-extension-map?state=AZ&type=Extension&order=title&sort=asc 

USDA Farm To School:

http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school

Sustainable Agriculture Education & Grants – SARE:

http://www.sare.org

ATTRA Resources for Beginning Farmers:

https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/local_food/startup.html#attra

Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service:

http://mosesorganic.org/projects/new-organic-stewards/

Organic Farming Associations & Resources:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/organicgroups.cfm

seed starting production: Pro-Grow Heavy-Duty Germination Chambers www.durablegrowingequipment.com

Search for Grants at http://www.grants.gov: click here

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Additional research and resources:

**Make your own blends of nutrient rich greenhouse growing mixes: Click here for “Potting Media and Plant Propagation – Start Farming- Penn State Extension”.

Click on the link below to go to our website resource page (resources and heavy-duty seed starting supplies, greenhouse equipment, small farm greenhouse & nursery tools)

https://www.durablegrowingequipment.com/Resources