Media

Resources For . . .

Why Go Organic?

What is Organic? (CCOF California Certified Organic Farmers)

What It Means to Be Organic (Only Organic)

Organic FAQs (Organic Farming Research Foundation)

Just Label It Campaign (Organic Voices Action Fund)

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Top 12 Reasons to Go Organic (The Organic Center)

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Why Organic? (Rodale Institute)

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Why Choose Local Organic? (NOFA-NH)

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Why Choose Certified Organic, Locally Grown? (NOFAVT)

Five Essential Facts About Pesticides On Fruits And Vegetables

(Environmental Working Group)

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NOFA-Mass Soil Carbon Restoration Resources

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Resources for Gardeners

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UNH Extension Education Center & Information Hotline (Goffstown, NH)

answers@unh.edu

1-877-EXT-GROW (1-877-398-4769)

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Cite Ecologique Learning Center (Colebrook, NH)

info@citeecologiquenh.org

(603) 237-5041

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Educational Resources

• Organic Gardening Webinar: Vegetable Garden Planning (NOFA-NH)

• Organic Lawns and Yards (NOFA Organic Land Care Program)

• NOFA State Chapters 2020 Soil Health Field Day Recordings

• Everything You Need To Know To Start Your First Organic Garden (Rodale's Organic Life)

• The Victory Garden's Edible Feast (PBS TV program/website)

• Growing a Greener World with Joe Lamp’l (PBS TV program/website)

• You Bet Your Garden with Mike McGrath (WHYY radio program/website)

• Invasive Species - Jumping Worms

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Seed & Garden Supply Companies

• High Mowing Organic Seeds (Vermont)

• Fedco Seeds (Maine)

• Johnny's Select Seeds (Maine)

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Local Certified Organic Nurseries

• Heath's Greenhouse & Nursery (Sugar Hill, NH) - certified organic grower of seedlings, potted plants, nursery stock, fresh produce, & organic poultry birds 

• Walden Heights Nursery & Orchard (Walden, VT) - specializing in certified organic heritage variety fruit trees, bushes, and other cold hardy plants for edible landscape

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Resources for Farmers & Aspiring Farmers

Educational Resources

• Conservation for Organic Farmers (USDA NRCS)

• Organic Resource Guide (USDA)

• The Natural Farmer Quarterly Publication by NOFA

• NOFA's Principles & Practices Handbook Series, available to purchase through NOFA-NH

• ​NOFA State Chapters 2020 Soil Health Field Day Recordings

• Building Soils for Better Crops by Fred Magdoff and Harold van Es

• Food Waste on Farms: Guide for Farmers to Manage Seconds and Organic Waste

• Farming for the Future: Agroecological Solutions to Feed the World (Friends of the Earth)

• Stonewall Farm education center (Keene, NH)

• ​Farmers Market Coalition

Organic Certification

• NH Organic Certification Program (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)

• Organic Transition: A Business Planner for Farmers, Ranchers and Food Entrepreneurs (SARE)

• Get Organic Training and Transition Assistance (USDA)

• Organic Certification Cost Share Program (USDA), up to 50 percent of certification costs paid during the program year, not to exceed $500 per certification scope

Regulations and Legal Resources

• Local Regulation of Agriculture Toolkit (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)

• Legal Guide for NH Agricultural Producers (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)

• ​BCM Environmental & Land Law, PLLC (Concord, NH)

• NH Agricultural Mediation Program​​

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Tool & Equipment Rentals

• Small and Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire

• Cheshire County Conservation District

• Coös County Conservation District

• Grafton County Conservation District

• Hillsborough County Conservation District

• Merrimack County Conservation District

• Rockingham County Conservation District

• Strafford County Conservation District

Farmland Access

• Farmland Access Legal Toolkit​

• Finding Farmland Calculator

• Land for Good (farming in New England)

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Resources for Aspiring Farmers

• World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF), linking volunteers with organic farms and growers

• A Guide to Organic Farming Degrees and Careers

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Networks

• Small and Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire

• NH Farm to School Network​

• NH Gleans

• NH Farms Network

• Young Farmer Network

• Farm to Institution New England

• ​Microfarmers of New Hampshire

Other Resources for Farm Businesses

• NH Food Alliance database: get listed

• Harvest to Market online ordering from farms (NH page)

• Agricultural Justice Project  /  Support Farmers, Farm Workers, Food System Workers  /  AJP Steps to Certification

• The Agricultural Justice Project's Farmer Toolkit

• NYFC Farm Service Agency Loans Guidebook

• Local Food Directory: listing registration (USDA)​

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Resources for Schools & Community Garden Coordinators

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Resources for Educators

• Coloring Pages about local, organic growing and eating in this bioregion (NOFA-NH)

• Indigenizing Curriculum Guide (Indigenous NH Collaborative Collective)

• Understanding Organic: Connections to Action in the Garden Classroom (The Edible Schoolyard Project)

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School Gardens

• NH Farm to School: School Garden Resources

• NH Farm to School: School Garden Grant Resources

• NH School & Youth Garden Network 

• A compilation of research findings on the benefits of school-based community gardens (Slow Food USA)

Community Gardens

• Interactive Map of NH Community Gardens

• UNH Cooperative Extension: Community Gardening from the Ground Up

• American Community Gardening Association

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Resources for Consumers

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Guides for Purchasing Decisions

• Organic Consumer's Buying Guide (Organic Consumers Association)​

• Agricultural Justice Project / Support Farmers, Farm Workers, Food System Workers​

• Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce (Environmental Working Group)​

• Guide to Buying Ethical Coffee (Modern Farmer)

Local Food Directories

• NH Farm Stand Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)​

• NH CSA* Farms Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)

• NH Farmers' Market Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)​

• NH Winter Farmers' Market Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)​

• ​NH CSA* Guide (Edible NH)

• NH Harvest-Your-Own Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)​

• Local Food Directory: Farmers Market searchable listings (USDA)​

• Local Food Directory: On-Farm Market searchable listings (USDA)

• Local Food Directory: CSA* searchable listings (USDA)​

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Local Food Maps​

• Organic Farm & Food Map (NOFA-NH)

• Farm/Farmers Market/CSA*/Restaurant interactive map (Local Harvest)​

• Farmers Markets/PYO*/Farm Stands/CSA* interactive map (Farm Fresh)

• NH Certified Organic Farms Directory, 2015 (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)

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Local Food Guides

• 2020 Merrimack County Local Food Guide (MCCD)​

• Monadnock Farm Find Local Food Map & Listing (MFCC)​

• Seacoast Harvest Local Food Guide (SEL)

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Food Hubs

• Food Connects

• Fresh Start Market

• Kearsarge Food Hub

• Three River Farmers Alliance

Online Ordering

• Harvest to Market online ordering from farms (NH page)

• Food Connects

• Local Foods Plymouth

• Three River Farmers Alliance

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​Regional & Statewide Organizations​

• Grow Nashua - Nashua Area

• ​Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition - Monadnock Region

• Mt Washington Valley Eaters & Growers - Mt Washington Valley

• NH Gleans - Statewide

• Seacoast Eat Local​ - Seacoast

• Taproot - North Country​

• Vital Communities Food & Farm - Upper Valley

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*CSA is the abbreviation for "Consumer Supported Agriculture"​

and PYO is the abbreviation for "Pick Your Own"

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