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Small farms

Alternative enterprises

Agricultural Alternatives @ Penn State University
Alternative Agricultural Enterprise Links
Alternative Enterprise & Agritourism Resource Evaluation Guide
[PDF] Alternative Agriculture in Maryland (Guide)
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)
Fact Sheets on Potential Income Opportunities for Farmers
Missouri Alternatives Center
Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises @ University of Florida

Fact sheets

[PDF] Major components in farm enterprise decisions - Oregon State
[WORD] Making your small farm profitable
[PDF] Operating a profitable small farm - University of Maryland
[PDF] Small farm decision-making and enterprise planning workbook
[PDF] What can I do with my small farm? - Oregon Small Farms

General links

Active Farming.org
Center for Micro Eco-Farming Movement
Family and Small Farms @ USDA
FarmStyle Australia
Growing Small Farms
Idaho Small Farms
Illinois Small Farms
New England Small Farm Institute
Small Farms / Alternative Enterprises
Small Farms 4 You | Twitter
Small Farm Central | Blog | Twitter
Small Farms Course - University of Maryland
Small New Farm Internet Resources
Small Farms @ Oregon State University
Small Farms Program @ Cornell University
University of California Small Farm Program
Washington State University Small Farms Team
West Virginia Small Farm Center | Facebook

Holistic Management

Holistic Management - ATTRA | PDF
Holistic Management International | Facebook
Managing Wholes
Savory Institute
Whole New Concepts

Lifestyle farms

HobbyFarms.com
Hobby Farm Dreams Home Page
Lifestyle Block New Zealand
Small farms, hobby farms profitability and sustainability

New and beginning farmers

Begin Farming Ohio
Beginning Farmer Center @ Iowa State University
Beginning Farmers of New Hampshire
BeginningFarmers.org | Facebook
Beginnng Farmers Resource Center @ Cornell University
FarmStart Canada
International Farm Transition Network

Organic farming

HowToGoOrganic.com
Midwest Organic & Sust. Educ. Service (MOSES) | Facebook |Twitter
[PDF] NCAT's Organic Livestock Notebook
NCOrganic.org
Organic Agriculture at the FAO of the United Nations
Organic Agriculture Center of Canada
Organic AgInfo
Organic and Alternative Livestock Systems
Organic Centre Wales
The Organic Center | Blog
Organic Eprints
Organic farming @ ATTRA
Organic Farming Research Center (OFRF) | Facebook | Twitter
Organic Lamb - Ag Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC)
Organic Materials Review Institute
Organic Production Practices Northeast U.S.
Organic Research @ CABI
Organic Vet Home Page (UK)
[PDF] Raising organic livestock in Maine
Rodale Institute™ | Facebook | Twitter
USDA ERS Organic Agriculture Data Sets
USDA National Organic Program (NOP)

Rural development

Sustainable agriculture

Agriculture Sustainability Inst. at UC Davis | Blog | Facebook | Twitter
Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship
Center for the Micro Eco-farming Movement
Cultivating Success™ Sustainable Small Farms Education
Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture | Facebook
Land Stewardship Project | Facebook
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture | Facebook
LowInputBreeds (Europe)
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
National Sustainable Ag. Info. Service (NCAT/ATTRA) | Facebook
Sustainable Agriculture @ Purdue University
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
Sustainable Farming Connection
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Wallace Center at Winrock International
WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources (CSANR)

Value-added agriculture

     
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The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian. Susan is an Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. She has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. Susan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. She raises purebred and crossbred Katahdin sheep on her small farm called The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The information and links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 02-Jul-2011 by Susan Schoenian.