Since so many farmgirls have written asking for guidance and advice, we have put together a list of Farmgirl Resources to help them with information. We will keep updating it as we go, and we welcome hearing about the websites and resources you have found helpful as well.

If you would like to know more about organics and what that means, here is a link: www.organic.org/home/faq

Online Organic News and Farming Resources:

Farmland Trust - www.farmland.org

Acres USA – www.acresusa.com

New Farm - www.newfarm.org

Sustainable Agriculture Resources - SARE - www.sare.org

Sustainable Agriculture - ATTRA - http://attra.ncat.org

Women in Sustainable Agriculture - http://attra.ncat.org/newsletter/attranews_0306.html

Organic Consumers Association (OCA) - www.organicconsumers.org

OCA Organic Links - www.organicconsumers.org/ofgu/links.htm

MOSES in WI, and other organizations like it in your area - www.mosesorganic.org

PCEI in Moscow, ID and other organizations like it in your area - www.pcei.org

Rural Roots in ID, and other organizations like it in your area - www.ruralroots.org

Raising Chickens - www.chickenvideo.com

Living Simply - http://pathtofreedom.com/backtobasics/building

Farming Classes - www.cultivatingsuccess.org

Alternatives to Pesticides - www.pesticide.org

Center for Rural Affairs - www.cfra.org/newsletter/current.htm

Organic Seed Alliance - www.seedalliance.org

Solar Greenhouse, Vision, & Inspiration - www.solviva.com

Center for Food Safety - www.centerforfoodsafety.org

The Future is Organic - www.thefutureisorganic.net

Gardener’s Supply - www.gardeners.com

Rodale Institute - www.rodaleinstitute.org

Farm Resources - www.agmrc.org/directories__state_resources

American Solar Energy Society - www.ases.org

Harmony Valley - www.harmonyvalleyfarm.com

Cooperative Games & Child and Nature - www.childandnature.com

Old-fashioned Farm Supplies - www.lehmans.com

Sense & Sensibility Old-fashioned patterns - www.sensibility.com/pattern

Women in Sustainable Agriculture Lecture Series - www.agrariana.org

Common Sense Commentary by Tad Bartimus - www.tadbartimus.com

Planet Bed and Breakfast - a bed and breakfast directory assembled by actual B&B owners (over 200 to be exact!).

Windhorse Farm - The Windhorse residential community offers various opportunities for others to enjoy and learn at the farm: custom-designed work/study contracts, tours, Open Farm Days, seasonal celebrations, educational programs, including guest cabins for up to 16 people.

Local Resources:
Meeting local organic farmers through Farmers’ Markets, natural food stores’ produce department managers, Master Gardener Programs, many universities’ agricultural departments, and local USDA offices, which can tell you what crops grow well in your area.

Local Organic Farms – www.localharvest.org/organic-farms

Eat Local, Eat Organic - www.eatwellguide.org

Magazines & websites:

Countryside - www.countrysidemag.com

Mother Earth News - www.motherearthnews.com

Small Farmers Journal - www.smallfarmersjournal.com

Farmland Trust - www.farmland.org

Business Help for Women:

Small Business Assn. www.sba.gov

Nonprofit / Grant Writing Tips - www.npguides.org

USDA Grants - www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadg.htm

National Assn of Women Business Owners - www.nawbonw.org

Books:

MaryJane’s Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook - For the Farmgirl in All of Us
by MaryJane Butters

MaryJane’s Stitching Room
by MaryJane Butters

MaryJane’s Outpost - Unleashing Your Inner Wild
by MaryJane Butters

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It
by John Seymour

Solviva
by Anna Edey

Mortgage Free! Radical Strategies for Home Ownership
by Rob Roy

The Hand Sculpted House
by Ianto Evans, L.Smiley, and M.Smith