If you're just beginning to farm sustainably, or you're getting ready to start, you're looking for answers.  And there are many resources online that have been built especially for new farmers.  The videos, PowerPoint presentations and other online resources listed on this page offer checklists, planning materials, FAQs and other great tools for those who have just begun a sustainable agriculture operation and those who are still in the planning stage.

Powerpoint Presentations Videos Websites *Please note some Powerpoint Presentations have been converted to Pdf's for easier viewing and faster downloading. Basic Agricultural Terminology: A Quiz for New Farmers New Farmers: Who Are They? What Do They Need? New York Farm Viability Institute Exploring the Small Farm Dream PowerPoint Presentation Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill Personnel Management on the Farm     Planning the Future of Your Farm    An Introductory Urban Agriculture Presentation  Food Production in an Urban Context Organic Rooftop Farming in Chicago Suburban Farming, an Idea Whose Time Has Come Jim Crawford and Samuel Fromartz Discuss Organic Farming Voices of Experience Videos: Good Advice for New Farmers A New Family Farmer A Guide to Lavender: Starting a Lavender Farm New Farmers as a Second Career New York Beginning Farm Project’s Lessons from Experience Raising Chickens in the City     Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening: Resources for Educators Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture     Getting to Organic How to Become an Organic Farmer     Transitioning to Organic Dairy     Organic and Non-GMO Production: A New Challenge for Agricultural Education     The Business of Agriculture: Agri-Entrepreneurship Topics     The Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings Program     Wisconsin School for Beginning Farmers USDA's Urban Agriculture & Community Gardening     The ‘Women in Ag Nebraska’ Organization     The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens     Prairie Fire Article: Growing Food and Community