Useful Resources

Farm Supply Form This spreadsheet gives a variety of sources and prices for farm materials. It is not comprehensive, and you should check the pricing to make sure it is up to date, but this will give you a starting point.

Indoor Seed Starting

Starting your own seeds for transplanting to your garden is cheap and easy!

Resources: NebGuide on Seed Starting and Cornell Extension's Guide to Seed Starting

Planning and Laying Out Your Garden

Resources: Square Foot Gardening

How To Start A Vegetable Garden

How to Plot and Make Vegetable Garden Beds--a video in a series by Ed Bruske. Lots of good information.

Vegetable Garden Calendar - Zone 5-- a good summary of what to do when.

Beginner's Guide to Selling at Farmers' Markets

Interested in selling at a local farmers' market? See some great resources below. Information on the Community CROPS Farmers' Market

Resources: Missouri Extension Guide to Selling at Farmers' Markets and ATTRA's guide to selling at farmers' markets

Solar Ovens

Make your own solar oven and use it all summer long to bake breads, cookies, and cook rice, vegetables and more! Using designs from www.solarcooking.org, each person made their own solar oven to use at home.

Whole Grain Bread Baking -- Workshop materials

Learn about baking bread using whole wheat flours. This is a hands-on class--we'll make yeast bread from start to finish so you know what to look for. Lots of opportunities for questions and answers.

Resources for class include: King Arthur Flour's Yeast Bread Primer, No-Knead Bread (from the New York Times) and Speedy No-Knead Bread

Backyard Poultry