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Good General Links
Rodale Insitute New Farm site a long standing advocate for sustainable farming and research
Montgomery County Office of Agriculture- click the link for a new equipment sharing program
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Grassroots Guide to Farm Programs (Funding and much more)
MoCo Beekeepers Association

Funding
Rodale Organic Farm Funding (details lot of different farm funding programs)
Farm Credit
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
Local Food Systems.com- a connector for food entrepreneurs and funding
Funding for Solar/Other Renewable Energy Generation on Farms
Montgomery County Office of Agriculture Cost Share Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service Maryland
MARBIDCO SANG Program (Small Acreage Next Generation Program)
Pro-Bono websites for underserved farmers - Grapevine

Specific Funding for BIPOC and other underserved farmers
Rodale BIPOC mini-grant
Veteran resources from the USDA
Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged farmer grassroots guide (National Sustainable Ag Coalition)
MCA/Office of Ag BIPOC Guide for  MoCo Farmers

Land
MCA’s Land Link
Maryland Farm Link
Land for Sale- Montgomery County (and elsewhere)
Land For Good - lots of great resources for securing land
Accessing Land Together Decision Tool

Marketing/Selling
Accepting WIC and Senior Benefits at Farmers Markets
FMNP (Senior and WIC) Farmer Application-Agreement
​Selling Eggs, Meat, cheese, jams, jellies (non-commercial kitchen) at a farmers market
Montgomery County Application

Processing
MD on-farm meat processing guidelines
Egg and Poultry on-farm guidelines

Commercial Kitchen
Processing Value Added Food Products in MD


On the Ground Practices
Irrigation
USDA on Irrigation

Organic Resources
MDA Organic Resources

Working on Farms
MCA's Labor Link listings
Beginning Farmer Success- UMD Extension
Good Food Jobs
Farmingwork.com
The Future Harvest Bulletin Board

​National Sustainable Ag Information Service
ATTRA.org

World Wide Opportunities  on Organic Farms
WWOOF

Good Food Jobs

Further Learning

Compilation of Webinars and Distance Learning Programs for Food System and Agricultural Development Professionals
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​Some great opportunities to get farming experience (
note that these are mostly free):
– Farmer Training through Future Harvest 
–The Beginner Farming Program through UMD Extension
–Community Garden Opportunities in MoCo
-Volunteer and Paid Opportunities through our Labor Link listings
-Read over the guides at Land for Good about how to conduct a land search. They also have a video (mostly about New England but lots of good info)
​-Eco City Incubator

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Land Link
Producer's Resources
Directory of Local Services
​Helpful resources for various area needs:
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