Organic Grower Resources
In-Person and Virtual Workshops
Consider following these organizations on social media or signing up for email updates to stay informed on upcoming local events and trainings
NOFA Chapters
Cooperative Extensions
RI Conservation Districts
Digital Resources
Conservation Webinars - Recorded sessions on the latest research and suggested practices for organic on-farm conservation.
Cornell Integrated Pest Management Guide - Access comprehensive, foundational resources for your organic farming operation. Download individual PDF chapters covering essential agricultural practices and overarching IPM strategies, ranging from soil and nutrient management and cover cropping to food safety, weed control and sprayer technology.
eOrganic Community of Practice - Research-based articles, webinars, videos, and an "Ask the Expert" section. eOrganic resources cover dairy production, fruits & vegetables, and poultry production, as well as specific topics such as cover cropping or insect management.
Land for Good - This organization connects, assists, and engages farmers, landowners, service providers, communities, and policymakers to grow equitable farming opportunities and sustainably keep land in agriculture. Land for Good also runs a monthly zoom call - Northeast Farmland Access Network.
National Center for Appropriate Technology - a non-profit organization that offers a broad range of training and publications on organic farming, ranching, and food processing.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) - SARE projects have provided numerous books, case studies, guides, and videos on organic production.
Books & Resource Guides
Series of Guides originally published by NOFA:
Organic Soil-Fertility and Weed Management by Steve Gilman
Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping: Soil Resiliency and Health on the Organic Farm by Seth Kroeck
Compost, Vermicompost and Compost Tea by Grace Gershuny
Growing Healthy Vegetable Crops: Working with Nature to Control Diseases and Pests Organically by Brian Caldwell
Organic Dairy Production by Sarah Flack
Organic Seed Production and Saving: The Wisdom of Plant Heritage by Bryan Connolly
Other Books
The Market Gardner by Jean-Martin Fortier
The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman
Growing Great Garlic by Ron L. Engeland
Whole Farm Planning: Ecological Imperatives, Personal Values and Economics by Elizabeth Henderson and Karl North
Humane and Healthy Poultry Production: A Manual for Organic Growers by Karma Glos
The Natural Farmer (TNF) is the quarterly, in-print magazine of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA). In alignment with NOFA’s mission, TNF features organic farming techniques, certification issues, environmental developments as they impact farmers and growers, issues of food justice, and other topics of interest to the Northeast organic community.
Chelsea Green is recognized as the leading publisher of books on the politics and practice of sustainable living, giving readers hands-on information related to organic and regenerative farming and gardening, ecology and the environment, healthy food, local economies and resilient communities, and integrative health and wellness.
