Urban Ag/Beginning Farmer Resources
- Local Fresh – A collaborative effort connection farmers and ranchers to local consumers
- Value-Added Agriculture – Helping producers that are looking for ways to differentiate their product so they can receive higher prices, obtain better market access and experience less volatility swing
- Ag Plan App – Helping rural business owners with the development of a sound business plan
- Rural Tax Education – This website provides agricultural producers and small rural businesses a source for agriculturally related income and self-employment tax information that is both current and easy to understand
- ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture
- UC Small Farm Center
- Marketing strategies for new organic farms
- The Western Extension Risk Management Education Center (Western Center) – Provides tools and training to support producers establish long-term risk management strategies.
- Niche market handout
- Ten Steps to a Successful Vegetable Garden
- Container Gardening in the Southwest
- Vegetable Planting Calendar for Maricopa County
- Arizona Climate Zones and their Application to Growing Plants
- Specialty Crop Production Practices for Beginning Farmers in Arizona and the Southwest – high tunnel
- Growing herbs
- Rain water harvesting
- High tunnels extend growing season
- National Organic Program section from the Code of Federal Regulations: what pesticides you can and cannot use in organic farming.
- National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) – Information for growers new to pest control and/or agricultural production. Call center can answer questions in several languages.
- Organic Pesticide Information
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) page on organic farming
- Food Safety & food safety training
- Code of Federal Regulations: the National Organic Program
Workshop PowerPoints
- Management of Nutrients and Pests - Ayman Mostafa
- Plant Disease Diagnosis: Finding Solutions - Bindu Poudel-Ward
- Soil Health - Debankur Sanyal
- Small Scale Citrus Farming - Glenn Wright
- Working Safely with Pesticides - Jennifer Weber
- Importance of Identification and Monitoring in your IPM - Kyle Harrington