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This manual on using high tunnels or hoop houses for season extension includes case studies, a supplier list and chapters on marketing, site selection, construction and types, and soil, pest and environmental management.
This information sheet captures research by Virginia Tech and the Virginia Association for Biological Farming to develop cover crop-based, reduced-tillage systems for organic vegetable production.
Resources for ag educators and community leaders who are starting a farm to school program.
This plain language guide explains the five types of risk—production, marketing, worker, legal and financial—and provides worksheets.
This plain language guide has information on when to harvest vegetables, how to prepare produce for harvest, and safe handling of produce after harvest.
This plain language guide has information on the types of FSA loans available, and includes instructions for applying and developing a business plan.
This plain language helps farmers complete the USDA-NASS End of Season Fruit and Vegetable Survey. The guide explains the survey's purpose and step-by-step instructions for completing the forms.
This information sheet describes research in Virginia on using inexpensive, manually operated seeders to establish consistent cover crop stands.
This Virginia Association for Biological Farming information sheet provides research-based information on a cover crop “toolbox” from which growers can select cover crops most suited to their regions and production systems.
This information sheet gives an overview of how to use cover crops to maintain good levels of nutrients and organic matter in the soil.