Resources

Events

Business Planning

• Cornell Small Farms Business Planning Resources
• Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses
• Sowing the Seeds of Food Justice: A Guide for Farmers Who Want to Supply Low-Income Communities While Maintaining Financial Stability
• OSU CFAES Knowledge Explorer

Education

• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Resources
• USDA Small and Mid-Sized Farmer Resources

Supplies

• Nifty Hoops High Tunnels & Hoop Houses
• Seed Savers Exchange
• Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
• Tool Library Columbus, OH
• True Love Seeds
• UJAMAA Seeds

Legal Resources

• National Agricultural Law Center
• Wright and Moore Law Office, focuses on agricultural and farm related legal issues
• Ohio Farm Resolution Services, a USDA-certified mediation program with funding support from the USDA/Farm Service Agency
• Consolidated Appraisal Services Company, farmland and real estate appraisals in Ohio, Iowa, and Michigan
• Foos-Garvin Accounting, Inc.
• John M Lawrence and Associates CPA Tax Preparer: 711 Winkler Drive Suite A, Wooster, Ohio 44691 | (812) 204-2280

Fair Farm Employment

• The Agricultural Justice Project (AJP) Toolkit collects guidance and resources to help you build a business and workplace that’s fair and accountable to workers, small-scale farmers, and communities. The toolkit covers various topics, including employee handbooks, writing and implementing a farm health and safety plan, calculating a living wage, and more.
• A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace provides practical advice for employers when it comes to addressing immigration-related actions in the workplace.