Farmer Resource Library

New Entry's farmer library has hundreds of resources on sustainable farming, marketing, and operating a successful small business. Our physical library at our office in Beverly, MA contains books, CD's, DVD's periodicals, pamphlets, and videos in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Khmer. You can also search the directory below for downloadable digital resources, helpful web sites, and online farming videos.

Please visit or email us at nesfp@tufts.edu if you can't find what you're looking for here. Sometimes we are out in the field, so it's best to let us know if you're planning on stopping by.

Big River Farms Training Classes

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  • Digital Download

Schedule and description of on farm training classes offered by the Big River Farms Training Program at the Minnesota Food Association.

Boletin Agricola Latina

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  • Digital Download

First issue of a Spanish newsletter from the Farley Center, which provides Midwestern Latina farmers with information about agriculture, especially oranic agriculture.

Bookkeeping for farmers - webinar slide deck

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  • Digital Download

The Bookkeeping for Farmers webinar is part of the larning material produced with the Overcoming Risk During Climate Variability: The Importance of Recordkeeping in Small Scale Farming grant.

The slide deck include visuals, charts, and graphs to enhance understanding of the topic.

To learn more please reach out: nesfp@tufts.edu

Breakeven Analysis

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  • Digital Download

Spreadsheet that helps calculate total fixed costs, total variable costs, and subsequent breakeven sales level.

Breakeven Analysis and Scenario Planning - webinar slide deck

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  • Digital Download

The Breakeven Analysis and Scenario Planning for Farming Operations fact sheet is part of the larning material produced with the Overcoming Risk During Climate Variability: The Importance of Recordkeeping in Small Scale Farming grant.

The slide deck include visuals, charts, and graphs to enhance understanding of the topic. 

To learn more please reach out: nesfp@tufts.edu

Building a Low-Cost Cooler and Pack Shed

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  • Digital Download

Handout that provides an overview of how to build your own pack-shed and walk-in cooler for a diversified vegetable/fruit farm. Based on a workshop held at the Farley Center's farm incubator.

Building from the Ground Up: USDA NRCS Conservation and FSA Loan Programs Fact Sheet

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  • Digital Download

The Building from the Ground Up: USDA NRCS Conservation and FSA Loan Programs Fact Sheet, is product of the Investing in Your Farm: Accessing Grants and Loans for Growing Your Business workshop series, hosted by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.

In this Fact Sheet (PDF) you can find information about the following topics: different types of FSA loans, NRCS financial programs, where to look and how to get started with FSA as a beginning farmer.

For additional information please reach out: nesfp@tufts.edu

Building from the Ground Up: USDA NRCS Conservation and FSA Loan Programs Workshop Recording

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  • Video

The Building from the Ground Up: USDA NRCS Conservation and FSA Loan Programs webinar, is part of the Investing in Your Farm: Accessing Grants and Loans for Growing Your Business workshop series, hosted by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.

In this webinar, instructors share knowledge/understanding of NRCS and FSA funding programs for beginning farmers. Topics covered in the workshop include:

  • Mission and benefits of working with FSA.
  • Getting started as beninning farmers.
  • Non-insured crop disaster assistance program.
  • Supervised credit and unique requirements.
  • Farm ownership loans.
  • Farm operating loans.
  • Down payment loan program.
  • Microloans.
  • General eleigibility and application process.

For additional information please reach us out at: nesfp@tufts.edu

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