Learn to Farm
Begin Farming Ohio collaborators and partners offer a wide variety of learning opportunities – workshops, seminars, courses, programs, technical assistance, apprenticeships and other developmental relationships.
Directly link to the opportunities offered by each of these organizations and explore which would meet your needs to grow and develop your production and farm business skill and knowledge.
Events, Meetings and Workshops
- Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy Events
http://www.cvcountryside.org/cvcc_events.htm - Farm Science Review
http://fsr.osu.edu/ - Innovative Farmers of Ohio (IFO) Events Listings
http://www.ifoh.org/services.asp - Ohio Department of Agriculture Meetings Schedule
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/communications/meetings.aspx - Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Events
events: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/events.asp
news: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/news.asp - Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) Events Listings
http://www.oeffa.org/events.php - Ohio Farm Bureau Events Listings
http://ofbf.org/news-and-events/events/ - OSU Extension Events and News (by county)
http://extension.osu.edu/counties.php - Small Farm Institute Events Listings
http://smallfarminstitute.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/
On-line Services, Tools, and Social Networks
- ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
http://attra.ncat.org/ - Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy Events
http://www.cvcountryside.org/Website/New%20Farmers/new_farmers.htm - Innovative Farmers of Ohio (IFO) Services
http://www.ifoh.org/services.asp - Local Food Systems
http://localfoodsystems.org/ - The National Ag Risk Education Library
http://www.agrisk.umn.edu - The Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs
http://www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/ - Ohio Department of Agriculture Services
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/communications/Services.aspx - Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Tools and Resources
Tools: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/tools.asp
Resources: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/amp/resources.asp - Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA)
Apprentice Program
http://www.oeffa.org/apprentice.php - Ohio Farm Bureau (by county)
http://ofbf.org/counties/ - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
http://www.sare.org/ - USDA National Agricultural Library
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/
rural information center: http://ric.nal.usda.gov/
Select Resource Links:
Accessing Ohio Farmland
- Farmland Preservation
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/FarmLand/FarmLand.aspx - Farm Link Program
http://www.thefarmlandcenter.org/sell-a-farm.html - Leasing Land
http://www.cvcountryside.org/Website/countryside_initiative/cvnp_farming.htm
Self-assessments
- Brief Occupational Knowledge and Skills Self-assessment (pdf)
http://growingnewfarmers.org/uploads/uploads/Files/worksheet4.pdf - In-depth Occupational Knowledge and Skills Self-assessment (pdf)
http://growingnewfarmers.org/uploads/uploads/Files/in%20debth%20self%20assessment.pdf
Soil
- All Ohio Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society
http://www.ohiochapterswcs.org/ - Ohio No-Till Council
http://www.conservationinformation.org/ - Ohio Soil Survey Products
http://www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/soils/products.html
Production
- The Agronomic Crops Network
http://agcrops.osu.edu/ - The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
http://www.biodynamics.com/ - OSU College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences
http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/farm.html - The Ohio State Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
http://ipm.osu.edu/ - OSU Sustainable Agriculture
http://sustainableag.osu.edu/ - Organic Farming Research Foundation
http://ofrf.org/ - The Rodale Institute
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/ - Social Responsibility Initiative
http://sri.osu.edu/
Business and Marketing
- Direct Marketing
http://directmarketing.osu.edu - Ohio Ag Manager
http://ohioagmanager.osu.edu - The Ohio State University South Centers
http://southcenters.osu.edu/ - OSU College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences
http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/farm.html - OSU Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
http://www.aede.osu.edu/ - OSU Sustainable Agriculture
http://sustainableag.osu.edu/ - Licensing
Ohio Dept. of Agriculture: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/apps/odalicensing/odalicensing.aspx - Certifications
OEFFA: http://www.oeffa.org/certification.php
OCIA: http://www.ocia.org/
Certified Naturally Grown: http://www.naturallygrown.org/
Demeter: http://www.demeter-usa.org/ - Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet)
http://www.acenetworks.org/ - The Center for Farm Financial Management
http://www.crrm.umn.edu/ - The Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) at EISC., Inc.
http://www.cift.eisc.org/ - The Direct Agricultural Marketing Association of Ohio, Inc.
http://www.farmtomarkets.com/ - Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/farmers/ - LocalHarvest
http://www.localharvest.org/ - Local Matters
http://www.local-matters.org/ - Mid American Ag and Hort Services
http://www.midamservices.org - The Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association
http://www.opgma.org/ - The Robyn Van En Center
http://www.csacenter.org/ - Rural Action
http://www.ruralaction.org/ - U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration
http://www.dol.gov/esa/ - USDA Rural Development in Ohio
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/oh/
Conservation
- Green Energy Ohio
www.greenenergyohio.org/ - OSU Extension
http://extension.osu.edu/natural_resources_and_environment/index.php - USDA
http://www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/
Other Resource Links
- New Agrarian Center
http://web.me.com/blueheron55/NAC_Site/About_the_NAC.html - Ohio Agriculture Colleges and Universities
http://www.uscollegesearch.org/ohio-agriculture-colleges.html - Ohio Future Farmers of American Association
http://www.ohioffa.org - OEFFA Resources
http://www.oeffa.org/resources.php - Ohio Extension
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/agri_resources.aspx.php
