Vegetables
Research, news, tools and training related to vegetable crops and vegetable farms.
Tools and Training
Veggie compass
A farm management tool for diversified fresh market vegetable growers. Using cost, sales and labor data, the spreadsheet calculates the cost of production for each crop and the profitability of each market channel.
How to use the Veggie compassBeginning Grower School
3-day training program emphasizing organic methods and direct marketing. Topics include crop production, post-harvest handling, marketing, pricing, economics, labor and small scale equipment, and more.
Beginning Grower SchoolUrban agriculture
Learn production and business practices of urban and peri-urban farming: land access, resource management, annual and perennial cropping systems, animal agriculture, with an emphasis on food justice and social equity.
School for Urban Agriculture