Assisting Farmers in Crisis to Adopt Sustainable Marketing Alternatives

Agronomic: potatoes, grass (misc. perennial), hay
Fruits: berries (other), melons, berries (strawberries)
Nuts: hazelnuts
Vegetables: artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucurbits, eggplant, garlic, greens (leafy), onions, parsnips, peas (culinary), peppers, rutabagas, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, brussel sprouts
Additional Plants: herbs
Animals: poultry, goats, rabbits, sheep
Animal Products: dairy

Practices

Animal Production: feed/forage, housing, free-range, grazing - multispecies, preventive practices, grazing - rotational
Crop Production: agroforestry, continuous cropping, application rate management
Education and Training: networking, workshop
Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, community-supported agriculture, marketing management, feasibility study, agricultural finance, market study, risk management, value added
Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, habitat enhancement
Pest Management: allelopathy, biological control, botanical pesticides, compost extracts, cultural control, flame, physical control, mulching - plastic, row covers (for pests), smother crops, soil solarization, mulching - vegetative
Soil Management: organic matter, soil quality/health
Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, urban/rural integration

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.