Comprehensive Publication for Beginning Farmers

Posted on July 27, 2009 by in Beginning Farmers, Business, Financing, Finding Land, First Generation Farmers, Funding, Marketing, Organic, Policy, Publications, Small Farms, Sustainability, Young Farmers // 0 Comments

Cultivate the Soil: Resources for Beginning and Small Scale Farmers and Ranchers in Washington State is a 2008 Publication by Megan McPhaden from the Washington State Housing/Finance Commission Beginning Farmer/Rancher Loan Program.

It provides comprehensive information on financing and loan programs, business planning, marketing, finding land, insurance and risk management, energy efficiency, education, organic farming, and minority-specific programs.

The entire document is available at: https://www.wshfc.org/FarmRanch/resources.pdf