USDA Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)
LFPP offers four types of projects, 24-month Planning, 36-month Implementation, 24-month Turnkey Marketing and Promotion, and 24-month Turnkey Recruitment and Training.
USDA Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP)
The Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing; local and regional food markets and enterprises; and value-added agricultural products.
University of California ANR Small Farms Network
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Small Farms Advisors and program staff serve as an information hub connecting small-scale farms to research and education resources of the University of California. We serve a diverse clientele including small-scale and diversified family farms; beginning, immigrant, and refugee farmers; and growers of specialty crops not covered by traditional commodity-based extension programs.
Wallace Center
Grant offerings plus webinars, how-to-guides, and tutorials on a range of topics including grazing, farm to food assistance, value chain, and more.
The Dirt on Flowers Podcast
Honest insight, and hard-earned wisdom from experienced flower farmers.
Sustaining Farmers
Sustaining Farmers is an agricultural consulting team, providing direct services to farmers and specializing in writing high-value USDA Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPGs).
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is a decentralized competitive grants and education program, divided into four different regions that operate as separate entities and run grant programs for their states. In addition to grant info, their resource library includes research-based, farmer-driven information about practicing sustainable agriculture on your farm, including soil management, pest management, farm business management, and more.
Stewards Unlimited
We help agricultural organizations grow with confidence by providing trusted resources for grants, funding and strategic initiatives. It all starts with a connection!
Stepwell Strategies
We bring a real-world understanding to our work, not only helping partners secure funding but thinking through the implications that funding might have on their staff, programs, and priorities moving forward.
SARE Guide to Federal Grants: Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches, and Communities
A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems and Community Development.
Richard A. Barber Company
We provide a complete solution from initial planning to administrative award management tasks. No prior knowledge of grants or grant writing is required from you; our resources and staff allow us to handle all aspects of the VAPG.
Regenerate Conference
Held in October. Each year, Quivira Coalition, Holistic Management International, and the American Grassfed Association collaborate to convene ranchers, farmers, conservationists, land managers, scientists, and thought leaders to share knowledge, build community, and create a culture of resilience and regeneration.
Origin Farms
Origin Farms is a consulting company that supports farmers and their rural communities. We have a diverse client base, including farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and rural communities. We provide a wide range of services, including grant writing and business plan development. We write feasibility studies for small to medium-sized projects.
Organization for Competitive Markets
Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) is a membership-based research and advocacy organization working to expose and break the stranglehold of corporate consolidation in our food and agricultural economy.
OCM Annual Food and Agriculture Conference and Membership Meeting
Join us for two days of comprehensive and insightful presentations and discussions on expanding the cattle feeding and meat processing infrastructure in the Southeast. This well-attended event will be the catalyst for capturing the full value of the calves we raise, for producers and our rural economies.
North Central Region SARE YouTube Channel
North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE) is one of four regional offices that run the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, a nationwide grants and education program to advance sustainable innovation to American agriculture.
Vidoes include a how-to series for NCR-SARE grant appliations, and a Farming Matters series featuring farmers, ranchers, educators, and researchers sharing the stories of their sustainable agriculture research.
New Venture Advisors
We are business consultants specializing in food system planning and sustainable food business development.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition VAPG Resources
Robust VAPG resources and background info.
National Farm to School Network
National Farm to School Network is an information, advocacy and networking hub for communities working to bring local food sourcing and food and agriculture education into school systems and early care and education environments. Website includes a resource library, newsletters, trainings, and policy info.
NAFSN Community Food Systems Consultants Directory
NAFSN maintains this open-source directory of consultants, which includes a number of consultants who serve farms. Expertise includes farm succession, farm production, farm profitability, and more.