Resources
| Title | Author | Summary | Year | topic_areas_hfilter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Sovereignty & Farmworker Storytelling | Not Our Farm | In this discussion hosted by Regenerative Ag Idea Network Weaver Jahia, Anita Adalja shares their work and experience in farmworker rights, the often overlooked plight of labor abuses on small farms, and their QBIPOC-focused work through the Not Our Farm collective and on Ashoka Farm. | 2022 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership |
| Planning, Land Access and Finances | Savanna Institute | The degree to which different crops and practices are incorporated into an agroforestry system depends on the site characteristics as well as the values and goals of the people stewarding the land. This makes agroforestry very site specific, and therefore, no two practices or systems are exactly alike. | 2021 | agroforestry farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Organizing for Food & Climate Justice in Florida | Florida Food Policy Council | Erica Hall, Board Chair of the Florida Food Policy Council and longtime advocate for climate justice, social equity, and economic resilience, shares the Florida Food Policy Council’s work in community organizing for climate change resilience. | 2022 | climate-change-adaptation crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping economic-community-development ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices leadership-development local-regional-food-systems-and-access minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy strategic-planning water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| How Regenerative Agriculture Can Grow | Regenerative Agriculture Initiative at Yale Center for Business and Environment | The How Regenerative Agriculture Can Grow series is a collection of five briefs that cover how opportunities for policy reform, investing, training, and marketing can … | 2020 | conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share crop-insurance farm-business-planning-and-finance labeling-and-marketing policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Ear to the Ground 265: Diving into Safer Waters | Land Stewardship Project | Ear to the Ground Podcast, hosted by Brian DeVour at the Land Stewardship Project, covers family farming, regenerative agriculture, regional food, and local democracy through … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking |
| Land Policy Report | Holly Rippon-Butler, National Young Farmers Coalition | Barriers to land access are laden with interconnected challenges of climate change, food sovereignty, structural racism and discrimination, cost of living, and public health. However, … | 2020 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance federal-level-policy minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice |
| Land Access Solutions in the Agrarian Commons Model | Farm Commons | Why work with a land trust to preserve or access farmland? And, how do we navigate the creativity AND limitations of easements on farmland? Farm … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance legal-and-finances minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice state-level-policy |
| Social Justice through Non-traditional Land Access Strategies | Farm Commons | The Farm Commons team discusses inequities in who has access to land, who owns the land, and strategies farmers and farm-advocates pursue to secure land … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-finance-policy local-regional-food-systems-and-access minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice |
| Farmers’ Guide to CART: NRCS’s New Conservation Planning, Resource Assessment, and Program Application Tool | National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | The NRCS Conservation Assessment Ranking Tool (CART) streamlines and simplifies conservation planning so NRCS staff can inform farmers, ranchers, and landowners on how to implement … | 2021 | conservation conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share farm-business-planning-and-finance policy-and-regulation |
| Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs | National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | This collection of current programs and policies breaks down who is eligible, success stories, application information, resources, and history. Originally released in 2014, the guide … | 2014 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share crop-insurance economic-community-development energy-and-forestry farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-credit farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy food-safety-and-inspection grants-and-funding-proposals minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation |
| Guide to Illinois Laws Governing Direct Farm Marketing | Illinois Stewardship Alliance | Developed by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance with assistance from the Illinois Department of Agriculture and University of Illinois Extension, this guide informs farmers and producers … | 2021 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy legal-and-finances marketing-and-communications organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Tackling Food Insecurity and land access in Minnesota | Sharing Our Roots | Antonio Alba Merez is the Program Director for the Community Land Share, Community Connector, and Neighborhood Garden initiatives. In this call, Antonio and his colleague Lina Nyaronge share how these programs work to address food insecurity and land access in Northfield, MN. | 2022 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning leadership-development minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships rural-community-leadership |
| Leasing Land: Legal and Practical Tips for Success | Farm Commons and Quivira Coalition | Doing your due diligence is a common practice when purchasing property, but as Rachel Armstrong explains, it is just as important when signing a lease … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy legal-and-finances organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation state-level-policy |
| Right Business Structure for Reducing Legal Risk and Leveraging Opportunity | Farm Commons and Quivira Coalition | Rachel Armstrong, founder and Executive Director at Farm Commons, discusses the importance of establishing the right business structure and writing the proper organizing document for … | 2022 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning farm-finance-policy federal-level-policy legal-and-finances organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation state-level-policy strategic-planning |
| Key Perennial Crops | Savanna Institute | The Key Perennial Crops infographic acts as a guidebook for top tree crops in the Midwest. The Savanna Institute characterizes 12 tree crops, each equipped … | 2019 | agroforestry farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning labeling-and-marketing marketing-and-communications organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation |
| Liberation on Land Skillshare Video Series | Soul Fire Farm | This sixteen part “how-to” video series facilitated by Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color farmers and land stewards details soil carbon, ways to … | 2021 | farm-business-planning-and-finance leadership-development minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice |
| REGAIN Office Hour: Green Lands Blue Waters Continuous Living Cover | REGAIN | Green Lands Blue Waters, along with co-hosts RuralAdvantage and Savanna Institute, discuss examples of leveraging NRCS funds to implement and support Continuous Living Cover (CLC) practices like perennial forage and alley cropping. | 2021 | agroforestry conservation ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning grants-and-funding-proposals habitat-and-wildlife-management managed-livestock-grazing-systems organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Research on Regenerative Ag | REGAIN | Dr. Jonathan Lundgren discusses his research and education programs on assessing the ecological risk of pest management strategies and developing long-term solutions for regenerative food systems.⠀ | 2021 | agroforestry cover-cropping crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning habitat-and-wildlife-management herbicides-fungicides-and-pesticides no-till-and-conservation-tillage soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| REGAIN Office Hours: COVID Protocols for Summer Events | Practical Farmers of Iowa | Meghan Filbert of Practical Farmers of Iowa shares their approach to the 2021 event season | 2021 | beef-cattle covid-19-response crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping dairy-cattle farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems no-till-and-conservation-tillage |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Oh The Places Carbon Can Go! | REGAIN | Dr. Jasmine Dillon and Dr. Megan Machmuller get in the weeds of soil carbon science and the potential for regenerative grazing to sequester carbon. | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation cover-cropping ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems nutrient-application-best-management-practices soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Grass-Fed Beef Calculator | Pasture Project | This calculator is appropriate for cow-calf, stocker, finishing, or direct market enterprises and includes five year cash flow projections and a value calculator for purchase and sales decisions. It is designed for beef but can be modified to be appropriate for any pasture-based animal production. | 2016 | beef-cattle farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning livestock_management |