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Certification	Companion Planting	Compost	Cover Crops	Crop Budgets	Production & Processing
Crop Rotation	Disease Management	Fruit Production	Grower Organizations	Grower Resource Lists	Marketing
Native Bee/Pollination	Pest Management	Solarization	High Tunnels	Other UT Sites	Weed Management

Certification
ATTRA Organic Systems Plan Templates
eOrganic Overview of Organic Systems Plan
Guide to Organic Certification of Vegetable Operations
Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)
Rodale Institute Online Certification Tools
TN Crop Improvement Association
TN Dept. of Ag. Organics
TN Dept. of Ag. Organic Certification Cost Share Program
TN NRCS EQIP
USDA National Organic Program
UT Organic Certification in TN
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Companion Planting/Interplanting
ATTRA Companion Planting- Basic Concept and Resources
Cornell Cooperative Extension Companion Planting
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Compost
ATTRA Compost Publications
CEFS Composting on Organic Farms
Cornell Composting
UC Cooperative Extension Composting Education Project
UC Organic Soil Fertility Management Symposium
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Cover Crops
ATTRA Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures
CEFS Cover Crops for Organic Farms
ISU Effect of Cover Crops for Weed Management in Organic Vegetables
NRCS Cover and Green Manure Crop Benefits to Soil Quality
NCSU Summer Cover Crops
OSU Cover Crops for Home Gardens
SARE Managing Cover Crops Profitably
UC SAREP Cover Crop Resource Page
UT Forage Research
UT PB378 Forage & Field Crop Seeding Guide for Tennessee
Virginia Association for Biological Farming
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Crop Budgets
Rutgers Organic Crop Budgets
University of Kentucky Crop Budgets
ATTRA Enterprise Budgets and Production Costs
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Crop Production and Processing
ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
ATTRA Guide to On-Farm Processing
SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
CEFS Organic Production Guide
Rodale Institute
eOrganic
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Crop Rotation
CEFS Crop Rotations on Organic Farms
KS Rural Center Sustainable Agriculture Management Guides- Crop Rotation
Rodale How to Zap Pests, Build Soil with Cover Crops in Strategic Crop Rotations
SARE Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual
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Disease Management
ATTRA Disease Management Publications
Cornell University Resource Guide for Organic Insect & Disease Management
Cornell University Vegetable MD
eOrganic Plant Disease Management
Marrone BioInnovations Biopesticide CEU Course
NCSU Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South: Disease Management
The Ohio State University Organic Fruit Disease Management Guides
Penn State Vegetable Disease Identification
University of California Plant Disease Management for Organic Crops
University of Florida Organic Mangement of Vegetable Diseases Part I: Soilborne Pathogens
University of Florida Organic Mangement of Vegetable Diseases Part II: Foliar Pathogens
University of Vermont Organic Disease Management
West Virginia University KTFREC- Diagnostic Keys to Major Fruit Diseases
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Solarization
Auburn University Soil Solarization for Control of Nematodes and Soilborne Diseases
University of California Solarization Informational Website
University of Florida Solarization for Pest Management in Florida
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Fruit Production
The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium
Cornell Fruit Resources
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Grower Organizations
TOGA (Tennessee Organic Growers Association)
TFVA (Tennessee Fruit and Vegetable Association)
SSAWG (Southern Sustainable Agricultural Working Group)
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Grower Resource Lists
Growing Small Farms, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham Co.
University of Tennessee Vegetable Production Program Supply Sources ***NOTE: These are sources for both organic and conventional producers. If you are an organic producer, always check with your certifying agency before using a new product in your operation.
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High Tunnels
ATTRA Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners
Au Naturel Farm
Eliot Coleman's Four Season Farm
Cornell University- High Tunnels
eOrganic Season Extension
NCSU Growing Small Farms- Season Extension
High Tunnels.org
Iowa State University- High Tunnel Bramble Production
Penn State Center for Plasticulture- High Tunnels
Rutgers University- High Tunnel Project
University of Missouri High Tunnel Tomato Production High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production Growing Strawberries in High Tunnels in Missouri
University of Vermont- ‘High Tunnels: Using low-cost technology to increase yields, improve quality, and extend the season’ manual
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Marketing
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project-Marketing Resources for Growers
ATTRA Marketing Publications
eOrganic Marketing and Food Systems
Growing for Market
Hartman Group-"Current State of the Organic Consumer" Webinar
NCSU- Growing Small Farms-Marketing
Rodale Institute- Organic Price Report
SARE- Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers
USDA- Emerging Issues in the Organic Industry
USDA- Marketing U.S. Organic Foods: Trends from Farms to Consumers
UT Center for Profitable Agriculture
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Native Bees/Pollination
Michigan State University Pollination and Bees
Selecting Plants for Pollinators (5 MB)
UC Berkeley Urban Bee Gardens
University of Georgia Honey Bee Program
UT Bees and Beekeeping
The Xerces Society
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Organics in Food Service
OAPEI Taste the Change: How to Go Organic on Campus
UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
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Pest Management
ATTRA Pest Management Publications
Bug Guide
The Bugwood Network
Cornell University- Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
Cornell University- Resource Guide for Organic Insect & Disease Management
eOrganic Organic Insect Management
Michigan State University Enhancing Beneficial Insects with Native Plants
Pest Management Strategic Plan for Organic Potato Production in the West
SARE Managing Insects on Your Farm
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Seed Saving
Oregon State University Collecting and Storing Seeds From Your Garden
Washington State University Saving Seed/Heirloom Vegetables
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Soil Management
ATTRA Soils Publications
CEFS Soil Quality Considerations
CEFS Soil Fertility on Organic Farms
Naural Resources Conservation Service- Soil Biology
SARE Building Soils for Better Crops
UT Soil, Plant and Pest Center
UC Organic Soil Fertility Management Symposium
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Weed Management
ATTRA Weed Management
Cornell University- The Organic Weed Management Website
eOrganic Organic Weed Management
UM Weed ID Guide
UT Weed Identification Tool
UVM Ten Steps Toward Organic Weed Control
UVM Cultivation Equipment for Weed Control: Pros, Cons and Sources
Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
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Other UT Sites
Extension
AgResearch
Department of Plant Sciences
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
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