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For Growers and Sellers

Websites

Oregon Farmers' Markets Association
www.oregonfarmersmarkets.org
Local information for farmers, vendors and shoppers. Learn how to start a market.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/
Community supported agriculture, also know as subscription farming, is an adaptation of a European concept, which features community involvement in small farm production of safe crops.
Portland Community Gardens
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=39846
Grow your own vegetables in a beautiful community setting. A good way to meet your gardening neighbors.
Oregon Department of Agriculture
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODA/
Farmers market and farm stand information. Contains food safety guidelines and measurement standards.
Oregon Tilth
www.tilth.org
A non-profit research and education organization certifying organic farmers, processors and retailers. The library subscribes to the group's educational magazine In Good Tilth.
Salmon-Safe
www.salmonsafe.org/index.cfm
Nonprofit organization which certifies fish friendly farms in Oregon's Willamette Valley, Salmon-Safe has become one of the nation's leading regional eco labels with more than 30,000 acres of farmland certified.

Suggested reading

The New Farmers' Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers & Communities
Corum, Vance, Rosenzweing, Marcie and Gibson, Eric
635.068 C831n 2001
So you want to start growing and selling? Or you want to get a market started in your community. This book can helps you start, manage and promote your market and includes tips on merchandising, packaging and other practical topics.
Farmers' Market Guidelines
Government Documents Desk Central Library OR-A.8F22/3:2002
For those preparing to sell at the market.
Portland's Bounty: A Guide to Eating Locally and Seasonally in the Greater Portland and Vancouver Areas
641.3 P852 2001
Local guide for foodies, with a special section on hunger in the Portland area.
Sell What You Grow: How to Take Your Herbs & Produce to Market for Serious Cash
Luebbermann, Mimi
635.7 L948s 2000
The title says it all!

Periodicals for growers and sellers (available at the library)