Production Guides

• Seed Production Guides - CFSA Saving Our Seed
• Vegetable Variety List – Doug Jones, Central Carolina Community College
• Production Guides on the NC Growing Small Farms Website
• Organic Production Guide – NC Center for Environmental Farming Systems
• Organic Fruit and Vegetable Production Guides from Cornell – Cornell

General Organic Growing Resources

• National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service – ATTRA
• Organic Farming Resources - Organic Growers School
• Farm Planning and Recordkeeping – Growing Small Farms
• Resources for Farmers - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
• Transitioning to Organic Production – SARE
• Planting and Harvesting Guide for NC Piedmont Vegetable & Herbs
• Organic Sweet Corn Production – NC State Extension HIL
• Restoring the Productivity of Marginal Soils with Organic Amendments
• Herbicide Carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost, and Grass Clippings: Caution to Hay Producers, Livestock Owners, Farmers and Home Gardeners – AG-727W

Use of Manures in Crop Production

• Managing Manure Fertilizers in Organic Systems – eOrganic

Pests & Disease Control

• Organic Materials Review Institute
• Local Crop Problems – Chatham County Cooperative Extension
• Insects: Pests and Beneficials – Chatham County Cooperative Extension
• Time to Control Late Blight in Tomatoes and Potatoes
• Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
• A Whole-Farm Approach to Managing Pests – SARE
• Principles of Sustainable Weed Management for Croplands
• Integrated Pest Management: How to Manage Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf – University of California
• New York State Integrated Pest Management – Cornell University
• Biointensive Integrated Pest Management – ATTRA
• A Total System Approach to Sustainable Pest Management

Season Extension and Greenhouse

• How To Build a PVC Hoophouse for Your Garden
• Season Extension Techniques for the Market Gardener
• High Tunnels
• Organic Greenhouse Production

Cover Crops

• Selecting Cover Crops
• Cover Crops for Organic Farms
• Winter Cover Crops for North Carolina
• Summer Cover Crops for North Carolina
• Choosing the Best Cover Crops for Your Organic No-Till Vegetable System
• Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures-includes living mulches
• Summer Cover Crops
• Cover Crop Fundamentals
• Managing Cover Crops Profitably

Field Crops

• Organic Field Crops Production & Marketing

Postharvest Handling

• Postharvest Handling and Food Safety

Livestock

• ATTRA-Small Scale Livestock Production
• Organic Livestock Production and Marketing
• Tips for Egg Safety from Farm to Table
• NC Meat and Poultry Regulations
• Pastured Poultry

Reviewed by Jeanine Davis, NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University on 5/12/2023.