Compiled by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

Books and Publications

• Growing for Market (trade publication for market growers)
• The New Farmers’ Market: Farm Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers, and Communities, by Vance Corum, Marcie Rosenzweig, and Eric Gibson
• Sell What You Sow: the Grower’s Guide to Successful Produce Marketing, by Eric Gibson
• Sharing the Harvest: a Guide to Community Supported Agriculture, by Elizabeth Henderson
• Farms of Tomorrow Revisited: Community Supported Farms, Farm Supported Communities, by Trauger Groh and Steven McFadden
• Local Harvest: a Multifarm CSA Handbook, by Scott Franzblau and Jill Perry
• Whole-Farm Planning: Ecological Imperatives, Personal Values and Economics, by Elizabeth Henderson and Karl North; order from NOFA-New York.
• From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh, Seasonal Produce, by the Madison Area CSA Coalition (MACSAC).

Direct Marketing Supplies

• A-Roo Company
  305-463-7011; Miami, FL
  floral packaging, including sleeves and bags
• Action Bag Company
  888-715-3458; Kingwood, TX
  polybags, tissue paper, cellophane wrap, etc.
• Buckhorn
  800-543-4454; Milford, OH
  re-usable plastic containers for harvest or packaging
• Central Carolina Scales
  919-776-7737; Sanford, NC
  market scales

This document is a partial list of resources for growers and does not imply endorsement by North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, or North Carolina Cooperative Extension of any of the companies, products, or organizations listed.