Resources

Resources on this website:

• Resource Specialists and Educators

• MREDC County Resource Map

• Dream/Plan/Implement

• Enterprises

• Beginning Farmers

• Food Processing

• Small Farms Course

• Farm Business Planning

• Distance Learning

Other websites:

• Maryland Small Business Development Center Network (MDSBDC)
  This network provides sound advice, counseling, and support to entrepreneurs and small to mid-size businesses across the state. The Network, a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Maryland College Park, links private enterprise, government, higher education and local economic development organizations to provide management, training, and technical assistance to Maryland's small businesses.

• Publications: Complete list of publications and fact sheets published by the University of Maryland Extension.

• MarylandAgriculture.info
  The Maryland Agriculture website was developed for members of the agriculture community and anyone wishing to learn more about Maryland agriculture. The site is maintained by University of Maryland Extension, and our goal is to increase exposure for agriculture-related businesses and organizations in Maryland. Among other great resources on this website, you will find an extensive list of government resources for agriculture.

• Environmental Finance Center
  The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of Maryland is one of nine University-based centers across the country providing communities with the tools and information necessary to manage change for a healthy environment and an enhanced quality of life. EFC believes that environmental finance can be used to develop a shared community vision. Our focus is protecting natural resources and watersheds by strengthening the capacity of local decision-makers to analyze environmental problems, develop innovative and effective methods of financing environmental efforts and educate communities about the role of finance and economic development in the protection of the environment.

• Operating a Profitable Small Farm: A Resource List of University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheets specific to small farms.