Useful Links
(This page is updated with new links regularly)
MO Farm Tour "sister sites":
WordPress web log - check out the MO Farm Tour Journal
YouTube video channel - a collection of video clips taken from the Tour
LinkedIn profile - a link to our network of professional colleagues
Some related interests:
Soil
Seeds
Produce
Livestock
Aquaculture
Dairy
Green
Food
Restaurants
Hunting & Fishing
Urban
Equipment
Transportation
Energy
Water
Shelter
Ag-gregators
Govt Agencies
Policy
Business
Grants & Financing
Associations
Cultural Orgs
Markets
Products
Music
Real Estate
Shows
People
Books
Periodicals
Other
Other Farm Tours
Rogue Farm Corps - Oregon
Farms
Such and Such Farm (Desoto, MO)
Blue Heron Farm - site of new William K Busch Brewery in Defiance / Marshfield, MO
Soil
Perennial City Composting
Dr. Elaine Ingham
Karl Hammer - Vermont Compost Company
Seeds
Biotech
Produce
Good Life Growing - new urban farm and local grocer in north St Louis
Farm.One (NY) - vertical underground hydroponic farm-to-chef's table venture in Tribeca, NY
Plenty - with investors such as Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt, and plans to build 300 indoor organic farms in China
Central Missouri Produce Auction
Old Farmer's Almanac - Planting Guide
Sundrop Farms (Australia) - interesting model demonstrating water / energy / food nexus (pricetag: $148MM...)
Livestock
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Missouri Draft Horse & Mule Association
International Federation of Homing Pigeon Fanciers
Irish Draught Horse Society of N. A.
Missouri Braunvieh Association
Missouri Cattlemens Association
Landscape
Custom Foodscaping - Matt LeBon
Aquaculture
Missouri Aquaculture Association
urban agriculture - Bigelow Brook Small Aquaculture Farm
Dairy
Green
Open Space Council for STL Region
Open Source Ecology (OSE) Project
Missouri Recycling Association
Sustainable Ag Demo Awards (1998)
Zelch Farms & Pioneer Homestead Village
Missouri Prairie Foundation - see Prairie Star Restoration Farm (Bland, MO)
Food
Society of St. Andrew - gleaning excess or unmarketable produce from local farms and donating to Missouri's poor families
Nutritional Therapy Associates - a great website for those interested in the end-game of food production... nutrition & health!
The Food Pedaler - local food delivery service (by bicycle!) operated by Friend of the Tour, Tim Keifer!
Medical
Be Leaf - medical marijuana greenhouse in Earth City - one of two licensed by Missouri Dept of Agriculture
Restaurants - a few aspiring "Farm to Table" establishments that we recommend
Hunting & Fishing
Urban
Good Life Growing
Springfield Urban Agriculture Coalition (SUAC)
EarthDance Farms - home of the oldest organic farm (formerly Mueller's Farm) in Missouri
Heartland Harvest Gardens at Powell Gardens (KC) - largest public edible garden in the USA
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture
FarmWorks - The coolest project we've come across in a long time!
Sweet Potato Project - North St. Louis
Equipment
Small Farm Central - web host
Farm Show Magazine - the greatest collection of innovative Ag-related ideas I've come across...
Transportation
Textiles
Energy
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives
Water
Missouri Rural Water Association
Shelter
Tiny House Blog - template plans for Volunteer/Guest Bunkhouses?
Old North St Louis Restoration Group
Historic Soulard Restoration Group
Ag-gregators
Farm & Food File - by Alan Guebert, Delavan, IL
www.earthineer.com - a beta-version Facebook for Farmers...
Organic Farm Food & The Farm Hub
Agencies
City of St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority - lease empty lots for urban gardens for $1 per year!
Missouri Alternatives Center (MAC)
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
Sustainable Agriculture Research Extension (SARE)
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
MO Dept of Ag blog "Think Outside the Barn"
MO Dept of Economic Development - Export Partners
Harvesting the Potential - a Howard G. Buffett Foundation program
Illinois Stewardship Alliance - a useful site produced by our neighbors in Illinois
Policy
American Boondoggle - a review of the 2012 Farm Bill by the American Enterprise Institute
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Land Stewardship Project - many interesting opportunities for both Farms & Volunteers here (though need greater presence in Missouri!)
Business
Missouri Agribusiness Assoc (MO-AG)
Rally STL - a unique way to raise funds for nonprofits...
Arch Grants - Entrepreneurship Startup Business Development Corporation
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri - great source of legal aid for startups!
Onshore Outsourcing - an interesting way to diversify economic opportunities across rural Missouri
Veterans United Home Loans - good company based in Columbia that we'd like to work with
Grants & Financing
National Livestock Producers Association - Sheep & Goat Fund
CHS Foundation - see VP Shirley Cunningham (Wash U, Monsanto, Magic House)
Associations
National Family Farm Association
National Young Farmers Coalition
Missouri Vegetable Growers Association
Greater St. Louis Iris Society
Mississippi River Hills Association
National Corn Growers Association
Osage River Antique Power Association
Missouri Rural Crisis Center - affiliated with Patchwork Family Farms
Cultural Orgs
Scottish St Andrew Society of St Louis
German Cultural Society of St Louis
St Louis Metro Irish American Club
Markets
Products
David Stine Woodworking - great products made from local timber stands / wood lots
Perennial St Louis - a great place to learn how to artfully (& inexpensively!) repurpose or create many things we use everyday!
Music
St Louis County Police Pipes and Drums
Kansas City St Andrew Pipes & Drums
Real Estate
Shows & Events
FolkFire St Louis - great link for potential "Barn Dances"!
St. Louis' Sustainable Backyard Tour
People
Peter Maurin - co-founder of Catholic Worker (supported return to farm & craft economy)
MO Dept of Agriculture - Director's Office
US Senators (MO)
US Representatives from Missouri
MO State House of Representatives
MO Most Influential (StL) - check out #49 - Friend of the Tour Steven Fitzpatrick Smith!
MO Educators
Washington University Board of Trustees
MO Armed Forces
MO State Police
MO Law BAR
STL St. Louis Business Journal's "30 Under 30" - check out #1 - Mike's cousin Patrick Kelly Robert!
Books
"The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It" - John Seymour
"Making Your Small Farm Profitable" - Ron Macher
"Missouri Harvest: A Guide to Growers & Producers in the Show-Me State" - Maddie Earnest & Liz Fathman
"Raising Milk Goats the Modern Way" - Jerry Belanger
Intertec's "Used Tractor Price Guide"
"Worms Eat My Garbage" - Mary Applehof
"Practical Photovoltaics" - Dr. Richard J. Komp
"Back to the Farm" - Barbara & Dick Deming
"Build Your House of Earth" - G.F. Middleton
"Wild Edibles of Missouri" - Jan Phillips
"Feeds & Feeding" - Frank B. Morrison
"The Complete Herb Encyclopedia" - Nico Vermeulen
"The Backyard Birdfeeder's Bible" - Sally Roth
"Back to the Basics - How to Learn & Enjoy Traditional American Skills" - Reader's Digest
Periodicals
Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Other
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
United States Geological Survey
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
* and a personal favorite... "Last of the Donkey Pilgrims - A Man's Journey Through Ireland" by Kevin O'Hara