New! Whole Farm Management: From Start-Up to Sustainability. Storey Publishing (November 2019)
Developmental editor and co-author. This new book is for people interested in starting and managing a successful small farm business.
eLearning / Online Courses
Instructional designer and editor for the following courses offered by Oregon State University, Small Farms Program and OSU Professional and Continuing Education:
Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management. Series of six online modules focused on how to create and manage a successful farm/ranch business.
Ecological Strategies for Managing Insects on the Farm. In this course, farmers learn how to develop an ecologically-based integrated pest management plan for their farm.
Know Your Costs to Grow: Costing and Decision-Making for Multi-Crop Vegetable Farmers. This course provides growers with the skills and tools they need to evaluate crop-specific costs of production, and instructs them on how to use that information to improve profitability.
Introduction to Pasture and Grazing Management.
Lead developer for online course series with USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE). Available at National Continuing Education Program:
• Sustainable Agriculture: Basic Principles and Concept Overview
• Strategic Farm/Ranch Planning and Marketing
• Agricultural Ecosystem Management
Educational Videos
Project coordinator with USDA SARE and Cooking Up A Story. Videos demonstrate innovative strategies developed with SARE support, showing how producers everywhere can boost profits, protect their land and water and revitalize communities.
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Publications: Print and Online
Writer and/or editor on the following:
- How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch. USDA SARE (2017)
- Ecological Management of Key Arthropod Pests in Northeast Apple Orchards. USDA SARE (2015)
- Organic Strawberry Production Manual. UCANR (2012)
- Organic Winegrowing Manual. UCANR (2011)
- Organic Vegetable Production Manual. UCANR (2011)