Growing Local Foods

• Considerations for Growing Fruits & Vegetables in Nebraska
• Nebraska Extension Publications (search for NebGuides on topic of interest)
• Nebraska Extension Digital Diagnostic Network (submit photos of pests or diseases for identification)

Fruit

• Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide
• Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook
• Midwest Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
• Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook
• Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide
• Managing Pests in Home Fruit Plantings
• Organic Pest and Disease Management in Home Fruit Trees and Berry Bushes

Vegetables

• Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
• Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
• Growing Vegetables at Home

Marketing Local Foods

Before You Start

• Horticultural budgets
• Local Market Calculator
• Production, marketing, farmers' markets
• Nebraska Department of Ag Regulations for Farmers' Markets

Food Safety Considerations

• On Farm Food Safety with GAPs and FSMA
• National GAPs Program- Cornell University

Market Opportunities

• Buy Fresh Buy Local® Nebraska
• Nebraska Food Cooperative
• Lone Tree Foods
• Nebraska MarketMaker
• UNL Food Processing Center- Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program