1. Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching Researching a Potential Small Acreage Enterprise

2. Agencies - Prices and statistical data  Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/ http://www.ers.usda.gov/  National Ag Statistical Service http://www.usda.gov/nass/ http://www.usda.gov/nass/  Ag Marketing Service (AMS) http://www.ams.usda.gov/ http://www.ams.usda.gov/

3. State and County sites Washington Department of Ag http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWA/http://agr.wa.gov/AgInWA/  Marketing http://agr.wa.gov/marketing/http://agr.wa.gov/marketing/  Organic http://agr.wa.gov/Portals/Org/http://agr.wa.gov/Portals/Org/ Economic Development Association of Skagit County http://www.skagit.org/ http://www.skagit.org/ Skagit County Census Information http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53/53057.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53/53057.html

4. Statistics and Studies  Agrotourism in Washington State An Industry Profile http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/EM040E/E M040E.pdf http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/EM040E/E M040E.pdf  Economic Indicators of Agriculture’s Future in Skagit County http://www.skagitcounty.net/EnvisionSkagit/Docum ents/ECONW_FinalReport.pdf http://www.skagitcounty.net/EnvisionSkagit/Docum ents/ECONW_FinalReport.pdf  Profile of Small Farms in Washington State http://ext100.wsu.edu/thurston/wp- content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/Profile-of-Small-Farms-in- Washington-State-Agriculture.pdf

5. Organizations  Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas http://www.attra.org http://www.attra.org  The New Farm http://www.newfarm.org/http://www.newfarm.org/  Northwest Agriculture Business Center http://www.agbizcenter.org/  Tilth Producers of Washington http://tilthproducers.org/ http://tilthproducers.org/  North American Farm Direct Marketing Association http://www.nafdma.com/ http://www.nafdma.com/  WA State Farmers Market Association http://www.wafarmersmarkets.com/

6. Federal (USDA) sites - general ● SARE http://www.sare.org/http://www.sare.org/ ● Small Farm- USDA National Institute of Food & Ag http://nifa.usda.gov/program/family-small- farm-program http://nifa.usda.gov/program/family-small- farm-program ● Natural Resources Conservation Service http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ ● National Ag Library http://www.nal.usda.gov http://www.nal.usda.gov

7. Periodicals/Journal publications  Growing for Market http://www.growingformarket.com/ http://www.growingformarket.com/  Small Farm Today http://www.smallfarmtoday.com/ http://www.smallfarmtoday.com/