USDA Small Farm Program offers several good publications for beginning
farmers, free on request, as well as a newsletter, and hotline. See below.
Mary V. Gold, Assistant Coordinator
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA
10301 Baltimore Ave., Room 304
Beltsville MD 20705-2351
phone 301-504-6559; fax 301-504-6409
e-mail mgold@nal.usda.gov
URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic