DIRECTORY OF EXPERTISE
Experts in the Southwest, and beyond, willing to give personal assistance by e-mail, phone, or speaking engagements.
STEP 1: Choose a general category of expertise below. In STEP 2 you will be able to refine your search based on location and the specific subcategories of expertise listed below.
- Farmers markets
- Community supported agriculture - CSA
- Direct marketing to consumers
- Sales to restaurants
- Direct marketing to retail outlets
- Sales to schools hospitals or institutions
- Sales to distributors
- Mail order and internet sales
- Marketing coops
- Agri-tourism
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Herbs
- Grains and seed for human consumption
- Livestock feed including hay
- Meat
- Wool
- Dairy products
- Flowers
- Processed foods
- Organic
- Reduced chemical use
- Pesticide or herbicide free
- Free range or grass-based pastured livestock
- Other environmentally friendly production
- Culturally traditional production
- Developing a small business
- Recordkeeping and budgeting
- Evaluating a new market
- Ecolabels
- Labeling
- Financing
- Consumer education
- Diversifying your products and enterprises
- Food safety
- Pricing
- Processing and value-added
- Distribution
- Customer service
- Community Food Systems
- Farm to School
- Community Food Security
- Community Gardens
- Beginner Farmer Resources
- Federal & USDA Grants
- General grant writing expertise