Specialty Crops

Information from NC State University and other North Carolina Sources

• NCSU North Carolina Specialty Crops Program
• Specialty Crop Production: Vegetables, Herbs, and Other Uncommon Crops

• Minnesota Grown Opportunities
• Missouri Alternatives Center
• University of Kentucky New Crops Opportunities Center
• Washington State University Vancouver Research and Extension Unit
  Information on agronomic crops, baby corn, bamboo, edamame, fruit, ginseng, portable hoophouse, and more.
• South Carolina Seed Foundation
  Heirloom seeds
• University of Florida Extension Information
  Information on alternative crops, small farms, organics, and conventional fruits and vegetables.
• Purdue University New Crop Center
• University of Kentucky
  Production of Sweet Sorghum Syrup in Kentucky.

Jeanine’s Recommended Book List

Agritourism:

Growing Agritourism in Kansas: A Starter Manual for Farmers and Ranchers.  Jane Eckert.  2004.  128 pages.  Softcover.  Kansas Dept. of Commerce and Kansas AG Innovation. 
http://www.eckertagrimarketing.com/growingagritourism.htm

Cut Flowers:

Specialty Cut Flowers.  Allan M. Armitage.  1993.  372 pages, color photos and line drawings.  Hardcover.  Varsity Press/Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
http://www.timberpress.com/

Herbs in General:

Growing Great Garlic.  Ron L. Engeland.  1991.  228 pages, drawings.  Softcover.  Chelsea Green, Chelsea, Vermont.
http://www.chelseagreen.com/

Herbs for Sale-Growing and Marketing Herbs, Herbal Products, and Herbal Know-How.  Lee Sturdivant.  1994.  246 pages. Softcover. A Bootstrap Guide. San Juan Naturals, Friday Harbor, Washington. Available from Amazon or your library.

Marketing:

The New Farmers’ Market.  Vance Corum, Marcie Rosenzweig and Eric Gibson.  2001.  257 pages, black and white photos.  Softcover.  New World Publishing, Placerville, California. 
http://www.nwpub.net/

Sell What Your Sow!  Eric Gibson.  302 pages, line drawings.  Softcover.  New World Publishing, Placerville, California. 
http://www.nwpub.net/

Medicinal Herbs:

Growing At-Risk Medicinal Herbs.  Richo Cech.  2002. 314 pages, line drawings.  Softcover.  Horizon Herbs, Williams, Oregon
http://www.horizonherbs.com/pilot.asp

Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals.  W. Scott Persons and Jeanine M. Davis.  2005.  `466 pages, color and black and white photos.  Softcover.  Bright Mountain Books, Fairview, NC.
http://www.brightmountainbooks.com

Medicinal Herbs in the Garden, Field and Marketplace.  Lee Sturdivant and Tim Blakley.    1999.  323 pages.  Softcover.  A Bootstrap Guide.  San Juan Naturals, Friday Harbor, Washington.
http://www.bootstraps.com/

Mushrooms:

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms.  Third Edition.  Paul Stamets.  2000.  574 pages, color and black and white photos. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California.
http://www.fungi.com/index.html

Organics:

The New Organic Grower.  Eliot Coleman.  1989.  269 pages, drawings.  Chelsea Green, Chelsea, Vermont.
http://www.chelseagreen.com/1989/items/neworganicgrower