Specialty Crop

FMC is a membership-based, non-profit dedicated to strengthening farmers’ markets across the United States, including Wyoming.

The USDA’s farmers.gov website offers resources to farmers, ranchers, and other producers, including info on loans and grants.

The non-profit trains teachers to use school gardens and hydroponic labs to teach students conservation, STEM, nutrition, and entrepreneurship.

USDA’s MyPlate program helps people develop their own individual healthy eating style. The website includes resources, including recipes.

NFSN is a hub for communities working to bring local food sourcing, school gardens, and food and agriculture education into schools.

OFRF works to foster the adoption of organic systems. It cultivates research and education to bring more farmers into organic production.

ServSafe offers food safety training and certification exams created by foodservice professionals. Among the programs is one for food handlers.

The USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy.

AMS administers programs that create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U.S. producers of food, fiber, and specialty crops.

The Farmers Market Promotion Program helps fund projects that develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets.

The Local Food Promotion Program helps fund projects that develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food business enterprises.

The federal regulatory program develops and enforces national standards for organically produced ag products sold in the U.S.