Resource Library

Check out our library of past webinars, articles and resources for folks who want to learn more about our work!

Rock Steady Skillshare Series Videos

• Mounting and Dismounting a Tractor with D

• Cover Cropping with Ainhoa

• Drip Tape Repair with Kyle

• Fuel Advice with D

• Bunching Roots with Rica

• 3 Point Hitch Attachment with D

Cooperative Operational Manuals and Agreements

• RSF Operating Agreement Cheatsheet : Think of this as our governance at-a-glance agreement which details our governance structure, decision making, pathway to becoming an owner, compensation and other details on how we operate.

• RSF Decision Making Matrix (English) - This document helps our Co-Op know who has decision making power, the opportunity to propose changes and who we require input from, regarding various aspects of the business.

• RSF Matriz de Decisiones (Español)

• 2024 Employee Manual: This document is shared with all RSF staff and reviewed annually to make adjustments and ensure that it is accurately capturing RSF policies and labor related information for staff.

• Worker-Owner Rights and Responsibilities: This is a breakdown of worker-owner financial and participation rights and responsibilities as assigned in the Operating Agreement.

• Community Agreements: Our Community Agreements have been created by Rock Steady farmers and staff to ensure that we are upholding our commitment to center the safety and inclusion of our LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community in our farm. We invite allies to honor these principles with us.

• Defining Core Values and Culture of a Group

• Steps to Start-Up: A Summary of the Steps in Worker Co-op Development (English)

• Pasos para Comenzar: Un Resumen de los Pasos para el Desarrollo de Cooperativas de Trabajadores (Español)

• Questions to Inform Your Worker Cooperative’s Legal Documents (English)

• Preguntas para Informar los Documentos Legales de su Cooperativa de Trabajadores (Español)

• How to Select Your Worker Co-op Legal Entity (English)

• Como Seleccionar la entidad legal de su Cooperative de Trabajadores (Español)

• COVID-19 Policy: Masks are encouraged in all outdoor spaces and required in indoor spaces. For everyone’s safety, we encourage guests to rapid test before arrival and stay home if you or someone you live with are feeling sick.

Webinars + Panels Video REcordings

• Supporting an Inclusive Workplace Culture - Presentation for MOFGA’s Labor Management Series, highlighting RSF’s workplace culture and panel (not recorded) featuring Anita Adalja (Not Our Farm), Jody Bolluyt (Roxbury Farm), and Rhyston Mays (Poughkeepsie Farm Project) on their best practices and lessons learned on farmer rights and workplace culture building.

• Virtual Film Screening - Conversation and Q&A with filmmaker Walter Hergt and Rock Steady farmers

• Over the Garden Fence - Instagram Live conversation with Million Gardens Movement, June 2021

• Sowing Justice: An Evening with farmers of Rock Steady Farm - Panel discussion hosted by the Kent Memorial Library, April 2021

• Food Access at Rock Steady Farm - Webinar focused on our food access model at Rock Steady Farm, sharing what has worked for us in setting up our sliding scale pricing, marketing and outreach, and building supportive relationships with community partnerships, March 2021

• Formal and Informal Cooperative Development to Support Local and Regional Food Systems - Webinar hosted by the Local Food Systems Response to Covid program, February 2021

virtual workshop recordings/Resources

• Intro to Mending (Jan. 2024) Resources: In this two hour long virtual workshop, attendees worked on sewing skills for repairs and minor alterations to clothing. Includes basic stitches (running stitch, backstitch, and ladder stitch) and how to apply them to patching holes, repairing split seams, and hemming.

  • see: Repair What You Wear

• Virtual Carpentry 101 (Feb. 2024) Resources: This virtual workshop includes basic carpentry terminology, tools, concepts, and safety protocols that make carpentry accessible. This workshop will empower you to apply your new skills into projects relevant to your work in food sovereignty, agriculture, resistance & beyond.

  • see: Carpenter’s Toolbelt/Toolbox

  • see: Lumber Dimensions

  • see: Carpentry Safety 101

  • see: Carpentry 101 Google Slides

  • see: About Wood

  • see: Design Approaches

Miscellaneous Resources

• Pronouns 101 - A guide to understanding and using gender pronouns plus a list of Black Trans led organizations and mutual aid projects to support

• Veggie Tip Sheet- A vegetable cooking and preservation guide compiled by Aylleen Kocher (CUNY Food Justice Leadership Fellowship Intern), you can also access more detailed crop profiles here.