diff --git a/src/seedcase_sprout/templates/README.jinja2 b/src/seedcase_sprout/templates/README.jinja2
index 6b7b1cbd5..fc5d33071 100644
--- a/src/seedcase_sprout/templates/README.jinja2
+++ b/src/seedcase_sprout/templates/README.jinja2
@@ -14,8 +14,19 @@
 {% if properties.resources -%}
 ## Data Resources
 {% for resource in properties.resources %}
-  {{ loop.index }}. **{{ resource.title }}**: {{ resource.description }}
+### {{ resource.title }}
+
+{{ resource.description }}
+{% if resource.schema.fields %}
+| Name | Title | Type | Description |
+|------|-------|------|-------------|
+{%- for field in resource.schema.fields %}
+| {{ field.name | inline_code }} | {{ field.title }} | {{ field.type | inline_code }} | {{ field.description }} |
 {%- endfor %}
+
+: Resource fields in {{ resource.title }} and some details about them.
+{% endif %}
+{%- endfor -%}
 {% else -%}
 No resources available.
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/test_as_readme_text.py b/tests/test_as_readme_text.py
index 50978aaeb..97beaacac 100644
--- a/tests/test_as_readme_text.py
+++ b/tests/test_as_readme_text.py
@@ -1,54 +1,25 @@
 from pytest import mark
 
 from seedcase_sprout import (
-    ContributorProperties,
-    LicenseProperties,
     PackageProperties,
-    ResourceProperties,
     as_readme_text,
+    example_package_properties,
+    example_resource_properties_all_types,
 )
 
 
 def test_creates_readme():
-    """Should be able to create a README for a set of properties."""
-    properties = PackageProperties(
-        name="diabetes-hypertension-study",
-        title="Diabetes and Hypertension Study",
-        homepage="www.my-page.com/diabetes-2021",
-        id="123-abc-123",
-        description="This is my package.",
-        version="2.0.0",
-        created="2024-05-14T05:00:01+00:00",
-        contributors=[
-            ContributorProperties(
-                title="Jamie Jones",
-                email="jamie_jones@example.com",
-                path="example.com/jamie_jones",
-                roles=["creator"],
-            )
-        ],
-        resources=[
-            ResourceProperties(
-                title="First Resource", description="This is my first resource."
-            ),
-            ResourceProperties(
-                title="Second Resource", description="This is my second resource."
-            ),
-        ],
-        licenses=[
-            LicenseProperties(
-                name="ODC-BY-1.0",
-                path="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by",
-                title="Open Data Commons Attribution License 1.0",
-            ),
-            LicenseProperties(
-                name="APL-1.0",
-                path="https://opensource.org/license/apl1-0-php",
-                title="Adaptive Public License 1.0",
-            ),
-        ],
-    )
-    assert as_readme_text(properties)
+    """Should create a README with basic information about the properties."""
+    properties = example_package_properties()
+    resource = example_resource_properties_all_types()
+    assert resource.schema
+    assert resource.schema.fields
+    properties.resources = [resource]
+
+    readme = as_readme_text(properties)
+
+    assert str(resource.title) in readme
+    assert all([str(field.name) in readme for field in resource.schema.fields])
 
 
 def test_creates_readme_with_empty_values():