Find a Mentor! (revised)

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Email *

Name *

Phone

Are you a beginning or aspiring farmer? *

I am a beginning farmer (10 years or less of farm experience) with access to land that I lease or own to farm for my own business

I am a beginning farmer with a business but I have lost access to land

I am an aspiring farmer with 5 or more years of experience as a farmworker

I am an aspiring farmer with 1 or more year of experience as a farmworker

I am an aspiring farmer without farm experience

I am an experienced farmer (10+ years farming at current farm)

How many years of experience do you have in the following? *

None

Less than 1 year

1 year

2 - 3 years

4 - 9 years

10 or more years

Total time working on farms

Full-time on own farm (year-round or seasonal)

Part-time on own farm

Selling products from own farm

Full-time Farmworker

Part-time farmworker

Farm manager

Part-time Volunteer on a farm

Educational Garden Manager

Food-systems advocate/changemaker

Choose up to 4 topics that you would like to focus on with your mentor

Finding, leasing or buying land

Getting loans/grants or crowdfunding to start my farm

Finding farm jobs, training programs or other ways to learn farm skills

Business planning

Financials classes, advising or resources

Soils

Environmental Sustainability

Work/Life Balance

Community connections, hosting education/events/community, donating food, etc.

Making my farm more profitable

Understanding my farms' financials

Asking Farm Business Questions

Other:

Select the mentor that might be the best fit for you from the descriptions below or from this list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N4DRRZr8lRnm6LCf4flQq3dbPyAY2QOV/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105984747204552190777&rtpof=true&sd=true *

Jill Johnson (Grazed Livestock Mentor) Farm-ground livestock feed, on-site breeding & birthing, Farm-ground livestock feed, on-site breeding & birthing, Animal Welfare Approved, 100% Certified Grassfed Beef, Soils, Pastures, Grazing

Jeremy Grey Cloud Sparks (Grazed Livestock Mentor) Grass-fed beef, hoop house vegetables, pastured poultry, blueberries, honey, MAEAP verified farm,

Lance Kraai (Urban Vegetable Mentor) Urban farm and youth education, CSA, u-pick, brick oven fired pizza, soups, salad and baked goodies

Joannée DeBruhl (Vegetable Mentor) Farm entrepreneur, non-profit farming, infrastructure, on-farm events and education, international farming opportunities

Rachel Cross (Cut Flower & Intensive Vegetable Mentor) Alternative loans, leasing land, infrastructure, Medicinal herbs,

Alex Cacciari (Cut Flower & Tractor-scale Vegetable Mentor) Cut flowers, floral design, vegetables, chicken, organic certification, cooperatives, buying land, international farming opportunities

Select the mentor that might be the 2nd best fit for you *

Jeremy Grey Cloud Sparks (Grazed Livestock Mentor) Grass-fed beef, hoop house vegetables, pastured poultry, blueberries, honey, MAEAP verified farm,

Lance Kraai (Urban Vegetable Mentor) Urban farm and youth education, CSA, u-pick, brick oven fired pizza, soups, salad and baked goodies

Joannée DeBruhl (Vegetable Mentor) Farm entrepreneur, non-profit farming, infrastructure, on-farm events and education, international farming opportunities

Rachel Cross (Cut Flower & Intensive Vegetable Mentor) Alternative loans, leasing land, infrastructure, Medicinal herbs,

Alex Cacciari (Cut Flower & Tractor-scale Vegetable Mentor) Cut flowers, floral design, vegetables, chicken, organic certification, cooperatives, buying land, international farming opportunities

Check any and all boxes that apply to you. NOTE: This question is voluntary, but historically underserved farmers will be given high priority for available mentorship opportunities.

I am a veteran

I am a limited resource producer (link to know if you are limited resource https://lrftool.sc.egov.usda.gov/DeterminationTool.aspx?fyYear=2021 )

I am American Indian or Alaskan Native and affiliated with a tribe

I am Asian

I am Black

I am Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

I am White or Caucasian

I am Latinx or Hispanic

I am Middle Eastern or Arab-American

I choose not to provide my race or ethnicity

My race or ethnicity is not listed and I will provide below

Other:

Choose up to 3 farm enterprises that are now or will be most important on your farm

Cut Flowers

Fruit

Grains and Row Crops

Herbs (culinary or medicinal)

Vegetables & Melons

Beef Cattle

Dairy Cattle

Pigs

Poultry

Sheep or Goats

Other Livestock

Beekeeping

Education, Agri-tourism or Event Hosting

Value-added Products

Other:

Choose up to 3 documents that you might want your Mentor to review (these can be documents that you already have or items you plan to create during 2022)

Farm Business Plan

Values & Goals

Loan Application

Lease Agreement

Marketing Documents/Website

Product Prices

Farm Financials (Tax documents, startup budget, enterprise budget, etc)

Non-profit documents, grants or educational materials

Soil Management Plan, Soil Survey, etc.

Livestock Management Plan

Crop Plan (Seed order, planting times, etc)

Crop Rotation

Weed/Pest/Disease Management

Food Safety Plan

NRCS documents (Grazing Management Plan, EQIP contract, etc.)

Certification documents (Organic, Certified Naturally Grown, MAEAP, etc)

Other:

How would you like to communicate with your mentor?

Zoom/Skype/Facetime

Telephone

Text

Other:

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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