
Western Region Agricultural
Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
UpRoot Colorado
We are currently piloting a pilot project in coordination with Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) — the farm & food mobile workforce — that provides on-demand and supplemental labor to Colorado producers along the northern Front Range, in Delta County and in southwestern Colorado (i.e., in La Plata and Montezuma counties via the Good Food Collective).
Service areas: Colorado
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Core Services: Activism & Organizing
General Services: Direct Marketing Assistance, Farm Stress, Legal Help & Mediation Services, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for Underserved Farmers
Sierra Harvest
We offer a 14 week ag skills on-farm course in summers, have a 1-2 day intensive farm conference, a 7-week farm business training class, classes on how to get certified organic, support for sales to buyers, advocate locally and state-wide for policies, have farm tours to learn from other farmers and gatherings too.
Service areas: California
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Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Direct Marketing Assistance, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Financial & Business Planning, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Beginning Farmers
General Services: Conservation Programs, Disaster Relief/Resilience, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers, Resources for Underserved Farmers
Nourish Colorado
We channel funding to and provide training and technical assistance to local growers through a variety of programs to help support local economies and increase access to healthy foods. We manage statewide Double Up Food Bucks (SNAP incentive), WIC and Older Adult CSA, and various farm to school/local procurement initiatives.
Service areas: Colorado
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Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Direct Marketing Assistance
General Services: Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for Underserved Farmers
Pesticide Action Network
Pesticide Action Network works to create a just, thriving food system. PAN works with those on the frontlines of industrial agriculture ? farmers, farmworkers and rural communities ? to tackle the pesticide problem and reclaim the future of food and farming. PAN North America is one of five regional centers worldwide. We link local and international consumer, labor, health, environment and agriculture groups into an international citizens? action network. Together, we challenge the global proliferation of pesticides, defend basic rights to health and environmental quality, and work to ensure the transition to a just and viable food system. PAN also has a web tool to determine how contaminated individual food items might be: www.whatsonmyfood.org. Service Areas: CA, MN, IA, HI National MN Office: PAN Midwest office 3438 Snelling Ave Upper Level, Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-284-5023
Service areas: California, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, National
Go to Website | Phone: 510.788.9020
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Industrial Ag Issues, Resources for Underserved Farmers
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Santa Cruz Farm Bureau (formerly AgriCulture)
The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau provides an important voice for the Santa Cruz County and Pajaro Valley agriculture industry. We are continually involved in local land use and transportation issues as well as opportunities to provide educational support through scholarships and school programs. The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau helps ensure that the agriculture industry here remains viable, and continues to generate financial security for the entire community.
Service areas: California
Go to Website | Phone: 408-722-6622
Core Services: Activism & Organizing
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Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing ecologically sound alternatives to pesticides. NCAP is dedicated to sustainable agriculture, public education around pesticides and related health concerns, and helping to develop better public policy relating to pesticides.
Service areas: California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Go to Website | Phone: 541.344.5044 x15
Core Services: Activism & Organizing
General Services: Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Hispanic/Latinx Farmers/Farmworkers
Hawaii Seed
We are composed of five grassroots groups consisting of farmers, gardeners, teachers, scientists, government employees, academics, parents, Native Hawaiians, and other concerned citizens. We strive to educate the public, government and business community about locally-based agricultural systems that create real food security for Hawai`i while protecting human health and the environment and to educate about the risks posed by certain agricultural and food systems such as genetic engineering.
Service areas: Hawaii
Go to Website | Phone: 808.652.5286
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Industrial Ag Issues
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Farmers Market Coalition
The Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) is devoted to strengthening farmers markets for the benefit of farmers, consumers, and communities, serving as an information center for farmers markets, and a voice for farmers market advocacy. The FMC hosts a searchable library of resources for farmers, market managers, and sponsors of farmers markets, hosts regular webinars and a national listserv, and publishes a quarterly e-newsletter highlighting best practices.
Service areas: National, Pennsylvania
Go to Website | Phone: 610-935-6967
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Direct Marketing Assistance
General Services: Institutional & Wholesale Markets, Resources for Beginning Farmers
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The Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program is supported by the USDA Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, under agreement number: 2020-70028-32731 proposal number: 2020-07631
The Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program is an equal access/equal opportunity program.