Western Region Agricultural
Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
Transfarmation
Our mission is to help farmers transition their industrial animal-agriculture operations to plant-focused farms raising crops for human consumption. Please contact us through our farmer form on our website: https://thetransfarmationproject.org/#get-involved
Service areas: National
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Core Services: Industrial Ag Issues, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Conservation Programs, Funding Opportunities for Farmers
National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils
RC&D Councils are 501(c)3 non-for-profit corporations. They are not governmental entities, so the typical policies and constraints of local, state, and federal government programs do not limit the types of issues they address or the means they use. Within their respective areas (typically covering 5-8 counties), RC&D Councils have a high degree of independence to carry out activities that will achieve their most important goals. RC&D Council volunteers are leaders and community stakeholders involved in multiple roles in local government, school boards, churches, and other civic activities. At RC&D Council meetings, they draw from their professional expertise and community connections to determine the needs of their RC&D Council areas, address those needs, and make their communities better places to live, work, and play. Nationwide, over 25,000 volunteers serve on local RC&D Councils. Our programs involve: Youth Engagement Underserved and Beginning Farmers Engagement Farm Bill outreach Urban Ag Initiatives Veteran Farmers Engagement Rural Economic Development Human Resource Development
Service areas: National
Go to Website | Phone: 888.487.6127
Core Services: Conservation Programs, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers, Resources for Veteran Farmers, Resources for Women Farmers
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Services include: unlimited consultation with attorneys on matters within the FTCLDF mission statement; contractual documents, e.g., herdshare contracts, buyers club agreements, etc.; access to information clearinghouse for those working on state legislation and local ordinances; consultation with attorneys on matters related to food buyers club setup and operations; access to presentations by Charlotte Smith on matters related to marketing farm and artisan foods; toll-free emergency hotline to speak with an attorney if there is a surprise visit or inspection from a government agency; the possibility of legal representation on matters that are within FTCLDF?s mission statement at no additional cost.
Service areas: National
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Core Services: Crisis Assistance, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Direct Marketing Assistance, Industrial Ag Issues, Institutional & Wholesale Markets, Legal Help & Mediation Services
Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (STAR)
Saving Tomorrow?s Agriculture Resources (STAR) is a free nationwide tool to assist farm operators and landowners in evaluating their management practices on individual fields. STAR encourages farmers and landowners to use management practices and make decisions that will reduce the nutrient and soil losses on their fields, improve soil health, maintain smart water utilization, and more.
Service areas: National
Go to Website | Phone: (217) 352-3536 ext. 3
Core Services: Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Funding Opportunities for Farmers
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society is a trusted source for science-based information and advice and plays a leading role in promoting the conservation of pollinators and many other invertebrates. We collaborate with people and institutions at all levels and our work to protect bees, butterflies, freshwater mussels and other invertebrates encompasses all landscapes. Our team draws together experts from the fields of habitat restoration, entomology, plant ecology, education, farming, and conservation biology with a single passion: Protecting the life that sustains us. The Xerces Society is expanding efforts to demonstrate the effectiveness of conservation biological control through field research with academic partners, habitat restoration field trials, and outreach to farm communities and farm agency staff.
Service areas: National
Go to Website | Phone: (855) 232-6639
Core Services: Conservation Programs
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
Fibershed
Fibershed is a non-profit organization that develops regional fiber systems that build ecosystem and community health. Our work expands opportunities to implement climate benefitting agriculture, rebuild regional manufacturing, and connect end-users to the source of our fiber through education. We transform the economic systems behind the production of material culture to mitigate climate change, improve health, and contribute to racial and economic equity.
Service areas: California
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Core Services: Institutional & Wholesale Markets
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
Cutting Fences Foundation
The Cutting Fences Foundation is devoted to strengthening physical and mental wellness through cultivating connection, advocacy, accessibility, prevention, and possibility for agricultural and veteran communities Occupational therapy at no cost to agricultural producers in Montana, advocacy podcast, advocacy speaking, quality of life crisis fund
Service areas: Montana
Go to Website | Phone: 406-217-1166
Core Services: Resources for Farmers with Disabilities
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Farm Stress, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Resources for Veteran Farmers
Slow Food Hawaii
The mission of Slow Food is good, clean and fair food for all, or in Hawaiian “ono and pono.” Our vision is a world in which all people can eat food that is good for them, good for the people who grow it, and good for the planet.
Service areas: Hawaii
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General Services: Activism & Organizing, Direct Marketing Assistance
National Center for Frontier Communities
We empower small, remote areas for equal advantage to larger communities. We support people and programs by raising awareness, leading discourse on issues, sharing resources and information, and actively engaging with policymakers, agencies and the public.
The National Center for Frontier Communities is engaged in a number of programs on the national, state and local levels: Advocacy, Frontier Food Systems, Southwest NM Food Hub, Prevent Substance Abuse, Non-Profit Resources, and more.
Service areas: National, New Mexico
Go to Website | Phone: 575-597-0040
Core Services: Farm Stress, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Institutional & Wholesale Markets, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
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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.