Arkansas

Southwest Center for Agricultural Health Injury Prevention and Education

The SW Ag Center, located at The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas as part of a program initiative of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The initiative established a network of centers, funded on a competitive basis, to conduct programs of research, prevention, intervention, education and outreach designed to reduce occupational injuries and diseases among agricultural workers and their families.

We specialize in:

  • Research, Technical Assistance, & Education

We can also help you with:

  • Farm Stress

We work in these areas:

  • Arkansas
  • Louisiana
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas

Mad Agriculture

Our work begins with farm planning. We dream big about what the land wants to be and how to implement regenerative principles and practices. Putting ideals into action is hard to do. We use a combination of community support, capital and markets to activate regenerative agriculture on the land. Our work learns from and contributes to an emerging and diverse community of funders, practitioners and purchasers. We focus on the Midwest and High Plains of the United States. Exceptions can and will be made.

We specialize in:

  • Funding Opportunities for Farmers
  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
  • Research, Technical Assistance, & Education

We can also help you with:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Financial & Business Planning
  • Institutional & Wholesale Markets

We work in these areas:

  • Arkansas
  • Colorado
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • New Mexico
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • South Dakota
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

FoodCorps

FoodCorps is a national service organization that seeks to reverse childhood obesity by increasing vulnerable children’s knowledge of, engagement with, and access to healthy food. The centerpiece of our work is an AmeriCorps public service program that recruits young leaders for a year of service in high-obesity, limited-resource communities.

We specialize in:

We can also help you with:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

We work in these areas:

  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Connecticut
  • Iowa
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Mississippi
  • Montana
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • Oregon

Ecotrust

Ecotrust’s mission is to inspire fresh thinking that creates social equity, economic opportunity, and environmental well-being. For more than 20 years we have sought paths towards more ?natural economies,? striving for a new development model that creates more reliable prosperity by promoting resilience in communities, economies, and ecosystems.

We specialize in:

  • Farm Energy Options
  • Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
  • Institutional & Wholesale Markets

We can also help you with:

  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support

We work in these areas:

  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Oregon
  • Washington