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Consulting w/ LDD's, biz startup groups, Chambers, incubators, etc. 

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Consulting w/ LDD's, biz startup groups, Chambers, incubators, etc. 

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Pasa knows more than most about financials/grants/ apprenticeships and would likely serve farmers better + opp. for fee for service and or sub awards in grants focused on biz dev. and or workforce

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Making seats at the table more accessible /elevating voices anywhere & everywhere we can 

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Making seats at the table more accessible /elevating voices anywhere & everywhere we can 

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example: farm worker grant collab w/ Farm Aide… should we be passing that opp./opps like it to an org. more representative of those receiving funds? Is there an admin fee we are receiving or other benefit that would make this worth it to an alternate organization? Would offering the opp. for flexing grant muscles and growing in that way be a benefit on its own? I have no idea if that would be a gift or a burden, just thinking out loud.

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Work w/ Prvt. Foundations in exploration of more just and equitable funding practices 

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Work w/ Prvt. Foundations in exploration of more just and equitable funding practices 

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Build a structured and practiced rapid response partnership w/ affiliate orgs. to assist farmers in times of emergency 

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Build a structured and practiced rapid response partnership w/ affiliate orgs. to assist farmers in times of emergency 

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The affiliations expand reach for Pasa.

The brand/mark/logo is a recognizable marketing asset.

The mapping project is a tool to drive awareness of where to buy for consumers and potential collaborations for wholesale .

Could also be a teaching, educational asset.

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Activating current and “retired” rural farm workers by developing a framework for cont. edu. thus enabling and encouraging them to support our (and similar orgs') mission(s). Case study note: A friend of mine, who has extensive experience on farms and in the medical cannabis industry recently became pregnant w/ her first child - finding herself uncomfortable working in the hot summer heat for the first time. I mentioned that Pasa and other orgs were hiring and that anyone in the field would benefit from her knowledge - she replied "I have only performed physical labor for the past 5 yrs., I don't feel qualified to look at those types of jobs."

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Agriculture and hunting is the least digitized industry of all the industries.  Pasa can help farmers learn about technologies to help them operate and analyze their businesses.

Likewise, Pasa could connect software companies creating software for agriculture with farmer users to help inform how features are built.

Pasa can advocate for rural broadband.

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Run an events management for-profit entity

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Run an events management for-profit entity

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Pasa could leverage its knowledge and expertise in hosting in-person and virtual conferences to do so for other organizations nationally.

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Pasa could help place sustainable farmers in key leadership positions at the state and local level to help influence their work and where resources get directed.

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Pasa could create a partnership program connecting urban and rural farms. These farms while in different settings have commonalities with production. They could also work collaboratively on supply, marketing and sales.

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Organize partner organizations to create a common policy platform

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Organize partner organizations to create a common policy platform

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Much like the RNC and DNC, Pasa could host an annual submit with affiliated organizations to create a policy platform that can be used collectively to advocate for common interests.

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Reduce farmer's business overhead by centralizing common services

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Reduce farmer's business overhead by centralizing common services

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Pasa could create a for-profit arm that provides business services to farmers such as bookkeeping, accounting, HR support, strategy, insurance, micro-financing, legal services, grant writing and administration. The only area I would stay away from is marketing and sales. Anything that is common and does not cause a conflict in managing multiple farmer clients.

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Certify food for new markets at the pace of the consumer and not the pace of the government

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Certify food for new markets at the pace of the consumer and not the pace of the government

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Pasa can work with a certifying organization to create and certify farms to standards that are meaningful to the farmer and the consumer faster than AMS. Pasa can help consumers understand the difference standards and provide options that are not currently available through the USDA, particularly where food production sustains and supports environmental causes.

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Connect grass-roots farming research to national environmental issues

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Connect grass-roots farming research to national environmental issues

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Scale up the operations for research so more data can be collected and leveraged nationally by environmental groups. What information do climate scientists need from farmers? How can climate scientist help farmer's prepare for farming in the future?

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Connecting students that need internships with farmers, inspectors, and other agribusiness staff - we need to really support growing the pipeline of professionals.

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There is such a broad need to educate small organic farmers and those in transition about things like: diversifying revenue streams, managing the records, marketing your business differently, climate friendly packaging and labeling, and going above and beyond organic. For example - a course for OG dairy farmers about some ways to diversify production so they are not 100% subject to fluctuations in the milk market (a suggestion from a staff member).

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The more we can get consumers to make the connection between the practices of their farmer and their health and the health of the planet, the better. Better for them, for farmers and for the earth

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Many people look to us for guidance on who is truly adhering to the principles we forward. Certifiying the degree to which "farm--to-table" restaurants truly source from farms could be wildly successful

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We have a good research model that can be applied to many other areas: pastured livestock, orchards, etc.

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Reach the broader farming community who traditionally haven't claimed "sustainable"

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Reach the broader farming community who traditionally haven't claimed "sustainable"

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Many sustainable minded conventional farmers are waking up to the threats of climate change and also to the need to tap into new markets - find way to reach these folks more broadly

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Transition to representing all "sustainable agriculture" farmers, not just our membership

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What do our farmer partners most need help with?

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- Community development
- Municipalities
- "Main street" orgs

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-Advocate for sustainable farming policies

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Advocate for farm worker rights

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- institutional sales
- certifications
- marketing

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Expanding beyond the current handful of states.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice

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Cultivating environmentally sound, economically viable, community-focused farms and food systems.