A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE

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APPENDIX D: PRODUCER SURVEY INSTRUMENTSLand Access Needs Survey(4 pages)Questionnaire for Farmers about Interest in Potential AgPark Sites(4 pages)DRAFT 1.6.05 92
Appendix D: Producer Survey InstrumentsFeasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural ParksLand Access Needs SurveyA project of SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture Education) in collaboration with: Agriculture & Land BasedTraining Association (ALBA); Bay Area Economics (BAE); Trust for Public Land (TPL); UCCooperative Extension, Alameda and Fresno Counties; WRT-Solomon-ETC.Funded by and in partnership with the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) CommunityOutreach and Assistance Partnership ProgramFarmer Profile/General Information1. Is your primary occupation farming?Yes No2. Do you receive the majority of your income from farming?Yes Noa. If no, what percentage of your income would you estimate comes from farming?_____%3. Would you classify yourself as one of the following types of farmers? (circle those that apply– based on USDA definitions)Specialty Crop Producer (producer of all agricultural crops, except wheat, feed grains,oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco – i.e. non-commodity. Source: USDASpecialty Crop Block Grant Program)Limited Resource Farmer (less than $100,000 yearly farm income in previous 2years AND total household income at or below the national poverty level for a familyof four or less than 50 percent of county median household income in each of theprevious two years. Source: USDA NRCS)Socially Disadvantaged Farmer (a member of one or more of the following groupswhose members have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice because of theiridentity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. Groupsinclude, but are not limited to, African-Americans, Native Americans, AlaskanNatives, Hispanics, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Source: USDA 2501 Program)Traditionally Underserved Farmer (generally refers to ethnic minority farmers,including African-American, American Indian, Hispanic or Asian-Pacific Islanders,as well as women farmers. Source: USDA National Commission on Small Farms)
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DRAFTURBAN EDGEAGRICULTURAL PARKSFE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOverview of AgPark
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Farmworker Housing on the Rural/Urb
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seeking to develop effective collab
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INTRODUCTIONHistory of Collective F
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Contemporary Models of Agricultural
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accommodations, value-added product
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45%, from 5,347 in 1997 to 7,771 in
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information about each site include
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undertaken. It may be best to furth
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IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL AGPARK
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SONOMA COUNTYLaguna Farm 80-acre 3
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The above examples reflect a range
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MARTIAL COTTLE PARK FEASIBILITY STU
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Median household income in the neig
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• Relationship to surrounding nei
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• Education/Research Center: 4-H,
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Management and DevelopmentRole of S
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Beyond the capital costs for the in
Page 43 and 44: ConclusionThis property has great p
Page 45 and 46: Ardenwood Historic Farm is the rema
Page 47 and 48: • Establish Ardenwood as a vibran
Page 49 and 50: These ideas complement and build on
Page 51 and 52: • Farmer Housing: None proposed.
Page 53 and 54: ConclusionsThis project identified
Page 55 and 56: Appendix A: Overview of Ag Park Mod
Page 57 and 58: The National Trust(England, Wales,N
Page 59 and 60: Crystal Waters Village(Malaney, pop
Page 61 and 62: McBryde AgriculturalPark (Kauai, HI
Page 63 and 64: Farm worker Housing on Rural/Urban
Page 65 and 66: Occidental Arts& EcologyCenter(Occi
Page 67 and 68: The FarmSchool (Athol,MA)Privatelyo
Page 69 and 70: To ensure conservation in perpetuit
Page 71 and 72: King County FarmlandPreservation Pr
Page 73 and 74: development.Economics/Sources of Fu
Page 75 and 76: In 2001, the Trust advanced a susta
Page 77 and 78: LandThe cooperatives have sought la
Page 79 and 80: ALBA’s Farm Training andResearch
Page 81 and 82: • “ALBA Organics” distributio
Page 83 and 84: in addition to herbs, flowers, and
Page 85 and 86: APPENDIX C: FUNDING SOURCES FOR AGP
Page 87 and 88: Public Support for FarmlandPreserva
Page 89 and 90: transactions. Transaction types wil
Page 91 and 92: Affordable Rural Housing Grant andL
Page 93: farm" program, established farmers
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Page 99 and 100: Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Ag
Page 101: Site BLocationFremont, adjacent to
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