A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE

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)