A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE

Small Farmer (operates a farm with less than $250,000 gross receipts annually, on whichday-to-day labor and management are provided by the farmer and/or the farm family thatowns the production or owns, or leases, the productive assets. Source: USDA NationalCommission on Small Farms)Aspiring/Beginning Farmer (no farming experience, or less than 10 consecutive yearsexperience. Source: USDA NRCS)4. How long have you been farming?_______ years5. Where are you currently farming?___________________________6. Would you be interested and willing to farm in: (circle those that apply)Fresno CountyEast BaySouth BayMonterey CountyOther (w/in Greater Bay Area) _________________7. What sort of crops or animals do you raise? (circle those that apply)Vegetable/Row (including strawberries)Fruit (including caneberries)Dairy/CattleWine GrapesOther ____________________________8. How much land do you currently cultivate/manage?_______________ acres9. What sorts of agricultural practices do you employ?OrganicIntegrated Pest ManagementOther ____________________________SustainableBIOSWildlife friendly10. How do you currently market your products? (circle those that apply)Farmers MarketCSABrokersWholesalersCash BuyersFarm StandRestaurantsCooperativeInstitutions (schools, hospitals, etc)Other _________________Land Access Needs11. The focus of this project is to identify land that can be used both for farming and forcontaining the urban edge (meaning, within 50 miles of the edge of a growing urban area).Would you be interested and willing to farm on the urban edge?Yes No