New Farmer Jump Start Project

The "New Farmer Jump Start" project is a one-year pilot project to recruit and provide financial and technical assistance to one new food producer in Cass County. That producer will receive access to land, water and production equipment, and expertise that will enable him or her to grow one or two profitable vegetable crops, which will be marketed to local retailers. Modeled after the "That's My Farmer" program in Oregon, selected low-income residents will receive coupons for meals and discounts on local foods at the farmer's market or grocery store.

Contacts:

Keith Booth
Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development
53020 Hitchcock Avenue
Lewis, IA, 51544
kbooth@iastate.edu
712-769-2650

Holly Born
National Center for Appropriate Technology
53020 Hitchcock Avenue
Lewis, IA 51544
hollyb@ncat.org
712-769-2604