Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CULTIVATE MARKETS, POLICIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT SUPPORT THRIVING, SOCIALLY JUST, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND FAMILY FARMS.
COME TO THE TABLE:COME TO THE TABLE IS A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS TO FOOD ACCESS THAT ALSO STRENGTHEN JUST AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES, HUNGER RELIEF ADVOCATES AND FARMERS TO ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE THEM ON ISSUES OF FOOD ACCESS AND JUSTICE IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM DELIVERS CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING FOCUSED ON BUILDING EQUITY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM, AND COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS AND RESOURCES.
CONTRACT AGRICULTURE REFORM:CONTRACT AGRICULTURE REFORM WORKS FOR FAIR AND EQUITABLE CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL FARMERS AND LARGE CORPORATIONS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FARMERS A FORUM FOR DEFINING THEIR NEEDS AND ADVOCATING ON THEIR OWN BEHALF FOR FAIRNESS. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES FARMERS AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN EFFORTS TO IMPROVE NATIONAL POLICY, FORCE THE INDUSTRY TO BE MORE JUST AND SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF VIABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR FARMERS. THE FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT, CAMPAIGN FOR CONTRACT AGRICULTURE REFORM (CCAR) IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM. CCAR IS A NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROVIDE A VOICE FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS INVOLVED IN CONTRACT AGRICULTURE, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT:AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS FARMERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING NEW AND INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF AGRICULTURAL INCOME THROUGH COST-SHARE GRANTS. THESE SMALL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS HELP PRESERVE EXISTING JOBS AND BUSINESSES, LEVERAGE NEW INVESTMENT, AND CREATE NEW JOBS AND INCOME FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S FARMERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE FARM-BASED ENTERPRISES SUPPORTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM REPRESENT A WIDE VARIETY OF LESSONS AND EXPERIENCES RELEVANT TO THOUSANDS WITHIN THE STATE'S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS DISBURSED MORE THAN $6 MILLION TO MORE THAN 600 FARMERS AND COLLABORATIVE FARMER GROUPS THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA. NEW TO 2017-2018, AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES A FOCUS TO BUILD AND SUPPORT A STRONG NETWORK AROUND FARMERS OF COLOR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Edna Rodriguez | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $94,242 |
| Kelli Dale | STAFF REPRESENTATIVE | 40 | $64,156 |
| Sally Lee | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | 40 | $59,088 |
| Jerry Dewitt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shirley Sherrod | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Farland | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Archie Hart | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elijah Brunson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary K Hendrickson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Hitt | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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