Organizations Filed Purposes:
MOSES EDUCATES, INSPIRES, AND EMPOWERS FARMERS TO THRIVE IN A SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE.
ON THE LAST WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY, MOSES HELD ITS 30TH ANNUAL ORGANIC FARMING CONFERENCE IN LA CROSSE, WI. THE 3 DAY EVENT HAD 2800 FARMERS, STUDENTS, AND OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE. SIXTY WORKSHOPS AND 10 DAY-LONG ORGANIC UNIVERSITY CLASSES WERE HELD. THERE WERE 106 PRESENTERS AND 177 EXHIBITING ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIC RESEARCH FORUM HOSTED 6 WORKSHOPS AND 17 ORGANIC RESEARCH POSTERS WERE ON DISPLAY CONNECTING FARMERS TO CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND EMERGING DATA.
IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2019 MOSES, THROUGH THE "GROW ORGANIC" PROGRAM, HOSTED OR CO-HOSTED 12 FIELD DAYS WITH 840 PARTICIPANTS IN WI, MN, IA, IL, AND SD. MOSES ALSO ATTENDED DOZENS OF CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS WHERE WE ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS. HUNDREDS OF CALLS AND EMAILS WERE ANSWERED THROUGH THE "ASK A SPECIALIST" ORGANIC ANSWER LINE PROGRAM. SIX ISSUES OF THE TWENTY-PAGE ORGANIC BROADCASTER NEWSPAPER WERE DIRECT MAILED AND/OR EMAILED TO OVER 14,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES, GIVEN OUT AT EVENTS, AND AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON THE MOSES WEBSITE. OUR MONTHLY ORGANIC ENEWS SUBSCRIPTION GOES TO OVER 9,000 EMAIL ADDRESSES. OUR FARMER-TO-FARMER MENTORING PROGRAM HAD 15 MENTEES LEARN FROM 14 EXPERIENCED MENTORS. OUR "IN HER BOOTS" (SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND NONBINARY FARMERS) PROGRAM'S WEEKLY PODCAST HAD OVER 30,600 PLAYS.
MOSES WORKS WITH PARTNERS AND WRITES GRANTS FOR LIMITED-TERM PROJECTS THAT ACCOMPLISH SPECIFIC GOALS. IN THE 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD SEVEN: 1) BEGINNING FARMER BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES 2) MAPPING THE FUTURE OF ORGANIC RESEARCH 2051 3) RESOURCES FOR BEGINNING FARMERS GROWING GRAINS 4) RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOR WOMEN AND UNDERSERVED FARMERS 5) FARMLAND ACCESS FOR NEW FARMERS 6) ENGAGING ABSENTEE WOMEN LANDOWNERS TO ADOPT CONSERVATION 7) WORKING WITH NRCS TO TRAIN AGENCY STAFF IN ORGANIC CERTIFICATION AND PRODUCTION METHODS
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 |
|---|
| John Mesko | EXEC DIR THR | 50 | $108,825 |
| Lauren Langworthy | EXEC DIR BEG | 50 | $0 |
| Sara Tedeschi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Campbell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Clare Hintz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sylvia Burgos Toftness | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Perkins | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Molly Rockamann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dela Ends | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Bollinger | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Darin Von Ruden | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| David Abazs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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