Post on 24-May-2015
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WELCOMEWELCOME
by by
Jody Hardin, PresidentJody Hardin, President
Certified Arkansas Farmers Market, Inc.Certified Arkansas Farmers Market, Inc.
About CAFM,Inc.About CAFM,Inc.
Non-Profit Non-Profit 501 (C-501 (C-6) Corporation6) Corporation
Farmer Owned & Farmer Owned & ManagedManaged
Source Verified, Source Verified, Managed Managed MarketsMarkets
Open to All Open to All Arkansas Arkansas FarmersFarmers
Three locations serving Three locations serving Central ArkansasCentral Arkansas
North Little Rock (Historic North Little Rock (Historic Argenta), Argenta),
Hot Springs Village, Hot Springs Village,
SearcySearcy
FREE! Online market for buying local all year long:
www.cafm.locallygrown.net
Established 2008
CAFM CAFM MissionMission
Develop and Manage Develop and Manage a source verified a source verified network of fair trade network of fair trade farmers markets for farmers markets for all Arkansas farmers.all Arkansas farmers.
Founded in Feb. 2008 Founded in Feb. 2008 by 8 Farmersby 8 Farmers
Membership in Nov. Membership in Nov. 2008 grew to 28 2008 grew to 28 Farmers, in 2009 to Farmers, in 2009 to over 40...over 40...
Building New Markets for Building New Markets for Small & Medium-Sized Small & Medium-Sized
FarmsFarms Outdoor Farmers Markets 6 days of the weekOutdoor Farmers Markets 6 days of the week
Online Farmers Market/ Community Pickup Online Farmers Market/ Community Pickup
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) ProgramsCommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA) Programs
Farm to Chef Network (Delivery to Restaurants)Farm to Chef Network (Delivery to Restaurants)
Statewide Produce Auction Market (LR)Statewide Produce Auction Market (LR)
Arkansas Farm Center (LR) for Farm to School Arkansas Farm Center (LR) for Farm to School
ProgramProgram
Farm to Market Retail Stores (ex. Argenta Market)Farm to Market Retail Stores (ex. Argenta Market)
Examples Examples ofof
HistoricHistoric
FoodshedFoodshedss of of
ArkansasArkansas
Grand Grand PrairiePrairie
DeltaDelta
Proposed Site for Farm to School Program Processing, Warehouse & Distribution
Hub and Spoke AggregationHub and Spoke Aggregation
Food is Food is distributed distributed
through through existing food existing food
service service providers to providers to schools from schools from the central the central warehousewarehouse
Consumer and Producer Consumer and Producer Co-operative ModelsCo-operative Models
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC MARKETINGMARKETING
Farm to FamilyFarm to Family
Farm to MarketFarm to Market
Farm to ChefFarm to Chef
Farm to SchoolFarm to School
Funding Sources & OpportunitiesFunding Sources & Opportunities
Funding Sources for Aggregation Center
Private Offering
Public/Private Partnerships
Charitable/NonProfit Offering
Consumer Cooperative
Farmer Cooperative
Employer/Department Num-ber of Jobs
Wage Range for Job Description
Annual Economic Impact
Vegetable Processing 40 $9 to $12/hour 800000
IQF (Flash Freeze Line)
25 $10 to $15 600000
School Catering Group
50 $10 to $15 1200000
Warehouse/Distribution
10 $10 to $15 240000
Pasta Production Group
10 $10 to $15 240000
Retail Co-Op Store 5 $10 to $15 120000
Farm Marketing Group
10 $12 to $15 280000
Micro Dairy Bottling Group
6 $10 to $15 144000
Recycling & Reuse Program
15 $10.00 $300,000.00
Annual Payroll Projected
161 $3,924,000.00
Thank you!Thank you!
See you at the See you at the market!market!