GULF COAST INITITIAVE CENTER
1. Name
2. Email
3. Please state your gender
Male
Female
Other
4. Please indicate your age bracket:
Under 25 yrs
26-34 yrs
35-44 yrs
45-50 yrs
51-59 yrs
Over 60 yrs
5. Were you raised on a farm?
Yes, and I am still farming there
Yes, but I am farming somewhere else
No
6. Please indicate your amount of farming experience (defined as full-season farm experience, including apprenticeships, not just from owning/managing a farm):
Under 1 year
1-5 years
6-10 years
More than 10 years
7. Are you planning to farm or already farming?
Yes, planning to farm in the next 1-3 years
Yes, planning to farm in the next 4-10 years
Yes, already farming
No
8. What stage of farming are you at?
Explorer: interested in marketing my products; exploring farming as a career option
Planner: planning a career in farming; developing skills and seeking resources
Start-up Beginning Farmer: less than 1 year of operation (selling my products); planning to continue farming
Beginning Farmer: 1-3 years of production (gross sales of more than $1,000); planning to continue farming
Experienced Beginning Farmer: 3-10 years of production; planning to continue farming
I have been farming, but am planning to stop (please explain why)
Other
9. What do you produce?
Dairy
Livestock
Seed
Grain
Vegetables
Fruit/Orchard
Other
I am not currently farming
10. From 1 identified as the most important and 7 as the least important, please identify the type of resource(s) that you think are most important for training/supporting beginning farmers:
Farm Apprenticeships
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Local Partnerships (i.e. Farmers' Markets, Local Food Networks/Organizations)
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Incubator Farms
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Events (i.e. Conferences, Workshops)
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Land-Linking Programs
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Non-Profit Training and Education
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
University and College Training and Education
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
11. From 1 identified as the most important and 7 as the least important, please identify the type of resource(s) that you think are most important for training/supporting beginning farmers:
Lack of Capital
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Land Access
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Health Care/Insurance
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Social Isolation
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Access to Credit
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Business Planning and Marketing Skills
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Finding Profitable Markets
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Education and Training
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
12. What are your primary reasons for farming?
Participation in Locally-Based Food Systems
Interest in Local and Artisanal foods
Environmental Awareness/Action
Outdoor and Physical Activity
Market Opportunities
Agricultural Politics
Other
13. Please indicate your farming practices:
Certified Organic
Transitioning to Certified Organic
Not Certified (but follow organic principles)
Conventional
Biodynamic
Other
14. What are the top three areas that you wish to improve on for your farm business?
15. Any other comments?
Done