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NEW NORTH FLORIDA COOPERATIVE

NEW NORTH FLORIDA COOPERATIVE. Jackson County Development Council Jackson County, Florida. State: Florida County: Jackson Community Population: 16,247 Community Area Size: 332 sq. mi. Poverty Rate: 29.5% Unemployment: 7.2% Per Capita Income: $9,645.00

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NEW NORTH FLORIDA COOPERATIVE

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  1. NEW NORTH FLORIDA COOPERATIVE Jackson County Development Council Jackson County, Florida

  2. State: Florida County: Jackson Community Population: 16,247 Community Area Size: 332 sq. mi. Poverty Rate: 29.5% Unemployment: 7.2% Per Capita Income: $9,645.00 Education: 61.2% lack a high school diploma JACKSON COUNTY ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY

  3. GLYEN HOLMES • Alcorn State University • Natural Resource Conservation Service • Systemic Problems

  4. North Florida Cooperative Farm

  5. VISION STATEMENT • The New North Florida Cooperative will be a service cooperative providing education, marketing, and technology transfer in order to provide a competitive edge for small farmers in the northern Florida region. The income generated from the value-added business will flow to and within the local community. The Cooperative’s business will be primarily targeted to providing fresh, healthy agricultural products to local

  6. Vision Statement, cont’d. • school districts throughout the entire school year. The Cooperative will grow, process, and deliver 50,000 - 60,000 pounds of greens a month. The Cooperative will also develop several additional lines of fruits and vegetables that will be produced and sold as additional sources of revenue.

  7. NRCS Chief Pearlie Reed (left) visits during early beginnings

  8. MISSION STATEMENT • The New North Florida Cooperative provides fresh, healthy agricultural products at a fair price to to School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. The Cooperative is responsible for the marketing, handling, processing, and delivery services of agricultural products produced by participating local small farm operators. The Cooperative will meet the needs of local small farm operators by facilitating the flow of profit from the value-added business operation to and within the local community.

  9. VALUES STATEMENT • The New North Florida Cooperative will be honest, loyal, and fair to customers and participants. The Cooperative will deliver the highest possible quality agricultural products grown by local limited-resource farmers

  10. STRATEGIC PLAN • The strategy of the New North Florida Cooperative is to increase farm income of small farmers through niche marketing, value-added processing, and alternative enterprises. The Cooperative business plan (was) developed to serve local school districts with fresh leafy greens as a healthy portion of the School Lunch Program. In addition to the main product of leafy greens, the Cooperative will also diversify into other produce varieties.

  11. CULTIVATING CUSTOMERS

  12. TRIAL STRAWBERRY 1998

  13. Vonda RichardsonFarm Management SpecialistFlorida A&M University

  14. READY FOR HARVEST

  15. HARVEST

  16. GREENS FOR LUNCH!

  17. New North Florida Cooperative”SMALL FARMERS WORKING TOGETHER”

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