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WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE. SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN RURAL BLACK WOMEN’’S INITIATIVE. SOUTHERN RURAL BLACK WOMEN’S INITIATIVE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE . Three State Collaboration Children Defense Fund (Mississippi)

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WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

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  1. WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN RURAL BLACK WOMEN’’S INITIATIVE

  2. SOUTHERN RURAL BLACK WOMEN’S INITIATIVE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE • Three State Collaboration • Children Defense Fund (Mississippi) • Federation of Child Care Centers (Alabama) • Southwest Georgia project for Community Education (Georgia) • Major Contributors: Ford Foundation, MS Foundation, Margarite Casey Foundation • Operates in 77 counties across the Black Belt

  3. THREE STATE COLLABORATIONN ALABAMA

  4. MISSISSIPPI

  5. GEORGIA

  6. SOUTHERN RURAL BLACK WOMEN’S INITIATIVE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE • Three State Collaboration • Children Defense Fund (Mississippi) • Federation of Child Care Centers (Alabama) • Southwest Georgia project for Community Education (Georgia) • Major Contributors: Ford Foundation, MS Foundation, Margarite Casey Foundation • Operates in 77 counties across the Black Belt

  7. MISSION OF SRBWI • TO PROVIDE NOURISHMENT • TO ENGAGE WOMEN IN ADVOCACY AND POLICY INITIATIVES • TO ENGAGE WOMEN IN AN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA • TO DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY • TO BUILD LINKAGES WITH WOMEN’S GROUPS COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

  8. OUR RESOLVE… • Secure employment or skills that will provide families a higher income • Identify services needed in each community and create self-employment or small business opportunities to meet those needs • Develop programs to help young people and senior citizens

  9. LATEST GROUP AGRICULTURE PROJECT • SMALL ACREAGE AND LIMITED ACCESS TO FARM EQUIPMENT • WOMEN WORKING AS A GROUP • LOCAL MARKETING OF PRODUCE

  10. STEPPING OUTSIDE THE BOXNON-TRADITIONAL FARMINGFOR WOMEN • PECAN GROVES • SOUTHERN ALTERNATIVE

  11. SOUTHERNALTERNATIVES AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE, INC.

  12. PECAN PROCESSING PLANT

  13. Southern Alternatives • Worker and Farmer owned cooperative • Five members • Grow and process pecans • Pecan Candies

  14. Technical Assistance • Provided by Federation and SRBWI • Production • Product Development • Plant Operations • Marketing • Business Development • Funding

  15. Funding • Equal Exchange (2006, 2007) • Oxfam America (2006, 2007) • Presbyterian SDOP (2007) • SRBWI Seed Capitol (2007)

  16. Markets • Fair Trade Wholesale Market • Equal Exchange • Co-op Grocery Stores • Bakery • Mail Order

  17. New Packaging & Product

  18. New Equipment Heavy Duty Lift & Stacker

  19. Hydraulic Drum Lifter & Pallet Jack

  20. Color Sorter - Separates out dark pecan pieces and halves from batch

  21. Women in Agriculture • Three counties (Clay, Dougherty, Worth) with five to eight women actively growing produce • Eight counties participating in 2008 • Non-traditional crops • Joint marketing of produce with Flint River Farmers Cooperative

  22. LATEST FARMING PROJECT

  23. Technical Assistance • Provided by Federation and SRBWI • Production • Marketing • Partnership with Flint River Co-op • Farmers Market • Local Retail Markets • Co-op development • Funding from SRBWI Seed Capital Fund

  24. TYPICAL PEANUT FIELD

  25. HERBS

  26. Herbs grown by the “Herb Maven” on the C & M Mini-Farm • Herbs grown by the “Herb Maven” on the C & M Mini-Farm • Herb Type Classification Use With • Basil Annual Culinary Tomatoes based recipes • Chives Perennial Culinary Eggs, meats, vegetables • Cilantro Biennial Culinary Salsa • Fennel Perennial Culinary Soups, salads • *Garlic Perennial Culinary Meats, vegetables • *Italian Parsley Biennial Culinary Garnish, salads, soup • Lavender Perennial Aromatic/Ornamental Dried flower displays • Marjoram Annual Culinary Meats, stews, salads • Oregano Perennial Culinary Meats, vegetables • Rosemary Perennial Aromatic/Culinary Meats, breads • Tarragon Perennial Culinary Soups • Thyme Perennial Culinary Meats, vegetables • Sage Perennial Culinary Meats, sausage • Spearmint Perennial Aromatic/Ornamental Beverages, garnish, desserts • * Parsley and Garlic are actually vegetables

  27. Planting in Raised Beds • SRBWI members and farmers from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina planting herbs in a raised bed at the Federation's Training Center in Epes, Alabama.

  28. WIC Market • 144 Farmers in Georgia participating • Farmers sell produce grown in Georgia or within 25 miles of border • Operates from May – October • Over $900,000 in revenue

  29. DOUGHERTY COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.

  30. DOUGHERTY COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.

  31. CAMILLA NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER

  32. FLINT RIVER FARMERS COOPERATIVES • Located in Baker County • Operated by Farmers from Baker and Brooks Counties • Usually can produce 30,000 Pounds of Fresh Pot-Ready Collards • Capable of Slicing Squash • Capable of Snapping Beans • Shelling Peas

  33. TRAINING RESOURCES • SARE • RISK MANAGEMENT

  34. ALBANY FARMERS MARKET • Located West Broad Avenue and North Jackson Street in Albany-Dougherty County Parking Deck • Opened Every Saturday 8:00am-1:00pm • Only Southwest Georgia Fresh Vegetables and Fruits are sold • Produce sold grown by local farmers

  35. CONTACT INFORMATION • www.srbwi.org

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