Are you wanting to Involved?

well lucky for you everyone has a place at the table! There are many ways to get involved with the West Georgia young framers .

Informational meetings are currently held on each and every Monday @6:30 via zoom

Start a Business

A local food system depends on the integration and cooperation of many different types of businesses. Each has a vital part to play in a healthy and functional local food economy. The West Georgia young farmers helps people organize business cooperatives.

Here is a list, by no means exhaustive, of some of the kinds of businesses that you might consider starting:

Farmer: seeds, seedlings, produce, animals products

Processor: packaging fresh produce by serving size, canning, freezing, drying, meals, signature products

Distributor: by truck, by bike, storage warehouse

Marketing/Selling: finding, establishing, and maintaining relationships with customers

Education: growing, processing, energy-conservation, consumer health, food systems

Become a Member

The West Georgia Young farmers cooperative is in the process of developing a membership structure that will provide a number of services and benefits for our member cooperatives. In this stage of our work, we are making connections and helping small businesses develop into cooperatives as a way to create the basis for a healthy and vibrant food system.

Please contact us for information about making your business a valued member of The West Georgia Young Farmers cooperative We are here to help provide the resources and support you need to join us in creating a new local food economy.

Volunteer

Whatever your particular talent or interest, if you are passionate about creating a new local food system, we can use your help. If you would like to help the West Georgia young farmers directly with planning, organizing, marketing, and administrative tasks, we would love to have you join us. We have committees addressing various needs. We have a limited number of seats on our board of directors for people who are not business members of the association. We need dedicated people to work on helping co-ops establish their structure, building relationships with start-up cooperatives and helping them with the process of getting their business going strong. Please contact us if you are interested in getting involved, or come to an informational meeting, and we will be happy to tell you about current opportunities.

Some volunteers currently needed include:

Farmer Ambassadors (Spanish, Hmong, or French speakers especially)

Grant Writers

Financial Wizards

Member Qualification Handbook developers (research, writing, design, publishing)

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The West Georgia Young Farmers cooperative is a legally registered business which operates as a volunteer-run cooperative. If you would like to support these efforts with a monetary gift, please do. Our network of members and small business owners thank you for your dedication to helping build a local food system.