FARMED
Membership
Benefits include:
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Networking
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Monthly Meetings
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Cooperative Marketing Website links
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Event posting
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Product listings
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Tour listings
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Agri-webinars
FARMED
Membership Form
FARMED
Newsletter
March 2009
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FARMED
Newsletter
FARMED UPDATE
Presented at Farmers H Institute AGM
Date:
October 29, 2007
Presented by:
Heloise Dixon-Warren (Moose Meadows Farm)
FARMED President
FARMED Facts
- “FARMED” had its first meeting in May, 2006.
- Incorporated as a Non-Profit Society in May, 2007
- Legal name = “North Cariboo Agricultural Marketing Association”
- “FARMED” = Farming, Agriculture, Rural, Marketing,
Eco, Diversification;
- Current membership = approximately 20 agri-businesses and organisations;
family operated, small, non-commodity based farms
- Membership is as diverse as are the agri-businesses in area.
Goals of FARMED
- To cultivate sustainable, progressive and diverse agricultural
endeavors in the North Cariboo;
- To promote North Cariboo products and experiences associated with
rural living through tourism and other marketing opportunities;
- To support the local agricultural sector through shared educational,
marketing and networking opportunities and other initiatives; and
- To foster an understanding and awareness of agriculture in the
North Cariboo with consumers and tourists.
Membership Requirements
To become a member of “FARMED”, a person
and / or organisation has to be:
- a primary or secondary agricultural producer or have an interest
in supporting the agricultural sector,
- ecologically and socially conscious in terms of the environment
and the humane treatment of all living things,
- willing to meet and adhere to the “FARMED” Code of
Standards, and
- Interested in enhancing the diversification of agriculture in
the North Cariboo Region.
2006 – 2007 Projects
Project 1: Marketing Caravan
- Hosted a Canadian Farm Business Management Council Marketing Caravan
Workshop – March, 2007; Keynote Speakers: Brent Warner (Ministry
of Agriculture and Lands) and Charlie Touchette (North America Direct
Farmers Market Assoc.)
- Quesnel was 1 of 5 venues across Canada; second highest registrants
- Partnered with Community Futures and BC Agri-tourism Alliance
/ BCATA
- 90 people attended – persons traveled up to 8 hours to attend;
it was an incredible day!!
Project 2: Farm Tour Brochure
- 25,000 printed; Brochure for 2007 – 08;
- 12 Participants – Primary & Secondary Agri- Businesses
(e.g. farms, farmers market, caterers);
- 11” * 17” brochure- includes a map and description
/ contact information of each participant;
- Accessed funding through Investment Agriculture Foundation (BC
AgriTourism Initiative);
- Sold sponsorship space and corporate advertising to compatible
organisations & businesses to obtain matching funds;
- Created a template for use in other areas.
Project 3: Agritourism Circle Tour
- Agritourism Circle Tour - “Field and Forest to Fork”
June 26, 2007, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Bus tour to 4 “FARMED” member sites, a luncheon with
keynote speaker (Brent Warner, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands);
- Partnered with Quesnel Visitor Info. Centre
- Funding accessed through Investment Agriculture Foundation of
BC and Cariboo Regional District;
- 45 participants on tour including: agricultural producers,
municipal, regional and provincial representatives, tourism, agriculture
and economic diversification agencies.
Current Board Members
Heloise Dixon-Warren, Moose Meadows Farm,
President
Monika Robert, Walkabout Homestead, Vice President
Lynda Atkinson(Sisters Creek Simmentals), Secretary/Treasurer
Lori Fogarty, Cottonwood House Historic Site
Christine Piltz, Kirby Hill Farm
Mary Rossman, M/M Ranch
Lenore Yorston (Australian Ranch)
** if you are interested in becoming involved with FARMED,
please let us know
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