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Hummingbird Farm 536 SE CR 3105, Corsicana, Texas 75109

Veteran Farmers CooperativeN.C. Veteran Community Supported Ag Training

Rural Development Center

Pam Slate07/06/2012

Project Overview

• NCVSAT = Mentor Vets into the

small crop production farm model

• Co-Op = Bring Veteran Farmers

together to provide sustainable

food supply (Niche Market)

• Rural Development Center Inc. =

To develop and educate Farm to

Plate Community Involvement

Veteran Farmers Co op

Inc.Rural DevelopmentCenter Inc.

Navarro County Veteran

Community Supported

Ag Training ( a division of Veteran

Farmers Co.Op)

Hummingbird Farm Produce

BarnConsumers, Stores, Retail, ISD’s, Fundraisers, Consumer Markets

Veteran Farmers Co-Op Formation• September

2012

NCVSAT 1st Semester• Summer

2013

Farms Spring Planting• February

2013

CSA Share Membership Rally• March

2013

Timeline

Looking Ahead

• Delivery program to deliver to food

stamp recipient

• Set up organic milk delivery with

CSA

• Peer to Peer Group Start

• To develop more co ops nationwide

to sustain food supply

Relations and Customers

Co-Op

RuralDevelopme

ntCenter

Food Works

CSA

Stores NCVSAT