Referral Form

Welcome to the Referral Network of BFN/Mass

If you would like personal help finding a resource, or did not find what you were looking for by searching the Resource Finder, we can try to direct you to someone who can help. We are happy to try to answer any questions you may have and help you find the resources you need to thrive!

Online: Answering the questions below will allow us to direct you to the right resource. Or email us your question to nesfp [@] tufts.edu.

Phone: You can also call us at (978) 654.6745.

Farm Aid Hotline: If you would like more information on nationally available resources, or are in a farm crisis, try Farm Aid's Farmer Hotline, 1-800-327-6243

If you have questions about BFN/Mass, please complete our general contact form, call, or email.

Your name *

Your e-mail address *

Your phone number *

Where are you located? *

Please explain what type of assistance or resource you need help finding. *

How many years have you been farming? *

What is your level of farm knowledge, education, and experience? *

Are you currently farming (growing or raising items for sale)? *

If you are not currently involved in farming or food production, please tell us why (e.g. lack of money, time, resources, decided it wasn’t right, etc.)

Your land access: *

I own my own farmland

I rent my own farmland

I farm for an organization that owns farmland

I farm for an organization that rents farmland

I have access to farmland without a formal agreement

I do not have access to land

Other

Other agricultural enterprises not listed above:

What are your marketing channels for your agricultural products?

Other marketing channels not listed above:

Other sources not listed above:

The growing practices I use on my farm are:

Conventional

Organic, certified

Organic, not certified

IPM

Other growing practices not listed above:

The following information is confidential. We ask general demographic information because we are a grant-funded program and this information is important to our funders and for our knowledge to create effective programming.

What is your sex?

Do you consider yourself American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, African American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic?

The USDA defines a limited resource farmer as 1) A person with direct or indirect gross farm sales not more than $172,800 (for FY2013) in each of the previous two years. AND 2) A person with a total household income less than 50 percent of county median household income in each of the previous two years. In Massachusetts this is around $50,000 for a family of four.

Are your direct or indirect gross farm sales less than $172,800?

Do you have a total household income less than 50% of the county median household income in the last two years?

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