4. New Farmer Development Project Participants
info at: http://www.cenyc.org/HTMLGM/nfdpfaq.htm

Location:

• New York City and environs

Why interesting:

• Example of a network with distinct social/ethnic character, mostly hispanic, various countries of origin, brought together by efforts of NY Cornell Cooperative Extension and Greenmarkets. How are relationships within the cluster affected by country of origin? Neighborhood?  Market channels?  Connections through mentor farms?  Efforts of support organizations? etc....I am not really sure how much this group really functions as a cluster at this point.  We would need to find out.

Common feature:

• New immigrant farmers trying to get established, or recently established, as commercial producer

Type(s) & numbers of participants:

• Recently established immigrant farmers - I believe there are maybe 6-8?
• Farmer mentors -- established, mostly caucasian, farmers who are working with and sometimes hosting immigrant farmers
• Also prospective farmers -- totalling many dozens -- who have participated in workshops, extended training programs, etc
• Greenmarket -- organization that coordinates farmers' markets in NYC
• Individual farmers markets that sell produce of participating farmers
• Probably other ethnic markets and neighborhoods that are supplied by these farmers
• Support organizations include NYC Cornell Cooperative Extension and Greenmarket. Probably others

Where in life cycle/brief history:

• I believe 4-5 years?

Key contacts:

• Maria Alvarez malvarez@greenmarkets.cc
• Kate Granger at Greenmarket (212) 788-7476
• John or Linda Ameroso

Liaison: