Strategic Planning Questionaire 2010 Survey

We have initiated our strategic plan with regional stakeholder meetings. Because of time constraints with the growing season already in motion, we have decided to continue gathering input in a more direct way by asking our membership and others to respond to 12 questions. We estimate this survey will take about 5 minutes to complete.

This survey is an opportunity for us to get to know you better and to voice your interests.

The goal of this process is to understand our members' needs and topics of interest, to better align Future Harvest's efforts and resources.

Your responses are anonymous; please respond freely.

1. Please indicate the professional sector with which you are affiliated. Check all that apply:

Please indicate the professional sector with which you are affiliated. Check all that apply: Agriculture

Government

University

Not-for-profit

Media

Food Retail/ Preparation

Other (please specify)

2. Please indicate which state you are from:

Please indicate which state you are from: DC

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

Other (please specify)

3. How often do you go online? Check only one:

How often do you go online? Check only one: Daily

Several days a week

Weekly

Less than weekly

4. Why did you join Future Harvest?

Why did you join Future Harvest?

5. Please rate how much each service below can contribute to meeting your business goals:

	Not much	Somewhat	Very much
Education on sustainable practices.	*Please rate how much each service below can contribute to meeting your business goals: Education on sustainable practices. Not much	Education on sustainable practices. Somewhat	Education on sustainable practices. Very much
Networking/creating community groups on topics of interest with other Chesapeake Region farmers.	Networking/creating community groups on topics of interest with other Chesapeake Region farmers. Not much	Networking/creating community groups on topics of interest with other Chesapeake Region farmers. Somewhat	Networking/creating community groups on topics of interest with other Chesapeake Region farmers. Very much
Advocacy on small farm and/or sustainable farmer issues and challenges to government, not-for-profit and private entities.	Advocacy on small farm and/or sustainable farmer issues and challenges to government, not-for-profit and private entities. Not much	Advocacy on small farm and/or sustainable farmer issues and challenges to government, not-for-profit and private entities. Somewhat	Advocacy on small farm and/or sustainable farmer issues and challenges to government, not-for-profit and private entities. Very much
Assistance with non-production skills (marketing, financing, grant writing, etc..).	Assistance with non-production skills (marketing, financing, grant writing, etc..). Not much	Assistance with non-production skills (marketing, financing, grant writing, etc..). Somewhat	Assistance with non-production skills (marketing, financing, grant writing, etc..). Very much
Educational outreach to Chesapeake Region consumers on agriculture sustainability and local farms.	Educational outreach to Chesapeake Region consumers on agriculture sustainability and local farms. Not much	Educational outreach to Chesapeake Region consumers on agriculture sustainability and local farms. Somewhat	Educational outreach to Chesapeake Region consumers on agriculture sustainability and local farms. Very much
On-farm training opportunities for young farmers, and mentoring opportunities for experienced farmers.	On-farm training opportunities for young farmers, and mentoring opportunities for experienced farmers. Not much	On-farm training opportunities for young farmers, and mentoring opportunities for experienced farmers. Somewhat	On-farm training opportunities for young farmers, and mentoring opportunities for experienced farmers. Very much
Offering products and services with preferred rates, by pooling members’ needs (e.g. discount on certain purchases, preferred rates for members on services)	Offering products and services with preferred rates, by pooling members’ needs (e.g. discount on certain purchases, preferred rates for members on services) Not much	Offering products and services with preferred rates, by pooling members’ needs (e.g. discount on certain purchases, preferred rates for members on services) Somewhat	Offering products and services with preferred rates, by pooling members’ needs (e.g. discount on certain purchases, preferred rates for members on services) Very much

6. Please indicate specific topics that are of critical interest to you:

Please indicate specific topics that are of critical interest to you:

7. Please indicate the agricultural-related organizations to which you belong. Check all that apply:

Please indicate the agricultural-related organizations to which you belong. Check all that apply: Future Harvest-CASA

MOFFA - Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association

PASA – Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture

VABF – Virginia Association for Biological Farming

Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association

NSAC - National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Local Harvest

Other (please specify)