Port Susan Center For Food & Farming 1. Information About the Port Susan Food & Farming Center Survey This survey is to help determine the needs of the farming and food entrepreneurial community in the vicinity of the proposed Port Susan Food & Farming Center (Stanwood, WA), envisioned as a non-profit multi-use processing facility. Please tell us about your farming or food production business and anticipated business support needs by answering the following questions: Question Title * 1. What is/ are your primary crop(s)/ livestock? Question Title * 2. What is/are your primary product(s)? Question Title * 3. What size is your farm? 1 - 9 acres 10 - 49 acres 50 - 179 acres 180 - 499 acres 500+ Related business that does not farm I plan on farming in the future Question Title * 4. What are your annual gross sales? Not applicable at this time Less than $2,500 $2,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $24,999 $25,000 - $49,999 $50,000+ Question Title * 5. What best describes your ownership? (select all that apply) Woman owned Minority owned Beginning farmer-rancher (less than 10 years) Other Question Title * 6. What are your current growing practices? (select all that apply) Certified organic Organic practices, not certified No till (restricted tillage systems that limit tillages to the area around the plant) Conventional Permaculture Biodynamic Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Are there other certifications you use with your farm products? (select all that apply) Certified Naturally Grown Food Alliance Certified Salmon Safe Puget Sound Grown Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. If there were a Certified Local Program for the Stanwood/Camano, would you join? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 9. Where / how do you sell your product? Wholesale Farmers' market(s) CSA (community supported agriculture) Farm stand Other Question Title * 10. Is all or a portion of your farm product processed (i.e. “value-added”)? Yes No Question Title * 11. If “Yes”, where is it processed? On-farm Off-farm Both Question Title * 12. If on-farm, are you HACCP certified? (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point/Plan) certified? Yes No Question Title * 13. If off-farm, please identify the name, address, and contact information of the processing facility: Question Title * 14. Do you know of a local processing center (including dairy) that is presently under utilized or that could be expanded? Question Title * 15. If you are not presently processing your farm products, would a centrally located incubator/processing center encourage you to grow other crops or start farm enterprises? Yes No Possibly (please explain) Question Title * 16. How would you characterize your interest in having access to a shared processing facility within reasonable distance from your farm? Not interested Somewhat interested Very interested Uncertain (if uncertain, please explain) Question Title * 17. For what product(s) do you currently need a value-added processing facility? Question Title * 18. What processing equipment do you need? Canning equipment Freezing tunnel Dehydrator Commercial kitchen Grist mill Bottling Pasteurizing Baking Other Question Title * 19. Do you need storage space? If yes, please specify cubic feet needed: Dry storage Chilled storage Frozen storage Root cellar Question Title * 20. Would you use a central multi-use processing facility? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 21. Do you need help distributing your product? Yes No Question Title * 22. Could you use assistance with marketing your product? Yes No Question Title * 23. Could you use help with branding/labeling? Yes No Question Title * 24. Would you be interested in using a retail food co-op? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 25. Would you participate in a wholesale market Yes No Unsure Question Title * 26. If there is a Permanent Farmers’ Market in Stanwood/Camano, would you sell at: Yes No Possibly Spring/Summer/Fall Saturday farmers’ market? Spring/Summer/Fall Saturday farmers’ market? Yes Spring/Summer/Fall Saturday farmers’ market? No Spring/Summer/Fall Saturday farmers’ market? Possibly Spring/Summer/Fall mid-week market? Spring/Summer/Fall mid-week market? Yes Spring/Summer/Fall mid-week market? No Spring/Summer/Fall mid-week market? Possibly Winter market (on Saturdays)? Winter market (on Saturdays)? Yes Winter market (on Saturdays)? No Winter market (on Saturdays)? Possibly Question Title * 27. Are there other services or facilities that you feel are needed in a food and farming center? Permanent staff Educational facilities / meeting room Certified kitchen Retail space/stalls Space for customers to sit and eat and talk Commercial kitchen for rent Marketing/branding advertising Liability insurance Co-op buying of supplies (feed, seeds, packaging, tables, scales, etc.) Other (please specify) Question Title * 28. Would you be willing to volunteer time and talents to help develop this facility or to serve on a Food & Farming Center committee? No Yes (please list your interests and skills): Question Title * 29. Would you be interested in participating in a Farm-to-School project? No Yes (please list which product(s) you have available during the school year - September - June) Question Title * 30. Would you be willing to grow food under contract at a guaranteed institutional market rate? Yes No Question Title * 31. What are the primary obstacles to making your farming operation more profitable (please be as specific as possible)? Question Title * 32. Do you need more farm labor help? Yes No Question Title * 33. Do you need help creating business plans or other assistance aimed at securing bank loans? No Yes (please explain): Question Title * 34. What would most help you make your operation more profitable? Question Title * 35. What would you produce as a business if you could do anything you want? Question Title * 36. We encourage you to provide your contact information in order for us to be able to provide direct communication and assistance to you. If you would rather remain anonymous for this survey, you may sign up for future communications at the following internet address: www.SlowFoodPortSusan.org Name: Company: Address: Address 2: City/Town: State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP: Email Address: Phone Number: Question Title * 37. 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