Georgia Mountains Farmers Network - NETWORK PRIORITIES

Thanks for taking just 1-2 minutes to give FEEDBACK on PRIORITIES of the Georgia Mountains Farmers Network. We established the priorities listed below at our very first Network meeting last year on January 25, 2012. All priorities came directly from suggestions from farmers in the network. If you think we should improve this list or specific objectives for each category please write your comments below and we'll discuss and incorporate your ideas.

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* 1. Please attach your NAME to the SURVEY so we can best know each farms needs and priorities.

FIRST and LAST NAME

FARM NAME

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* 2. RANK our existing NETWORK PRIORITIES in order from MOST to LEAST important to you! You can add priorities not listed in the next question.

HOST FARM TOURS (Specifically for GROWERS focused on sharing information)

COOPERATIVE MARKETING EFFORTS (ex. – expand Locally Grown to Gainesville market or other systems for bulk deliveries to ATL area)

COORDINATING BULK ORDERS (reduce shipping on amendments, supplies, seeds, potatoes, onions)

CREATE FORUMS FOR MORE FREQUENT FARMER COMMUNICATION (blog site, FB, e-mails)

HOSTING PUBLIC EVENTS (to increase customer base / awareness)

SHARE UP-TO-DATE CONTACT LISTS (haven’t done this yet)

ACQUISITION AND SHARING OF EQUIPMENT

OBTAINING OR PRODUCING ORGANIC FEED

ORGANIZATION OF CROP MOBS

DEVELOPING MARKETING AS A GROUP (co-branding regional products like a logo, identity)

ORGANIZING SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (especially interested in business trainings)

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* 3. Please RATE our Growers Network PRIORITIES according to how HIGH you think the NETWORK should prioritize each item. If there are OTHER PRIORITIES not listed please add them.

	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
HOST FARM TOURS (Specifically for GROWERS focused on sharing information)	HOST FARM TOURS (Specifically for GROWERS focused on sharing information) High Priority	HOST FARM TOURS (Specifically for GROWERS focused on sharing information) Medium Priority	HOST FARM TOURS (Specifically for GROWERS focused on sharing information) Low Priority
COOPERATIVE MARKETING EFFORTS (ex. – expand Locally Grown to Gainesville market or other systems for bulk deliveries to ATL area)	COOPERATIVE MARKETING EFFORTS (ex. – expand Locally Grown to Gainesville market or other systems for bulk deliveries to ATL area) High Priority	COOPERATIVE MARKETING EFFORTS (ex. – expand Locally Grown to Gainesville market or other systems for bulk deliveries to ATL area) Medium Priority	COOPERATIVE MARKETING EFFORTS (ex. – expand Locally Grown to Gainesville market or other systems for bulk deliveries to ATL area) Low Priority
COORDINATING BULK ORDERS (reduce shipping on amendments, supplies, seeds, potatoes, onions)	COORDINATING BULK ORDERS (reduce shipping on amendments, supplies, seeds, potatoes, onions) High Priority	COORDINATING BULK ORDERS (reduce shipping on amendments, supplies, seeds, potatoes, onions) Medium Priority	COORDINATING BULK ORDERS (reduce shipping on amendments, supplies, seeds, potatoes, onions) Low Priority
CREATE FORUMS FOR MORE FREQUENT FARMER COMMUNICATION	CREATE FORUMS FOR MORE FREQUENT FARMER COMMUNICATION High Priority	CREATE FORUMS FOR MORE FREQUENT FARMER COMMUNICATION Medium Priority	CREATE FORUMS FOR MORE FREQUENT FARMER COMMUNICATION Low Priority
HOSTING PUBLIC EVENTS (to increase customer base / awareness)	HOSTING PUBLIC EVENTS (to increase customer base / awareness) High Priority	HOSTING PUBLIC EVENTS (to increase customer base / awareness) Medium Priority	HOSTING PUBLIC EVENTS (to increase customer base / awareness) Low Priority
SHARE UP-TO-DATE CONTACT LISTS (haven’t done this yet)	SHARE UP-TO-DATE CONTACT LISTS (haven’t done this yet) High Priority	SHARE UP-TO-DATE CONTACT LISTS (haven’t done this yet) Medium Priority	SHARE UP-TO-DATE CONTACT LISTS (haven’t done this yet) Low Priority
ACQUISITION AND SHARING OF EQUIPMENT	ACQUISITION AND SHARING OF EQUIPMENT High Priority	ACQUISITION AND SHARING OF EQUIPMENT Medium Priority	ACQUISITION AND SHARING OF EQUIPMENT Low Priority
OBTAINING OR PRODUCING ORGANIC FEED	OBTAINING OR PRODUCING ORGANIC FEED High Priority	OBTAINING OR PRODUCING ORGANIC FEED Medium Priority	OBTAINING OR PRODUCING ORGANIC FEED Low Priority
ORGANIZATION OF CROP MOBS	ORGANIZATION OF CROP MOBS High Priority	ORGANIZATION OF CROP MOBS Medium Priority	ORGANIZATION OF CROP MOBS Low Priority
DEVELOPING MARKETING AS A GROUP (co-branding regional products like a logo, identity)	DEVELOPING MARKETING AS A GROUP (co-branding regional products like a logo, identity) High Priority	DEVELOPING MARKETING AS A GROUP (co-branding regional products like a logo, identity) Medium Priority	DEVELOPING MARKETING AS A GROUP (co-branding regional products like a logo, identity) Low Priority
ORGANIZING SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (especially interested in business trainings)	ORGANIZING SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (especially interested in business trainings) High Priority	ORGANIZING SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (especially interested in business trainings) Medium Priority	ORGANIZING SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (especially interested in business trainings) Low Priority

I'd like us to consider the following OTHER Priorities not yet LISTED (please rank High, Medium, or Low)

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* 4. If you have specific comments or suggestions for each PRIORITY please share them here.

HOST FARM TOURS (Specifically for GROWERS focused on sharing information)

COOPERATIVE MARKETING EFFORTS (ex. – expand Locally Grown to Gainesville market or other systems for bulk deliveries to ATL area)

COORDINATING BULK ORDERS (reduce shipping on amendments, supplies, seeds, potatoes, onions)

CREATE FORUMS FOR MORE FREQUENT FARMER COMMUNICATION

HOSTING PUBLIC EVENTS (to increase customer base / awareness)

SHARE UP-TO-DATE CONTACT LISTS (haven’t done this yet)

ACQUISITION AND SHARING OF EQUIPMENT

OBTAINING OR PRODUCING ORGANIC FEED

ORGANIZATION OF CROP MOBS

DEVELOPING MARKETING AS A GROUP (co-branding regional products like a logo, identity)

ORGANIZING SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (especially interested in business trainings)

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* 1. Please attach your NAME to the SURVEY so we can best know each farms needs and priorities.

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* 2. RANK our existing NETWORK PRIORITIES in order from MOST to LEAST important to you! You can add priorities not listed in the next question.

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* 3. Please RATE our Growers Network PRIORITIES according to how HIGH you think the NETWORK should prioritize each item. If there are OTHER PRIORITIES not listed please add them.

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* 4. If you have specific comments or suggestions for each PRIORITY please share them here.

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* 5. THANKS for your FEEDBACK! If you have any additional comments please leave them here.