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Mission:
The Center for Latino Farmers (Center) was established in 2001 by Rural Community Development Resources (RCDR) to work with primarily Spanish-speaking farm workers in their transition to farm ownership. The program was designed to empower the agricultural communities of Washington State through development of the individual.
Objectives:
The Center empowers new and emerging farmers to efficiently and effectively run their businesses by connecting them to USDA services, providing training workshops, preparing loan packages, and providing one-on-one technical assistance services. Services are provided individually or in group settings in both Spanish and English.
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Targeted groups we strive to serve:
*Beginning Farmer or Rancher: An individual or entity that has not farmed or ranched for more than 10yrs.
*Socially Disadvantaged Producer: An individual who belongs to a group whose members have been subject to racial or ethnic prejudice because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their individual qualities
*Limited Resource Producer: is a producer with both of the following,
Direct or indirect gross farm sales not more than $100,000 in both of the previous 2 years
(as adjusted for inflation using Price Paid by Farmer Index as compiled by NASS); and Total household income at or
below the national poverty level for a family of 4, or less than 50 percent of county median household income in both of the
previous 2 years (to be determined annually using Commerce Department Data).
*Please note that
these definitions are established by the United States Department of Agriculture
