“It’s time to stand up and be counted.”

Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers (TSFR-CBO) is a Community Based Organization established to reach the goals of strengthening USDA outreach efforts to limited resource, traditionally underserved, and underrepresented farmer and rancher customers to ensure USDA and coordinate program delivery outreach efforts in counties throughout Texas. This CBO is actively accelerating assistance to minorities, females, limited resource producers, veteran, beginning farmers, and ranchers by providing outreach assistance in receiving information, technical and program assistance from USDA, state and county agencies as well as various Texas universities.

 

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Design A Winning Farm Plan

In this knowledge forum hosted by Texas Small Farmers & Ranchers/CBO, two well respected Sustainable Ag Specialist share their valuable insights. Justin Duncan of NCAT, shares the need to knows of organic soil health and crop production, and encourages new farmers to grow what grow best on their land. Felicia Bell of RD & S Farm LLC caps the presentation with the 8 foundation steps to establish a farm operation that is efficient, profitable, and stands the test of time.

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Conversations and insights into today’s farming

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Direct Support

Continuous support and resources that enable information and access.

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Key local and national contributors in supporting & developing programs.

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Our Mission

Communication

To develop and deliver effective communication strategies to promote USDA outreach efforts that provides access to USDA wide program related information, communication vehicles and resources

Program Delivery & Service

To develop, manage, coordinate and support national level outreach initiatives, programs and activities that provide information and technical assistance and to underserved USDA constituents.

Education & Training

To develop and deliver effective education and training that serves as a linkage to USDA wide programs.

Outreach & research

To acquire, collect, develop, analyze and disseminate new knowledge, data and information related to USDA outreach activities to underserved constituencies.

Our Purpose

We help Historically Underserved producers, form rural farmers and ranchers to urban gardeners, reach their potential in their knowledge, skills, and business enterprise. We do this by serving as a conduit to the best information and resources available, and as an active voice at the table in public and private arenas.

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Our Vision

Our programs and collaborations will reach over 400 new families each year, including training new  and existing growers, workshops, and opening the doors to  sales & outlets and opportunities. In addition we will  provide  education for public decision makers. We will establish a culture of economic empowerment to unserved and underserved communities through the production and direct access to healthy foods… we will establish the blueprint, training the next generation of farmers and strengthening the movement for land and food sovereignty, and  community self-determination.

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Our Values

Generational impact

We Provide Generational Impact In the Lives We Serve

Excellence & integrity

We Promote Excellence In Every Action We Take

Growth & Community

We Encourage Growth For All Who Participate

How we help

  • Gain the knowledge, in the way you best learn
  • Receive tools, resources and assistance from your peers
  • Take advantage of turnkey market opportunities

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