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Jody Hardin, PresidentJody Hardin, President

Certified Arkansas Farmers Market, Inc.Certified Arkansas Farmers Market, Inc.

About CAFM,Inc.About CAFM,Inc.

Non-Profit Non-Profit 501 (C-501 (C-6) Corporation6) Corporation

Farmer Owned & Farmer Owned & ManagedManaged

Source Verified, Source Verified, Managed Managed MarketsMarkets

Open to All Open to All Arkansas Arkansas FarmersFarmers

Three locations serving Three locations serving Central ArkansasCentral Arkansas

North Little Rock (Historic North Little Rock (Historic Argenta), Argenta),

Hot Springs Village, Hot Springs Village,

SearcySearcy

FREE! Online market for buying local all year long:

www.cafm.locallygrown.net

Established 2008

CAFM CAFM MissionMission

Develop and Manage Develop and Manage a source verified a source verified network of fair trade network of fair trade farmers markets for farmers markets for all Arkansas farmers.all Arkansas farmers.

Founded in Feb. 2008 Founded in Feb. 2008 by 8 Farmersby 8 Farmers

Membership in Nov. Membership in Nov. 2008 grew to 28 2008 grew to 28 Farmers, in 2009 to Farmers, in 2009 to over 40...over 40...

Building New Markets for Building New Markets for Small & Medium-Sized Small & Medium-Sized

FarmsFarms Outdoor Farmers Markets 6 days of the weekOutdoor Farmers Markets 6 days of the week

Online Farmers Market/ Community Pickup Online Farmers Market/ Community Pickup

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) ProgramsCommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA) Programs

Farm to Chef Network (Delivery to Restaurants)Farm to Chef Network (Delivery to Restaurants)

Statewide Produce Auction Market (LR)Statewide Produce Auction Market (LR)

Arkansas Farm Center (LR) for Farm to School Arkansas Farm Center (LR) for Farm to School

ProgramProgram

Farm to Market Retail Stores (ex. Argenta Market)Farm to Market Retail Stores (ex. Argenta Market)

Examples Examples ofof

HistoricHistoric

FoodshedFoodshedss of of

ArkansasArkansas

Grand Grand PrairiePrairie

DeltaDelta

Proposed Site for Farm to School Program Processing, Warehouse & Distribution

Hub and Spoke AggregationHub and Spoke Aggregation

Food is Food is distributed distributed

through through existing food existing food

service service providers to providers to schools from schools from the central the central warehousewarehouse

Consumer and Producer Consumer and Producer Co-operative ModelsCo-operative Models

STRATEGIC STRATEGIC MARKETINGMARKETING

Farm to FamilyFarm to Family

Farm to MarketFarm to Market

Farm to ChefFarm to Chef

Farm to SchoolFarm to School

Funding Sources & OpportunitiesFunding Sources & Opportunities

Funding Sources for Aggregation Center

Private Offering

Public/Private Partnerships

Charitable/NonProfit Offering

Consumer Cooperative

Farmer Cooperative

Employer/Department Num-ber of Jobs

Wage Range for Job Description

Annual Economic Impact

Vegetable Processing 40 $9 to $12/hour 800000

IQF (Flash Freeze Line)

25 $10 to $15 600000

School Catering Group

50 $10 to $15 1200000

Warehouse/Distribution

10 $10 to $15 240000

Pasta Production Group

10 $10 to $15 240000

Retail Co-Op Store 5 $10 to $15 120000

Farm Marketing Group

10 $12 to $15 280000

Micro Dairy Bottling Group

6 $10 to $15 144000

Recycling & Reuse Program

15 $10.00 $300,000.00

Annual Payroll Projected

161 $3,924,000.00

Thank you!Thank you!

See you at the See you at the market!market!