Southern Organic Female Farmers Association
OUR MISSION
Mission Statement
The purposes of this association are to come together in the spirit of cooperation, as farmers to primarily but not exclusively support the advancement of women, People of Color, and other marginalized communities in agriculture, and:
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To grow, gather, process, market, and distribute organic food crops and similar farm products, and related agricultural and business activities
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To educate, train, and advise, farmers in the production and processing of organic crops, similar crop foods, and related business & marketing skills, to preserve and improve productive farmland
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To promote and further the social and material well-being of its members
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And to inform and educate its owners and the general public about crop foods and cooperatives
Who is SOFFA?
The Southern Female Farmers Association (SOFFA) is a micro-enterprise initiative designed to support the development of self-employment through farming opportunities in America’s rural communities. Our co-operatives will give opportunities to low-income adults, dislocated workers, and veterans. It is our belief that identifying motivated individual farmers in the target population, low-income adults and dislocated workers, and aiding them in developing self-employment options will be the cornerstone for the continuation and expansion of other anti-poverty program concepts. Our efforts will allow low-income individuals to create their own employment opportunities through farming and will thereby create jobs for others in the process.