Tag Archives: Farm

Idaho OnePlan

As stated by their official website:

Idaho OnePlan provides data and software to help growers develop a single conservation farm plan that can be pre-endorsed by the various agencies, streamlining and simplifying the regulatory process that farmers face.

Idaho OnePlan is a multi-agency project to combine government regulations and current best management practices for agriculture into a single plan, integrating federal, state, and local regulations for:

•Nutrient, Pest and Waste Management

•Water Quality and Wetlands

•Air Quality

•Financial Assistance

•Endangered Species

•Petroleum Storage Tanks

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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Telephone

(208) 332-1790

Address

650 State St. Room 145, Boise ID 83720

Viva Farms

Viva Farms “provide new farmers affordable access to education, training and technical assistance; capital and credit; land and markets.”  Farmers are given a square mile of farm land to get started.  The vegetables are sold in a CSA (community supported agriculture) approach in box shares.  Its parent organization is GrowFood.org, a national organization.

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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Telephone

(360) 707-3223

Address

Viva Farms P.O. Box 1714 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition

Conservation sequesters Carbon and deforestation is a major cause of climate change Cascadia Wildlands aims to conserve wild spaces. They state on their web stite that “The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition is a non-profit citizens group founded in a historic bipartisan effort by former Governors Dan Evans and Mike Lowry. Their members consist of a diverse group of over 250 organizations representing conservation, business, recreation, hunting, fishing, farming, and community interests. They state that their “breadth and diversity is the key to our success–no one member of the Coalition could secure such high levels of funding for parks and habitat on their own.”

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit

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Telephone

(206) 748-0082

Address

1402 Third Avenue, Suite 507 Seattle WA 98101