Resource Guides
Experts in our Cultivemos Network have collaborated on the creation of these guides to help farmers, and those working to assist farmers. They cover Finance, Disaster, Legal, and Farm Stress and are available in PDF format below:
- Finance: Helping Farmers in Financial Crisis
- Disaster: A Guide to Preparing for Disaster and Finding Disaster Assistance for your Farm or Ranch
- Legal: I’m a Farmer. When do I Need a Lawyer?
- Farm Stress: Farm Stress and Emotional Well-Being (2 parts)
Farmworker Presentation Resources
- Managing Finances in the United States Facilitation Guide for Employers and Educators Working with Farmworkers [PDF / Word in English] — [PDF / Word en Español]
- Keeping Your Money Safe by Using Financial Services [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
- Understanding Your Paycheck and Pay Stub [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
- Creating a Spending Plan [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
- Accessing Health Care Services and Health Insurance Basics [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
About these Resources for Farmworkers The basis for the case studies is quantitative research conducted with farmworkers, medical providers, and farm service providers. SUNY Morrisville’s Agriculture Business students, under the direction of their Professor, Sheila Marshman, Ph.D., conducted the research. Maria Pippidis, an Accredited Financial Counselor, Financial Fitness Coach and Extension Educator with the University of Delaware Extension, utilized her 30 years of experience in teaching personal financial management to construct the case studies. Farm business owners and farmworker service providers reviewed the material to ensure the cultural competencies of those who come to the United States were met. Translation of the materials was provided by Maria Gorgo, Extension Educator, Penn State Extension and Dra. Ivette Ruiz of Healing By Growing Farms. For additional information about this project, please contact Sheila Marshman at marshmsa@morrisville.edu or Maria Pippidis at pippidis@udel.edu. Accessing Farmland Together webinars for Services Providers and Producers These two webinars hosted by Land for Good offer information on group land access concepts and how to use a new educational tool Accessing Farmland Together, that describes methods for farmers to lease or own farmland as a group. Accessing farmland as a group can solve some land access obstacles and offer multiple benefits. Group tenure can improve farmers’ chances of success, quality of life, social connections, and mental health. Webinar for Service Providers: Webinar for Farmers: United in Healing – Videos of the 1st Northeast Disability and Agriculture Conference On February 4, 2023 the 1st Northeast Disability and Agriculture Conference was held, hosted by Healing By Growing. Watch the conference on this playlist, or embedded below: Click here for more resources produced by the Cultivemos network Cultivemos aims to improve behavioral health awareness, literacy, access, and outcomes for farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers in the Northeast by developing a service provider network that can assist and meet the unique needs of agricultural workers. Cultivemos was formerly known as FRSAN-NE, the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Northeast. This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2019-70028-30464 and 2020-70028-32729.
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