Market Farmer Resources
Now Recruiting:
Market Farmers in the Southern Piedmont
We are looking for: market farmers in parts of Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama who are willing to participate in the study’s Climate-Smart Commodity Marketing Program for four years. In exchange, we’re offering annual cash incentives.
Our research team will work with you to gather various metrics about your farm. We’ll help you administer a marketing campaign to communicate the value of climate-smart commodities to consumers.
How to Join
- Fill out our application
- Send application to our Farm Coordinator, Logan Tweardy, at logan.tweardy@rodaleinstitute.org
- Hear back from us in a few weeks with onboarding steps!
Information Sheets
Project Partners
Learn more from the partner organizations who make up the Southern Piedmont Climate Smart Project at the links below:
Project Partner
Emory University is a leading research university, recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts colleges, graduate and professional schools, and one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic health care systems.
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Dr. Eri Saikawa
Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Project Partner
FarmRaise helps farmers find and access the funding, resources, and support they need to build successful, resilient farms. Through its digital platform, FarmRaise makes it easier for farmers to discover grants, cost-share programs, and other financial assistance opportunities and understand how to apply for them.
By simplifying the often-complicated process of finding and accessing agricultural funding, FarmRaise connects farmers with programs that can help them invest in their operations, adopt new practices, and strengthen their businesses for the future.
Project Partner
Rodale Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to growing the regenerative organic agriculture movement through rigorous research, farmer training, and education. Our groundbreaking science and direct farmer-support programs serve as a catalyst for change in farming and food production worldwide. Over our 75-year history, we have proven that organic farming is not only viable, but essential to humanity’s survival.
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Dr. Kristie Wendelberger
Southern Region Research Director