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About


Who We Are

Moutoux_Bittner_ChalmersFuture Harvest A Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (Future Harvest CASA) is a network of farmers, agricultural professionals, landowners and consumers living and working in the Chesapeake region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC. Future Harvest CASA promotes profitable, environmentally sound and socially acceptable food and farming systems that work to sustain communities.

Established in 1994 as a result of the successful achievements of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation "Future Harvest Project," part of the Integrated Farming Systems program, Future Harvest CASA was officially incorporated as an independent organization on September 9, 1998 and received nonprofit status on July 13, 1999. 

Please use this LINK to review the organization's 2010 IRS Form 990 Filing. Click here for notes from the 2012 Membership Meeting.
 
Leadership

Future Harvest CASA is a membership organization, governed by an 18-member board of directors whose members hail from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The organization's staff inlcludes the executive director and several part-time specialists.

The Board of Directors is nominated and selected by members at the annual membership meeting held in January.   Directors serve as volunteers for three-year terms. Terms are renewable for a total of three terms.
 
Our Programs
Our programs fall into three major areas: Farmer Education and Support, Farmer-Consumer Connections, and Advocacy. Farmer Education and Support programs include our Annual Conference, field days, the Beginner Farmer Training Program and website resources such as the Calendar of sustainable agriculture events and our Job/Land Bulletin Board. Farmer-Consumer Connections include our Amazing Grazing directory, our Annual Conference and our work with the Eat Fresh Maryland network to expand EBT resources at farmers markets throughout the region. Advocacy includes our collaborations on regional food systems issues, and information on bills and policies to encourage our members' involvement in local, state and federal issues.