About your farm

2023 Year End Farmer Survey
This survey helps us evaluate the impact of Berkshire Grown programs for farmers and food producers, learn about farmer priorities, target our outreach based upon needs you identify for your farm, and determine how we can be most effective in our work to strengthen agriculture in the Berkshires. It also provides important data we need for reporting to our grant funders.

Any information shared with our funders will be reported in aggregate. Rest assured that we will never disclose individual details of any respondent and respondents will remain anonymous in any information-sharing.

This year, keep your eyes open for questions pertaining to participation in the Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market, located in section 

Thank you for your time!

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* 1. Contact info:

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* 2. How many years has your farm been in operation?

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* 3. What products do you produce?

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* 4. Acreage

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* 5. Which of the following best describes your farm income contribution to household income?

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* 6. What was your gross farm income for 2023? (all of this information is kept confidential!)

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* 7. In 2023, your net income from agriculture:

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* 8. Are you interested in growing your farm in the next five years? Check all that apply:

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* 9. How many staff did you employ in 2023? 
(Note that seasonal is defined as less than 6 months/year, and part time is defined as less than 30 hours/week)

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* 10. We're interested in which market channels you're currently selling to, and which ones you would like to increase or pursue. For each of the lines below, please indicate your level of involvement or interest and check all that apply.

  Currently selling here, would like to increase Not currently selling here, would like to Currently selling here, satisfied with my sales Not interested in this market
Farmers Market
Farm store/stand
CSA
Pick Your Own
Restaurants
Institutions (schools, colleges, hospitals, cafeterias)
Grocery stores/retailers
Distributors/wholesalers
Food Access Contracts through Berkshire Grown
Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market
Direct to Consumer

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* 11. Of the markets you currently serve, please indicate which increased, decreased, or stayed the same in 2023 compared to 2022.

 
Farmers Market
Farm store/stand
CSA
Pick Your Own
Restaurants
Institutions
Grocery stores/retailers
Food Access Contracts through Berkshire Grown
Other (please specifiy)

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* 12. If you offer CSA shares, how many shares did you sell for...

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* 13. The following pertains to the Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market (BMFM) Pilot Season in Fall 2023.

Did you provide your products to the BMFM?

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* 14. If yes, please rate your experience working with the BMFM.

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* 15. If no, are you interested in working with us to carry your products on the BMFM?

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* 16. What is the biggest challenge facing your farm?

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* 17. Many of our grant funders ask us to collect demographic information. Please check any of the following that apply to you:

 Are you a limited resource farmer? (*Check yes if, for both 2022 and 2023, your gross farm sales were no more than $180,300 AND your total household income was less than $32,763 for Berkshire County, $33,109 for Franklin County, $29,568 for Hampden County, $41,788 for Hampshire County, or $40,279 for Worcester County.)

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