Surplus Farm Product Survey

The purpose of this survey is to determine whether there is surplus, seconds, and/or upcycled product available in Somerset County that could be processed in the future at The Kitchen at 185, a proposed commercial kitchen incubator to be located on Water Street in Skowhegan. This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Your responses are confidential and will only be represented in aggregate form to determine whether a regional solution is warranted.

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* 1. What is the name of your establishment?

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* 2. Where is your establishment located? Please provide county name.

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* 3. What is the size of your farmed acreage?

1-9 acres

10-49 acres

50-99 acres

100-249 acres

Over 250 acres

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* 4. How many years have you operated your farm?

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11-19 years

Over 20 years

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* 5. What types of products do you raise and/or harvest for human consumption?

Fruits

Vegetables

Grains

Legumes

Dairy

Eggs

Meat

Other (please specify)

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* 6. In a typical year, do you have surplus products that are left unharvested or unsold?

	Yes	No	Sometimes
Fruits	Fruits Yes	Fruits No	Fruits Sometimes
Vegetables	Vegetables Yes	Vegetables No	Vegetables Sometimes
Grains	Grains Yes	Grains No	Grains Sometimes
Legumes	Legumes Yes	Legumes No	Legumes Sometimes
Dairy	Dairy Yes	Dairy No	Dairy Sometimes
Eggs	Eggs Yes	Eggs No	Eggs Sometimes
Meat	Meat Yes	Meat No	Meat Sometimes

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* 7. In a typical year, how many pounds of surplus do you generate?

Fruits

Vegetables

Grains

Legumes

Dairy

Eggs

Meat

Other

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* 8. For what reasons are surplus products not harvested or sold?

	Labor shortage	Lack of storage	Not market quality	Market glut	No ROI	N/A
Fruits	Fruits Labor shortage	Fruits Lack of storage	Fruits Not market quality	Fruits Market glut	Fruits No ROI	Fruits N/A
Vegetables	Vegetables Labor shortage	Vegetables Lack of storage	Vegetables Not market quality	Vegetables Market glut	Vegetables No ROI	Vegetables N/A
Grains	Grains Labor shortage	Grains Lack of storage	Grains Not market quality	Grains Market glut	Grains No ROI	Grains N/A
Legumes	Legumes Labor shortage	Legumes Lack of storage	Legumes Not market quality	Legumes Market glut	Legumes No ROI	Legumes N/A
Dairy	Dairy Labor shortage	Dairy Lack of storage	Dairy Not market quality	Dairy Market glut	Dairy No ROI	Dairy N/A
Eggs	Eggs Labor shortage	Eggs Lack of storage	Eggs Not market quality	Eggs Market glut	Eggs No ROI	Eggs N/A
Meat	Meat Labor shortage	Meat Lack of storage	Meat Not market quality	Meat Market glut	Meat No ROI	Meat N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What happens to your surplus products?

	Left in field	Gleaned	Donated	Composted	Disposed	N/A
Fruits	Fruits Left in field	Fruits Gleaned	Fruits Donated	Fruits Composted	Fruits Disposed	Fruits N/A
Vegetables	Vegetables Left in field	Vegetables Gleaned	Vegetables Donated	Vegetables Composted	Vegetables Disposed	Vegetables N/A
Grains	Grains Left in field	Grains Gleaned	Grains Donated	Grains Composted	Grains Disposed	Grains N/A
Legumes	Legumes Left in field	Legumes Gleaned	Legumes Donated	Legumes Composted	Legumes Disposed	Legumes N/A
Dairy	Dairy Left in field	Dairy Gleaned	Dairy Donated	Dairy Composted	Dairy Disposed	Dairy N/A
Eggs	Eggs Left in field	Eggs Gleaned	Eggs Donated	Eggs Composted	Eggs Disposed	Eggs N/A
Meat	Meat Left in field	Meat Gleaned	Meat Donated	Meat Composted	Meat Disposed	Meat N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you have markets in mind for surplus products?

Direct-to-consumer

Business to business

Institutional

Sell online to the highest bidder

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Are you interested in adding value to your surplus?

I would add value myself on my own farm

I would add value myself at a commercial kitchen facility

I would sell to a third party for a fair return

It is raw product that does not need value-add

Not interested in harvesting

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Is there anything you would like to add on this subject?

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* 13. Would you like to respond to the other food surveys?

Workforce survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SkowTowWorkforce

Incubator kitchen survey: https://form.jotform.com/231905427308051

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