From Farms to Homesteads to Roadside Stands
Mi Farm Network's foundation is built on the collective voices of farmers and consumers who have shared their desires for direct farm‑to‑consumer connections with us for the last 20 years.
Our mission is to strengthen food security, support sustainable agriculture, and inspire the next generation of growers, while providing healthy, local food options for all.
Connecting Farms with Their Communities
We are establishing Mi Farm Network as a premier platform in America for connecting local farms directly with their communities for direct purchase, with our home state of Michigan as the initial focus for launching new Core Initiatives.
Our efforts center on independently owned farms, homesteads, roadside stands, CSAs, and more that offer their own farm-grown products, along with farmers' markets and farms hosting agricultural events!
As a member, you’ll gain access to and support from Mi Farm Network’s Three Core Initiative Pillars:
1) Initial Core Initiatives
These Initial Core Initiatives give farm members with opportunities to connect directly with consumers through our Interactive Map, interviews, and podcasts. If your farm is ready, we can also help connect you with wholesale buyers, and eventually participate in a virtual farmers' market app.
2) Supportive Core Initiatives
These Supportive Core Initiatives help guide customers to discover and support your farm through media promotion, marketing tools, and community events that highlight Farm Members.
3) Advancement Core Initiatives
These Advancement Core Initiatives strengthen the agricultural community by supporting youth in agriculture, providing emergency help to members, and eventually offering access to equipment resources, and expanding cultural outreach; adding strength and support when members need it most.
Membership Commitment
Our network is member‑supported, and we are committed to keeping membership fees affordable. By bringing together many participating Farm Members, we use 100% of the Membership fees to sustain our Network, fund our Core Initiatives, and create more opportunities to help farms success.
How To Become a Farm Member
1) Choose a payment plan that suits your needs.
2) Fill out the questions below to create your farm profile.
3) Sign and submit to activate your membership.
After we receive your submission, we will email you a confirmation. Within a few days, we will follow up using your preferred method of contact to answer any questions. In the meantime, you’re welcome to reach out to us as well.
We will also help you get set up on the Mi Farm Network website’s exclusive Farm Members page.
We look forward to helping your farm grow by embracing the true spirit of “Local Supporting Local”.
PLEASE NOTE
Everything in the Farm Membership Handbook is included in a membership fee, except the optional website build.
Please save the links to the Farm Membership Registration Form and the Farm Membership Handbook somewhere easily accessible for future updates and reference.
Farm Membership Registration Form:
https://form.jotform.com/mifarmnetwork/Farmers
Farm Membership Electronic Handbook:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/7b83f01862.html