Why Join NY Farms!?

• You want to support a regional food system.
  
• You want to know what's in season and where it can be found.
  
• You want to know what events are happening for farmers, farm and food activists and consumers.
  
• You want organizational support in the farm and food community.
  
• You want more farm and food related networking opportunities.
  
• You want to know more about NY agriculture.

Benefits of membership to farms, farm and food organizations, agencies and businesses:

• WEBSITE LINK: Profile your farm, agri-business or organization on the NY Farms! web site with links to your site;
  
• WWW.NY Farms! On Line Classified Advertising Pages: Only members can post ads. Buy or sell real estate, equipment, livestock and even products from your farm or kitchen;
  
• RECIPE AND COOKBOOK PROMOTION: Share your favorite recipes or highlight your own cookbook;
  
• CELEBRATE THE HARVEST: Highlight your events in our calendar;
  
• NEWS TO SHARE: We'll highlight or feature you, your agri-business, organization or your products in our electronic News to Share;
  
• CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING IN NEWS TO SHARE: Post employment opportunities or updates from your farm, business or organization to over 9,000 readers;
  
• We'll encourage your farm to be listed with NYSDA&M, FarmtoTable.org, NewFarm.org, EatWell.org and LocalHarvest.org and send you reminders to check your listing;
  
• Networking opportunities.

Benefits of Membership to Individuals:

• An electronic source to find out what's in season and where it can be purchased;
  
• A seasonal collection of recipes featuring products from the current harvest;
  
• A listing of restaurants that buy directly from NY farmers;
  
• An online calendar of events letting you know what's happening at the farm or at the market;
  
• An opportunity to tell farms what your needs are, what products you're looking for, sourcing difficulties you are having, ways to make farm visits more enjoyable, etc..

Your contribution helps support:

• WWW.NYFarms.info and linkages
  
• News to Share- a statewide interdisciplinary, bi-weekly electronic newsletter;
  
• Two monthly calendars: the Calendar of Agricultural Events and Celebrate the Harvest
  
• Contests and awards;
  
• An online photo gallery;
  
• Displays at fairs, events and conferences;
  
• A Buy NY! Campaign;
  
• Farm to School partnerships;
  
• Farm to Restaurant connections;
  
• Agri-Tourism initiatives;
  
• A seasonal recipe collection and recipe exchange forum;
  
• Marketing, distribution and regulatory projects;
  
• Agricultural advocacy.