CROPP’s Farmers Advocating for Organics

Welcome! The Farmers Advocating for Organics (FAFO) fund provides a way for our cooperative's farmers to identify and support key issues facing the organic marketplace and organic agriculture. The organic farmers of CROPP Cooperative, who produce the high quality organic products for the Organic Valley® and Organic Prairie®, voluntarily contribute to the fund on an annual basis. Decisions on what to do with the fund are made by a committee of CROPP farmers.

Mission

The mission of Farmers Advocating for Organics is "To gather voluntary contributions from CROPP members for a fund dedicated to protecting and safeguarding the organic marketplace by investing in organic research, education and advocacy. The fund will be distributed at the discretion of a committee of CROPP members to strengthen and protect organic producers’ interests in the global marketplace"

What FAFO Funds

The FAFO Farmer Committee accepts proposals from organizations seeking funding for particular projects or programs dedicated to furthering organic education, organic farming or product research, and advocating for organic standards or policies.

Within this section of our Web site, you will find our FAFO granting criteria as well as guidelines for how to submit a proposal. To determine whether FAFO is the best granting program for your particular project, please carefully review our granting criteria before submitting your proposal.

Questions

If you have questions email us.