ASCFG Mentee Application

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First name*
Last name*
Business Name ("None", if applicable)
Phone*
Email*
Address*
Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
I hope to be matched with the Mentor located:*
- South-central Ontario
- Central New Hampshire
- Central Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Central Pennsylvania
- Northern Virginia
- Southwest Virginia
- Central Mississippi
- West-central Indiana
- Northern Illinois
- Southwest, Michigan/Chicago, Illinois
- East-central Illinois
- Northwest Wisconsin
- North-central California
- Northern Idaho
- West-central Oregon
- West-central Washington State
- Southern British Columbia
How long have you been an ASCFG member?*
- One to two years
- Two to three years
- More than three years
How many years have you grown cut flowers on a commercial scale?*
- One to two years
- Two to three years
- More than three years
How many acres of cut flowers do your farm?*
- Less than two
- Two to five
- More than five
Preferred Communication Method*
- Phone
- Email
- Text
- Zoom or other online platform
Which best describes your farm?*
- Primarily field
- Primarily field and greenhouse
- Combination field and greenhouse/hoophouse
Which sales outlets do you currently use or most hope to explore?*
- Farmers’ markets
- Grocery stores
- Weddings and events
- Direct to florists
- Wholesale
Other
Are you growing exclusively cut flowers or is yours a mixed operation?*
- Cut flowers only
- Cut flowers and other crops such as vegetables, bedding plants, nursery
Do you have a business or marketing plan?*
- Yes
- No
What are your short-term (one to two years) goals for your farm?*
What are your long-term (five to ten years) goals for your farm?*
Why are you interested in making cut flower farming your livelihood?*
Do you currently participate in other mentorship programs? If so, please describe your status in the program.*
- Yes
- No
Comments
Consider the following broad aspects of farm management: marketing, business, labor, and production. What are your primary weaknesses in these areas, and how can the Mentor Program help you improve? How do you believe a mentorship will benefit you and your operation?*
Email
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