A commitment to members
The New North Florida Cooperative (NNFC) is committed
to member training and education, in keeping with its
mission and vision statements (below) to provide members
with skills in: market development; education; processing
and packaging; transportation; leadership development;
management; acquiring capital; billing and payments;
finance; quality standards; planning and communications.
Mission statement: The New North Florida Cooperative
provides fresh, healthy agricultural products at a
fair price to local school lunch and breakfast programs.
The cooperative is responsible for the marketing, handling,
processing and delivery services of agricultural
products produced by participating local small farm
operators. The cooperative will meet the needs of local
small farm operators by facilitating the flow of profit
from the value-added business operation to and within
the local community.
Vision Statement: The New North Florida Cooperative
will be a service cooperative providing education, marketing,
and technology transfer in order to provide a competitive
edge for small farmers in the northern Florida
region. The income generated from the value-added business
will flow to, and within, the local community. The
cooperative’s primary business will be targeted to providing
fresh, healthy agricultural products to local school
districts throughout the area. The cooperative will also
develop additional fruit and vegetable lines that will be
produced and sold as additional sources of revenue.
