Meet Ray Jeffers, RAFI-USA’s newest team member. Ray is a former RAFI-USA grant recipient and runs BR Jeffers Farm in Roxboro, NC in Person County. Ray’s role at RAFI-USA will be supporting the creation of alternative local food markets for food producers and farmers of color.
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Learn about Come to the Table’s Senior Program Manager, Michelle Osborne’s, journey to RAFI-USA. Her advice to faith communities: “Buy from local farmers as much as you can and take action — call your elected officials and tell them what you want out of your food system.”
RAFI-USA is looking to hire a full-time Operations Coordinator to assist with managing technology, office space and grounds, supplies and printed materials, HR, and other administrative tasks.
This month’s featured staff member is Kelli Dale. Kelli shares about how she got her start in agriculture (likely a familiar story of a nine-year-old driving tractors), RAFI-USA’s work in helping farmers develop organic regionally adapted commodity seeds, and the pollinators and pollinators habitat project.
RAFI-USA held a virtual Open House in February of 2021. Hear Board and Staff members share their program priorities for 2021.
RAFI-USA seeks a part-time bookkeeper with previous experience working for a nonprofit organization. Duties include accounts payable and receivable, payroll, monthly reconciliations, and a host of customary bookkeeper duties.
RAFI-USA’s programs are growing and we are happy to welcome several new members to our team. Welcome Sabine, Nikki, Liz, and Angel!
Learn about our new board members as we thank Mrs. Shirley Sherrod for her service to RAFI-USA.
–The program expands in 2021 to prioritize applications from farmers of color in Georgia and Florida as well as the original round’s focus on North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia– –Applications will also be considered from farmers of color from other states in the Southeast U.S.– [Pittsboro, NC, January 14, 2020] – Rural Advancement Foundation […]