CADE - Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship

Address

189 Main Street
5th Floor Mezzanine
Oneonta, NY 13820
United States

Website

http://www.cadefarms.org

Contact Person

Rhiannon Wright

Email Address

rhiannon@cadefarms.org

Phone Number

607-433-2545

Services Provided

  • Business Planning Services
  • General Services/Agricultural Non-Profit

Description of Services

CADE's mission is to increase the number and diversity of successful farm enterprises and related businesses in New York, leaning on the pillars of sustainability, collaboration, inclusion, transparency and innovation to drive our vision for a strong, local food system. We provide 1:1 technical assistance and online courses and workshops to farms and food businesses on areas including: business planning marketing access to capital> land access business management value added product development value chain facilitation As Regional Navigators through the American Farmland Trust, CADE can matchmake beginning farmers and landowners in Delaware, Schoharie, and Otsego Counties to manage, lease, or sell/buy farmland. Land Access is our only service limited to a specific geography - all other services are accessible across NY. 

Service Area

Statewide

Agriculture-Related Experience

Yes

Description of Agriculture-Related Experience

CADE has been providing services to farm and food businesses exclusively since our founding in 1991.

How do you offer services?

  • By phone
  • By email
  • By video conference
  • In our office
  • At your location

Free or Discounted Rates

Yes

Description of Pro Bono or Discounted Rates

CADE's services are 100% free to clients

Language Accessibility

English
American Sign Language

If language is a barrier to receiving our services, please make us aware and we'll do what we can to work with you!

Office Accessibility

Yes

Office Accessibility Information

Building is ADA accessible

Leadership Demographic

As part of our strategy to transform power and decision-making within our organization, CADE has committed to a minimum of 30-40% of BIPOC board members. Our board currently includes 36% non-white members, and 54% of all members identify as women.

Anti-Oppression Trainings Completed

Yes

Type of Anti-Oppression Trainings Completed

CADE's staff participate in ongoing Equity education and discussions as a team through biweekly internal learning sessions.

As of Winter 2022, all staff have participated in Soul Fire Farm's "Uprooting Racism in the Food System" training.

CADE is undergoing a multi-year audit led by a consultant to help us inventory our current programs, and make recommendations on how we might adapt or create new programs that support inclusivity and equity, and strengthen our internal systems to support change management. The audit will include recommendations for how CADE can offer partnership and/or allyship to BIPOC-led agricultural agencies, and help us identify how we can drive white allyship among our majority white producer clients and staff.