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Federal crop insurance programs do not cover income from wild-crafted products that farmers might sell alongside their cultivated goods. But farmer-foragers still have a lot of options to protect their income and their foraging practices! In this episode Bonita and Kate speak with herbalists and farmers about legal tools they can use to support and even expand their income from foraged goods.
For a full transcript of this episode, please click here.
Additional resources: Farm Sales Agreement Basics
This episode builds on the legal background of the Micro Farm policy and Whole Farm Revenue Protection crop insurance program shared in Episode 50: Protecting Your Foraged and Wild Foods Revenue.
This material is funded in partnership by USDA, Risk Management Agency, under award number RMA22CPT0012392. |