Rachel Dannefer This is Me

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1. 1. Growing roots in Maine

   business.mainetoday.com/news/0 - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/27/2006   Last Visited: 1/28/2006

   NASAP is one of about 20 similar programs across the nation, said Rachel Dannefer, coordinator of the New York-based National Immigrant Farming Initiative of Heifer International. The organization provided funding to NASAP, as did three U.S. Department of Agriculture programs.
   
   "Certainly projects like this are catching on," she said. The growth may be fueled by increased immigration and the agriculture-related skills and desires in these populations, she said.
   
   The trend is good news for those who worry about the viability of small family farms and sustainable agriculture, Dannefer said.
   
   "There's a crisis about who's going to be farming," she said.

2. 2. Classifieds: Wanted

   www.newfarm.com/depts/classifi - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/1/2004   Last Visited: 1/4/2005

   To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Rachel Dannefer, NIFI Coordinator, at nifi.coordinator@heifer.org, or Heifer International, 88 Atlantic Ave. Suite 8, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Position closes at 5 p.m. EST, December 15, 2004.

3. 3. GE Free Maine

   www.gefreemaine.org/article.ph - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/27/2006   Last Visited: 7/9/2006

   NASAP is one of about 20 similar programs across the nation, said Rachel Dannefer, coordinator of the New York-based National Immigrant Farming Initiative of Heifer International. The organization provided funding to NASAP, as did three U.S. Department of Agriculture programs.
   
   "Certainly projects like this are catching on," she said. The growth may be fueled by increased immigration and the agriculture-related skills and desires in these populations, she said.
   
   The trend is good news for those who worry about the viability of small family farms and sustainable agriculture, Dannefer said.
   
   "There's a crisis about who's going to be farming," she said.