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Foundation

The Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability (FAR^RMS) serves the region, the state and the world in discovering, exploring and implementing practices and methods which further the sustainability of farms and rural communities.

What is “sustainability”?

FAR^RMS has determined "sustainability" to contain the following components:

• Approaches to community and agriculture which foster self renewal, are in harmony with natural cycles and conserve natural resources.
  
• Activities which benefit and nurture the land and rural community.
  
• Activities and approaches which are socially as well as economically just and contribute to the common prosperity of the community.
  
• Cultural and agricultural practices which ensure the health and diversity of the land and the life it supports.

The purpose of the Foundation is to provide educational outreach, research and information on organic production, processing and distribution as well as other sustainable agricultural practices.