MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
Support local farmers and growers. Help us with our mission of education.
Living Lightly or Student: $18
Friends of Farmers: $30
Small Farm, Ranch or Business: $45
Large Farm, Ranch or Business: $60
Cooperative or Big Business: $120
LIVING LIGHTLY OR STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
Are you are on a budget but still want to help support Rural Roots and receive discounts on great UI and Rural Roots classes?
This membership is for you, whether you are a student just starting out, a senior living lightly, a person saving for their own small farm, or anyone who needs to budget their funds carefully. We don’t want anyone to be left out due to affordability. With this membership, you get all the same benefits as the Friends of Farmers membership at around half the price.
Since Rural Roots is a nonprofit run solely by volunteers, that means 100% of your memberships goes to support Rural Roots and its mission of education. Zero percent goes to providing the board with singing guinea hens, rainforest tomatoes, or ecologically sourced cat sweaters made from recycled chewing gum and repurposed water bottles.
Only $18 a year
- Benefits as listed above
- Discounted event registration for 1 person
- One vote for meetings and annual Board of Directors election
FRIENDS OF FARMERS MEMBERSHIP
Help support Rural Roots by joining us as a friend to farmers. Your membership will enable you to get a discount on great educational classes and ensure that we at Rural Roots can continue to put together great educational seminars and classes.
Once in person classes return, you will have the opportunity to get together with other people and find fellow growers and maker! Your money helps us put on these fun seminars and classes.
Since all of us at Rural Roots are volunteers, you can be assured that all your membership funds are going to supporting Rural Roots and our mission of education. None of your funds are going to support our winter habit of buying exotic garden seeds, starting them too early indoors, and filling up the living room with 2 foot seedlings; while denying that we have a ‘plant’ problem.
Only $30 a year!
- Benefits listed above
- Discounted event registration for 1 person
- One vote for meetings and annual Board of Directors election
SMALL FARM, RANCH OR BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP
Do you have a small farm, ranch or business and want to help support Rural Roots while getting an discount for classes? With this membership you get a 15% discount for up to 2 people to attend any workshops with Rural Roots or Cultivating Success in Idaho. Think of the fun classes you can attend while helping to promote sustainable farming!
We are reviving our farm guide! Please contact Susan if you want us to list your farm, ranch or business in our Rural Roots business guide. Use this guide to connect with other farmers, ranchers and people in agriculture related businesses through Rural Roots. We will also use this information to help promote your farm, ranch or business and list your website and any social media.
Since we are a nonprofit run by volunteers, all of your membership fees go to support Rural Roots and its educational mission. No funds go to buying the Board members tapdancing spotted heirloom hogs, whistling non GMO hens, or fancy glass conservatories.
Only $45 a year
- Benefits listed above
- Farm, Ranch & Business listing in the Rural Roots online buying guide
- Discounted event registrations for 2 people
- Two votes for meetings and annual Board of Directors election
LARGE FARM, RANCH OR BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP
Do you have a medium or large farm, ranch or business and want to help support Rural Roots while getting an discount for classes? With this membership you get a 15% discount for up to 3 people to attend any workshops with Rural Roots or Cultivating Success in Idaho. That way you can avoid using paper, rock , scissors to decide who gets the workshop discount.
We are reviving our farm guide! Please contact Susan if you want us to list your farm, ranch or business in our Rural Roots business guide. Use this guide to connect with other farmers, ranchers and people in agriculture related businesses through Rural Roots. We will use this information to help promote your farm, ranch or business and list your website and any social media.
Since we are a nonprofit run solely by volunteers, 100% of your membership fees go to support Rural Roots and its educational mission. Zero percent goes to buying the Board members fancy purple egg laying chickens, dancing alpacas, or golden potato starts.
Only $60 a year
- Benefits listed above
- Farm, Ranch & Business listing in the Rural Roots online buying guide
- Discounted event registrations for 3 people
- Three votes for meetings and annual Board of Directors election
COOPERATION OR BIG BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP
Help show your support for local farmers and ranchers by joining Rural Roots. We develop and put on educational seminars for farmers, ranchers and other related business.
Membership only $120 year.