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On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:51:23 GMT, "Martha (Dindoffer) Dopkowski" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hortmark 1-800-482-4800 in Capac St. Clair County north of you has the high tunnels(ones designed to be approved by the Equip funding) You may want to inquire with them---it may help to reduce the shipping charges. Tell them your circumstance--they may have some ideas. > OK. Here I am: a Native American (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa > Indians) limited financial resource (our household AGI is below our > county's poverty level) beginning (vegetable) farmer who is converting to > organic. In 2009, using biointesive farming methods and hand tools alone, I > managed to produce little more than $1,000 worth of crops. > > I applied for the high tunnel and organic conversion EQUIP funding and was > recently approved. However, it was not until AFTER I'd signed the contract > that I discovered the Catch 22: I've got to buy the high tunnel (I've been > approved for a 30X72 foot unit) and set it up FIRST in order to obtain my > (so-called) 90% REIMBURSEMENT!!!! (Just how did they expect their limited > financial resource applicants to fund this thing? If I had the funding or > the credit in the first place, I wouldn't have needed to apply!) > > As if this weren't enough, it turns out that the shipping cost (I live in > Monroe county just south of Ann Arbor) on the high tunnel alone is equal to > or in excess of my so-called 10% share of $500 (which is all I've been able > to scrape together thus far.) And that doesn't even account for the lumber > I'd still need to buy for the basebords and ends. > > Further, I've also got to come up with 100% of the funds to pay for the > organic transitioning certification/verification. > > Please understand that I was never given any written or verbal information > about this being a reimbursement rather than a disbursement until AFTER I'd > signed the approval document; nor was I provided with any information about > what the organic conversion part of the program would or would not finance. > Otherwise, I would have also been working on obtaining additional > financing/help these past two months. > > Sooooo... If anyone has any ideas - no matter how far fetched - I'd sure > appreciate it. I'd truly hate to miss out just because I don't have the > up-front money to complete this process. > > Thanks in advance. You guys are all wonderful!! > Martha (Dindoffer) Dopkowski +X+ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Penny Stock Jumping 2000% > Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4bc395fc270ab2426f5st05vuc > > If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv > you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar > http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html