The South East Hispanic Farmers Outreach Program (SEHFO) intends to support and sustain connections between cooperative extension services and socially disadvantaged Hispanic farmers in the South East of the USA.

The Farmer-Centered Outreach and Education Program’s purpose is to establish, at a minimum, a proactive network of outreach specialists, mobilize farmer leaders, support for NRCS’ conservationists, an interactive farmer’s data clearinghouse, relevant education using a variety of outreach channels and connections for socially disadvantaged farmers and operators not only with USDA-NRCS but other USDA agricultural services and programs.

This initiative was located in Culebra, Puerto Rico, and was a partnership between Nolo Consulting and Mujeres de Islas to support NRCS guided conservation practices and outreach to the island.

The Champions in Conservation is an project which utilizes the concept of developing a “learning network” of agricultural professionals, youth and farmers which are equipped to address and promote conservation practices (NRCS guidelines) in their own communities.