Mission: Full Spectrum Farms will serve adults with autism in WNC by providing a farm community where affected individuals can live and work in a healthy, enriching environment. Independence will be fostered through meaningful work, recreation, and community involvement.
Full Spectrum Farms is currently seeking to purchase 40 to 100 acres of land in order to establish our residential farm community in Western North Carolina. While our farm community will be in the vicinity of Cullowhee in order to be centrally located in Western North Carolina and near the colleges and universities in the area we have established the 11 Counties in WNC as our service area. These Counties are: Jackson, Haywood, Buncombe, Swain, Transylvania, Macon, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Henderson and Madison.
The Challenge
Full Spectrum Farms is seeking to raise $1,000,000 for the purchase of the land and beginning of this farm community.
Although an actual farm has not yet been established, much has been accomplished and important milestones have been reached as Full Spectrum Farms advances toward this goal.
• FSF established a board of directors, May 2002.
• 501(c)(3) -nonprofit status attained in September 2002.
• Hosted a series of successful fund-raising events.
• Dodge Carovan donated to organization in December 2003.
• Leased office in Cullowhee April 2005.
• Full Spectrum Spatulas, the first item in The FSF craft program, are created and marketed, June 2005
• Strategic Planning Process January/April of 2006
• First major gift received December 2006
• Full Spectrum Farms' cottage industry expanded to include pottery Spring 2007
• Harold Watson joins Full Spectrum Farms as Executive in December 2007
• FSF establishes its first vegetable/flower garden in a donated/borrowed garden plot in April 2008
• Full Spectrum Farms establishes a Task Force with Department Heads at Western Carolina University in April 2008
Full Spectrum Farms…Providing A Full Spectrum Of Life Possibilities For People With Autism…
