Microfinancing

When traditional agricultural lending does not work for your farm, you may try contacting an organization in your region that handles micro-financing.  Many of these organizations are beginning to work with small- to mid-scale farmers and agricultural processors.

Capital Region

Capital District Community Loan Fund
(518) 436-8586
255 Orange Street, #103
Albany, NY 12210

Finger Lakes/ Ithaca

Alternatives Federal Credit Union
(607) 273-3582 x816
125 North Fulton Street
Ithaca, NY 14850-3301

Finger Lakes/ Rochester

PathStone
(585) 340-3300
400 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607-1910

Long Island

Long Island Fund for Sustainable Development
(631) 491-1388
45A Seaman Ave
Bethpage, NY 11714-3701

Long Island

CDCLI Funding Corporation, Inc.
(631) 471-1215 x149
2100 Middle Country Road, Suite 300
Centereach, NY 11720

Long Island

North Fork New Markets Credit Corp.
(212) 834-1071
275 BroadHollow
Melville, NY 11747-8914

Mohawk Valley

Hudson River New Markets, Inc.
(518) 828-4600
Office of General Counsel, 11 Division
Amsterdam, NY 12010-4303

New York City

ACCION New York
(718) 599-5170
115 East 23rd Street, 7th Floor
NewYork, NY 10010-4561

Western

Southern Tier

Allegany Community Development Services, Inc.
(585) 268-7605
84 Schuyler Street, PO Box 117
Belmont, NY 14813-0117