2007 PRESS RELEASES
September 12, 2007
WORKSHOP SET TO HELP SMALL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWERS MAXIMIZE THEIR PROFITS
Contact: Marion Horsley, 804.225.3820
If you are a smaller scale farmer who operates a farm market stand, sells at a farmers market or directly to stores, participates in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), operates a pick-your-own farm, takes part in agritourism, or is considering any of the above, plan to attend a free, informative workshop designed to help you maximize your bottom line.
“Propagating Profits for the Small Fruit and Vegetable Grower” will take place Monday, September 24, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tidewater Agriculture Research and Extension Center, 6321 Holland Road, Suffolk, Virginia. The workshop is presented by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency.
Experts will let you in on what has made their own operations successful.
- Emmett Snead of Snead’s Asparagus Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia, will reveal how he has turned the sale of fruits, vegetables, flowers, straw, cornstalk bundles and Christmas trees into a profitable mix.
- Sandra Tanner, Tourism Development Specialist with the Virginia Tourism Corporation, will describe how Tourism can help farmers tap into free resources that will help promote their operations.
- Dee and Dave Scherr of Dee and Dave’s Homegrown Mushrooms in Sedley, Virginia will explain why chefs prefer fresh, local produce and how they are able to supply them with mushrooms and a whole lot more.
Although the workshop is free, please register by calling 757.569.1100 or e-mailing gail.moodymilteer@vdacs.virginia.gov to ensure ample seating and handouts.