Agriculture, Economic Development & Innovations in Marketing Locally Grown Food
Date and Time
Tuesday Dec 1, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Noon - 1 p.m.
Location
The Chamber of Manitowoc CountyJo & Terry Growcock Board Room1515 Memorial Dr.Manitowoc
Fees/Admission
FREE to Chamber members & non-Chamber members
Contact Information
The Chamber of Manitowoc County
(920) 684-5575
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Description
Are you interested in direct marketing locally grown food directly to consumers?
If you already market directly to consumers, do you want to find out ways to increase your market share?
Do you want to locate a local farmer who can supply you with certified meat, eggs or other foods?
Have you recently purchased some land and want to review your agriculture options?
Potential participants include: traditional farmers who want to expand into the direct marketing arena; food-related businesses, hobby farmers, individuals hoping to locate a source of certified locally grown foods.
Greg Lawless will address some of the economic impacts of agriculture, food processing and consumer spending along with emerging market opportunities that you can tap into in 2010. Dave and Terri Wilfert will explain how they have grown their business into a successful direct marketer to consumers throughout eastern Wisconsin, while also serving as a supplier of vegetables to the third largest canner in the U.S.
If you are interested in direct marketing food to a local market, you won’t want to miss this café.
