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The Farm to Market Conference
Monday, April 6th
9 am to 3 pm
Evenden Tower
SUNY-Delhi, Delhi, NY
Fee: $25 for Pure Catskills members
$35 for non-members
Improve the marketing of your farm products, promotion of your events and effectiveness of your packaging and labels!
This event is a chance for those involved in local food systems in the Catskills to gather and grow business relationships. There will be educational opportunities for farmers, farmers market managers, retailers, chefs and the community.
Workshops on:- Farmers Market Success for vendors and for market managers
- Working with Restaurants
- Working with Retailers and Distributors
- Successful events - on the farm and off
- Effective labels and packaging
- Value-added product from recipe to retail
That's not all!- Lunch of local foods
- Business-to-business networking
- Local food-based business tradeshow
Read the full Press Release. Sign up now using our online registration. To register, contact Leslie Deysenroth at ldeysenroth@nycwatershed.org or (607) 865-7017. For trade show inquiries, contact Challey Comer at ccomer@nycwatershed.org or (607) 865-7090.
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Upcoming events
Meat Marketing in New York
March 12th, 10 am to 2 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County
34570 State Highway 10
Hamden, Delaware County
Fee: $12 including lunch
Join speakers from across the state to learn the latest about marketing beef, goat and lamb. Topics include:
Catskill Mountain Artist Guild
March 14th, 4 to 7 pm
Commons Building
Main Street
Margaretville, Delaware County
Enjoy samples of local beer from Brewery Ommegang as the Catskill
Mountain Boys present their blend of rhythm, swing & Catskill
mountain music. Maine Black Bear in Arkville will contribute a
home-style mountain gumbo. Part of " Art in Common," a multi-arts event series
each Saturday afternoon. For more information,
call (845) 586-3443. Saturday, March 14, 2009, 1-3pm
Springfield Community Center, County Highway 29A, Springfield Center, NY
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 1-3pm
The Meadows Complex, 140 County Highway 33W, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Tuesday, March 24, 2008, 6-8pm
Butternut Valley Grange, Gilbertsville, NY
A new program is to help
connect farmers with landowners of under utilized agricultural land. Learn about developing leases, assistance in farm planning, improved communication, and
facilitating an equitable partnership to put more
farmland back into production. Workshop space is limited. Please RSVP to Joy at the Otsego County Department of Planning & Solid Waste, (607) 547-4225. |
Do you have an upcoming event or news to share with the Pure Catskills community?
Let us know!
Contact Challey Comer, Farm to Market Manager
Watershed Agricultural Council
Office: (607) 865-7017
ccomer@nycwatershed.org
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