Google+ Hangout: Growing the Organic Sector  

Join a live USDA Google+ Hangout to discuss how to grow the organic sector.  Hear from farmers, organic certifiers, researchers and community organizations who will discuss:

• Marketplace opportunities for farmers who are interested in organic certification
• How to address challenges farmers face when converting from conventional to organic production
• USDA support to increase the number of certified organic operations in the U.S. 

Learn more on today's USDA Blog. 

Participate:

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 1 pm EDT

Submit questions in advance on Twitter using hashtag  

#AskUSDA or leave a comment on the blog. 

Come hang out with us! 

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