North Central Puget Sound Growers' Conference
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Establishing Value and Market Access for Stewardship Farmers
| WSU Extension Offices 600 128 Street SE Everett, WA Tuesday, December 12, 2006 RSVP by November 24 |
8:15 am - 8:45 am Check-in and Introductions
Session 1
A New Agriculture for the 21st Century
8:45 am - 9:45 am
Kent Mullinix, Ph d
Director of the Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship
Break
Session 2
Working On Your Business or In Your Business? A business planning & development perspective
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Diane Gasaway, Executive Director
Northwest Cooperative Development Center
Linda Nuenzig,
Owner, Ninety Farms
Certified Trainer, NX Level Business Planning
Roland Chaiton, V.P./Loan Officer
Community Capital Development
Lunch
Session 3
Creating New Markets: Direct marketing strategies for success
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Jennifer Hall, Executive Director
Chef’s Collaborative
Abbi Little, Owner
Abbi’s Northwest
Jeff Voltz, Executive Director
Farming & the Environment
Break
Creating More Value From Your Raw Product
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Bruce Dunlop, Owner
Lopez Island Farm
Andrea Pipitone, Owner
Pipitone Farms
Diane Moody, Director
Community Seafood Initiative
Break
Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative: A case study
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Chris Fullerton, General Manager,
Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative
RSVP by November 24th to Jeff Voltz at training@farmingandtheenvironment.org
This material is based upon work supported by USDA/CSREES under Award Number 2004-49200-03123.