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Home » Expanding Stewardship » Training & Conferences » North Central WA Growers' Conference

North Central WA Growers' Conference

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Conference and training in Okanogan for agricultural producers covering cooperative business development, access to markets, transportation, distribution, value added food processing

Etablishing Market Access and Value for Stewardship Farmers

Okanogan Grange Hall
305 Tyee
Okanogan, WA 98840

Thursday, February 1, 2007

9AM to 5PM

9:00 - 9:30     Check-in and Introductions

Session 1

A New Agriculture for the 21st Century    

9:30-10:30     Kent Mullinix, Ph D
Director of the Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship

Break

Session 2

Creating New Markets: Direct Marketing Strategies for Success   

10:45-12:15

Jennifer Hall, Executive Director
Chef’s Collaborative

Abbi Little, Owner
Abbi’s Northwest

Dennis Nicholson
Peshastin Growers

Jeff Voltz, Executive Director
Farming & the Environment

12:15-1:15     Lunch

Session 3

Creating More Value From Your Raw Product   

1:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Bruce Dunlop, Owner
Lopez Island Farm

Andrea Pipitone, Owner
Pipitone Farms

Diane Moody
Community Seafood Initiative

Break

Session 4

Okanogan Producers Marketing Association: A Case Study

3:15-4:30

Members of the Okanogan Producers Marketing Associatin

4:30-5:00     Informal Gathering

 RSVP by January 25th to Jeff Voltz at training@farmingandtheenvironment.org

This material is based upon work supported by USDA/CSREES under Award Number 2004-49200-03123.