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Mar 17, 2010
Urban Farming Series: Marketing Strategies

Producing food crops for sale is only half of the equation. Successfully marketing your crops is what will make your growing endeavors worthwhile financially. We will consider a wide variety of marketing avenues looking at everything from Farmer's Markets to CSAs to Wholesale options plus a few think-outside-the-box ideas. Each marketing option requires different skills and time commitments; we will uncover the pros and cons to each so that you can figure out which marketing options will work best in your system.

Instructor Courtney Tchida is the Student Program Coordinator for the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) and a member of the PRI Cold Climate Teacher's Guild. She coordinates Cornercopia Student Organic Farm at the University of Minnesota, where they use many different growing methods to produce fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers to feed their local community. She has completed training in Permaculture, SPIN Farming, Organic and Biointensive growing, and has a Masters in Agricultural Education.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 17, 7:00 - 9:30 PM

WHERE: Science Building Room 123, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454

COST: $20 at the door, or $15 if you pay in advance. Pay in advance for the entire Urban Farming Series and get 5 classes for $60 -- that's 5 classes for the price of 4!

For more details or to register, please visit http://www.pricoldclimate.org/event/urban_farming_series_marketing_strategies.

For more information, contact:
Sponsored by Permaculture Research Institute - Cold Climate. Please contact Evelyn at comcoord@pricoldclimate.org with any questions.

Region:   Twin Cities
Topics:   Agriculture, Individual Choices, Land Use
Audience:   Citizens

Submitted By:  Evelyn Hadden

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