Growing & Selling Produce Locally

Date: Monday, September 19, 2011

Time: 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Location: John D. Campbell Ag Center, 18710 SW 288th Street, Homestead, FL

Who should attend: anyone who is interested in growing & selling produce locally

Program

1:30       Introduction – Mary Lamberts, Miami-Dade County Extension

1:35       Where can you sell locally grown produce? – Panel: Melissa Contreras, Urban Oasis Project;   Thi Squire, GROW Miami; Ali Lauria, Michael’s Genuine and Juan Rochaix, Seriously Organic

2:15       Farmers’ market regulations – Charles LaPradd, Miami-Dade County Ag Manager

2:30       How do you decide which vegetables and herbs to grow and when & how to grow them?  What records should/must you keep? – Mary Lamberts, Miami-Dade County Extension

3:10       Break

3:30       Tips for selling at farmers’ markets – Margie Pikarsky, Bee Heaven Farm

4:05       How to sell what you’ve grown – Marcia Scott, North-South Institute

4:45       Thoughts on possible future workshops / lunch sessions 

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