Workshop Announcement
Alternative Income Opportunities for the Appalachian Region:
Greenhouse Production of High-Value Products
A half day workshop for rural landowners and small farmers
Location - Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Date - September 27, 1997
Time - 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by:
West Virginia Small Business Development Center
The Appalachian Regional Commission
The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute
Shepherd College’ Small Business Development Center will host this
workshop focusing on alternative agriculture market opportunities and
controlled environmental production technology. The sessions provide an
introduction into alternative agriculture market opportunities and
production technology and identify resources available to new and
existing entrepreneurs.
Agenda
9:30 - 9:45 REGISTRATION
(coffee & donuts will be served)
9:45 - 10:00 INTRODUCTION
10:00 - 11:00 TOPIC I: Non-Traditional Agricultural Products:
Opportunities and
Marketing Trends
by Steve Bogash, Penn State Extension Service
11:00 - 11:20 TOPIC II: Overview of Resources Available to New and
Existing
Entrepreneurs in West Virginia
by Fred Baer, West Virginia Small Business Development Center
11:20 - 11:40 TOPIC III: Overview of Natural Resources Available for
Development in
the Region
by Marten Jenkins, The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute
11:40 - 12:00 TOPIC IV: Introduction to Controlled Environment
Production
Technologies (video)
by Butch Bard, CropKing, Inc.
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
(lunch will be served on site)
1:00 - 3:30 TOPIC V: Controlled Environment Production Technologies
by Butch Bard, CropKing, Inc.
Speakers:
Mr. Steve Bogash is a commercial horticulture agent with Penn State
Extension Service and is a former enterprise consultant with the
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service.
Mr. Fred Baer is the Director of the Shepherd College Small Business
Development Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Mr. Marten Jenkins is a research associate with the Conservation Fund’s
Freshwater Institute.
Mr. Butch Bard is a greenhouse production specialist with CropKing, Inc.
For further information contact Lisa Dillon at (304)876-5261 or Jennifer
Cannella at (304) 558-2210