AGRICULTURAL ALTERNATIVES III
`Exploring Emerging Organic Markets'
January 15, 1999
Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, MD
The 1999 Agricultural Alternatives winter meeting will focus on new
markets for grain crops, fruits, and vegetables produced with
certified organic methods. A registration fee of $15 covers all
meeting activities, including lunch. The conference runs 9:30 am -
2:30 pm. (9 am registration).
Deborah Cohen, Cohen Marketing Services will speak on the: "Lay of the
Land: Growth of Organic Segment of the Food Industry" and "Other
Players in the Market". Kara Cummings, Manager, Fresh Fields Whole
Foods Market, Annapolis will speak on "Consumer Demands at Retail
Stores". There will be interactive discussions regarding product
control and developing markets.
`Holistic Management Training'
January 14, 1999 (pre-conference workshop)
Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, MD
Meeting participants are also invited to attend a pre-meeting workshop
on the principles of Holistic Management (HM), a whole farm management
approach that enables people to make decisions that satisfy immediate
needs without jeopardizing their future well-being. Preston Sullivan,
ATTRA, will provide leadership for the HM Workshop. A workshop fee of
$15 will include all course materials and lunch. Attendance at this
workshop will be limited to the first 20 registrants. The conference
runs 9:30am - 3:30 pm (9 am registration)
For more information or to register for either or both workshops -
contact:
Jim Hanson, Maryland Cooperative Extension
1202 Symons Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742
301-405-7992 jhanson@arec.umd.edu
Checks should be made out to the University of Maryland (you may pay
at the door, but you must register now)
Agricultural Alternatives III is sponsored by:
Maryland Cooperative Extension
Future Harvest - Chesapeake Association of Sustainable Agriculture
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage
USDA - Agriculture Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland
Jim Hanson
Maryland Cooperative Extension
Agriculture and Natural Resources
1202 Symons Hall, University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-5565
301-405-7992 (phone) 301-405-2963 (FAX)
jhanson@arec.umd.edu (e-mail)
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