Do not miss this opportunity to learn and network with other market gardeners, market managers and vendors! Join the Wyoming Farmers’ Market Association on Friday and Saturday, September 28-29 at the Ag Resource and Learning Center, 2011 Fairgrounds Rd in Casper to learn from the experts at this information-packed conference.
The program will kick off with "Foodpreneur" Marty Butts, owner of Small Potatoes, a national marketing, advocacy and consulting firm that specializes in working with small scale and start-up food product companies. Marty will discuss how to "Start, Market and Grow Your Small Scale Food Venture". Next, Cole Emke will help guide you to "Add Value to Your Wyoming Products." For those of you interested in greenhouses, a "Dome Greenhouse Building Workshop" will be presented at the Veterans Garden site on Friday afternoon and Saturday Morning .
Saturday will also feature presentations on "Grow your online presence" "Everything You Need to Know about Micro Greens," "Bee and Honey Production," "Undercover Veggies," Grape Growing for Novices," "Heritage Orchard Management," and "Weed & Pest Identification and Management." The Conference will close with "The Do's and Don'ts of Successful Grant Writing." Lunch will be included each day, with the annual meeting held during lunch on Saturday.
For a full schedule and to register for the Conference, go to https://www.wyomingfarmersmarkets.org/conference-schedule or for more information contact Ted Craig at ted.craig@wyo.gov.
