Opportunities with Ethnic Crops

co-sponsored by UNH Cooperative Extension and the USDA Risk Management 
Agency

Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010

Unitarian Universalist Church, Concord NH

10:00am-3:30pm



Registration starts at 9:30

Growing Fresh Produce for Ethnic Markets

Frank Mangan, University of Massachusetts

Seed Saving and Seed Storage Basics

Jodi Lew-Smith, High Mowing Seeds

Risk Management for Growers Selling Directly to Consumers

Mike Sciabarrasi, UNH Cooperative Extension Specialist

Assessing Market Demand and Promoting Locally-grown Ethnic Produce

Frank Mangan, University of Massachusetts

Ethnic Crops as Part of our Local Markets – A Farmer Panel

Maria Moreira, Flats Mentor Farm, Lancaster MA

Tim O’Connell, Butternut Farm, Milford NH

David Dumaresq, Brox Farm, Dracut MA



$20 registration includes Lunch.  Register online at 
http://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=6741

For more information call Becky Sideman or Suzanne Hebert at 603-862-3200