Scaling Up: Producing & Processing for the Larger Regional Market

In the final installment of the 2011 Meat Producer-Processor Workshop Series the focus will be on building stronger Northeast partnerships to serve the broader region.

The morning will start with a sneak peek of the New England Beef-to-Institution Marketing Study (which I have been working on with 3 collaborators - Rosalie Wilson, Louise Calderwood & Kate Rumley), which will be released later this fall. We will present some of the key findings and offer some recommendations as the research moves into the implementation phase of the initiative. A panel of producers, processors, distributors and institutional buyers, and moderated by Farm-to-Institution New England will offer some thoughts on accessing the institutional marketplace.

After the panel session the workshop will move to Westminster Meats for lunch and a tour of the processing facility. You can find more information and register online:

The event is FREE with preregistration – please register by September 5. Register Now!

Event Information

Date & Time: September 10, 2011, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT

Location: Southeastern Vermont Community Action, 91 Buck Drive, Westminster VT.

For more information go to vtblogspot.com

Sponsors: VT Agricultural Innovation Center, VT Agency of Agriculture Foods & Markets, NOFA-VT, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Southeast VT Community Action, Westminster Meats, John Merck Fund, Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Maine Department of Agriculture, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets and Food, and Rhode Island Division of Agriculture.

Register by September 5. Register Now!

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