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  • From: "Ted Carey" <tcarey AT oznet.ksu.edu>
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  • Subject: [Market-farming] Great Plains Vegetable Conference offers info for beginning and advanced market gardeners
  • Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:27:13 -0600

Dear Growers,

If you're in the central part of the nation, plan to attend, or help
to get the word out about the upcoming Great Plains Vegetable Growers
Conference in St. Joseph, MO, Jan 6,7, and 8, 2005. The conference
again features a day-long workshop on high tunnels for beginning or
advanced growers, as well as a day-long intro to market gardening.
Nationally renowned grower/presenters make for practical, quality
presentations.
Conference program and registrations are available at
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/horticulture/Upcoming_Conferences/

HIGH TUNNEL WORKSHOP. January 6. This day-long session on high
tunnels (unheated greenhouses) will feature presentations by
nationally-renowned grower/educators, and by local growers who will
share their experiences. Steve Moore, Sonnewald Farm, PA, who will
provide a detailed overview of his experiences using sustainable
methods for year round production of diverse crops. Ralph Cramer,
Cramer's Posie Pathch, PA, will talk about Haygrove Tunnels for cost-
effective, larger-scale production of vegetables, fruits and flowers.
This workshop will be valuable both to those just thinking about
getting a high tunnel, and to experienced growers. Cost for the day
is $50.

GREAT PLAINS VEGETABLE GROWERS CONFERENCE. January 7 and 8. This
major educational event for regional vegetable and cut flower growers
is cooperatively organized by exension and vegetable growers
associations from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota.
It features multiple simultaneous sessions with tracks on production
of specific vegetables, organic production, marketing, cut flowers,
and equipment. This year there will be in-depth sessions on
greenhouse tomatoes. Lectures are provided by extension experts, and
leading growers, and are complemented by grower roundtable
discussions. The trade show, with 30 to 35 vendors offers conference
participants opportunities to shop for the latest seeds, supplies and
equipment. Cost per day is $35.

INTRODUCTION TO MARKET FARMING. January 8. This short course provides
a detailed overview of commercial market gardening for those who are
thinking about getting started in this field. Participants might
include hobby gardeners starting to sell their produce, row crop
farmers who are considering diversifying, or those with little
previous experience. The course will consist of a team-taught
lecture followed by a workshop on budgeting and a grower roundtable
discussion on various aspects of scaling up market garden operations.
Jim Leap, farm manager at the Farm and Garden Apprenticeship Program
at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will co-teach with Kevin
Loth, Shadowbrook Farm, Lincoln Nebraska, to provide a broad overview
the the multiple factors to be considered by the successful market
gardener. Both instructors have extensive practical experience
growing and selling vegetables for a living. Jerry Jost of the
Kansas Rural and Center and Katherine Kelly, local grower will
cooperate in the lecture on budgeting, and the grower panel
discussion on scaling-up will provide real-world insights to course
participants. Cost per day is $35 (register for Great Plains
Vegetable Growers Conference).

Hope to see you there.

Thanks.

Ted Carey
Horticultural Food Crop Specialist
K-State Research and Extension Center - Olathe
35125 W 135th St
Olathe, KS 66061
Tel/fax: 913-438-8762
Tel: 913-322-0937
Mobile: 913-645-0007
email: tcarey AT oznet.ksu.edu





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