permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

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Subject:        Sustainable Agriculture Network Releases Newly Revised
Marketing Bulletin- Free!
Date:   Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:10:03 -0400
From:   Sean McGovern, SARE Outreach <outreach@SARE.ORG>
To:     SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

*Sustainable Agriculture Network Releases Newly Revised Marketing
Bulletin- Free!*

Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers/

This newly revised 20-page full color bulletin offers snapshots of the
many alternatives to marketing commodities through conventional
channels. Describes how to break into farmers markets; establish
pick-your-own operations and farm stands; begin entertainment farming;
open a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm; join or start a
cooperative; sell to restaurants or through mail order and the Internet;
how to process and direct-market meat; and ways to add value to farm
products.

Preview or download the entire publication at
http://www.sare.org/market99/index.htm. Order free print copies by
calling 301/504-5236 or e-mailing  <san_assoc@sare.org>. Please provide
your name, mailing address, and telephone number. Agriculture educators
may place orders for print copies in quantity.

/Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers/ is
published by the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) for the
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. SARE is
funded by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES), USDA, and works with producers, researchers, and
educators to promote farming systems that are profitable,
environmentally sound, and good for communities.  SAN operates under
Cooperative Agreement with CSREES to develop and disseminate information
about sustainable agriculture. For more information about grant
opportunities and other resources, visit www.sare.org
<http://www.sare.org/>.