2019 WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Our Market Farming Workshops are open to the public, they cover a wide range of topic areas and are intended to benefit a variety of experience levels. Growing Growers Apprentices receive free registration to all Growing Growers Workshops and Partner Events. The core workshop series cover more foundational subjects of farming practices and are apart of the required curriculum for apprenticeship. The Advanced Series highlight more specialized information and activities which we update annually. Half-day workshops are scheduled on Monday afternoons and are typically $15 for registration whereas full-day workshops take place on Saturdays, the registration is $30 and includes lunch. The full 2019 schedule is shown below.
Upcoming Workshops:
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTION
Saturday, October 19th, 2019
9AM - 2PM:
Flavor Market
1461 NW US 50 Hwy
Holden, MO 64040
(click here for tickets)
Are you interested in adding value to the fruits and vegetables, livestock, or other products that you raise, rather than just selling the raw commodities? In this workshop, we will provide information on grants available to help in getting started with value-added production, food safety regulations for value-added production, tips on marketing of value-added products, and will hear from farmers who have been able to successfully navigate all these topics to successfully produce and sell value-added products. We will be touring Flavor Market value-added kitchen to learn more from the owner, Ami Zumalt, about their value-added enterprise, which includes jams, jellies, pickles and gluten-free items. A delicious lunch of locally-produced value-added foods will be provided with the registration cost. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Saturday, October 19th, 2019
9AM - 2PM:
Flavor Market
1461 NW US 50 Hwy
Holden, MO 64040
(click here for tickets)
Are you interested in adding value to the fruits and vegetables, livestock, or other products that you raise, rather than just selling the raw commodities? In this workshop, we will provide information on grants available to help in getting started with value-added production, food safety regulations for value-added production, tips on marketing of value-added products, and will hear from farmers who have been able to successfully navigate all these topics to successfully produce and sell value-added products. We will be touring Flavor Market value-added kitchen to learn more from the owner, Ami Zumalt, about their value-added enterprise, which includes jams, jellies, pickles and gluten-free items. A delicious lunch of locally-produced value-added foods will be provided with the registration cost. Everyone is welcome to attend.
9 AM: Value-added production grants and implementation- Ann Wilkinson, Professional grant writer; Ami Zumalt and Jim Pierce, farmer grant recipients
10:30AM: Marketing value-added products- Xander Winkel, Ennovation Center; Tom Ruggieri and Jim Pierce, value-added producers
11:45AM: Tour Flavor Market value-added kitchen- Ami Zumalt
12:30PM: Lunch, featuring locally- produced value-added foods
12:45PM: Food safety regulations for value-added products- Londa Nwadike, MU and KSU Extension; Tom Ruggieri and Jim and Ami Zumalt, value-added producers
2PM: Wrap Up
10:30AM: Marketing value-added products- Xander Winkel, Ennovation Center; Tom Ruggieri and Jim Pierce, value-added producers
11:45AM: Tour Flavor Market value-added kitchen- Ami Zumalt
12:30PM: Lunch, featuring locally- produced value-added foods
12:45PM: Food safety regulations for value-added products- Londa Nwadike, MU and KSU Extension; Tom Ruggieri and Jim and Ami Zumalt, value-added producers
2PM: Wrap Up
Walk-ins Welcome. If you have questions, are interested in a scholarship to attend, or for further information, contact Londa Nwadike at lnwadike@ksu.edu or 816-482-5860
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2019 Core Workshop Series
2019 Advanced Workshop Series and Partner Events
- Mon. March 11th, 4pm-7pm: Plant Propagation. Olathe, Kansas.
- Sat. March 16th, 9am-2pm: Production Planning. Olathe, Kansas.
- Sat. April 6th, 9am-2pm: Building Healthy Soils. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Mon. April 29th, 1pm-6pm: Postharvest Handling and Food Safety. Lawrence, Kansas.
- Mon. May 20th, 4pm-7pm: Small Farm Equipment and Irrigation. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Sat. June 8th, 9am-2pm: Insects, Disease and Weed Management. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Sat. July 13th, 9am-2pm: First Steps in Farm Business Planning. Kansas City, Missouri
2019 Advanced Workshop Series and Partner Events
- Fri. February 1st, 9am-3pm: "Kansas Farmers' Market Regional Workshop." Olathe, Kansas.
- Sat. February 2nd, 9am-3pm: Cultivate KC's "Farmers and Friends" Conference. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Wed. April 17th, 9am-4pm: Kansas City Healthy Kids' "Farm to School Summit." Kansas City, Missouri.
- Mon. July 29th, 10am-4pm: Pollinator Stewardship. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Mon. August 12th, 4pm-7pm: K-State's Commercial Horticulture Field Day. Olathe, Kansas.
- Sat. September 14th, 9am-2pm: Carbon Farming. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Sat/Sun. October 5th-6th: Douglas Co. Extension's "Kaw Valley Farm Tour." Lawrence, Kansas.
- Sat. October 19th, 9am-2pm: Value-Added Production. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Fri/Sat. November 8th-9th: Kansas Rural Center's "Farm and Food Conference." Wichita, Kansas.
