Thursday, April 2, 2009

Agriculture marketing conference

The Alaska Division of Agriculture will host the Agriculture Direct Marketing Conference at the Palmer Train Depot in Palmer April 15-16.

The guest speaker is Darren Schmall, nationally recognized, award-winning agritourism expert from The Pizza Farm in California. His topics will address direct marketing, agri-tourism, and agri-tainment. Other speakers include Steve Brown, Palmer Cooperative Extension Service, Kim Sollien, Alaska Root Cellar, Ruby Holenbaek, Alaska Interior Game Ranch. Panel sessions will be presented by agritourism operators and community supported agriculture businesses.

Contact Amy Pettit for further information, 907-761-3864. Register by April 10.

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