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Value-Added: Turning your Ideas into Action!
April 11, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$15 – $25April 11, 5:30-8:30pm
Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz Street
Learn what it takes to launch a new value-added product, and get inspiration from seasoned producers. Joanna Benoit from the Western MA Food Processing Center will discuss key product considerations, regulations, and start-up costs, and a panel of producers — including Joan Walker of Walker Farm at Whortleberry Hill, Abe Hunrichs of Hosta Hill, and J. P. Welch of Justamere Tree Farm — will share their experiences assessing opportunities, refining recipes, getting funding, developing infrastructure, and more.
Dinner will be served. Local Hero member cost is $15 to attend just one workshop, or $25 to attend both. RSVP by April 10th to Kristen at 413-665-7100, ext. 12.
CISA’s technical assistance offerings are supported in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, under Federal Award Identification Number FA-MA-6-007, and by individual contributions and Local Hero members. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.