Direct-Market Successes I

A Midwest Homecoming Conference Session

Individual presentations from the Direct-Market Successes I session were:

I. Developing a Saskatoon Berry Market in the Upper Midwest
Witness the efforts of a farm family marketing saskatoons, a wild fruit, on a central Minnesota farm. Marketing approaches will promote superior fruit size, taste and healthy properties.
Patricia Altrichter and Judy Heiling, beef farmers, Randall, Minn.

II. Value-Added Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Product Development, and Marketing for Small Farms

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Learn more about methods to preserve and process food for winter distribution, along with marketing options.
Solveig Hanson, GROWN Locally, Potsville, IA

III. Eco-Labeling, Nationwide
Consider the future of eco-labels and their importance in serving growers in local and regional marketing.
Michael K. Hansen, Consumer Policy Institute

IV. Home-Based Micro-Processing

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Thanks to a new Kentucky law, close to 200 farmers have registered to process fruit and vegetables in their home kitchens, then sell their products, from pumpkin bread to salsa. Learn more about it!
Sandra Bastin, University of KY

This session was part of the national SARE conference A Midwest Homecoming, held August 15-17, 2006 in Oconomowoc, Wisc.

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