Wyoming Farmers' Market Conference

This event has been canceled

Do not miss this opportunity to learn and network with other farmers, market managers and vendors! Join us Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29 to learn from the experts at this information-packed conference. The program will kick off with "Foodpreneur" Marty Butts, owner of Small Potatoes, a national marketing, advocacy and consulting firm that specializes in working with small scale and start-up food product companies seeking to launch and grow their businesses. Marty will discuss how to start, market and SELL your food products. Next, Cole Emke will guide you to "Add Value to Your Wyoming Products." For those of you interesting in greenhouses, a "Dome Greenhouse Building Workshop" will go on continuously throughout most of the conference. Saturday morning will feature a presentation on "Website Management and Marketing." Other presentations will include "Everything You Need to Know about Micro Greens," "Bee and Honey Production," "Undercover Veggies," Grape Growing for Novices," "Heritage Orchards," and "Weed & Pest Management." The Conference will close with "The Do's and Don'ts of Successful Grant Writing." Lunch will be included each day.

Speaker(s): Marty Butts, Cole Emke, Jeff Edwards, Coleman Griffith, Nick Giraldo, Scott Skogerboe, Tate Belden, Chris Hilgert, Sadanand Dhekney, Nate Lauer and Others TBA.

Co-Sponsor(s): Wyoming Farmers' Marketing Association, Wyoming Business Council, and Wyoming Specialty Crop Program

To register for the Marty Butts program ONLY ($15), go to https://www.wysbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=30380013.

Fee: $ 50.00

To pay by check, send to: Wyoming Farmers Marketing Association. P.O. Box 20939, Cheyenne, WY 82003

Conference registration begins at 8:00 am.