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NC Winegrowers Association Annual Meeting February 1-3: Greensboro
Start: 23:50
Start: 2008-02-01 23:50
End: 2008-02-03 23:50

This year's NC Winegrowers Association Annual Meeting will be an information-packed learning and networking event. If you currently grow winegrapes or are considering doing so, you will not want to miss the experts who will be presenting here. Topics to be covered will include business planning, disease and insect management, hybrid winegrape varieties (particularly relevant for High Country growers), and vineyard management after a late spring freeze (also, alas, very relevant for our region).
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NC Winegrowers Association Annual Meeting February 1-3: Greensboro
(all day)
Start: 2008-02-01 23:50
End: 2008-02-03 23:50

This year's NC Winegrowers Association Annual Meeting will be an information-packed learning and networking event. If you currently grow winegrapes or are considering doing so, you will not want to miss the experts who will be presenting here. Topics to be covered will include business planning, disease and insect management, hybrid winegrape varieties (particularly relevant for High Country growers), and vineyard management after a late spring freeze (also, alas, very relevant for our region).
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NC Winegrowers Association Annual Meeting February 1-3: Greensboro
End: 23:50
Start: 2008-02-01 23:50
End: 2008-02-03 23:50

This year's NC Winegrowers Association Annual Meeting will be an information-packed learning and networking event. If you currently grow winegrapes or are considering doing so, you will not want to miss the experts who will be presenting here. Topics to be covered will include business planning, disease and insect management, hybrid winegrape varieties (particularly relevant for High Country growers), and vineyard management after a late spring freeze (also, alas, very relevant for our region).
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2008 Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Conference
Start: 23:55

Saturday, February 23
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC

Farmers who get to know the needs of local customers and buyers can thrive, given the right business and marketing skills.

Join the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), local farmers, agriculture professionals, and marketing specialists for a day-long conference on marketing.

For serious farmers or those seriously interested in farming.
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Networking Event at Creative Food Ventures
Start: 08:00
End: 10:00

There will be an opportunity for local farmers and chefs to meet and network at Creative Food Ventures in Ashe County. More information on Creative Food Ventures can be found on this website.
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Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School: Friday, February 29, 2008
Start: 23:57

The Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School will be held on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Person County Cooperative Extension Center, 304 South Morgan Street in Roxboro, NC. The program will feature some good marketing ideas from regional experts such as veteran grower and Emeritus VA Tech Extension Specialist Charlie O?Dell, of Crows Nest Farm in Blacksburg, VA. Charlie will give an overview of his operation; how he got started, and how it has grown over the years to evolve into his present day operation. He will also tell us about what he does to be successful in growing and marketing specialty crops, including asparagus, blueberries, blackberries, and grapes.
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