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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.