Vegetable Growers Workshop
Friday, September 20, 2013
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
On the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, GA
This workshop for small-scale farmers and home gardeners
interested in growing and marketing vegetables for profit will be taught by UGA Cooperative Extension vegetable
horticulturist Bob Westerfield.
The class will cover the basics of how to begin
earning extra income by growing and selling vegetables. Workshop topics will
include which vegetables to grow, how to grow them, the use of plastic mulch and
high tunnels, understanding soils, equipment selection, and pest identification
and control.
The workshop is designed for beginning growers or
homeowners who would like to sell their produce at a farmers market, at a
roadside stand, or to individuals.
The program will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at
the UGA Research and Education Garden off Ellis Road in Griffin.
The cost of
the workshop is $39, which includes all materials, lunch, and break
refreshments.
For more information or to register, call Beth Horne at (770)
228-7214 or email her at bhorne@uga.edu.
