Agricultural Trades Show
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The 2020 Maine Agricultural Trades Show occurs Tuesday, January 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday January 15 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Thursday, January 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Augusta Civic Center, Augusta Maine.
Read more show press and promotions and view a list of show activities and venue maps at www.maine.gov/dacf/agtradesshow
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This event is for people interested in selling small-scale home- or farm-made food products
WHAT IS THE ACTIVITY: Growing Food Businesses in Maine/Kennebec County Extension Association
Thinking of becoming a food entrepreneur by selling products made with your well-loved recipes? Join Dr. Beth Calder of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension as she talks about “Growing Food Businesses in Maine—How Cooperative Extension Can Help.”
This talk is part of the Kennebec County Extension Association’s annual meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, January 15, from 4:30 – 6 PM, in the Washington/York room of the Augusta Civic Center (part of the Ag Trades Show).
Dr. Calder will discuss UMaine’s food testing services, the pilot plant/commercial kitchen, workshops to help food entrepreneurs, and research for the industry. This presentation will be particularly appropriate for people interested in selling home- or farm-made food products. After Dr. Calder’s presentation, there will be a brief business meeting of the Kennebec County Extension Association. Light refreshments will be served.
The program is free, but please RSVP by Monday, January 13, if possible.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Caragh Fitzgerald 207.622.7546, cfitzgerald@maine.edu.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine's land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H.
CONTACT INFO:
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Extension.umaine.edu
https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Maine-Cooperative-Extension/326151410416?ref=nf
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