News Date: 01/18/2011
Dakota Grown, a two-day conference on producing, processing and using locally-grown foods and food products, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19 in Bismarck. The conference will include break-out sessions on hoop houses, horticulture, community-supported agriculture, farm-to-school programs, growing local foods businesses and why people should care about local foods. There will also be networking opportunities to visit with growers from the region. "The local foods movement is gaining momentum around the nation and right here in North Dakota - it's something people really want to know about," said Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. "I encourage anyone, producer or consumer, with an interest in local foods to take part in this event." For more information, click here.
Dakota Grown, a two-day conference on producing, processing and using locally-grown foods and food products, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19 in Bismarck. The conference will include break-out sessions on hoop houses, horticulture, community-supported agriculture, farm-to-school programs, growing local foods businesses and why people should care about local foods. There will also be networking opportunities to visit with growers from the region.
"The local foods movement is gaining momentum around the nation and right here in North Dakota - it's something people really want to know about," said Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. "I encourage anyone, producer or consumer, with an interest in local foods to take part in this event." For more information, click here.
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