Cash Crops for the Small Acreage Entrepreneur

Whether you plan to grow in your backyard or on five acres, a unique crop or market can be the starting point of a successful business. This session will highlight farmers and food entrepreneurs that are utilizing small acreage to provide a unique product for their community and local market. You will learn how to identify an unmet need and provide a sustainable business solution that is beneficial for the grower and consumer.

Speaker(s): Chauncey Leggett, Lake Valley Farms, Inc.; Ardis Crews, Green Rural Development Organization; Facilitator: Roberto Rosales, NC Cooperative Extension-Farm Safety Educator

Co-Sponsor(s): Nash, Edgecombe, & Wilson SBC, NC Growing Together-Center for Environmental Systems, Self-Help Credit Union, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Upper Coastal Plain Council Of Governments

There is an intermission between the Keynote Address and the Concurrent Sessions to allow time for you to visit the Vendor Tables in the hallway. These folks include those who have made this event possible today and who have contributed to the Door Prizes at the end of our day- You must be present to win.

Fee: No Cost