Event Details
Date
February 23, 2017
Time
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
CCE Erie County / The Roycroft Campus
The Power House, Assembly Room, 31 S Grove St
East Aurora, NY 14052
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Eden Valley Growers, CCE, and Field & Fork NetworkDave Walczak
716-992-9721
email Dave Walczak
Pre-Registration Deadline: February 21, 2017
Western NY Food Hub Grower Meeting
February 23, 2017
Eden Valley Growers (EVG), a farmer-owned cooperative and the owner/operator of the Western NY Food Hub, invites you to attend an information session on how they provide technical assistance and support for farmers interested in selling to the Western NY Food Hub. The Western NY Food Hub sources fruits and vegetables from growers around Buffalo and in twelve counties of Western New York - Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Monroe, Livingston, Allegany, Wayne and Ontario. Products are sold and distributed predominantly to wholesale buyers in Buffalo, and to buyers across the entire state of New York, as well as the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
The agenda will include:
- Information and background on EVG and the development of the food hub
- What EVG can offer/what EVG is looking for (includes specific criteria)
- How the project team can help growers that want to sell to the hub through training and technical assistance with regards to GAP certification, post harvest handling, packing, sorting, etc.
- Q&A.
Lunch will be provided for all attendees. For more information and to reserve your spot at this free meeting, please RSVP to Dave Walczak by February 21, 2017 at 716-992-9721 or email Dave.
Meeting hosted by Eden Valley Growers, along with their project partners Cornell Cooperative Extension and Field & Fork Network.
