MarketReady Advanced: Insurance & Communication

The MarketReady Producer Training Program and it's Advanced Topics are free (when lead virtually) for farmers and producers, processors, county extension agents, etc. interested in selling their products (fresh produce, value-added items, etc.) to restaurants, grocers/wholesalers/retailers, and schools. Producers and farmers should feel confident about what is being asked of them from potential buyers (restaurants, grocers, schools, etc.) after … Continue reading "MarketReady Advanced: Insurance & Communication"

MarketReady Advanced: Quality Assurance

The MarketReady Producer Training Program and it's Advanced Topics are free (when lead virtually) for farmers and producers, processors, county extension agents, etc. interested in selling their products (fresh produce, value-added items, etc.) to restaurants, grocers/wholesalers/retailers, and schools. Producers and farmers should feel confident about what is being asked of them from potential buyers (restaurants, grocers, schools, etc.) after … Continue reading "MarketReady Advanced: Quality Assurance"

MarketReady Advanced: Logistics & Distribution

The MarketReady Producer Training Program and it's Advanced Topics are free (when lead virtually) for farmers and producers, processors, county extension agents, etc. interested in selling their products (fresh produce, value-added items, etc.) to restaurants, grocers/wholesalers/retailers, and schools. Producers and farmers should feel confident about what is being asked of them from potential buyers (restaurants, grocers, schools, etc.) after … Continue reading "MarketReady Advanced: Logistics & Distribution"

KY Green Industry Summer Summit

Registration Opens April 1 June 22 - Bus tour, evening reception at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, and networking June 23 - Educational sessions

MarketReady Advanced: Marketing

The MarketReady Producer Training Program and it's Advanced Topics are free (when lead virtually) for farmers and producers, processors, county extension agents, etc. interested in selling their products (fresh produce, value-added items, etc.) to restaurants, grocers/wholesalers/retailers, and schools. Producers and farmers should feel confident about what is being asked of them from potential buyers (restaurants, grocers, schools, etc.) after … Continue reading "MarketReady Advanced: Marketing"

Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month

July is American-Grown Flower Month, and locally we celebrate Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month to highlight the abundance of locally-grown cut flowers and farmers who grow them on on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This year, promotion on Facebook with be done on a new, consolidated Facebook Group for all things KY Cut Flower!

Nature’s Best Hope with Doug Tallamy

Prof. Doug Tallamy ”Nature’s Best Hope" talk at the University of Louisville and for Saturday’s climate-resilient gardening tour at Bernheim! Prof. Tallamy’s talk is at 6 p.m. Friday July 22 at the University of Louisvile’s Bingham Humanities Building, Room 100. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with a spread of healthy, sustainable appetizers courtesy of Amazing … Continue reading "Nature’s Best Hope with Doug Tallamy"

Climate-resilient Gardening at Bernheim

Don’t miss this great educational opportunity! Saturday, July 23, 10-11:30 a.m. Climate-resilient Gardening Takeaways Walking tour by Bernheim Director of Horticulture and Sustainable Landscapes Renee Frith ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED at bernheim.org/events This on-site tour highlights some of our climate-resilient gardening practices at Bernheim, all meant to be replicable in your own back yard. Renee will show … Continue reading "Climate-resilient Gardening at Bernheim"