In the News - November 2009
Allan Armitage to be keynote at cut flower business workshop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - One of the founders of the University of Georgia's famed
trial gardens will be the keynote speaker at "Rolling the Dice with Cut
Flowers," a two-day workshop for entrepreneurs considering cut flowers as a
full- or part-time business.
The workshop is set for November 17-18 at the Hilton, Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Allan Armitage is author of "Armitage's Manual of Annuals," and "Biennials and Half-hardy Perennials," and is known worldwide as a speaker and
researcher.
Early bird registration is $85, or $55 if only attending one day, and must be
submitted by November 10. Onsite registration is $125. For information about the
workshop, contact Holly Beason, 501-671-2237 or download registration material
from
http://msucares.com/crops/hightunnels/09coolseasonregform.pdf.
Among the sessions on the agenda:
- Farmers markets vs. wholesale florist: What market is best for
you?
- Effective cost accounting
- Best trees and shrubs for woody cut flowers
- Concurrent sessions for neophytes and established growers
- First-person examples from those in the cut flower business.
The workshop is funded by a grant from the Southern Region Risk Management
Education Center. It's sponsored by the University of Arkansas Division of
Agriculture, Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, LSU AgCenter,
Mississippi State University Extension Service, the National Center for
Appropriate Technology, and ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture
Information Service.
The Cooperative Extension Service is a part of the University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture and offers its programs to all eligible persons
regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability,
marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
November 6, 2009
Media Contact: Elizabeth Fortune
Extension Communications Specialist
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2120
efortune@uaex.edu
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