BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180929 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Wyoming Farmers’ Market Conference DESCRIPTION:Friday\, 8:30-12:00 Marty Butts\n\nSTART\, MARKET & GROW YOUR FOOD VENTURE\n\nLocal food advocate\, entrepreneur\, writer\, speaker\, and owner of Small Potatoes\, specializes in working with food businesses of all kinds\, Marty has spoken nationwide\, including at TEDxUtica. He has over 10 years' experience working with farmers\, food producers\, retailers\, distributors\, consumers\, non-profits\, farmers' markets\, tech companies\, restaurants\, and universities. He focuses on developing fair and sustainable food systems to support independent businesses\n\n \n\nFriday\, 1:00 5:00 Cole Ehmke\n\nGUIDE TO VALUE ADDING PRODUCTS IN WYOMING\n\nUW Extension Specialist\, Cole Ehmke\, covers agricultural entrepreneurship and personal financial management. Projects include a CSA manager manual\, supporting food programs to promote local production and consumption\, and coordinating and teaching Annie's Project management training classes for women in Ag. He also works with individuals exploring new Ag ventures. Cole was a Fulbright Scholar to the University of Sydney\, Australia\, where he received his MS degree.\n\n \n\nFriday\, 1:00 5:00 Sat. 8:15-12:15 Jeff Edwards & Coleman Griffith\n\nDOME GREENHOUSE BUILD WORKSHOP -\n\nA UW Extension Specialist\, Jeff is responsible for educational programming in Pesticide Safety\, Rural Living and Horticulture. Based in Lingle at the Sustainable Ag. Research and Extension Center\, Jeff gives training sessions and high tunnel construction workshops statewide. He received the 2016 Achievement Award from the National Assn. of County Agriculture Agents.\n\n \n\nSat.\, 8:15-9:30 Nick Giraldo\n\nGROW YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE\n\nNick Giraldo is a researcher for the Wyoming SBDC Market Re-search Center\, specializing in online marketing and search engine optimization. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from UW\, and is certified as a Search Engine Optimization Specialist through the National Center for Economic Gardening.\n\n \n\nSat.\, 9:45 -11:00- Scott Skogerboe\n\nHERITAGE ORCHARD ESTABLISHMENT & MANAGEMENT\n\nThe 2016 recipient of the American Horticultural Society's Paul Ecke Jr. Commercial Award\, Scott has selected\, discovered and bred numerous plants. His horticultural detective work has led to exciting finds\, such as the last surviving apple tree planted by Johnny Appleseed. Scott ran his own edible plant nursery before joining Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery\, where he has spent the last 30 years as the plant propagator. Scott graduated from CSU in 1994 with a B.S. in Horticulture.\n\n \n\nSat.\, 11:00 12:15- Chris Hilgert\n\nUNDERCOVER VEGGIES HIGH TUNNEL MANAGEMENT\n\nSince 2011\, Chris has served Wyoming as a horticulture specialist and state coordinator for the UW Extension Master Gardener program. He has field experience working in commercial fruit and vegetable production\, and the commercial landscape industry. Chris has a B.S. in horticulture emphasizing turf and landscape manage-ment\, and an M.S. in horticulture from Oregon State University. Currently\, he provides horticultural training and resources to home gardeners\, Master Gardeners\, and green\n\n \n\nSat.\, 11:00 12:15- Sadanand Dhekney\n\nGRAPE GROWING FOR NOVICES\n\nDr. Sadanand A. Dhekney is currently an Assistant Professor of Horticulture at UW. His. current research focuses on expanding grape production in Wyoming. Stationed at the UW Sheridan Research and Extension Center\, Sadanand received his Ph.D in Horiticulture at University of Florida in 2004. He received the Young Scientist Award in Vitro Biology in 2013.\n\n \n\nSat.\,1:30 2:45 Jeff Edwards\n\nTHE GOOD\, THE BAD\, AND THE UGLY. Weed and Pest ID & Management\n\nSat.\, 1:30 2:45 TBA\n\nEVERYTHIN YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GROWING MICROGREENS\n\nSat.\, 3:00-4:30 TBA\n\nThe Do's and Don'ts of Successful Grant Writing\n\nREGISTER NOW - $50 COVERS BOTH DAYS + LUNCHES\n\nhttp://www.WyomingSBDC.org\n\nFor additional Information:\n\n(307) 777-6592 or (307) 777-6651\n\nWyomingfarmersmarkets.org\n\n \n\nSat\, 9:45 11:00 Tate Belden\n\n"WHAT'S THE BUZZ?" Bee & Honey Production\n\nKeeping bees in his parents' backyard.in 1979\, led to a job with a small\, commercial apiary in N. Colorado. About 4 years ago\, Tate and his wife were looking for an avocation to enjoy together after their son had gone off to college. On a whim\, he suggested beekeeping. Since then\, Heather and Tate have worked to educate\, share and mentor new keepers through the Natrona County Beekeeping Association. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Friday\, 8:30-12:00 Marty Butts
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START\, MARKET &\; GROW YOUR FOOD VENTURE
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Local food advocate\, entrepreneur\, writer\, speaker\, and owner of Small Potatoes\, specializes in working with food businesses of all kinds\, Marty has spoken nationwide\, including at TEDxUtica. He has over 10 years&rsquo\; experience working with farmers\, food producers\, retailers\, distributors\, consumers\, non-profits\, farmers&rsquo\; markets\, tech companies\, restaurants\, and universities. He focuses on developing fair and sustainable food systems to support independent businesses
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Friday\, 1:00 &ndash\; 5:00 Cole Ehmke
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GUIDE TO VALUE ADDING PRODUCTS IN WYOMING
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UW Extension Specialist\, Cole Ehmke\, covers agricultural entrepreneurship and personal financial management. Projects include a CSA manager manual\, supporting food programs to promote local production and consumption\, and coordinating and teaching Annie&rsquo\;s Project management training classes for women in Ag. He also works with individuals exploring new Ag ventures. Cole was a Fulbright Scholar to the University of Sydney\, Australia\, where he received his MS degree.
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Friday\, 1:00 &ndash\; 5:00 Sat. 8:15-12:15 \;Jeff Edwards &\; Coleman Griffith
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DOME GREENHOUSE BUILD WORKSHOP -
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A UW Extension Specialist\, Jeff is responsible for educational programming in Pesticide Safety\, Rural Living and Horticulture. Based in Lingle at the Sustainable Ag. Research and Extension Center\, Jeff gives training sessions and high tunnel construction workshops statewide. He received the 2016 Achievement Award from the National Assn. of County Agriculture Agents.
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Sat.\, 8:15-9:30 Nick Giraldo
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GROW YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE
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Nick Giraldo is a researcher for the Wyoming SBDC Market Re-search Center\, specializing in online marketing and search engine optimization. He has a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in journalism from UW\, and is certified as a Search Engine Optimization Specialist through the National Center for Economic Gardening.
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Sat.\, 9:45 -11:00- Scott Skogerboe
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HERITAGE ORCHARD ESTABLISHMENT &\; MANAGEMENT
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The 2016 recipient of the American Horticultural Society'\;s Paul Ecke Jr. Commercial Award\, Scott has selected\, discovered and bred numerous plants. His horticultural detective work has led to exciting finds\, such as the last surviving apple tree planted by Johnny Appleseed. Scott ran his own edible plant nursery before joining Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery\, where he has spent the last 30 years as the plant propagator. Scott graduated from CSU in 1994 with a B.S. in Horticulture.
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Sat.\, 11:00 &ndash\; 12:15- Chris Hilgert
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UNDERCOVER VEGGIES &ndash\; HIGH TUNNEL MANAGEMENT
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Since 2011\, Chris has served Wyoming as a horticulture specialist and state coordinator for the UW Extension Master Gardener program. He has field experience working in commercial fruit and vegetable production\, and the commercial landscape industry. Chris has a B.S. in horticulture emphasizing turf and landscape manage-ment\, and an M.S. in horticulture from Oregon State University. Currently\, he provides horticultural training and resources to home gardeners\, Master Gardeners\, and green
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Sat.\, 11:00 &ndash\; 12:15- Sadanand Dhekney
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GRAPE GROWING FOR NOVICES
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Dr. Sadanand A. Dhekney is currently an Assistant Professor of Horticulture at UW. His. current research focuses on expanding grape production in Wyoming. Stationed at the UW Sheridan Research and Extension Center\, Sadanand received his Ph.D in Horiticulture at University of Florida in 2004. He received the Young Scientist Award in Vitro Biology in 2013.
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Sat.\,1:30 &ndash\; 2:45 Jeff Edwards
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THE GOOD\, THE BAD\, AND THE UGLY. Weed and Pest ID &\; Management
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Sat.\, 1:30 &ndash\; 2:45 TBA
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EVERYTHIN YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GROWING MICROGREENS
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Sat.\, 3:00-4:30 TBA
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The Do&rsquo\;s and Don&rsquo\;ts of Successful Grant Writing
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REGISTER NOW - $50 COVERS BOTH DAYS + LUNCHES
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http://www.WyomingSBDC.org
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For additional Information:
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(307) 777-6592 or (307) 777-6651
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Wyomingfarmersmarkets.org
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Sat\, 9:45 &ndash\; 11:00 Tate Belden
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&ldquo\;WHAT&rsquo\;S THE BUZZ?&rdquo\; Bee &\; Honey Production
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Keeping bees in his parents&rsquo\; backyard.in 1979\, led to a job with a small\, commercial apiary in N. Colorado. About 4 years ago\, Tate and his wife were looking for an avocation to enjoy together after their son had gone off to college. On a whim\, he suggested beekeeping. Since then\, Heather and Tate have worked to educate\, share and mentor new keepers through the Natrona County Beekeeping Association.
\n LOCATION:Agricultural Resource & Learning Center 2011 Fairgrounds Rd. Casper\, WY UID:e.2152.7090 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260405T032811Z URL:https://business.casperwyoming.org/events/details/wyoming-farmers-market-conference-7090 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR