To Members and Supporters of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN), I’m pleased to share with you the announcement of a local foods growers meeting by the food service company Freshpoint – see the attachment.
This announcement is from Dan Snowden of Freshpoint who generously provided transportation for some of the FL-raised foods served at the banquets of our successful 2010 FL Small Farms Conference. Dan says that while the workshop will highlight the food safety requirements to sell to Freshpoint for their local customers who are asking for locally-raised foods, this event is also an opportunity to meet him and other buyer representatives from Freshpoint about selling your foods to them.
The details of this meeting are as follows:
Date: October 13, 2010
Location: Orlando, FL
(for exact address, please, follow the registration directions in the announcement, i.e., register by calling the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) 1 (302) 738-7100 or solutionctr@pma.com)
I sincerely hope that this opportunity serves your marketing efforts in the development of local foodsheds in Florida . . .
Thanks,
Robert
Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.
AG/NR Extension Agent
UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 3241
(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886
http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml
From: Snowden, Dan 129 [mailto:Dan.Snowden@FreshPoint.com]
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 1:11 PM
To: Robert Kluson; Landrum,Linda B; Wysocki,Allen F
Subject: Locally Grown Workshop
Sysco/FreshPoint is hosting a Local Grower Symposium on October 15th, if you have any farmers that may benefit from attending, please let me know and/or simply forward this to them.
Daniel Snowden
Director of Culinary Development
Our defense should begin at the table with Slow Food. Let us rediscover the flavors and savors of regional cooking and banish the degrading effects of Fast Food. - Slow Food Manifesto
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