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High Country Alternative Agriculture Conference
February 2nd, 1-5 PM
The NC Cooperative Extension Service will host the High Country Alternative Agriculture Conference on February 2nd from 1-5 PM at the Main Campus of Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine. Topics will include: hops and grape production considerations, bramble production basics and marketing options, strawberry plug production and promising day-neutral varieties, livestock start-up considerations and keys to marketing success, forest products with potential, and organic production/marketing opportunities. Speakers will include local farmers, small business owners, university specialists, researchers and Extension Agents. Please call the Extension office at 688-4811 or visit our website at http://mitchell.ces.ncsu.edu/ to register by January 29th. The conference fee is $15 and includes a resource notebook.