Johnny's Maine-based Territory Sales Rep, Ken Fine, recently attended the 2012 National-International Urban & Small Farm Conferencein Milwaukee, WI on September 7- 9.
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Growing Power first hosted this event in 2010. Nearly 1500 participants gathered at the Milwaukee State Fair to share ideas for building healthy and resilient community-based food systems. The conference was diverse in every sense. It included farmers, aspiring farmers, renewable energy experts, urban planners, corporate executives, politicians, academics, chefs, microbiologists, and people from countless other walks of life. (http://www.growingpowerfarmconference.org/)Growing Power offered tradeshow participants and attendees tours of their various farm sites throughout the Milwaukee metropolitan area. There were 5 different tours of these facilities, based on specific growing interest.
Ken Fine had a booth set up at the conference, #302, where he offered tradeshow attendees a shot at winning a $100 Johnny’s gift certificate, provided growing advice and spoke about Johnny’s newest products. Ken also presented a workshop on "Strategies for Growing Produce on Any Scale-Session"Saturday, September 8th.
You can learn more about the Growing Power conference at their website >>>
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| The first day at the Growing Power Conference |
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| Trade show participants at the Johnny's booth |
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| Johnny's customers Barry Colley and Patrick Faulkner at the booth |