Growing Ethnic Vegetables
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Increasing demand for ethnic food offers small farmers tremendous opportunities to diversify their food production systems. Small Farm Resource Center coordinator and chief grower for Carter Farms Michael Carter Jr. will lead this workshop to show small farmers how to grow and market specific crops that appeal to customers. Participants will increase their knowledge in reference to planting African runner peanuts, cocoa yams, African spinach and jute leaf. Topics to be covered are soil requirements, planting, cultivating, harvesting and marketing of ethnic crops.
For more information, contact Michael Carter, Jr. at (804) 691-0490 or micarter@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at smallfarm@vsu.edu or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.