Increasing Profits through Value Added Products
Thursday, August 12, 2021 • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Georgiatown Farm, 689 Ocean Road, White Stone, VA 22578
Cost: $5, Limit 20 people
Georgiatown Farm owner Karen Doyle uses multiple value added techniques to keep her farm protable. Karen will explain how unique marketing strategies has helped grow her small business. We will be hearing about how she has added value to her home raised sheep, pigs, poultry and turkeys. As well as the creative uses of normal by-products such as Sheep wool, milk and pork fat. Georgiatown Farm is all about utilizing as much of an animal as possible.
For more information, contact Marilyn Estes at (804) 481-0485 or mestes@vsu.edu.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) will follow all current CDC guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 during this program. Additionally, all VCE employees and members of the public attending a VCE public program are required to: 1) wear a face shield or mask over their nose and mouth, 2) stay a minimum of six feet away from others, 3) wash or disinfect their hands frequently, and 4) stay home if they or anyone close to them have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms any time two weeks prior to the program or if they have been knowingly exposed to someone with COVID-19 two weeks prior to the program.
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.
