Looking to grow more wholesale quality vegetables? Sign up for our two-day Vegetable Production Intensive.

Join us for a two-day, hands-on workshop to learn about using your time and space efficiently on your farm. Improve your farming skills to grow and sell more high-quality vegetables for wholesale, farm to school, and cooperative markets. Space is limited. Register early to secure a spot!

Audience: Farmers with 2-5 years of experience looking to scale up or sell to wholesale markets
Dates & time: January 15 and 16, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Eastman Nature Center, 13351 Elm Creek Road, Dayton MN 55369
Cost: $75, materials, lunch and snacks included. Scholarship available.
Instructors: Learn from UMN Extension, experienced farmers, and wholesale buyers
Registration: https://z.umn.edu/vegintensive

Tomatoes graded and packed for wholesale markets.

Topics include: selecting the right markets for your crops, crop planning, variety selection, efficient weeding tools, scouting for pest and disease problems, post harvest handling, sorting and grading produce for wholesale markets, low-cost DIY coolers and pack sheds, food safety and season extension. The workshop will be almost entirely hands-on.

This program is sponsored by the Midwest Transition to Organic Program and Minnesota Specialty Crop Block Grant.