Event description
Interested in Farmer Incubator's Pop Up Garlic Farmers Program but can't commit to the whole course? Or growing
garlic at your home or farm and want to get the most of your crop? We have released a limited amount of tickets so you can join us for our
PUGF workshops while growing your crop at home!
Workshop 7:
Marketing your Product
Date: Saturday 9th October, 11am - 1pm
Location: Online
Join Farmer Incubator for a panel discussion introducing you to food marketing for small scale producers. Through conversations and questions with buyers and facilitators who work in the industry, this event provides an exploration of the many ways to sell your produce.
This event will allow you to explore how to have an effective farmers market stall, you will hear from experienced small scale farmers who sell direct through 'Community Supported Agriculture' related systems, you will find out what organic food retailers look for from farmers as well as how the restaurants market can work for you the producer and the chef. You'll also hear from Open Food Network with exciting news about their Whole Crop Purchasing Project trial, and Farmer Incubator will share tips and tricks learned from selling their garlic crop through a diversity of channels.
Special guests:
- Chef and restaurant owner - Joseph and Henry, Bar Romantica
- Organic retailer – Steve, Ladybird Organics
- Farmers Market - Julian Fang, MFM
- Farmer / CSA - TBC
- Open Food Network - TBC
- Farmer Incubator - Tracy Tung
This is a unique and rare opportunity to learn how to find the right market for your new farming enterprise. If you are a farmer or interested in starting your own food business but don't know where to start with getting your produce to market, this workshop is for you.