Washington County Market Podcast

The Washington County Farmers' Markets, located in Potosi, offers the community a wide array on fun while shopping at the market and some wonderful home-grown goodness.

I've visited this market a couple of times and have always appreciated the community support of the market and the knowledgeable vendors at the market.

Julie Harker with Brownfield made a recent market stop and talked to a few of the vendors about growing a garden for market and what makes this market so special.

Newman Farm Agri-Culinary Tour

On Saturday, June 13th, Newman Farm Heritage Berkshire Pork will be hosting the annual Newman Farm University Agri-Culinary Tour, an open house tour and a Gate-to-Plate dinner featuring swine and wine.

Experience a one-day Agri-Culinary tour of Newman Farm in the scenic Ozarks of Southern Missouri, where modern farming techniques meet traditional production methods. Newman Farms’ “University” will give you insight into the uniqueness of Newman Farm Heritage Berkshire Pork, by allowing you to experience first hand why the farm is different.

A meat cutting demonstration will be conducted and the experience culminates in a "Gate-to-Plate" dinner featuring Berkshire pork from Newman Farm. The sessions welcome and encourage open discussion among food lovers and chefs about what they think a quality pork product should be.

For more information about attending the event or to interview representatives from Newman Farm or HFAC, please contact me at 646-277-7110 or katrina@gita-group.com.

View the list of chefs attending.

Looking for Potato Growers

Spudmaster Colossal Chips is looking for potato growers for the 2009 season.

Ed Pilla is the owner and operator of Spudmaster Colossal Chips, located in Bellflower, Mo. He currently purchases his potatoes from out of state and wants to start using local potatoes. He is looking for producers to grow for him next year.

The Potato variety: ALTURAS. This variety has a good specific gravity and stores fairly well. He is looking for as large a size profile as possible.

If producers are interested please contact Ed at 573-929-3408 or Edpilla@hotmail.com.

Commercial Cut Flower Production Basics Workshop

Commercial Cut Flower Production Basics Workshop
Missouri State Campus – Mountain Grove Missouri
Monday, September 29, 2008.

Registration begins at 8:30am, and the workshop follows from 9:30am to 4:30pm. A fee is required to cover lunch and materials; $50 per person and $25 for each additional person in the party.

Successful flower growers and university horticulturists will present a program on the basics of commercial flower production and marketing. Please join us!

Speakers
Dr. Alan Stevens, Kansas State University Floriculture Specialist
Karen Pendleton, Pendleton’s Country Market, Lawrence, Kansas
Ethan Jones, Wild Goose Gardens, Osceola, Missouri
Jo Anne Thomas, Paeonia Select, Lowry City, Missouri
Marilyn Odneal, Missouri State University, Mountain Grove Campus

Preregistration is required; the deadline for preregistration is September 24. In order to register, click the link below and send the completed form along with a check to Pamela Mayer at Missouri State University Department of Agriculture, 9740 Red Spring Road, Mountain Grove, MO 65711.

Registration Form (Adobe Acrobat reader required to open the registration from. Download the READER)

The State Fruit Experiment Station is located at 9740 Red Spring Road in Mountain Grove. Take the second Mountain Grove exit of Hwy 60 and go north on Hwy 95 for about ¼ mile. The campus is at the crest of the first hill on the right of Hwy 95.

For more information, contact Pamela Mayer: 417-547-7533, PMayer@missouristate.edu.