Tours of Local Food Buyers Coming to Appalachia September Tours Pair Food Marketers with Buyers

COLUMBIA, Tenn. – Direct farm marketers and value-added agriculture entrepreneurs interested in learning more about selling products to wholesale buyers such as grocery stores, restaurants and institutions are encouraged to attend one of three upcoming educational programs to be held in northeast Tennessee and surrounding areas in late September.

The events are hosted by the University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture, and Alaina Boyd, an Extension specialist with the center, worked to coordinate these events with the help of local Extension personnel, including UT-TSU Extension Washington County, as well as North Carolina State Extension and Virginia Cooperative Extension.

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