Delta Farm Forum to highlight food and agriculture
February 12, 2013
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The annual Delta Farm Forum on Feb. 23 will highlight a variety of topics of interest to farmers and food producers.
Dan Sullivan, ÐÓ°Épro’s natural resources commissioner, will welcome participants at 9 a.m. and presentations will run until 3:30 p.m. in the Delta Junction High School small gymnasium. A potluck will begin around noon.
Topics will include the flour mill market, gourmet cookies, reducing farm energy costs and updates from the state's Farm to School program, ÐÓ°Épro Farmers Cooperative and agricultural agencies. Palmer sausage maker Francois Vecchio will make the final presentation on artisan sausage making. Vecchio, who operated a family meat business in Switzerland, specializes in Italian, Spanish, French and German traditional meat craftsmanship. A full agenda is linked at .
The ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service and the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District are co-sponsoring the 36th annual forum. Youth from the Delta FFA chapter and 4-H groups will emcee and assist with the program. For more information, call Extension’s Delta office at 895-4215 or the conservation district at 895-6279.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Phil Kaspari, Extension agriculture agent, at 907-895-4215 or by email at pnkaspari@alaska.edu.
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