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2012 Great Lakes Vegetable Growers Expo

12/4/2012

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Event Link: 2012 Great Lakes Vegetable Growers Expo

Organized By: Great Lakes Vegetable Growers 

Chris' Presentations:

Growing and Adapting to a Changing Market: Reflections from Fifteen Years of Organic Vegetable Farming - Chris Blanchard shares the experience of Rock Spring Farm from inception to maturity during a period of great change in the organic and local markets.

Organic Under Glass - Hoop houses can provide a competitive advantage, a more-certain crop, and a way to spread income and work over a longer growing season. Join longtime high tunnel producer Chris Blanchard for a look at construction options, cropping techniques, and how to extend the growing season for warm-season crops as well as produce greens through the winter. 


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