From claire_plum@hotmail.com Wed Jan 6 10:53:10 1999 Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 05:56:00 PST From: Claire Klotz , Small Farm Owner To: direct-mkt@reeusda.gov, ag-mktg@reeusda.gov, smallfarm@reeusda.gov, fdrs-l@agecon1.ag.ukt.edu, csa-l@prairenet.org, nefood-l@sardonyx.tufts.edu, FAP-NE-AG-DEVEL-L@cornell.edu, Multiple Recipients of the List Subject: SMALLFARM> January Farmer Direct Marketing Newsletter Posted Apologies for cross listings..... The January edition of the "Farmer Direct Marketing Newsletter" can now be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing/news_01_99.htm Contents of the newsletter: Introduction Wholesale and Alternative Markets Activities: - Farmer Direct Marketing Bibliography Available - USDA Hosts Farmer Direct Marketing Focus Group - Notes on the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working GroupAEs 5th Annual Resource Harvest USDA News Releases: - USDA Invites State Participation in Market Improvement Program (12/15/98) - USDA Offers Farmer Direct Marketing Information on Internet (11/18/98) - New Directory Shows Farmers Markets on the Rise (11/12/98) Features: - "Featured Market/Market Manager" - American Farmland Trust's FRESHFARM Market - Research in Progress at Cornell Upcoming Conferences and Workshops ---- Regular updates are posted to the Farmer Direct Marketing Website at http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing. In particular there are a lot of upcoming conferences! ----- Have an interesting direct marketing story? Email j_claire_klotz@usda.gov ---- Thanks Claire Klotz Economist USDA, Wholesale and Alternative Markets ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- To Subscribe Send a message to -- majordomo@reeusda.gov In the body, type -- subscribe smallfarm To Unsubscribe Send a message to -- majordomo@reeusda.gov In the body, type -- unsubscribe smallfarm