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Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 1:00 PM CDT
Register Here to attend this webinar Live June 1, 2022 at 1PM Central.
As a new and beginning farmer, knowing where you will sell your product is one of the early challenges. Learn about various direct market channels from farmers and market managers Margee Green (Sprout Nola), Sierra Torres (Cicada Calling Farm), and Charlie Loup (Loup Farms). We will cover farmers markets, roadside stands, and all direct markets in between. Get your questions in when your register!
Margee Green – margee@sproutnola.org
Margee is a New Orleans native and graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Environmental Horticulture focused on vegetable production. During college, Margee began teaching young people about growing food with a focus on emotional well-being and food sovereignty. Margee has been teaching young people about vegetable production as well as food and environmental justice for 10+ years. She has taught environmental science in the outdoor classroom with T.R.E.E., was the founding manager of Press Street Gardens, has taught at the New York Botanical Garden, and has been a consultant for projects throughout the Gulf South. She is trained in Horticulture Therapy through the Chicago Botanical Garden.
In addition to her work with SPROUT NOLA, Margee is a certified arborist, horticulturist, and florist. Margee owns and operates Fat River Farm.
Sierra Torres - cicadacallingfarm@gmail.com
Sierra is a "bayou girl" raised in the Crescent City. If growing up in the swamps of the Mississippi Delta can teach you anything, it's how to love your family, the food that brings you together, and the farmers, fishers, and animals who made it all possible. After completing four years of Culinary Arts training at NOCCA and working in fine dining restaurants around the city, Sierra moved to Massachusetts to receive a B.S. in Sustainable Food and Farming. That degree was important for her, not only in cooking the rich and flavorful food of her culture but also in understanding the implications of where that food comes from and how it is produced. In Massachusetts, Sierra has worked with farmers, chefs, and educators across the state, specifically within public schools working to integrate garden and culinary arts education into everyday classrooms. Sierra has worked on and managed different farms across the world, including cheese farms in Italy, large organic vegetable farms in the Northeast, and a flower farm in Louisiana. During COVID, Sierra, along with other mutual aid groups and community members, worked with local growers to support over 150 families who could not qualify for Federal Assistance in New Orleans with weekly deliveries of fresh, local groceries and dry goods. In her role as Market Manager at CCFM, Sierra is excited to combine her love for agriculture and cooking to work with our local farmers and community members to create a robust local food system and continue to empower and support our local producers. In Sierra’s free time she enjoys fishing and crabbing down South in the lower Parishes, cooking for family and friends, and working to support local community members and mutual aid groups.
Charlie Loup - loupfarms@gmail.com
Charlie runs a 2-acre vegetable farm in Oscar Louisiana along False River. He was born and raised on a crawfish farm in Glynn, Louisiana. After graduating LSU, he spent 2 years working on a Certified Organic Farm in Minnesota and returned home in 2013 to start Loup Farms.
This webinar is part of a series sponsored by Southern Extension Risk Management Education (SERME) and the LSU AgCenter.
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