On-farm processing of agricultural products is gaining lots of publicity.
Georgian College and the Agri-food Management Institute are teaming up in November to offer a specialized, two-day workshop to help farmers evaluate and plan how to make food products for sale to the public.
'Transition Smart – Farmers to Processors' focuses on connecting farmers with the tools to become processors.
The workshop will cover operational planning, marketing and product development to pricing, distribution and sales.
The workshop is being offered Nov. 5 and 6 at Georgian College’s Orangeville Campus and Nov. 19 and 20 at the Owen Sound Campus.
AMI executive director Alison Robertson says that farmers who want to add value to their agricultural products can play an important role in local economic development.
Grey County is helping to cover costs of delivering the workshop in Owen Sound.
