“Grow, Process, Market, Eat! ...Value Added-Grains,”Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey
Due to the burgeoning local foods movement, demand for organically grown grains far outstrips supply in the Northeast. On Tuesday, June 26, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) and the Organic Growers’ Research and Information-Sharing Network (OGRIN) will host a field event, “Grow, Process, Market, Eat! ...Value Added-Grains,” from 4–7 p.m. at Rutgers University’s Clifford E. and Melda C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm, 140 Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, New Jersey. Event includes - Field Tour, Grain Tasting, Grain Processing The event is open to the public, but advanced registration is required ($20 NOFA-NJ members; $30 nonmembers). It is funded in part through a NE SARE Research and Education Grant LNE17-357, farmer-generated training and equipment solutions for producing and processing value-added grains. For more information and to register, visit nofanj.org.
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