Penn State Cooperative Extension is partnering with several organizations to launch “Pennsylvania MarketMaker.” MarketMaker is an online tool to connect buyers and sellers within the food industry. The tool provides access to free, in-depth marketing information to help farm and food business owners find markets for their products throughout Pennsylvania and other participating states. It also helps those businesses who wish to buy locally-produced food to do so!
Registration is completely free of charge. The registration site is at: http://pa.foodmarketmaker.com/. The national MarketMaker system is being promoted to national restaurant, grocery, and other retail/wholesale associations.
Pennsylvania MarketMaker will provide users with a rich source of demographics and business data to help buyers and sellers find each other. Here’s what users will be able to do with Pennsylvania MarketMaker:
• Access demographic profiles of target markets.
• Locate buyers and sellers within a target region in a map-based format.
• Connect with potentially thousands of buyers and sellers quickly through the Buy and Sell Forum.
Before Pennsylvania MarketMaker has the search capabilities seen on other sites, we must populate the database with agricultural and food producers. While many businesses within the food industry can be obtained through third-party databases, which will be added, we need to populate the database with agricultural producers! The goal is to obtain 250 registrations before Pennsylvania MarketMaker goes live. Register today: http://pa.foodmarketmaker.com/!
June 18, 2010
June 9, 2010
Electricity Deregulation Program Scheduled
Deregulation of electricity generation in Pennsylvania means that each electricity customer has the opportunity to select a supplier of electricity. It doesn't matter which supplier is selected to provide the generation and transmission of the electricity; each customer's electricity will still be distributed by the local utility company-also known as the Electric Distribution Company (EDC)-serving the customer's area.
Penn State Cooperative Extension would like to educate consumers as to their options for a supplier of electricity and what they need to know about electricity deregulation by offering two programs on Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. and again in the evening from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. The programs will be held in the lower level conference room at the County Office Building, 31 Public Avenue, Montrose.
Presenter for the program will be Dennis Buffington, Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Penn State University. Dennis will review the different aspects of electricity generation, transmission and distribution as well as some of the suppliers for residential and commercial/industrial customers.
Become better informed of options that are available and will become more available when the generation of electricity is completely deregulated throughout the state by attending one of these Extension programs.
There is no charge for the program but we would like to request you contact our office if you plan to attend. When you call, please indicate the number in your party and which program you would like to attend. Phone: (570)278-1158.
Penn State Cooperative Extension would like to educate consumers as to their options for a supplier of electricity and what they need to know about electricity deregulation by offering two programs on Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. and again in the evening from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. The programs will be held in the lower level conference room at the County Office Building, 31 Public Avenue, Montrose.
Presenter for the program will be Dennis Buffington, Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Penn State University. Dennis will review the different aspects of electricity generation, transmission and distribution as well as some of the suppliers for residential and commercial/industrial customers.
Become better informed of options that are available and will become more available when the generation of electricity is completely deregulated throughout the state by attending one of these Extension programs.
There is no charge for the program but we would like to request you contact our office if you plan to attend. When you call, please indicate the number in your party and which program you would like to attend. Phone: (570)278-1158.
June 8, 2010
Harford Fair seeks local producers to participate in Farmers' Market
The Harford Fair Directors are currently seeking local producers to participate in the "Harford Fair Farmers’ Market" during fair week.
The Farmers Market is a new addition to this year’s fair with hope of increasing awareness of locally produced farm products.
The market will be open from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., to give producers the most exposure to fair goers. The six-day fair will be broken into three time slots: Monday/Tuesday, Wednesday/Thursday, and Friday/Saturday. The charge for a two-day spot will be $20. The fair will provide two daily passes per spot for each vendor per day. All proceeds from sales during the producer’s time slot belong solely to the producer. Additional time slots will be available to vendors after demand is determined when responses start to return to the fair office. Producers must provide proof of liability insurance.
Local producers interested in participating in the Farmers Market should contact Ann Marie Graf at the fair office at 434-4300.
The Farmers Market is a new addition to this year’s fair with hope of increasing awareness of locally produced farm products.
The market will be open from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., to give producers the most exposure to fair goers. The six-day fair will be broken into three time slots: Monday/Tuesday, Wednesday/Thursday, and Friday/Saturday. The charge for a two-day spot will be $20. The fair will provide two daily passes per spot for each vendor per day. All proceeds from sales during the producer’s time slot belong solely to the producer. Additional time slots will be available to vendors after demand is determined when responses start to return to the fair office. Producers must provide proof of liability insurance.
Local producers interested in participating in the Farmers Market should contact Ann Marie Graf at the fair office at 434-4300.
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