Virginia Agriculture & Food Entrepreneurship Program

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Virginia Agriculture & Food Entrepreneurship Program

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Nov. 16 & 23, 2009

Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, VA

The Virginia Agriculture & Food Entrepreneurship Program is a two-day workshop series focused on food safety regulations, product development, business planning and marketing opportunities.

We invite people interested in starting or strengthening an agriculture or food-based business to this series of workshops that will address many common questions and give workshop participants practical information on starting and operating a food-based business in Virginia. This series will explain many of the common regulatory, business planning, and marketing issues and concerns that involve such a business.

These workshops are scheduled for Monday, November 16, 2009 and Monday November 23, 2009, at the Airlie Conference Center from 9am to 4pm. The address for AirlieCenter is 6809 Airlie Road, Warrenton, VA 20187. The cost to attend one of these workshops is $40 while the cost to attend both is $80.

Pre-registration guarantees attendance. Walk-ins will be permitted only if capacity allows. To pre-register, please contact Makrissa Winston at (540) 341-7961 ext. 11.

Scholarships are available to attend and will be awarded dependent on need. For more information about these scholarships, please contact Matt Benson at (540) 341-7961.

Workshop sponsors include: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Piedmont Environmental Council, Fauquier County Agriculture Development Department, Flavor Magazine, Virginia FAIRS, Fauquier County Farm Bureau, The Local Food Project at Airlie and the Airlie Foundation and ConferenceCenter