{"id":3267,"date":"2013-02-25T17:44:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=3267"},"modified":"2013-02-25T17:44:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T17:44:32","slug":"mda-to-host-2013-farmers-market-conference-on-feb-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2013\/02\/25\/mda-to-host-2013-farmers-market-conference-on-feb-28\/","title":{"rendered":"MDA to Host 2013 Farmers\u2019 Market Conference on Feb. 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host the 7th annual Maryland Farmers\u2019 Market Conference on Thursday, February 28 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to help enhance educational opportunities for farmers\u2019 market stakeholders. Topics range from the basics of starting a new market through growing markets to the next level, plus tips and training for farmers and vendors. The conference is an opportunity for participants to network and connect with experts on farmers\u2019 market issues in Maryland and nationally and for market managers to meet prospective farmers and vendors. Farmers\u2019 markets have multiplied in recent years due to increased demand for fresh, local food. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marylandsbest.net\/\">www.MarylandsBest.net<\/a> for the agenda and more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMDA will host the annual Maryland Farmers\u2019 Market Conference with three educational tracks targeted by participants experience level. Will provide opportunity for market managers to network with state and national experts and meet prospective farmers and vendors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThursday, February 28, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nBeltsville Agricultural Research Center, 10300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville MD 20705<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>Media representatives who plan to cover the event should contact Julie Oberg 410-841-5888, <a href=\"mailto:julie.oberg@maryland.gov\">julie.oberg@maryland.gov<\/a> or Marketing Specialist Amy Crone at 10-841-5770 or <a href=\"mailto:amy.crone@maryland.gov\">amy.crone@maryland.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host the 7th annual Maryland Farmers\u2019 Market Conference on Thursday, February 28 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to help enhance educational opportunities for farmers\u2019 market stakeholders. Topics range from the basics of starting a new market through growing markets to the next level, plus<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2013\/02\/25\/mda-to-host-2013-farmers-market-conference-on-feb-28\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3268,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3267\/revisions\/3268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}