North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Convention
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information: Kelly Fuerstenberg, NAFDMA, 413/529-0386
Apply now for NAFDMA’s 2006 Earl Tywater Scholarship
The North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA) is
now accepting applications for its 2007 Earl Tywater Scholarship, which
provides financial aid for two members of a farm family to attend the
2007 North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Convention. The
convention will be held Feb. 12-17, 2007, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Applications are being accepted now through Sept. 1, 5 p.m. EDT.
Applications are available in the Back Forty (members-only section) of
the NAFDMA Web site at www.nafdma.com. You can also request an
application by calling the NAFDMA office at (413) 529-0386. New members
are eligible to apply!
The scholarship, valued at more than $1,400, pays for two people from a
farm family to attend the conference, the pre-conference bus tour,
workshops, and the NAFDMA awards banquet. (Scholarship recipients pay
for transportation to and from the convention, as well as hotel and
meals not included with convention registration.)
Past scholarship recipients frequently report being “overwhelmed” by
the camaraderie and the amount that they learned. The networking that
begins at the convention continues long after participants return home.
The Earl Tywater Scholarship is open to any current NAFDMA member who
has never attended a NAFDMA conference. Applicants must meet several
eligibility requirements, including an established need for financial
support and a willingness to share the NAFDMA experience with farmers
in their home state.
The Earl Tywater Scholarship Selection Committee will review the applications, and the recipient will be announced on Nov. 1.
The Earl Tywater Scholarship Fund was established as a memorial to Earl
Tywater of Earl’s Fruit Stand, Franklin, Tenn. Earl was a founder and
director of NAFDMA whose appetite for learning and becoming a better
marketer was endless. In honor of that passion, the NAFDMA board of
directors, in cooperation with the Tywater family, established the fund
in Earl’s memory.
The North American Farmers' Direct Marketing
Association is the leading farm direct marketing association in the
world. It promotes and fosters the growth of farm direct marketing
throughout North America. Its members support their family farms by
selling millions of dollars worth of farm-grown produce directly to
consumers at farm stands, farmers' markets, pick-your-own farms,
consumer-supported agriculture, agritourism venues, and other
ever-growing innovations in direct producer-to-consumer agricultural
marketing methods. Find out more about the organization at
www.nafdma.com.
Join us for all or any part of our convention.
Each component is priced separately.
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Feb. 17, 2007 |
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Bus Tour |
All-Day Workshops |
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62 White Loaf Road
Southampton, MA 01073