Co-op Development Institute

1 Sugarloaf St Ste 1

South Deerfield, MA 01373

Cooperative Development Institute Postfach 244, MA 01373 P.O. Box 244 South Deerfield phone: 1-877- NE COOPS, 413-665-1271The Keep Local Farms program connects consumers with New England dairy farmers through promotion of all dairy products, education on farm activities and the potential for consumers to directly support dairy farmer-members of the New England Family Dairy Farm Cooperative. If you are interested in local food production, productive open land and your local community - click to learn more about theInformation about CDI's Farmers' Market ProgramNE Direct Marketing ConferenceHelpful linksThe New England Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference and Trade Show, held every two years, is your best opportunity to learn new marketing ideas and fine-tune strategies for your business success. The last conference was held in February 2009 ; the next will be in 2011.You should attend if you are a grower, value-added producer, planner, economic developer, government leader, farmers' market manager or interested in agriculture!The conference features workshops with a wide range of marketing and business planning topics on culinary tourism, risk management, selling to local schools, festivals, internet marketing, export opportunities and lots more.Value added workshops will let you know how the customer sees your products, what you can do to improve your brand, and conduct market research for a viable business. Agricultural processors, manufacturers and producers will get the inside scoop on developing business plans and technical assistance.Farmers' Market Managers from across New England will gather to discuss how they can use the tools available to strengthen markets.The New England Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference and Trade Show is brought to you by Harvest New England and the New England State Departments' of Agriculture in cooperation with Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture ( CISA ), Cooperative Development Institute, Essex Buy Local, Federation of Massachusetts Farmers' Markets, Massachusetts NOFA, Massachusetts Roadside Stand Association, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, University of Massachusetts Extension, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, Rhode Island Center for Agricultural Promotion and Education, Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership ( SEMAP ), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.Information about CDI's Farmers' Market ProgramNE Direct Marketing ConferenceHelpful links