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New England Greenhouse Program and Expo A Success |
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The New England Greenhouse Conference and Expo was held this year from November 1 thru November 3rd at the DCU Centre (formerly the Centrum Center) in Worcester, MA and was attended by over 1600 growers, retailers, and industry representatives from the New England States, Pennsylvania, New York and Canada . The conference is held every other year and is coordinated by Extension faculty and staff from the New England State Universities and Cornell University. Leaders of the grower associations from the six New England states and New York also participate in the planning process. The first day, November 1st, featured six pre-conference workshops and short courses on plant growth regulators, disease diagnostics, greenhouse pest management, perennial production, plant nutrition and retail garden center marketing. The trade show kicked off on the second day with over 150 exhibitors of exciting new plants and hard goods. “It was a very attractive show with extremely well-informed vendors.” The second and third days featured several consecutive tracks of educational programs and trade show. On Thursday, educational sessions focused on greenhouse production, pest management, retail garden centers and business management, and energy. Marketing was a hot topic at this year’s conference, whether it was the panel “Marketing to the Next Generation of Gardeners” or “Successful Marketing Despite Rainy Weather”, garden centers learned tips to increase their bottom line. “We enjoy the panel discussions and idea exchanges to learn what others are doing”. Thursday wrapped up with the popular “Garden Center Idea Exchange” in the evening which was enthusiastically moderated by Bill Calkins, Managing Editor of “Green Profit” magazine. Greenhouse management, pest management, alternative crops (including cut flower production and organic greenhouse production), marketing, and perennials were featured on the final day. Growers were a buzz listening to Eliot Coleman share his experience on “Winter Greenhouse Production of Salads and Root Crops without Heat” and Stephanie Cohen kept the crowd until the very end of the conference with “Hot Powered Perennials” and a final book-signing. There were over 40 educational workshops from which to choose over the three day conference. “Keep it up, this is my favorite educational program in the area.” Missed a session, or want to hear a session again? CDs are available for sale ranging from $11 for individual sessions to $199 for the entire conference (53 CDs). For more information on ordering CDs contact, Resourceful Recordings, Inc. Phone: 802-276-3464, email: sales@resrec.com or see the web site: www.resrec.com |
(comments from 2006 conference) “It was a very attractive show with extremely well-informed vendors.”
“We enjoy the panel discussions and idea exchanges to learn what others are doing”
“Keep
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contact: Cindy Delaney, 1 Main Street, No. 36, Winooski,
VT 05404, Phone: 802-655-7769, Fax: 802-655-6098,
Email:
info@delaneymeetingevent.com
Or visit the web site at
http://www.negreenhouse.org
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