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Blanchard discusses marketing strategies for produce

Posted: January 26, 2010

Chris Blanchard was the featured speaker at a recent workshop in Calmar hosted by the Northeast Iowa Food & Farm Coalition (NIFF) and the Oneota Community Food Coop.  Over 40 people listened as Blanchard talked about his experience working with produce buyers, pricing product for wholesale markets, and quality assurance.  Blanchard owns and operates Rock Spring Farm, on the state line between Decorah, Iowa, and Spring Grove, MN. Rock Spring Farm offers CSA shares to 200 shareholders, and provides organic herbs and vegetables to natural foods grocers and a wholesale distributor in the Twin Cities, Rochester, and Decorah.