824-Unc«st>r Firming, Saturday, March 17,1984
Direct marketers to meet
CLARKS SUMMIT - All retail
farm marketers are invited to
attend a direct marketing con
ference on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in
the Ramada Inn, Clarks Summit.
The Lackawanna County Hor
ticultural Association and the Penn
State University Cooperative
Extension Service have teamed up
to organize the meeting.
William Yerkes, of None Such
Farms in Bucks County, will share
the retail marketing experiences
of three generations of his family.
Operating one of the most widely
known farm markets in the state,
Yerkes will explain the marketing
ideas that have been most suc
cessful in his operation.
Suggestions for increasing sales
at farmers markets will be given
by Larry Yager, Extension retail
Spurs ‘iV Burrs Club
The Spurs ‘N Burrs 4-H Club had
a horse art contest at their
February meeting. Each club
member made something relating
to horses. The winners in the
MOST EDUCATED CATEGORY
were Ist Christy Wilson, 2nd: Eric
Takacs. MOST ARTISTIC. Ist
Christy Marcinko, 2nd Lyn Usner.
MOST CREATIVE; Ist Kelly
Liester, 2nd Karen Fields. MOST
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marketing specialist, who will also
explain some of the marketing
ideas he got from British farmers
during a recent trip to England.
New marketing opportunities for
asparagus and potatoes will be
explained by Peter Ferretti and
Richard Cole, both of the Ex
tension horticultural staff at Penn
State University.
In addition to the speakers on the
program the meeting will provide
an opportunity for retailers to
meet with commercial exhibitors
offering products and services to
increase profits at farm markets.
The Ramada Inn is located on
Routes 6 and 11 just off Exit 58 of
Intel state 81. Registration and
lunch combined are $5 but no
advance reservations are needed.
COLORFUL. Ist Jean Gross, 2nd
Brooke Dunlap. MOST
ORIGINAL: Ist Buffie Dunlap, 2nd
Rama Dunlap.
The club also planned to collect
for the MARCH OF DIMES, but
had to cancel because of ram. In
March the club plans to helped the
Sprmgton Fire Company with their
trash recycling.
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