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Skagit Co.Fairgrounds

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Skagit Co.Fairgrounds , Virginia St Entrance, Bldg A
Mount Vernon, WA, WA 98273 United States

October 2017

Economic Opportunities For Latino Farmers

October 28, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Skagit Co.Fairgrounds, Skagit Co.Fairgrounds , Virginia St Entrance, Bldg A
Mount Vernon, WA, WA 98273 United States
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Come listen and learn directly from two amazing Minnesota Latino cooperatives. Cooperativa Agua Gorda, a cooperative owned by five farmers, has grown its farm business from ½ acre of land (2012) to 15 acres (2017), and annual sales from $6,700 to projected $80,000. Shared Ground Co-op is a cooperative of three Latino-owned farms and two Caucasian-owned farms. By working together they achieved sales of $330,000 in 2016. The workshop will also feature local business development assistance providers including NABC, Community…

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