MB Article - Medicinal Plants Focus Of Upcoming Workshop
Sleepy Hollow Farm in Dalton, Ga., will host its 3rd Annual Enhancing Small Farm Profitability with Medicinal Plants workshop Saturday, May 13, 2006, 9 am - 3 pm.
The workshop is designed for farmers or landowners looking for ways to produce revenue from idle land or those who just have a desire to learn more about medicinal plants.
“Medicinal plant production presents the small grower with an opportunity to increase farm efficiency and profitability through the use of currently idle forestland while at the same time providing a very desirable environmental benefit since many of these plants are currently endangered or threatened,” said Randy Beavers, who sponsors the workshop along with his wife, Cindi. “This workshop goes a step beyond cultivation by presenting ways small growers can work together to add value to their crops through organic certification, cooperative processing, product development, and even marketing.”
Topics and presenters include: Forest Crops - Randy Beavers, Sleepy Hollow Farm; and Field Crops - Woody Woodward, Director, NC Medicinal Herbs for Commerce Project. Also included will be an update on biomedical research regarding goldenseal from workshop cooperators Dr. Christine Wu, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Dr. Jeremy Tzeng, Clemson University. In addition, there will be a presentation of the business plan for OrganiPharm, LLC, a grower-owned medicinal plant processing facility.
Sponsored by the USDA's Small Business Innovation Research Program, the workshop is free; however space is limited and early pre-registration is recommended. To register, send an e-mail message to info@sleepyhollowherbfarm.com or call 706-259-7647.
Sleepy Hollow Farm is located in Dalton, Ga., 90 miles north of Atlanta and 30 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee, just a few miles off I-75. Vendors will be available for a reasonably priced lunch or participants may bring their own picnic lunch.
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