If you are a grower, please consider completing this survey. If you are not a grower, please forward this information and link to produce growers in your network.
The Upper Peninsula Light Processing Facility Assessment is a cooperative study involving several stakeholders including Marquette County, MSU Extension, the Upper Peninsula Food Exchange (UPFE), and the Central Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission (CUPPAD). Marquette County and CUPPAD have identified an opportunity to advance economic growth in the Central Upper Peninsula with the expansion of light processing capacity for fruits and vegetables. Karen Karp & Partners is performing an assessment of produce production and purchasing dynamics in the Upper Peninsula. They will use that data to determine the optimal crops and processing methods to consider for subsequent facility development plans.Input from Upper Peninsula fruit and vegetable growers is critically important to this assessment. We need to know the top crops produced in the UP, the volume of specific crops from typical farms and throughout the entire region, any current processing those crops undergo before sale, the types of markets that farmers are using for product sales, and what opportunities and assets would encourage UP farmers to expand production.The survey will be open from November 1 through November 30, 2017: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
The Upper Peninsula Light Processing Facility Assessment is a cooperative study involving several stakeholders including Marquette County, MSU Extension, the Upper Peninsula Food Exchange (UPFE), and the Central Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission (CUPPAD). Marquette County and CUPPAD have identified an opportunity to advance economic growth in the Central Upper Peninsula with the expansion of light processing capacity for fruits and vegetables. Karen Karp & Partners is performing an assessment of produce production and purchasing dynamics in the Upper Peninsula. They will use that data to determine the optimal crops and processing methods to consider for subsequent facility development plans.Input from Upper Peninsula fruit and vegetable growers is critically important to this assessment. We need to know the top crops produced in the UP, the volume of specific crops from typical farms and throughout the entire region, any current processing those crops undergo before sale, the types of markets that farmers are using for product sales, and what opportunities and assets would encourage UP farmers to expand production.The survey will be open from November 1 through November 30, 2017: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
For additional information about the project, contact Michelle Walk at [email protected] or 906-635-6368 or Thyra Karlstrom at [email protected] or 906-225-8192. For questions about the survey, please contact Christophe Hille at Karen Karp & Partners, 212-260-1070 or [email protected]. All responses will be anonymized and no identifying information will be shared with any parties outside of this project.
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