UMaine Extension and Greater Franklin Food Council offer digital marketing workshop for farmers
Orono, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Greater Franklin Food Council will offer a “Digital Marketing for Farms” workshop on Thursday, April 3, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at North Dining Hall in the Olsen Student Center, University of Maine Farmington, 111 South Street.
Participants will hear from Kelsey Kobik, a Maine farm photographer with a background in vegetable farming and online marketing. Kobik will teach participants how to take cell phone photos for marketing purposes. Also presenting will be Katie Kelly, a freelance marketer and photographer who works with small businesses to expand their digital presence. Kelly will show participants how to cultivate a strong digital presence for their farm. This workshop will be a mix of lecture, discussion and hands-on activities that will be informative and engaging. Lunch, sponsored by the Maine Farmland Trust, is included. Participants can choose to attend an additional meeting after lunch, hosted by Maine Farmland Trust and the Greater Franklin Food Council, focused on creating farm-friendly municipal policies.
Visit the event webpage for registration information and a tentative agenda. Registration is limited to 25 participants. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Nick at 207.778.4650 or nicholas.rowley@maine.edu.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.