{"id":1168,"date":"2012-01-17T11:29:13","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T16:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2012-01-17T11:29:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T16:29:13","slug":"mhfjan25meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/2012\/01\/17\/mhfjan25meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Reaching Customers in the Electronic Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2010\/05\/Color-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2010\/05\/Color-logo-164x250.jpg\" alt=\"Color logo of the Maine Highlands Farmers\" width=\"164\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Farmers who are planning to direct market their farm products need to learn how to contact their potential customers.\u00a0 Eighty-seven to ninety-five percent of people younger than 50 years have access to the Internet.\u00a0 If farmers are not trying to contact their customers using email, websites, Facebook, blogs, Tweets, etc. are missing a large potential customer base.\u00a0 Also, there is growing interest in developing buying clubs in many communities.<\/p>\n<p>At the January 25<sup>th<\/sup> meeting of the Maine Highlands Farmers 7 pm at the Extension Office in Dover-Foxcroft, Donna Coffin, Extension Educator will report on the Harvest Festival session in Bangor <strong>Reaching Your Customers in the Electronic Age: Online Farmers\u2019 Markets and Buying Clubs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Highlands Farmers meeting will follow and all are welcome to attend.\u00a0 They will be reviewing plans for the coming year. 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