MEGA’s demonstration farm in Shelby, MS
Collaborative Visions, NM - Cattle on the land of Sangre de Cristo Livestock Growers Association, a sister organization to Collaborative Visions
Sept 12 - Farming as a Business – Mileston Cooperative, Tim Lampkins – MS
Mike Beatty (c), Director Office of Partnership and Public Engagement, and Starry Krueger, RDLN President, at OPPE Prosperity Council meeting in Philadelphia, May 2019
New Mexico packaged greens
Sept 15 - Green Chili Canning Class NM
Mora County Chickens
At the Institute Community Services (ICS) Head Start meeting in Holly Springs, MEGA representatives were able to meet with Food Service directors to present opportunities for buying fresh food. There are fourteen counties and twenty-one Head Start centers involved as potential customers for MS Delta growers.
Percy Baldwin (Marks Processing Plant), Sam McCray (Mississippi Delta Farmworker Council, and Eddye Johnson (Coahoma County Schools Food Service Director) discussed marketing with MEGA