Jersey Value-Added 101 Workshop

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-11, 2019

Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Brattleboro, VT

FOR EVERY JERSEY OWNER ASKING, “SHOULD I PROCESS MY OWN MILK?”

“The marketplace has more opportunity than ever.” Our expert presenters—Neville McNaughton, master cheese maker and facility design; and Jim Gage, business strategist and marketing; explain why.
Draw upon the experience and advice of Neville and Jim to develop a strategy for success. They will show you how to look at what you have from the ground up, what products to make, how to set up your facility, and then sell what you produce.
Entrepreneurs in Jersey value-added products will share their stories: Experiences with pudding, Echo Farm, Hinsdale, NH.; and for farmstead cheese, Mark Gillman, Cato Corner, Colchester, CT.
Visit two processors. Grafton Cheese, Brattleboro, VT, makes cheese by hand and has an on site retail shop. Mapleline Farm, Hadley, MA, started bottling Jersey milk in glass bottles in 1995.

Workshop Schedule

Tuesday, April 9: 7:15 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner, bus transportation to Grafton Cheese and Mapleline Farm
Wednesday, April 10: 8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., includes breakfast and lunch.
(Optional) Thursday, April 11: 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., includes breakfast and lunch.

Topics To Be Covered

PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES and CHALLENGES
PRODUCT EVALUATION and CONSUMER DEMAND
FACILITIES and TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SAFETY and REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
MARKETING and SALES
GAINING EXPERTISE and TRAINING

Location: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Brattleboro, VT.

Exit 3 off I-91

Reservations: Use Group Code NAJ and call 802/257/2400 or book online. NAJ room rate, $99 per night THROUGH March 10, 2019, plus taxes.

SPACE IS LIMITED FOR THIS WORKSHOP. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 8, 2019.

NAJ Member Fee, $300 Non-Members, $400 Optional Thursday Tour $60

The fee includes all workshop sessions, materials, tour bus, provided meals.

Register online below. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed.

If you do not wish to register online, print registration form (download in Excel) and mail with payment to National All-Jersey Inc., 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362.

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PAYMENT* Registration fee must be paid in full by Friday, March 8, 2019.

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BE SURE TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS BY March 10th: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Brattleboro, VT. NAJ room rate, $99 per night, plus taxes. Reservations: phone 802/257/2400 or book online. Group Code NAJ.