Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Peter Vincent Marks CBEis an English businessman, and the former Chief Executive of the member-owned retailer The Co-operative Group...
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At the same time, they know they are keeping their shopping dollars in our local economy and preserving our farm jobs, heritage, and landscapes.
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Some Western North Carolina farmers who have been selling commodity crops are not pleased with the prices they've been getting. Many are now looking for new markets and new ways to diversify their income, control the price they get for what they grow, and stay in farming. We are fortunate in Western North Carolina because we have many family farms and a community of people and businesses that wants locally grown food. This conference aims to give farmers the skills they need to reach these markets successfully.