<p dir="ltr">Yes, I could have worded that a little better, couldn't I? The workshop we did in December with the three buyers was a huge success. Growers and buyers learned so much. I wasn't able to find another buyer on such short notice to pair with Brian, so we added other speakers to the program so it wasn't just a Mountain Rose event. I will try to be more careful in the future (but if we get more big buyers willing to talk publicly with growers it wouldn't be a bad thing). Hope you are well. It has been ages since our paths have crossed! Jeanine</p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Mountain Rose Herbs</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> (</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><a href="https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> ), a much-loved and respected medicinal herb supply company (I have six big bags of their herbs sitting in my office right now!) wants to buy medicinal herbs grown and sustainably wild-harvested from our Southeast region</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> with a particular interest in our native botanicals</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">. Brian Russell, the buyer, will be attending the Organic Growers School (</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><a href="http://organicgrowersschool.org" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">http://or</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">ganicgrowersschool.org</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> ) on March 8 and 9 in Asheville, so we have taken the opportunity to put together an afternoon workshop on Friday, March 7</font></span><span lang="en-us"><sup><font face="Calibri">th</font></sup></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"></font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">so interested growers and wild-harvesters can meet Brian, learn what he would like to buy from this area, and what you need to do to sell to him. It will give him a chance to learn what we have to offer. There will also be presentations by Joe-Ann McCoy from the N.C. Arboretum on how to make a voucher, by Sarah Schober on what the</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Bionetwork</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Natural Products</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Laboratory has to offer you, and by Jennifer Flynn on the Blue Ridge Naturally Brand (something Mountain</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Rose is very interested in).</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> I might say a few words, too.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Space is limited, so register now on EventBrite at:</font></span><span lang="en-us"> </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/selling-locally-grown-and-wild-harvested-herbs-with-the-buyer-from-mountain-rose-herbs-tickets-10631048753" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/selling-locally-grown-and-wild-harvested-herbs-with-the-buyer-from-mountain-rose-herbs-tickets-10631048753</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">. The event will be held at the Haynes Conference Center on the AB-Tech Enka Campus near Asheville (an address and map will be posted soon).</font></span></p>
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