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25 NC STATE Uh11VERSITY SharCyt1goe January 2002 A monthly newsletter promoting awareness, understanding and practice of sustainable agriculture 1.5� SO � va Inside This Issue January Workshop ................. ...... 1 Plow Sharing Evaluation ............ 1 Biological Control of Aphids...... 2 Herbs as a Cash Crop .................. 3 Fee for Plant Disease Clinic........ 4 Growth in Organic Sales ............. 4 Specialty Crops School ............... 4 Winter Herb Conference ............. 5 Register for SVP Classes ............. 6 Organic Transplant Production... 6 Joint Berry Conference ............. 10 Calendar of Events .................... 11 Via, I hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative. If you have ideas or suggestions for future issues, call or stop by the office. I always welcome your feedback! Debbie Roos Agricultural Extension Agent 919 -542 -8202 debbie_roos @ncsu.edu North Carolina Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Chatham County Center North Carolina Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 45 South Street Post Office Box 279 Pittsboro, NC 27312 Telephone: 919.542.8202 Fax: 919.542.8246 January Workshop: Marketing Produce and Other Horticultural Products to Specialty Stores and Restaurants The Chatham County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Ser- vice will offer a marketing workshop as part of its Enhancing Sustainability Series on Wednesday, January 16, from 7:00 -9:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Agricultural Building in Pittsboro. "Marketing Produce and Other Horticultural Products to Specialty Stores and Restaurants" will feature a panel of buyers and sellers discussing marketing guidelines and answering questions. Presenters include James Watts, Opera- tions Manager, Carrboro's Weaver Street Market; Paul Griswold, Produce Manager, Weaver Street Market; Sam Poley, Executive Chef, Chapel Hill's Weathervane Caf6 at Southern Seasons; Ray Christopher, member of Carolina Organic Growers Cooperative and farmer, Timberwood Organics; Bill Dow, farmer, Ayrshire Farm; Alex Hitt, farmer, Peregrine Farm; and Debbie Roos, Chatham County Agricultural Extension Agent. The growers have over 50 years of combined marketing experience. Register for this workshop by calling 919 -542 -8202. The deadline for registra- tion is January 14. A S10 registration fee is required to cover material costs. Mail your check for S 10 payable to Chatham County Cooperative Extension and mail to Debbie Roos, PO Box 279, Pittsboro, NC, 27312. Plow Sharing Evaluation Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete an evaluation for Plow Sharing. If you haven't yet turned in your form, it's not too late — I'll accept them until January 10, which gives me time to complete my 2001 work report. I appreciate the wonderful feedback and ideas for future articles. I would like to respond to one comment because people have asked about this before... someone asked if I could include registration fees for conferences that I men- tion, but unfortunately our penalty mail restrictions prohibit me from listing fees for any events other than our own Chatham County Extension events. The best I can do is provide contact information so that you can call or visit a web - site for information on registration fees. Employment and program opportunities are offered to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. North Carolina State A & T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.