MN Fruit & Vegetable IPM News - Vol. 3, No. 1

Consumers looking for farmers markets or information about buying direct from Minnesota farmers can turn to the latest edition of the Minnesota Grown Directory. This popular booklet, published by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), was updated this winter and is off the press.

The directory has 630 listings for growers and livestock producers, including 77 farmers markets, more than 75 berry patches and 100 apple orchards. Also included are listings for nurseries, Christmas tree growers and corn mazes. Product listings range from apples to yak meat, and destinations range from raspberry patches to vineyards.

Free copies of the 2006-2007 Minnesota Grown Directory are available by calling Explore Minnesota Tourism at 1-888-TOURISM (1-888-868-7476). The guide is also offered online for download, ordering print copies, and as a searchable database at www.minnesotagrown.com .

Return to index

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota

The Newsletter is published weekly from May through August, cooperatively, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota (U of MN). Reports are posted on the U of MN and MDA web sites on Fridays. If you have suggestions and/or comments, please send your contributions by 4 p.m., Wednesday to Jean Ciborowski, 651-201-6217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us, MDA, 625 Robert St. North, St. Paul, MN 55155-2538. You can access the Newsletter at the U of MN web site in htm format at: www.vegedge.umn.edu/MNFruit&VegNews/mnindex.htm and at the MDA web site in pdf format at: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm/ipmnews/

Partial funding for this publication is provided through partnership agreements with the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (MFVGA) and the United States Department of Agriculture – Risk Management Agency (RMA). These institutions are equal opportunity providers.

DISCLAIMER

Reference to products in this publication is not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others which may have similar uses. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current manufacturer directions.

The University, including the Minnesota Extension Service, is an equal opportunity educator and employer. ©1999-2006 Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. Contact copyright@extension.umn.edu for information on reproduction or use of this material.