Salinas, CA – The Grower-Shipper Association Foundation is accepting applications for the 2014 AgKnowledge program now through February 28, 2014. Applications are available at the Grower-Shipper Association Foundation website: http://growershipperfoundation.org/agknowledge
For questions, please contact Darlene Din at 831-682-0734 or darlene@growershipper.com.
Community members are encouraged to apply to the nine-month AgKnowledge executive leadership program, which is focused on educating participants about the heritage, diversity, stewardship, and complexity of Monterey County agriculture and the interdependencies of agriculture, local government, and the community.
AgKnowledge courses focus on issues affecting and influenced by the local agricultural industry, including food safety and security, labor and immigration, technology, marketing, conservation, urban/agriculture interfacing, air, water and much more. More than twenty fellows spend one Friday per month over the course of the program attending forums and visiting farms, processing facilities and meeting leaders and innovators in the industry. One of the program’s most popular facets is “Day with a Farmer” – a day spent with a local grower becoming immersed in agriculture from a boots on the ground perspective.
AGKNOWLEDGE 2014
Presented by Grower-Shipper Association Foundation, a 501 c.3 non-profit organization
Mission Statement: To promote and educate about the health, social and cultural benefits of agriculture to the community and society as a whole. AgKnowledge is co-sponsored by Grower-Shipper Association and Monterey County
Source: Grower-Shipper Association Foundation