Social Media and Marketing for Farmers
Tuesday, March 9 | 1PM-2PM
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Are you a farmer looking for ways to market your business more effectively on social media? Erica Shambley, the Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications for VSU’s College of Agriculture and Virginia Cooperative Extension, will provide an overview of key social media platforms, tips for posting and measuring impact, and examples of effective posts.
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Program Sponsors:
This webinar is part of a winter series of webinars sponsored by the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition (VBFRC) Program and the Virginia Association for Biological Farmers (VABF). VBFRC is a statewide and coalition-based program. Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension serves as the backbone organization for the Coalition and the VSU Small Farm Outreach Program is the project lead of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Grant that supports the Coalition. For VBFRC program questions, contact the program coordinator, Katie Trozzo at ketrozzo@vt.edu. The Virginia Association for Biological Farming is Virginia’s primary organization for farmers, gardeners, and farm supporters promoting the future of organic and biological crop production. For more information, visit www.vabf.org or email the administrator at admin@vabf.org
Donations Welcomed
This program is free of charge, but we welcome donations in support of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming Association, a cosponsor of this event. With cancellation of in person events, associations like VABF have lost their primary revenue source. In an effort to help them continue their work supporting farmers in Virginia we invite optional donations. You may also be interested in considering becoming a member of their organization. For more information about donations and membership, visit their website at this link: https://vabf.org/donate/#!form/Donate
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Kim Niewolny at 540-231-5784 between business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) to discuss accommodations five days prior to the events.