MarketReady Travels to West Virginia

Last week, Savannah Columbia and Dr. Timothy Woods traveled to Charleston, West Virginia, for a two-day program to train West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition technical assistance providers on the MarketReady Producer Training Program material and to facilitate a MarketReady Producer Training for value-added producers. 

This two-day program, often referred to as "Train the Trainer," is a way for us to expand our Kentucky-based Extension programming into other states. Upon completion of the training, technical assistance providers receive the knowledge, tools, and support to facilitate the MarketReady Producer Training Program alongside their West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition programming. Fifteen technical assistance providers were trained as part of Day One of our two-day training program. 

As part of the Train the Trainer education, Savannah Columbia and Dr. Timothy Woods also facilitate a MarketReady Producer Training for growers and producers in the local area. This is Day Two of our two-day training program. Fourteen growers and producers were educated through the MarketReady Producer Training Program. These producers mostly engage in value-added production, with products ranging from honey and maple syrup to tea and fresh pasta. 

There were 29 attendees total over the two-day MarketReady Train-the-Trainer program. If you would like more information about this program, check out our Is Your State MarketReady? tab.