Moving Continues, Grocery Chain Tour

Today saw the delivery of the first major piece of equipment. The wash line will enable all produce through the facility to be washed and graded before being packaged for delivery to end users. In the coming weeks more equipment will be setup in the facility as well as a number of coolers and freezers. Last week PMP staff hosted a tour of top executives with one of North Carolina's largest grocery store chains. The tour was a great success so stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead! Finally, tonight local farmers are receiving GAP training at Surry Community College to prepare them for growing and selling produce to local markets. The training in April is the second series of sessions being conducted at the college. By the end of the month 60+ local farmers will have received GAP training free of charge.

Moving Days Commence, GAP Training

Today started a multi-week process of moving equipment, furniture, supplies, etc. into the Pilot Mountain Pride facility. This week saw the first round of GAP training sessions come to a close for particpating farmers. A second round of training begins in April for farmers participating with PMP as well as those who are not. Finally, the PMP website is up and running and provides contact information for the PMP staff.