Fruit School!

Fruit School was so much fun. I got to learn about best practices for my raspberries from University of Maryland College Park professors, and their information was so practical I can take my new knowledge right out on to the farm. Growing my own raspberries for each gourmet jam recipe is more than a notion. And I'm always all about learning more....more knowledge, ultimately makes for even better gourmet jam!

Smiles,

Erika
The Unexpected Farm Girl

Education Season

Folks ask me: What's going on with the raspberries during winter? Well, the raspberries need a certain amount of hours in the dormant phase to get enough rest and strength to feel like growing when the ground starts to unfreeze.

I, on the other hand as Owner, Jam Artisan, and Farmer, am not dormant. Winter means doing LOTS of research on raspberry production, attending education sessions, networking, business planning to find best practices in shipping, best resources for packaging materials, marketing, and everything that will go into launching the 2016 season!

Speaking of events, my first time at the Women in Agriculture conference in Dover, Delaware means meeting in person some of the wonderful Extension Agents from afar who have already been SO helpful to Just Raspberries, LLC.

24 degrees and inside the conference center Jammin'!

Smiles,

Erika

The Unexpected Farm Girl