Vendors interested in the PolkFresh Trade Post, who grow or produce local foods, handcrafts, folklore or art are invited to attend a potluck/information meeting Monday, Aug. 15 at the Mill Spring Agricultural Center.

The potluck meeting begins at 6 p.m. and will cover the following topics: recognition of the community-building spirit, getting your product in the store and distribution center, update on grant projects’ progress, current procedures and areas for improvements, to create an advisory committee for the cooperative efforts of the store and enjoy one another as local producers and neighbors.
PolkFresh Trade Post and Farm Store is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The distribution center works with Foothills Connect, a web-based ordering system bringing local farm food to wider regional markets. It is located in the lower floor of the Mill Spring Ag Center.
Walk-in coolers and loading docks help local farms drop their product to a climate-controlled environment and have it entered into the web-sales system.
All interested vendors for either grant-supported project are encouraged to attend this potluck and information event. These grants were made possible by ASAP, WNC Ag-Options, SARE and the Blue Ridge Heritage Area organizations. Visit www.polkcountyfarms.org for more information.
– article submitted by Carol Lynn Jackson