Don't miss this party!  15 Delicious Years!

15 Delicious Years of the Western MA Food Processing Center
The FCCDC's Annual Meeting on November 18 at 4:30 pm If you would like to renew your annual membership before the meeting, click here


Thursday, October 20th
 5pm to 8pm
Smith College Conference Center
The Slow  Money Pioneer Valley Entrepreneur Showcase brings investors and food system supporters together with local farm and food businesses interested in their support, including financing.
 
Come hear from some of the Pioneer Valley's most forward-thinking farm and food entrepreneurs:
 
In addition, we will hear briefly from American Stonecraft, Great Falls Harvest2 Cents Home Grown, VegOut, the Western MA Food Processing Center, and Wildside Cottage & Gardens about their exciting work.
 
Slow Money Pioneer Valley is a working group of PVGrows with support from the Franklin County CDC.
 
Light Dinner will be provided by Great Falls Harvest.

"Entrepreneur Showcases are at the heart of Slow Money's mission to catalyze the flow of capital to local food systems and bring money back down to earth." Eric DeLuca, Slow Money Vermont  

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS:
BEYOND THE CONCEPT

Wednesday November 9
  9 am - 5 pm 
$200 includes lunch 

Do you need help with product development for a current or future product?  

Do you want help better understanding the food safety principles behind your process?

Propel your food business to the next level by delving into product development and food safety with Amanda Kinchla, of the UMASS Food Science Department, an expert on HACCP and product development. 

Our mission is t o stimulate a more vital, rural economy, to maximize community control over our future economic destiny, and to  expand opportunities for low and  moderate-income residents
donations of any size make a difference!
Give $1000 or more, get half back in state tax credi ts!
 
 Nov 2, Dec 7
3:30 - 5 pm
Learn how to use the Food Processing Center 
3rd Tues of the month
Nov 15 Dec 20
Franklin County CDC | judys@fccdc.org | http://www.fccdc.org
324 Wells Street
Greenfield, MA 01301