Community supported ag. authority to lead one-day workshop

The Chatham County Extension Center is bringing Elizabeth Henderson, a nationally recognized authority on the community supported agriculture (CSA) approach to marketing farm commodities directly to consumers, to Pittsboro to lead a one-day workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The workshop site will be the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro, and it will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. According to Debbie Roos, Chatham County Extension agent and the conference organizer, “This workshop is for farmers who already operate a CSA or are at least very familiar with the concept.” The registration fee is $45 and the registration deadline is Oct. 12.