Know Your Roots - Grow Your Business

Bed-and breakfast and historic property owners:  Increase revenue through landscapes and gardens.  With minimal effort and out-of-pocket expense, provide your customers with a southern heritage experience focused on traditions and culture developed around the home garden.  This short course will show you how to create economic opportunity uslng local farms as well as community and private gardens.
Speakers and Activities:

• Landscape Design and Maintenance for Historic Properties, Dr. Gary Bachman, MSU Extension/Research Professor
• Open the Garden Gate:  Hands-On Florals from Your B&B or Agritourism Venture, Dr, Jim DelPrince, MSU Asst. Professor of Horticulture
• Southern Farm to Table, Dr. Brent Fountain, MSU Extension Professor of Food Science
• Now Let's Talk about Money!, Racheal Carter, MSU Extension Community Development