Gaston Citizens Resource Center in Dallas, NC
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Feb. 1st, 2012
Presenters: Social Media experts, Johanna Kramer and Grace and Cary Kanoy
Want to harness the power of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to reach new customers and grow your farm business? You won’t want to miss this all-day hands-on workshop designed especially for farmers and taught by social media experts, Johanna Kramer (@durhamfoodie) and Cary and Grace Kanoy (GeoCore Films).
You will leave this workshop with a fully-functioning Facebook and Twitter page (or upgrade your existing pages), the skills to shoot your own short farm video using your cell phone, camera, or camcorder, and the training to take better farm photos. Limited to 25 participants!
Includes lunch.
Cost: $10
Register by calling (919) 542-2402, emailing cheryl@carolinafarmstewards.org or online at http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/.
This workshop is hosted by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association in partnership with Know Your Farms, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, NC Cooperative Extension, the 10% Campaign, and Food Corps with funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Tweeting for Ag: Area Farmers Start Using Social Media
Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites have built their reputations on helping people keep in touch with family and long lost friends. However, a growing number of ag-related businesses and farmers across the nation are using these social media tools to communicate with customers and to educate a population, far removed from their food source, on the benefits of agriculture and buying local.
On April 13th, 2010, Gaston Cooperative Extension conducted a Social Media 101 training for area farmers. Participants set up Google accounts and their very own blog sites. Then participants were introduced to Twitter & Facebook and shown how they could harness these social media outlet to reach out to current and potential customers. There were a total of 10 participants and the entire workshop was hands-on.
If you were unable to attend this training, and you have interest in learning more about how to use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. to reach out to your community and share your agriculture story, please do not hesitate to contact me at 704-922-2112. We would be happy to reproduce this training at a later date if there is enough interest!
On April 13th, 2010, Gaston Cooperative Extension conducted a Social Media 101 training for area farmers. Participants set up Google accounts and their very own blog sites. Then participants were introduced to Twitter & Facebook and shown how they could harness these social media outlet to reach out to current and potential customers. There were a total of 10 participants and the entire workshop was hands-on.
If you were unable to attend this training, and you have interest in learning more about how to use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. to reach out to your community and share your agriculture story, please do not hesitate to contact me at 704-922-2112. We would be happy to reproduce this training at a later date if there is enough interest!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Social Media 101 for Farmers
What do we mean by social media? Examples are: Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Blogger.com.
Are you on FaceBook? Twitter?? YouTube???
Do you want to build a website for your farm, ag-related business, or farmers’ market?
Would you like to be more connected to a growing community-based food system?
Do you want to educate people about agriculture and at the same time recruit new customers?
These are common questions that we as direct market farmers face nowadays. Social networking through the Internet has become a part of our life be it a student, a professional or a housewife. Then why not for farmers as well!!!
In an effort to address this growing need, the Gaston County Cooperative Extension will be offering a hands-on workshop entitled Social Media 101 for Farmers as part of its Ten Acre Tuesdays Sustainable Ag series on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Gaston County Administration Bldg Computer Lab on 128 W. Main Avenue in Gastonia.
Participants will learn how to set up their own blog site, FaceBook and Twitter pages. Participants will also learn tips and tools on how to best use these social media sites to connect with potential customers as well as networking with their peers.
Registration is limited to 15 participants. To register contact the Gaston Cooperative Extension Center at 704-922-2112. Deadline for registration is April 9, 2010.
12:30 pm to 1 pm: Registration
1 pm to 1:30 pm : Blogging
· Set up a blog site using Blogger.com
· Look at examples of how farmers are using blogs to tell their story and communicate with customers
· Examples of farm blogs
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm: Facebook
· Set up a business Facebook page
· Examples of farms and ag-related businesses on Facebook
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm: Break
2:45 pm to 3 pm: YouTube
· Examples of how farmers are using YouTube
3 pm to 4 pm: Twitter
· Set up a Twitter page
· Learn Twitter etiquette and terminology
· Examples of farms and ag-related businesses/organizations on Twitter
4 pm to 4:30 pm: Wrap up/Questions and Evaluations
Are you on FaceBook? Twitter?? YouTube???
Do you want to build a website for your farm, ag-related business, or farmers’ market?
Would you like to be more connected to a growing community-based food system?
Do you want to educate people about agriculture and at the same time recruit new customers?
These are common questions that we as direct market farmers face nowadays. Social networking through the Internet has become a part of our life be it a student, a professional or a housewife. Then why not for farmers as well!!!
In an effort to address this growing need, the Gaston County Cooperative Extension will be offering a hands-on workshop entitled Social Media 101 for Farmers as part of its Ten Acre Tuesdays Sustainable Ag series on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Gaston County Administration Bldg Computer Lab on 128 W. Main Avenue in Gastonia.
Participants will learn how to set up their own blog site, FaceBook and Twitter pages. Participants will also learn tips and tools on how to best use these social media sites to connect with potential customers as well as networking with their peers.
Registration is limited to 15 participants. To register contact the Gaston Cooperative Extension Center at 704-922-2112. Deadline for registration is April 9, 2010.
Workshop Agenda
12:30 pm to 1 pm: Registration
1 pm to 1:30 pm : Blogging
· Set up a blog site using Blogger.com
· Look at examples of how farmers are using blogs to tell their story and communicate with customers
· Examples of farm blogs
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm: Facebook
· Set up a business Facebook page
· Examples of farms and ag-related businesses on Facebook
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm: Break
2:45 pm to 3 pm: YouTube
· Examples of how farmers are using YouTube
3 pm to 4 pm: Twitter
· Set up a Twitter page
· Learn Twitter etiquette and terminology
· Examples of farms and ag-related businesses/organizations on Twitter
4 pm to 4:30 pm: Wrap up/Questions and Evaluations
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