Who Are Your Customers? Introduction to One Important Segment
A “from the other side”
presentation/panel discussion by representatives of some of the organized consumer groups (eg: Omaha Thrifty Moms, etc). We’ll actually hear what one large
segment of end consumers think of us and our products.
Moderator: Gene Gauge
Amanda Kuehmichel; My husband and
I run a small business out of our home in Bellevue, NE called Thrifty Omaha
Moms. I began the business in 2013 selling some eggs and splitting a whole beef
with some friends. The business began with supporting other small businesses to
purchase items in bulk for a discount for our group. The group has grown and is
around 2,000 members. I would roughly estimate that around 150 members purchase
local food items on a pretty regular basis through my weekly farm orders. I
work closely with Farmtable Delivery and Stick and Stones Brick Oven Bakery for
these weekly orders. I then work with a handful of other farmers to purchase
bulk meats and dairy. My group purchased nearly $100,000 in local foods in the
past year. Outside of this business I run two other small businesses (selling
Norwex and Mary and Martha), am a homeschooling Mom to two girls(ages 4 and 6),
and are part of a church plant in Bellevue. I grew up in Wisconsin and moved to
Nebraska in July of 2011. My husband Ben is a Software Engineer for
Google.
Fence Building & Water Systems
Mike will explain how to build a good hi-tensile fence
and the keys to a resilient system. He we also discuss various options for
portable water and grazing pivots.
Mike Anderson’s heart and soul has been in the world of
agriculture since his childhood days spent on his family’s farm in
South-Central Nebraska. As an international wildlife fencing & irrigation
consultant working in the industry for more than 40 years, he’s been sought
after for his vast industry knowledge by numerous state and federal agencies,
university researchers, dealers, distributors, landowners and managers. After
years spent as a territory rep responsible for design training and sales of
power fence products and irrigation systems, Mike has also parlayed his
extensive knowledge into the design and construction of vineyards and orchards.
When he’s not spending his days traveling to support his valued customers and
colleagues you can find him enjoying time with his family at his home in
Lincoln.
Consideration when
choosing a location for your Orchard
The
success of an orchard in most cases just doesn’t happen. Several considerations need to be made when
choosing where to locate your planting to help ensure healthy, successfully
fruit production. It is not just about
having a piece of ground and planting there but rather identifying nuances of
the site and taking those characteristics into consideration and understanding
how they affect the growth of the planting.
Vaughn Hammond; is currently the Team Leader and Mentor at
Union Orchard located near Nebraska City.
His career has focused around local foods and sustainable, alternative
agriculture and the entrepreneurship related to small farming. His education includes a Bachelor of Science
in Horticulture and a Masters of Science in Entomology. His previous experience includes working for
the University of Nebraska as a research technologist and Extension Educator
and Agriculture Advisor in Afghanistan working with fruit, vegetable and honey
producers in the Paktya Provence.
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