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If you are a grower seeking additional or new markets to serve Michigan you should attend the Meet the Buyer at the Great Lakes Fruit and Vegetable Expo Tues at 4:30-6 Vicki Morrone Organic Farming Specialist Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU 480 Wilson Rd. Room 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) [log in to unmask] Www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu From: <Beutel>, "Emily R." <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: "Beutel, Emily R." <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Monday, December 3, 2012 1:38 PM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Just a reminder - Meet the Buyers reception is tomorrow, Dec 4! You're invited to the 2012 "Meet the Buyers Reception" at the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO in Grand Rapids! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=2243681a68&e=0708729e26>. [Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS)]<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=1ae07d9a4c&e=0708729e26> Just a reminder - the Meet the Buyers reception is tomorrow! The reception itself is free to attend and is a great opportunity to connect with buyers across the Midwest to sell fresh fruits and vegetables. Don't forget to bring lots of business cards to pass out as you network! Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Imperial Ballroom, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI Connect and network with local wholesale, retail and institutional buyers and work toward getting more Michigan produce on store shelves and into restaurants, schools, hospitals and more at the "Meet the Buyers" Reception, which takes place each year at the . Great Lakes Fruit Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO 2012 Buyers: Cherry Capital Foods<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=6df6fbf6a0&e=0708729e26> Eastern Market Corporation<http://miffs.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=0f59533dbc&e=0708729e26> FamilyFarmed.org<http://miffs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=d26c482c58&e=0708729e26> Food Bank Council of Michigan<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=26d28d36e5&e=0708729e26> Goodness Greeness<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=e0a9da8a5e&e=0708729e26> Heeren Brothers Produce<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=57dca382e3&e=0708729e26> Kroger<http://miffs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=be9aca43db&e=0708729e26> Meijer<http://miffs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=b1852793a9&e=0708729e26> Miedema Produce<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=280439182c&e=0708729e26> Mike Pirrone Produce<http://miffs.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=2c41eae680&e=0708729e26> Pearson Foods<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=fa57e5af34&e=0708729e26> Spartan Stores<http://miffs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=2c741456a0&e=0708729e26> Superior Sales<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=5268970ece&e=0708729e26> Sysco-Grand Rapids<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=f030a37c9f&e=0708729e26> US Foods<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=33c96b3f80&e=0708729e26> Westborn Market<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=21694e752d&e=0708729e26> Whole Foods Market<http://miffs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=607b9c153f&e=0708729e26> To learn more, contact MIFFS at (517) 432-0712 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or visit www.miffs.org/meetthebuyers.asp<http://miffs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=0dfda0dfcd&e=0708729e26>. Thanks to our event partners and major sponsors: [Partners and Sponsors: Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO, Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS), Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), Michigan State University (MSU) Center for Regional Food Systems, MSU Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Meijer, Michigan Farm Bureau, Mike Pirrone Produce, Spartan Stores, Whole Foods Market, Eastern Market Corporation, Goodness Greeness, Miedema Produce, Pearson Foods, Superior Sales, US Foods]<http://miffs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=95829a275d7e3470bc0f9f24b&id=f0e4731b57&e=0708729e26> Interested in supporting MIFFS and our work to help Michigan farmers succeed? 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