Are you a specialty crop grower just building your operation’s social media presence?

Are you a specialty crop grower wanting to take your operation’s social media to the next level but aren’t sure how?

Or are you somewhere in between?

Join the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association for a three-part Social Media Boot Camp and sharpen your social media skills and become a voice for agriculture. Learn from industry professionals and hear from specialty crop growers how they are engaging on social media.

Each one hour session will focus on different aspects of social media management and will feature an industry professional and a specialty crop grower.

This boot camp is free and will be held via Zoom. Registration is limited.

Part 1: Social Media 101

Learn how to get started with social media with the basics, what you need to know before you get started, and tips and tricks for the top social media platforms.

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

10 AM Eastern

Speakers:

• Marlee Moore, Alabama Farmers Federation

• Casey Cox, Longleaf Ridge Farms

Part 2: Telling Your Story in Agriculture

Learn how to share your farm's story in agriculture through highlighting day-to-day operations, discussing hot topic issues and by sharing fun consumer-focused information.

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

10 AM Eastern

Panelists:

• Laura Lyn Coody, Hardy Farms

• Allison Keen, Bland Farms

• Heidi McIntyre, G&R Farms

Part 3: Issues in Agriculture

Learn how to engage with consumers through social media on top issues in the specialty crop industry.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

10 AM Eastern

Panelists:

• Mary Kendall Dixon, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

• Christina Morton, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association

• Caroline Lewallen, TexGa Cattle Farms