California State University, Stanislaus will be hosting an on-campus garden market, selling produce from its own garden.  The exact time and date have yet to be established, but Dr. Rebekah Shrader, Assistant Professor of Economics, says the event is intended to be held sometime in the first week of May.
“This produce sale is intended as a long-term development through the Agricultural Studies department,” Dr. Shrader said. “The sale will be developed and headed by one or two agricultural classes a semester, and this semester my Agricultural Markets and Pricing courses is leading the logistics and planning phase.”
This market project also aims to give agriculture students direct exposure to the world of produce marketing and selling fruits and vegetables they have helped grow themselves. The produce will come from CSU Stanislaus’ very own sustainable garden with the possibility of including guest partners from Turlock or the surrounding areas.
“The goal of this semester is to lay a foundation for a market to provide our campus’ very own supply of produce with any existing demand on campus or in the community,” Shrader said. “The students will put to use their knowledge of agricultural markets and the pricing to provide future classes an understanding of precise characteristics of potential supply and demand regarding this market.”
For further information about the produce market, contact Dr. Rebekah Shrader via e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 209-664-6618.