Geisler Elected to IFVGA
From left, Darrell Geisler, Angie Plager and Malinda Geisler.
Growing Family Fun was represented at the 2010 Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers & Marketers Conference held Jan. 29-30 in Des Moines. Staff member Angie Plager gave a presentation on Making Your Farm More Accessible to Visitors. She addressed how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 applies to farm venues. For more information on ADA, visit: www.access-board.gov/adaag/about/.
Darrell Geisler, co-owner of Growing Family Fun, was elected to a three-year term on the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association’s board of directors. Malinda Geisler, representing Iowa State University’s Value Added Agriculture Program, served on the conference planning committee.
More than 200 people, including about 20 vendors, attended the conference. The meeting was held in partnership of the Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, Visit Iowa Farms and the Iowa Department of Agriculture. The USDA Specialty Crops Block Grant Program provided funding. Additional sponsors included ISU’s Value Added Ag Program, Iowa Farm Bureau and Hy-Vee. The conference program had general sessions plus breakout sessions for beginning farmers, fruits, vegetables and agritourism.