Friday, December 24, 2010

Prize of the Harvest looks to establish the North Carolina Label

Prize Of The Harvest, is the marketing subsidiary of Operation Spring Plant, Inc. (OSP).    Established in 1987 by Phillip and Dorathy Barker, OSP is a grassroots, non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting self-help community economic development programs and initiatives for minority and limited resource farmers/producers.  OSP provides technical, marketing and financial assistance to minority, limited resource and small family farmers who:

· Are diversifying away from tobacco production by growing fresh fruits and vegetables.
· Are willing to work cooperatively with other small and limited resource farmers to collectively market their products; and
· Are committed to sustain their farming livelihood and operation
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POTH has secured the commitment of nearly 20 producers in 4 small farmer cooperatives
eastern and central North Carolina.  This year, over 500 acres of vegetable production could be marketed under the Prize of the Harvest label

· Prize of the Harvest is a shipper of fresh produce that prides itself in consistently supplying buyers with fresh, high quality and good tasting produce.

· Prize of the Harvest produce is grown by hand, using modern production techniques like black plastic. Our produce is grown with tender loving care by a group of dedicated small, minority and limited resource farmers.

· Prize of the Harvest was organized to provide market access and major distribution capabilities for small farmer cooperatives both locally in North Carolina and regionally across the south.  
   Growing and Shipping
Prize Of The Harvest (POTH)
operates on and educates all their farmers on the main stays in marketing a quality product with programs like;
Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) "practices that address environmental, economic and social sustainability for on-farm processes, and result in safe and quality food and non-food agricultural products"

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