One of the largest groups of tomato growers in the-history of the event was in attendance at the 2006 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market Expo tomato session, held Dec. 5 at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. Ron Goldy, district agriculture (vegetables) educator, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension, moderated the packed session which drew guests from all over the United States, particularly the East Coast, as well as Canada. Session speakers included: Ed Weaver of Weaver's Orchard, a fourth generation family farm in Berks County, Penn.; Dale Mutch, an extension specialist with the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, MSU; Fred Leitz Jr., with Leitz Farms LLC, Sodus, Mich., an organic farm; and Stephen Olson, a tomato researcher with the University of Florida, North Florida REC, Quincy, Fla.
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