Organic and Specialty Vegetable Production
In North Dakota Has A New Home.

Our center is committed to furthering greenhouse production of organic and specialty vegetables in North Dakota.  We’ll do this through applied research, educational opportunities for producers and by building a distribution system through partnerships with private entities.

The Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture at MSU Bottineau will provide business opportunities, ongoing education and applied research to vegetable growers in North Dakota and across the United States.

Phase one of the project began with the hiring of Holly Rose Mawby, the Center’s new director, who, along with other MSU Bottineau staff, will network with organizations, producers, and businesses to raise the funds necessary for the construction and implementation phase of the project.

"I’m excited about the possibilities of the center.  Fund raising for such a large project can be difficult but the outcomes can mean so much to North Dakota’s producers and consumers that the task is definitely worth the effort,” said Mawby.

The first phase of the project involves raising four million dollars that will eventually fund the building of greenhouses, educational courses and a distribution system for organically grown and specialty vegetables across the state.  Already the project has sponsorship from and partnerships with the International Peace Gardens, the Bottineau County EDC and the United States Department of Commerce.  With the help of Senator Dorgan, MSU Bottineau has received a University Center Economic Development Program grant to get the project up and running.       

"We already have staff researching greenhouse vegetable production, organic standards, and niche markets.  We’re working to build relationships with anyone involved in supporting, producing, selling, or consuming organic and specialty vegetables; but everyone’s help is needed” says Holly Mawby, the Center’s Director.  “You never know where your next partner will come from.” 

“The Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture is supported by the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, through its University Center Program. The mission of the EDA is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.”

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