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Field Experience to Ocean Mist Farms

On May 8, 2010, FAI hosted a field experience to Ocean Mist Farms for undergraduate and graduate students. Joe Pezzini, COO of Ocean Mist and MBA alumni ’83, and Tim Driscoll, General Manager of Valley Pride, hosted our visit.

The visit included a tour of Ocean Mist’s spinach and romaine hearts farms, as well as the refrigerated warehouse and distribution facility.

To see photos taken and a blog written about the event, please visit the links below:
Photos taken by FAI.
Photos taken by an FAI MBA graduate student.
A blog written by an FAI MBA graduate student.

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CANCELLED: FAI Annual Alumni & Friends Picnic

Regretfully, the Annual FAI Picnic scheduled for Saturday, May 15th has been canceled due to lower than expected interest in the event this year. Please accept our apologies. We believe the timing may not have been ideal. As such, we have scheduled next year's Alumni and Friends Picnic for the first weekend in June 2011.

Please mark your calendars:
Saturday, November 6, 2010: FAI Harvest Dinner
Saturday, May 21, 2011: FAI Alumni and Friends Picnic

Alumni: We would love to hear from you! Send us updates that we can include in the Alumni notes section of the next newsletter. The next issue will be published in July.

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Winter Issue of Growing Notes Available

Read the latest issue of Growing Notes, The Food and Agribusiness Institute's quarterly newsletter. Download a pdf copy of Growing Notes here on the website. Printed copies will be mailed out during the first week of April.

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The Business of Berries

Speaker: Joe Barsi, MBA ‘07
Friday, April 23rd
6:30 p.m.
Forbes Conference Room, Lucas Hall, SCU

Tickets: $5

Join us for an in-depth look at international business development and strategy. The speaker, Joe Barsi, will discuss his work in lead generation, negotiation, supply chain management, and pricing from the perspective of the business of berries.

Joe has worked in the fresh produce industry for sixteen years. He is currently the Vice President of Business Development at California Giant Berry Farms. In this role, Joe oversees development of and sourcing strategy for international and domestic supply of new berry segments.

Sponsored by the International Business Network
Cosponsored by the Food and Agribusiness Institute

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