COBLESKILL, N.Y. — The Institute for Rural Vitality at SUNY Cobleskill is presenting its inaugural Empire State Entrepreneur Expo on Friday, May 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to taste, try, and buy food and beverage products made by small businesses and farms from the Mohawk Valley and Capitol Region. The expo will also serve as an opportunity for business owners to meet with product distributors.

Small growers and producers interested in participating in this event are invited to complete the Vendor Registration Form found on the Institute’s website. Please do so by April 29 to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Public admission to the expo is $5.00 per person and includes product samples. On-site lunch options and alcoholic beverage samples (for guests 21 years of age and older) will be available for an additional cost.

The Institute for Rural Vitality addresses the region’s most pressing issues to develop and enact sustainable solutions to enhance community and economic vitality in rural New York. As a USDA-funded Agricultural Innovation Center, the Institute provides services and shared-use production space to producers in it’s Farm and Food Business Incubator and Accelerator programs.

About SUNY Cobleskill
The State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is an accredited, baccalaureate, residential college with a rich academic tradition spanning more than 100 years. With an emphasis on experiential education, SUNY Cobleskill prepares students for successful careers, advanced studies, and engaged citizenship. Our founding principle that students “learn by doing” was formalized in 2016 with the SUNY system’s first applied learning requirement, guaranteeing that every student graduates with real-world experience in their field of study. Learn more at www.cobleskill.edu.        

–SUNY Cobleskill