Canada's Fruit & Veg X-Change

Event Details

Time: July 12, 2012 at 6pm to July 14, 2012 at 7pm
Location: 1195 Front Road St Williams
Street: 1195 Front Road
City/Town: St. Williams
Website or Map: http://www.fruitveg.ca/
Event Type: trade, show
Organized By: OntAG Admin
Latest Activity: Jul 13, 2012

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Event Description

Hours of Operation for 2012 X-Change are:

Thursday July 12, 2012:
Friday July 13, 2012:
Saturday July 14, 2012:

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

We are located at 1195 Front Road St Williams. Postal code: ON N0E 1P0.

A great big THANK YOU to all who helped make the 2011 X-Change a great success.

Canada's Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change (CFVTX) is an outdoor, not-for-profit, horticultural trade show for commercial fruit and veg producers and their families. Encompassing: Row Crop, Orchard, Vineyard, Greenhouse and tobacco sectors.

This progressive sector is showcased under real farm conditions, all in one location on Thursday July 12, Friday July 13, and Saturday July 14 2012, right here in Norfolk County – just 10 mins south of the “HORT HWY#3” - Simcoe, Ontario.

A staggering 242 exhibitors came from across North America to engage in the inaugural Hort showcase. For a first time event, we were extremely pleased with the showmanship and enthusiasm put into product and service displays. 2,200 qualified producer families came through the gates this year, with the intention to do business.

We have assembled a top notch steering committee of 30+ exhibitors and producers. We heard loud and clear that the dates of the X-Change had to fall between planting and harvest for the majority of fruit and veg crops in this province, hence the new dates of: July 12th,13th,14th 2012.

We are located at 1195 Front Road St Williams. Postal code: ON N0E 1P0.

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