Aug 17, 2016
Farwest Show to Feature Speaker Brian Minter

At the 2016 Farwest Show, Aug. 25-27, in Portland, Oregon, garden retail expert Brian Minter, president and owner of Minter Country Garden, will speak on the quantum shift in the role of plants in people’s lives today.

Brian Minter
Brian Minter

His talk, “The Changing Dynamics of Garden Retailing”, will point out how in today’s garden realities we need to understand the new values of a changing consumer blend. Minter’s seminar takes place, Thursday, Aug. 25, at 10-11 a.m., Room B115-116.

Minter is a horticulturist, entrepreneur, recipient of the Order of Canada, and Honorary Doctorate of Technology. He is co-owner with his wife, Faye, of Minter Country Garden, a destination garden center and greenhouse growing operation in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. In 2014 he was awarded the highest honors given by the Perennial Plant Association and by the Garden Writers Association. He has sat on and chaired numerous boards related to his green industry experience and served two terms as the first Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley.

For complete information on Minter’s session and to register for the show, visit www.farwestshow.com.