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Subject: New Electronic Forum for Growers
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-- [ From: Steve Fox * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:  Steve Fox, EPIC -- The Environmental Product Information
Center
Prodigy ID: YTNS65B 	Email: ytns65e@prodigy.com

Los Angeles, CA  --Thursday, February 02, 1995
New Electronic Forum for Growers.
EPIC - The Environmental Product Information Center announced that Mr.
Ed Davis, president of S & E Organic Farms, will act as the Organic
Farming Topic Moderator on "The Green Connection".  Ed Davis is
consultant to many thousands of acres of organic farms in California.  The Green Connection is an electronic forum on PRODIGY.  for the
business of the environment.  

Environmentally conscious farmers and other agricultural companies can
now establish business contacts, read news and information and
participate in discussions over a wide array of environmental business
topics.  Recently, The Green Connection won Computer Currents award
for the best green online service.

"Organic farming is shedding its 60's hippie image," says Ed Davis. 
"It has grown  rapidly into a $1.9 billion plus a year business.  Many
organic farmers now have thousands of acres under cultivation."  Ed
Davis brings his expertise in agronomy, bioremediation and entomology
to The Green Connection's growing list of experts on forum.  

The Green Connection assists and accelerates the market for
environmental products and services by acting as a virtual business
convention.  Sellers and buyers of environmental products can network
on this forum and find extensive practical materials for the business
of the environment. The Green Connection  addresses environmental
topics of interest such as Energy, Packaging, Marketing, New
Technologies, Bioremediation and many others.  It includes interactive
announcements, news and events, a bulletin board, a large library of
information, plus recycled product listings.

The Green Connection was formed in 1993 by EPIC--The Environmental
Product Information Center--with one goal:  to become an information
resource for these growing environmental markets.
Businesses and other interested persons are welcome on The Green
Connection.  To join PRODIGY and enroll in The Green Connection, call
toll free, 1-800-PRODIGY ext.  141.
For interviews with Ed Davis or Frank Francone, president of The Green
Connection, contact Steve Fox.




