by Noel | Jun 22, 2009 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Events
This weekend Judy and I were CobraHead Exhibitors at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s 20th annual energy fair in Custer, Wisconsin. It is the largest show of this type in the U.S. This was our third year at the show. We sell lots of garden tools. In fact it is a way better show for sales than almost any garden or flower show we do. The reason is the audience. MREA attracts people with interest in sustainable energy. They have a very high awareness...
by Noel | Feb 16, 2009 | CobraHead, Events
This weekend saw three-fourths of the CobraHead Team working the Madison Garden Expo in our home city. The event is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television and I can say with certainty, as we’ve now got over two hundred trade shows behind us, this is one of the better garden shows in the United States. We learned early into our launch of CobraHead that trade shows can provide exceptional exposure for a small start-up company. Shows are possibly the best way...
by Anneliese | Feb 3, 2009 | Events, Gardening
I’m excited about the coming months for many reasons. We have a busy schedule exhibiting at garden shows and Green Festivals, and it’s always fun to travel and meet new people (and say hi to the folks you haven’t seen since last year). I’m excited for spring to arrive. Which it will. Eventually. I hope. I’m also excited to turn 29 this month. Okay, not really. But what I’m excited about today is that I had my Master Gardener...
by Anneliese | Jan 16, 2009 | CobraHead, Events
In an effort to keep up with the times, CobraHead has set up a Twitter account. The rest of the CobraHead team has appointed me the designated Twitterer, and I’ve already started posting updates. Feel free to follow us at http://twitter.com/CobraHead. I will post occasional tweets about gardening, events we’re attending, and the occasional link or story that I think others might be interested in. I promise not to inundate you with lots of random or...
by Anneliese | Nov 19, 2008 | Environmental Issues, Events
The past two weeks have been quite hectic for me and Geoff. We exhibited at Green Festivals two weekends in a row, and they were on opposite coasts. It’s a tiring schedule, to be sure, but we like being busy like that. The Green Festivals are always interesting and a lot of fun. At each festival we end up making new friends, and we often see a lot of old friends, too. Two weeks ago the Green Festival was in Washington DC. A number of folks from the gardening...
by Noel | Aug 18, 2008 | CobraHead, Events, Gardening
That’s Irene Bender, the event coordinator for the Minnesota Garlic Festival , held last Saturday at the Wright County Fairgrounds in Howard Lake, Minnesota. Nice Hat! The garlic festival is a little show featuring about a dozen small farmers offering over 100 varieties of garlic. Garlic was for sale, but so were other homegrown foods and locally produced goods. Garlic flavored food was in abundance including garlic brats, garlic potatoes, pickled garlic,...
