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Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
1. Cherokee Heritage, Food Ways, and Ecological Flavors
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Tyson Sampson
Tyson Sampson
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
2. Fine Tuning Your Expertise in Mushroom Cultivation
Already growing mushrooms? Need a boost in skill sets and ideas to catapult your home or small-scale operation? Learn a few tricks and methods that will bring your expertise to a higher level and add exciting new species to your list of edible and medicinal mushroom adventures!
Tradd Cotter
Tradd Cotter Mushroom Mountain
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
3. Herbs for Resilience: Supporting the Nervous System
In this class, we will discuss the nervous system, how it responds to stress, and how to bring it back into balance. We will cover herbs and their uses in fortifying the nervous system and decompressing our nervous system while building resilience in our bodies.
Brandon Ruiz
Brandon Ruiz Yucayeke Farms
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
4. Off-Grid Solar 101
Are you interested in transitioning your farm or home to renewable solar energy? This workshop will get you started by sharing foundational knowledge such as site assessment for solar, design for small off-grid solar systems, and battery storage (especially with nickel-iron batteries).
Keenan Phillips
Keenan Phillips KSPhillips Contracting, Asheville Tool Library
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
5. Ten Herbs Everyone Should Know, and Grow!
If you've got a garden, why not grow healing herbs you can use for your home apothecary? Learn about ten herbs that everyone should have on hand for home healthcare and easy to grow! Discover how to use them safely and effectively in herbal preparations, along with lots of tips for growing and harvesting.
Patricia Kyristi Howell
Patricia Kyristi Howell BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
6. Know the Laws: Regulation of small to midsize farms
Small farms operate in a unique environment: consumer demand for locally-grown products is growing, yet increased regulation can drive out small businesses. Explore regulations impacting growers, including the Food Safety Modernization Act, the National Organics Program, and cottage food laws.
Alexia Kulwiec
Alexia Kulwiec Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
7. Belly Biochemistry: Relationships Between Food, Microbiome, and Wellbeing
The microbial population living in the digestive tract largely influences our immune response. Join Leah Webb as she explains the ins and outs of digestion in an easy-to-understand approach and sheds light on the relationship between food, microbiome, and wellbeing.
Leah Webb
Leah Webb
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
8. Growing Blueberries and Blackberries Organically
Growing berries organically is not for the faint of heart. Dive into the details of growing blueberries and blackberries successfully, with no inorganic inputs. This workshop will also address how to merchandise and enjoy up to a 230% higher margin over conventional growing.
Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
9. No-Till Methods for the Small-Scale Grower
Learn practical methods and accessible approaches to reduce tilling and cultivation, and improve soil health while still growing a successful crop. We’ll also discuss intercropping and how to manage cover crops when followed by transplanting and direct seeding.
Cedar Johnson
Cedar Johnson Goldfinch Gardens
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
10. Cherokee Foods, Gathering, and Wildcrafting
In Cherokee wisdom, it is essential to have a relationship with the plant and the land you are harvesting. In this workshop, our discussions will center around common wildcrafted food plants, their local history and lore, and respectful harvest methods to ensure abundance into the future.
Mary Crowe
Mary Crowe Indigenous Environmental Network
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
11. Feeding Kids Healthfully: A Stress-Free Approach to Creating Healthy Habits
Parents understand the importance of a healthy diet but influences from peers, media, and other forms of advertising complicate mealtimes. No perfect solution exists, but there are a number of stress-free strategies that parents can use to encourage kids to develop a more diverse palate. This workshop is designed for caretakers of children age 0 to 8 years of age.
Leah Webb
Leah Webb
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
12. Healing Trauma With Plants
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have experienced a great deal of trauma. Now, we must find strategies to initiate healing. Join April to learn about how engaging with plants can improve mental health and wellbeing.
April Jones
April Jones Pinehurst Consulting, Pinehurst Community Action
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
13. Herbal Remedies for Complex Times
Whether you want to ease tension, improve sleep, strengthen immunity, or do something else, herbs can help! This class introduces simple ways to integrate herbs into your daily life for healing, cooking, and more. We will discuss sustainable sourcing, directions for making remedies, and guidelines for safe and effective dosing.
Patricia Kyristi Howell
Patricia Kyristi Howell BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
14. Indigenous Principles of Just Transition
The Indigenous Environmental Network is a grassroots group that organizes to combat injustice with Indigenous worldviews at the center. The IEN created the Indigenous Principles of Just Transition to forge a path through our ongoing environmental and economic disasters. Learn about the principles and how you can support IEN's work.
Mary Crowe
Mary Crowe Indigenous Environmental Network
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
15. CSAs From A to Z
Join Jason Roland as he shares how his farm, Organically Roland, runs a home delivery and pickup CSA. From customization to finding customers, learn how to sell your produce directly to the consumer and how to plan and plant for a CSA market garden.
Jason Roland
Jason Roland Organically Roland
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
16. Restoring the Soil Food Web: Compost and Compost Teas
This workshop will cover the foundations of the soil food web to introduce participants to the life in the soil and how it works with plants to provide nourishment. The class will also cover brewing, making, and using high-biology compost, compost teas, and compost extracts.
Troy Hinke
Troy Hinke Living Roots Compost Tea
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
17. The Weeds You Need
Many pesky weeds can also be excellent medicine. Common weeds like honeysuckle, Japanese knotweed, and mimosa tree have traditional herbal uses. Unlike woodland medicinals, which are getting rarer, these are abundant and accessible. This class will discuss identifying, harvesting, and using many of the exotic invasives found in southern Appalachia.
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
18. Mycoremediation with Koji
Mycoremediation is the art of using fungi to clean up contaminants and improve soil health. Come learn how to use koji to create crop-specific fertilizers that help increase the bioavailability of nutrients and nutrient density in the soil.
Wade Fox
Wade Fox
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
19. Invasives in Native Culture
How do you study other cultures and incorporate ancient techniques without appropriation? In this workshop, Nancy, a woman of mixed heritage, will share how she added value to plants no one else wanted. Learn Native American stories of respect for all sentient beings by turning a stick into a vessel.
Nancy Basket
Nancy Basket Kuzdu Kanin Designs
Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth News
20. Soils 101
Soil is complex, but you can become a better farmer with basic knowledge of how it works. Learn the five management priorities that are the basis for understanding soil, how the many soil properties interact, and how to manage healthy soil and plants.
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers