Tag Archives: 24 January 2015

Essential Oils –Mary Clement @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

Not all growing is for food, as Mary Clement of

Four Seasons Oils (facebook) reminds us.



Learn all about essential oils!

Discover the benefits of therapeutic grade essential oils and how
they can be used to improve your physical and emotional wellbeing.
Learn about the different grades of oils, various applications for
them and how these powerful resources can work as natural,
chemical-free replacements for items you use every single day.
Discover how simple it is to remove toxic products from your life
with the aid of essential oils.

There will be Continue reading →

Five tracks at South Georgia Growing Local @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24


300x225 Tracks, in Raccoon tracks., by John S. Quarterman, for OkraParadiseFarms.com, 10 May 2008
There are five tracks (final schedule coming soon) and
several people have asked if it is possible to go to all of
the talks at the conference. It is if you are 5 people.

The day will be something like this:

9-9:15 Welcome

9:30 – 10:30 Session I

10:45-11:45 Session II

12-1 Lunch

1:15-2:15 Session III

2:30-3:30 Session IV

3:45-4:45 Session V

So that’s five sessions, each of which (except the Welcome)
will have five tracks.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the 24th.

-gretchen

Resolve to come to South Georgia Growing Local in the new year @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24



Still thinking about what resolutions to make for the new year? Resolve
to come to
South Georgia Growing Local 2015 conference at Pine Grove
Middle. You can

register and pay on-line or mail a check and reserve
your place now.

Website
including registration.


facebook event and
community,
but remember to

register, too!

-jsq

Basics for integrating vegetable and fish production in aquaponics –Pat Duncan @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

Dr. Pat Duncan, director of the Georgia Center for Aquaculture Development,
Fort Valley State University,
Fort Valley, GA, will explain aquaculture.


300x377 Dr. Pat Duncan with tilapia, in Basics for integrating vegetable and fish production in aquaponics, by Pat Duncan, for OkraParadiseFarms.com, 22 December 2014
Safe local food movements are no longer a passing fad as consumers
avoid the dangers and fears associated with processed industrialized
food. Any number of associated causes drives concerns about GMO
plants, pesticides, and other chemicals. With many options and
systems designs available for cost effective ways of safe food
production, one system with unique opportunities is aquaponics.

As with most food production systems, there are twists and turns on
systems and designs to approach the development and management of an
aquaponics system. Ranging from small do-it-yourself systems to
elaborate automated commercial designs, each of these systems
requires Continue reading →

Beekeeping: Backyard Hives or any size! –Raynae Jones @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

You can sweeten your food experience with honeybees.



Anyone can be a beekeeper! From keeping a single hive in your
backyard or 100 hives; learn how to get started. Beekeeping is a fun
and important part of growing local. Raynae’ will share resources on
how to get started with your own hive. Watch your own hive pollinate
your garden and reward you with a sweet treat!

Who should attend: All ages interested in keeping bees!

Come hear Raynae at

South Georgia Growing Local 2015,
January 24th 2015,
Pine Grove Middle School, near Valdosta, in Lowndes County Georgia.

-jsq

Spinning… because knitting isn’t weird enough –Lisa Smith @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

How to make your own yarn.



I’ll be demonstrating how to prepare and spin natural fibers
including different breeds of sheeps wool, angora and mohair into
yarn using a spinning wheel. I’ll also show items that can be
knitted or woven from your own handspun yarns.

Lisa Smith is an avid sock knitter who one day decided to learn to
spin her own sock yarn. This adventure eventually led to the
purchase of Smokey, her hillbilly French angora rabbit, numerous
sheep fleeces and a houseful of fuzz.
Her blog is

www.lisathemom.com.

Come hear Lisa at

South Georgia Growing Local 2015,
January 24th 2015,
Pine Grove Middle School, near Valdosta, in Lowndes County Georgia.

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Welcome to this Oil House –Clay Oliver @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24



Clay Oliver of

Oliver Farm, Pitts, GA:

Discussion on cold pressed oils and their benefits.

Should be attended by: foodies, health nuts, everyday gourmets

Come hear Clay at

South Georgia Growing Local 2015,
January 24th 2015,
Pine Grove Middle School, near Valdosta, in Lowndes County Georgia.

-jsq

Cooking with Real Food –Christine and Angela Hagen @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24

Christine and Angela Hagen of

Hagen Homestead CSA
will talk about



Cooking ideas and menu strategies featuring locally grown,
naturally produced and passionately wholesome ingredients.

Who should attend: Anyone who likes to eat.

Come hear Christine and Angela at

South Georgia Growing Local 2015,
January 24th 2015,
Pine Grove Middle School, near Valdosta, in Lowndes County Georgia.

-jsq