{"id":1627,"date":"2014-01-17T15:37:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T20:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2014-01-17T16:17:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T21:17:47","slug":"speaker-schedule-south-georgia-growing-local-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/speaker-schedule-south-georgia-growing-local-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Schedule &#8211;South Georgia Growing Local 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=453632848099506&#038;set=pcb.453633031432821&#038;type=1&#038;relevant_count=3&#038;ref=nf\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:100px\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-prn1\/q79\/s720x720\/1530509_453632848099506_1673906346_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nHello again,\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\nWe are now nearly at the conference and I can hardly tell you how\r\nexcited I am. I had a final walk through of Pine Grove Middle School\r\nand Farm this week and got all the details for accessing their\r\ntechnologies and the Internet.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<H4>Friday Farm Tours<\/H4>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/katahdin-sheep-hound-river-farm.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:150px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.houndriverfarm.com\/uploads\/2\/8\/3\/8\/2838907\/2285444.jpg?326\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\/farm-tours-friday-january-24th-2014\">\r\nFarm Tours<\/a> will be Friday, January 24th, including\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/raisin-cane-on-friday-farm-tour-and-in-growing-produce-magazine.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:150px\" src=\"http:\/\/raisincanevaldosta.com\/files\/2013\/04\/Jared-Justin-Jessica-300x225.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nproduce at\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/raisin-cane-on-friday-farm-tour-and-in-growing-produce-magazine.html\">Raisin&#8217; Cane<\/a>,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/door-yard-citrus-at-loch-laurel-nursery.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:150px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lochlaurelnursery.com\/images\/satsuma4.jpg\"><\/a>\r\ndoor yard citrus at\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/door-yard-citrus-at-loch-laurel-nursery.html\">\r\nLoch Laurel Nursery<\/a>,\r\nolive oil and trees at\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/first-olives-harvested-east-of-the-mississippi-since-the-1800s-georgia-olive-farms.html\">\r\nGeorgia Olive Farms<\/a>,\r\nand\r\nKatahdin sheep at\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/katahdin-sheep-hound-river-farm.html\">\r\nHound River Farm<\/a>.\r\n<H4>Saturday Talks<\/H4>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=453632858099505&#038;set=pcb.453633031432821&#038;type=1&#038;relevant_count=5&#038;ref=nf\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:200px\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-prn1\/t1\/q71\/s720x720\/1520772_453632858099505_462448090_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nConference talks will be Saturday, January 25th, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.\r\n(Doors open at 8 a.m.) at Pine Grove Middle School,\r\n4159 River Rd, Valdosta, GA 31605.\r\nWe will be able to tour\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/south.ga.growing.local\/posts\/453633031432821\">\r\nthe hydroponic green houses<\/a> at the school that day!\r\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\/schedule\">\r\npreliminary schedule<\/a> is posted.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<H4>Lodging<\/H4>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\/lodging\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitvaldosta.org\/lodging_welcome.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nMost of our speakers are local (how lucky are we that we have this wealth\r\nof talent in our community) and a couple from out of the have indicated\r\nthat they need a room. We have arranged\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\/lodging\">\r\na discounted rate at two local hotels<\/a>.\r\n<H4>Registration<\/H4>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:200px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/sogalo2014-flyer2.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nThere is still plenty of room, so by all means, please continue to\r\ninvite those that you think will be interested in attending. The\r\nPine Grove Middle School is a lovely facility and we are lucky to be\r\nable to use it.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nDon&#8217;t forget to\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\">register<\/a>!\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n-Gretchen\r\n<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello again, We are now nearly at the conference and I can hardly tell you how excited I am. 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