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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] "practical information about organic agriculture at a reasonable price"
  • Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:06:33 -0700


So good to hear from someone who's been there, Jeanne. It's a looong way
from us so we can't speak from experience. I do try to be mindful of other
parts of the country and post those items others may want to know of -
though I am partial to the high desert southwest ;-)

paul tradingpost@lobo.net
listowner

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On 1/29/2007 at 11:49 AM Jeanne Driese wrote:

>Hi,
>This will be my second year to attend the Organic Growers School. It has
>much to offer and lots of hands on type classes. My favorite last year
>was the propagation class. Everything I did grew and my cardamon plant is
>over two feet tall.
>Jeanne Driese
>Northeast TN zone 6
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: TradingPostPaul
> To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 5:16 PM
> Subject: [Livingontheland] "practical information about organic
>agriculture at a reasonable price"
>
>
>
> Now here's one that looks a lot more practical and affordable than $800
> "permaculture" classes.
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
> -----------------------------------------
>
> 14th Annual Organic Growers Spring School
> March 10, 2007
> Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC
> http://www.organicgrowersschool.org/events.html#ss
>
> The annual Organic Growers School is a weekend of educational workshops
> focused on growing and marketing crops in the North Carolina Mountains.
> Beginning gardeners, commercial farmers and any folks interested in
> sustainable living are invited to benefit from the school's unique
> curriculum offering classes like "Building Healthy Garden Soil" and
> "Quality Goat Milk Production". Workshops are divided into four time
> slots or sessions throughout the day, each an hour and a half long, and
> within several different tracks. Tracks cover a wide range of topics
from
> "Homesteading" to "Policy and Research". In addition, the school
> hosts intensive half-day workshops, plant walks, on-the-farm field days,
> local food vendors and speakers.
>
> The schools distinctive structure, practical and timely instruction,
> community involvement and motivated mission contribute to its repeated
> success. Over the past 13 years the school has increased in attendance
>from
> 110 students in 1994 to nearly 1,000 in 2005, making it one of the
>largest
> organic growing events in the South.
>
> Important details about this year's school:
> CHOOSE FROM OVER 60 CLASSES! MORE WORKSHOPS THAN EVER BEFORE!
> NEW TRACKS THIS YEAR: Urban Growing and Sustainable Forestry
>
> About the Organic Growers School
> A Brief History
> In 1993, a group of farmers and specialists gathered to discuss the
> growing need for a conference that addressed the nuts and bolts, region
> specific, crop growing information applicable for farmers in Western
>North
> Carolina. The Organic Growers School is a grassroots organization that
> grew out of the volunteer efforts of these agriculturists, with a
mission
> to deliver very practical information about organic agriculture at a
> reasonable price.
> The first Organic Growers School was held in 1994, attracting just under
> 100 participants. By 2006, the school grew to over 1000 participants,
> drawing farmers, gardeners, and educators from 14 states, and becoming
>the
> largest event of its type in the South.
> The School's distinctive structure, practical and timely instruction,
> community involvement, and motivated mission contribute to its repeated
> success. The rise in attendance coincides with the national organic
> industry's annual growth rate of over 20%. Even with its popularity, the
> original mission of OGS remains the same, and the founders are proud to
> offer a learning service that contributes to the future of sustainable
> agriculture while building relationships within the community.
>
> http://www.organicgrowersschool.org/about.html
>







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