Category Archives: Agriculture

Frisky Fermentation –Lori Freeman @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

Better than soft drinks.

Learn how to preserve vegetables and make healthy beverages through lacto-fermentation.

Who should attend: anyone looking to improve digestion and immune system and those looking for alternatives to commercial beverages.

You can register now to hear Lori Freeman talk about fermentation at South Georgia Growing Local, Saturday, February 6th 2016, at Pine Grove Middle School, Lowndes County, Georgia. And note that’s the new Pine Grove Middle School, 4159 River Rd, Valdosta, GA 31605.

Update: 2016-02-02: Added speaker’s name.

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Raising Rabbits in Backyard Homestead –Trevor and Shannon Perla, 5 Farms @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

Easy to raise and tasty:

An overview of backyard homesteading with main emphasis on raising rabbits for a healthy meat alternative in a small scale homestead.

Who should attend: Anyone interested in raising rabbits and backyard homesteading

The Perlas will also have a vendor display table at South Georgia Growing Local, Saturday, February 6th 2016, at Pine Grove Middle School, Lowndes County, Georgia. Please follow the link to register today! And not that’s the new Pine Grove Middle School, 4159 River Rd, Valdosta, GA 31605.

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Trailer for South Georgia Growing Local @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

An overview of South Georgia Growing Local—coming up on February 6, 2016 at Pine Grove Middle School — supporting local farmers, finding access to clean foods, learning how to being a garden or cook with fresh local ingredients.

You can register online or print and mail the registration form you’ll find through that link. Schedule and Continue reading →

South Georgia Growing Local –Gretchen Quarterman to Scott James 2016-01-26 @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

Saturday, February 6th, South Georgia Growing Local at Pine Grove Middle School! As Scott James said on Talk 92.1FM Tuesday: “I don’t know if people fully realize… what kind of wave is overtaking us here in south Georgia, and in Georgia in general, what kind of growing local wave!”

Gretchen said it’s also about health: we’ve got people here who can’t walk up stairs to work, and eating better helps people be more healthy. Scott James and Gretchen discussed oils, Ham and Eggs, and more. Clay Oliver will have a vendor table, and Mary Clement will speak about Essential Oils, plus chickens, goats, herbs, bread, vegetables, fruits, water, solar power, and a buying club! Here’s the schedule.

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Video: “This has really turned into a thing” –Chris Beckham about South Georgia Growing Local to Gretchen Quarterman on WVGA 105.9 FM 2016-01-20 @ SOGALO16

You can register today for South Georgia Growing Local 2016, to be held all day Saturday February 6th at Pine Grove Middle School. Chris Beckham was struck by the variety: corn, chicken, fruits, goats, soap, composting, water, worms, solar power! So many different topics in six tracks, “but all indigenous to South Georgia.”

Gretchen replied,

Indeed, when this conference started six years ago, we just had two tracks. One was about cooking, and one was about growing, pest control, and fertilizing, and how to have your garden be successful in the special conditions of south Georgia and north Florida. Because our conditions here are different than they are in north Georgia or on the coast, or farther south in Florida where it never freezes. We sort of have a very special environment here, and so this conference is geared towards that.

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Bread 101 –Arica Griner @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

Get your hands on baking bread:

I will talk about the benefits of eating fresh milled wheat/sprouted. The effects that it has on the body and digestion. I will also have a hands on where they can make a small loaf of bread to take home along with a printed recipe.

Registration is open for South Georgia Growing Local, Saturday, February 6th 2016, at Pine Grove Middle School, Lowndes County, Georgia.

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Tips and Tools: If I knew then what I know now…. –Christine Hagen, Hagen Homestead @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

My CSA!

We started market farming by accident. Some good friends inquired if we ever sold any of our extra vegetables? Had not thought about that—we sold them some purple onions, lettuce, and butternut squash that day. Eight years later they are still good friends and they are still buying our farm goods along with other friends and acquaintances. But as the saying goes: “If I knew then what I know now….” So let’s spend some time together learning some tips and tools of market farming and gardening in general.

Who should attend: anyone who likes to garden

Hagen Homestead will also have a display table.

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I Stand For What I Stand On: Permaculture for a Better Tomorrow –Benjamin & Jennifer Vieth @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

Layered gardens as ecosystems that have persistent community and environmental benefits: permaculture.

Description: We will be discussing how permaculture practices with an emphasis on land stewardship and building communities.

Who should attend: Anyone interested in community gardens, permaculture, and environmental philosophy.
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Essential Oils, by Mary Clement @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

Back by popular demand, Mary Clement reminds us that not all growing is for food, about Four Seasons Oils (facebook).

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 si ngle day. Discover how simple it is to remove toxic products from your life with the aid of essential oils.

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Country Cure Meats by Derrick Dawson Sr. @ SOGALO16 2016-02-06

It’s a lost art most places, but not here!

Learn the basics of curing meat at home.

How to make your cure (How much salt do I need? Should I use sugar?) Applying the cure (how much and how often) What supplies do I need? How long does it take?