Category Archives: SOGALO15

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.

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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:

9-9:15Welcome
9:30 – 10:30Session I
10:45-11:45Session II
12-1 Lunch
1:15-2:15Session III
2:30-3:30Session IV
3:45-4:45Session V

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

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the 24th.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Minor food crops to consider for the hobby gardener or small scale farmer –Bret Wagenhorst @ SOGALO15

300x224 Starfruit pile, in Minor food crops to consider for the hobby gardener or small scale farmer, by Bret Wagenhorst, for OkraParadiseFarms.org, 14 December 2014 Chayote squash, feijoas, bananas, Jerusalem artichokes, roselle, chestnuts and black walnuts, kiwano melons, star fruit, grapefruit, Seminole pumpkins, papayas, Japanese persimmons, and rice: all these can be grown in south Georgia, says Bret Wagenhorst of Brighton Farms. He will talk about those crops at South Georgia Growing Local 2015, January 24, 2015, at Pine Grove Middle School in Lowndes County north of Valdosta. You can register now.

There are many food crops that aren’t typically grown commercially in south Georgia/north Florida that can do well on a small scale. This talk will Continue reading →

Registration is open for South Georgia Growing Local 2015

Saturday, January 24th at Pine Grove Middle School! You can register online or mail in the form. Follow the link for seed saving, oils, herbs, corn, rainwater, fish, beekeeping, goats, chickens, hams, and more.

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