From solar electric fences to selling solar power for profit,
John S. Quarterman will talk about
solar opportunities for farmers and some legal hurdles,
at
South Georgia Growing Local 2014:
Why solar power is the fastest growing industry in the world and how to apply it to agriculture. Financing is the main obstacle. Some ways to get financing, and at least one law that could be changed to help with that.
His conference bio: Continue reading
Derrick Dawson will talk about a long-time tradition at
South Georgia Growing Local 2014:
Continue readingThe Lowndes County Ham and Eggs show is the only remaining Ham and Eggs show in Georgia and one of only two in the country.
Hams are cured by a local team that travels periodically to Fort Valley State University to work in USDA certified facilities. Hams are treated with a cure, turned, treated, turned, treated, turned, washed, bagged and finally smoked over the course of several weeks in preparation for judging and auction.
The Ham and Eggs show this year will be February 18 and 19.
All places on the bus are full for the Friday Farm Tours.
There’s still plenty of room at Pine Grove Elementary,
so remember to register for the Saturday Talks
at
South Georgia Growing Local 2014!
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How to Lower Your Water Bill by Collecting Rain Water is the topic of Marilyn Dye’s presentation at South Georgia Growing Local 2014:
My presentation will include information on the limited water supply available globally, the amount of water used by households on a daily basis, and how we can decrease the amount of tap water we through water conservation and by collecting rainwater.
Her conference bio: Continue reading
You can
register online for
South Georgia Growing Local 2014.
Seed saving, composting, rain water collection, fruits, vegetables, textiles, goats, chickens, bees, and policy, plus Friday Farm Tours, dinner and a movie!
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Early registration extended to January 15th!
Update 2 January 2014: Or pay online.
You can sign up here to see the goats, bees, chickens, ham, eggs, fruits, seeds, textiles, rain, and sun, and let’s not forget the worms!
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It’s not just for south Georgia:
from Madison County, Florida, Julia Shewchuk will talk about her
goats of
Serenity Acres Farm.
Here’s Wayne and Julia’s welcome to Serenity Acres Farm:
We are a small farm in Madison County Florida working toward the big goal of bringing you
locally grown products and farm raised products without the use of major pesticides, hormones and genetically modified components.
Our philosophy is simple: Grow and raise it locally and then offer only the freshest and best of what we produce.
The goats appear about a minute into this video, with milking about 2 and a half minutes in: Continue reading
How about a registration for
South Georgia Growing Local 2014
as a Christmas gift?
Have fun and support the local economy on the Farm Tour (citrus, sheep, olives, and row crops) Friday 24 January 2014, plus also dinner and a movie.
Learn a lot, eat well with the local community at the talks Saturday 25 January 2014, about animals, orchards, gardens, health, farmer experiences, and policy.
You can register using this form.
And you can join events on facebook so everybody can see you’re going.
Here’s the conference flyer for more information: Continue reading
Here’s
a video playlist:
Videos by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 20 November 2013.
Fall in south Georgia:
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 5 October 2013.
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