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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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