Spring Conference Library
Welcome to the OGS Spring Conference Library
Each year, we host over 70 classes and hands on workshops for anyone and everyone with a stake in the local food movement. There are so many classes to choose from that you rarely get to see everything you want. Many of our speakers are kind enough to provide their powerpoints or handouts to be included in our Spring Conference Library. Scroll down to find topics, and click on the class title to download items from that class.
Gardening
Introduction to Organic Beekeeping (2008), Eric Brown
Practical Solutions in the Garden (2008), Jeff Ashton
Beekeeping for Kids/Beginners (2009), Bobby Haughey
Pest Management in the Home Garden (2010), Linda Blue
Sculpting & Weaving Plants: The Fine Art of Biotechture (2010), Chuck Marsh
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Attracting Beneficial Insects in the Home Harden (2011), Patryk Battle
Making a Square Foot Garden (2011), Ron Arps
The Backyard Mountain Orchard (2012), Chuck Marsh & Debbie Lienhart
Enjoying Tomatoes Year-Round (2012), Franklin Sides
Greener Living
Recycling: Test Your Knowledge (2012), Janice Sitton
Soils
Managing Mutualisms for Soil Fertility (2009), Dr. Julie Grossman
Soil Science 101 (2008), Laura Lengnick
Beginning Soil Science (2009), Kathy Gehl
Livestock
Backyard Chickens (2009 & 2010), Dianne Palmer-Quay
Sustainable Pasture Management (2010), Scott Paquin
Dairy Shares 101 (2011), Agatha Grimsley
Pastured Poultry Resources (2011), Anne Fanatico
Poultry Resource List (2012), Harvey Ussery
Urban Growing & Permaculture
The Home Kitchen Garden: Growing Food Beautifully (2008), Eve Davis
Urban Permaculture: Edible and Forest Crops (2011), Shawn Jadrnicek
Real Life Forest Gardening (2012), Zev Friedman
Heirloom Apples & Your Incredible, Edible Yard (2011), Chip Hope
Permaculture & Human Nutrition (powerpoint 2012), Chuck Marsh
Homesteading & Primitive Skills
Hydraulic Ram Pumps: Moving Your Water Uphill Without Electricity (2008), Walter Harrill
Using Edible and Medicinal "Weeds" (2010), Corinna Wood
Introduction to Tracking (2011), Clint Corley
Felting Basics (2011), Jamie Sparks
Micro-Hydro & Ram Pump System (2012), Bob & Pat Momich
Cooking
Local Food Traditions (2008), Barbara Swell
Four Seasons of Family Cooking (2008), Diana McCall
Detoxification: Spring Cleaning Your Body with Food, Nutrients, & Herbs (2008), Elizabeth Pavka
Detoxification 2009, Elizabeth Pavka
Ayurvedic Cooking Foundations (2010), Joseph Immel
Fast Food for Farmers (2010), Elizabeth Gibbs
Cooking with Chinese Medicinal Herbs (2010), Mary Lane & Joe Hollis
The Restorative Gluten-Free Approach (2011), Rachel Brownlee & Donna Price
RAW! (2011), Michael Gentry
Gourmet Food in a Flash (2011), Diana McCall
Food As Medicine (2011), Mary Lane
Secrets from the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts (2011), Susi Gott Seguret
Making Garden Liqueurs (2012), Mary Ann Ferrin
Home-Baking with Starters & Pre-Ferments (2012), Jennifer Drake Thomas
Alternative Energy
Passive Solar Greenhouse Research & Design (2008), Terry Carroll
Wind Systems on a Residential Scale (2008), Brent Summerville
Building a Solar Food Dehydrator (2010), Doug Sharkey
Pest Management
Tomato Grafting for Soil Borne Disease Management (2008), Cary Rivard
Distribution & Imoact of Predatory Beetle on the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in NC (2008), Richard McDonald
Organic Pest Management of Apples 1 , 2 (2008), Elizabeth Brown
Bugs Among Us (2010), Frank Hyman
Taming the Weeds in Organic Vegetable Systems (2010), Mark Schonbeck
Small Fruit Pest & Disease Resources (2012), Ginger Kowal
Herbs
Growing Your Backyard Pharmacy (2009), Marjorie Vestal
Propagating Your Own Culinary & Medicinal Herbs (2008), Chip Hope
Propagating Herbs 2009, Chip Hope
Herbal Companions for the Childbearing Year (2010), Avril Bowens
Propagating Medicinal Herbs (2010), Juliet Blankespoor
Green Cleaning Solutions (2010), Mary Morgaine Thames
Growing & Marketing Woodland Botanicals (2010), Robert Eidus
Growing an Herb Tea Garden (2011), Juliet Blankespoor
Diversifying the Vegetable Garden with Herbs (2012), Juliet Blankespoor
Herbs for Children (2012), Juliet Blankespoor
10 Appalahcian Wild Medicinal Plants (2012), Dave Meesters & Janet Kent
Spice Up Your Health (2012), Mary Morgaine Thames
Sustainable Forestry
Managing Timber while Maintaining Forest Understory Herbs (2008), Dave Ellum
Income Opportunities with Non-Timber Forest Products (2008), Jeanine Davis
Sustainable Landscaping
Honeybee Stewardship for Gardeners & Landscapers (2008), Diane Almond
Pollinator Stewardship 2009, Diane Almond
Edible Landscaping (2010), Nan Chase
Hawthorn Ecology & Utility (2010), Ron Lance
Alternatives to Invasive Exotics (2011), Deborah Green
Water Wise Landscaping I: When It Rains (2011), Randy Burroughs
Water Wise Landscaping II: Dealing with Drought (2011), Randy Burroughs
Commercial Farmers
Food Safety from Farm to Fork (2008), Diane Ducharme
Off-season Vegetable Production: Discovering your Winter Niche (2008), Gred Gross
Farm Machinery 101 (2011), Alex Brown
Microbes Rule: Bio-Char, Low-Till, and Innovative Cover Cropping (2011), Jon Nilsson
First Steps to Starting Your Small Farm (2011), Tammara Cole
Small Scale Grain Production Resources (2011), Sara Jane & Jamie Davis
Points on Hiring Interns (2010), Tom Elmore, Vanessa Campbell, Elizabeth Gibbs, Meghan McGowan
Exploring Muscadine Wine Grape Production (2010), Chuck Blethen
Growing Hops (2010), Van Burnette
Musings on Domestication (2012), Jeff Ashton
Organic Apple Spray Program (2012), Ron & Suzanne Joyner
BeeKeeping
Apitherapy: Healing from the Hive (2008), Ceara Foley
Natural BeeKeeping for BEEginners (2010), Debra Roberts
For Kids
Kids Yoga (2010), Lissa Juedemann
Nature's Paints: Making paints and dyes with natural materials (2010), Nicole Accordino
Follow Your Food (2010), Sarah Bush