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
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
Urban Growing
The Home Kitchen Garden: Growing Food Beautifully (2008), Eve Davis
Homesteading
Hydraulic Ram Pumps: Moving Your Water Uphill Without Electricity (2008), Walter Harrill
Using Edible and Medicinal "Weeds" (2010), Corinna Wood
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
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
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
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
Commercial Farmers
Food Safety from Farm to Fork (2008), Diane Ducharme
Off-season Vegetable Production: Discovering your Winter Niche (2008), Gred Gross
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
Half Day Hands On Workshops
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