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February 20-21, 2013
Winter Vegetable Conference
Asheville, NC
The biggest commercial vegetable growers conference in the region, sponsored by the NC Tomato Growers Association. Registration, vendor, and program information is posted on their website.
February 20-21, 2013
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Scotiabank Convention Centre
Niagra Falls, Ontario
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention is an annual gathering of horticultural crop producers, primarily involved in the production of fruits and vegetables, from across Ontario. This year's program will include tracks on organic production and medicinal herbs. Jeanine Davis from NCSU will be presenting on heirloom tomatoes in the organic track and on how to make a profit in the medicinal herbs track. See website for more information.
February 22-23, 2013
Georgia Organics Annual Conference & Expo
Georgia International Convention Center
Atlanta, GA
This large organic conference covers a wide variety of topics and provides many opportunities for networking with growers, university personnel, and industry. There will be a track devoted to growing medicinal herbs with a presentation by Jeanine Davis, NCSU and Ed Fletcher, Strategic Sourcing. Time will be made available for growers to sit and visit with Jeanine and Ed and discuss opportunities to grow for this industry. For more information, visit their website.
February 28, 2013
Piedmont Medicinal Herb Production Workshop
Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center in Silk Hope, NC
Jeanine Davis, NCSU, Jackie Greenfield, Gaia Herbs, and Debbie Roos, Chatham County Extension are teaming up to bring you this day long workshop on commercial medicinal herb production. This is going to be an amazing workshop! Herbalists Suki Roth of Herb Haven and Jeannie Dunn with Red Moon Herbs will also be part of this day long, intensive training event. Space is limited, so sign up soon at website.
March 9-10, 2013
Organic Growers School Spring Event
UNC-Asheville
Asheville, NC
The largest event of its type in western North Carolina dedicated to organic farming and gardening and sustainable living. Watch for more information on the event webpage. Jeanine Davis and Alison Dressler from NCSU will offer a half day workshop on cultivating woodland botanicals. Jeanine will also present a session on unique crops and products to sell at the tailgate/farmers' market.
March 16, 2013
Growing Hops in Western North Carolina Workshop
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
Mills River, NC
8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Cost: $15 per person (cash or checks).
Can you make money growing hops for the all the breweries moving into the region? What does it cost to set up a hop yard? What varieties should you plant? Learn from researchers, extension personnel, experienced commercial hop growers, and brewers about the opportunities and challenges with hops production in the Southeast. Growers will share their experiences with growing and selling hops, a brewer will explain what breweries want, and NC State faculty will tell you what they’ve learned about varieties, diseases, insects, soil fertility, and the economics of production based on over six years of experience working with growers and three years of field research. The workshop will finish up with a tour of the research hop yard. If you plan to attend or have questions, please help us get a head count by sending an email to Kelly_Gaskill@ncsu.edu or call her at 828-684-3562 ext. 250. For information on our hops project visit http://nchops.soil.ncsu.edu/ . This workshop is being organized by Jeanine Davis and Kelly Gaskill of North Carolina State University.
March 21 and 22, 2013
The Business of Growing Hops for Brewing Beer
AB Tech Enka site, 224 Haynes Building
Learn successful business and cultivation strategies and gain information and resources to further your business idea. This class will give the hops grower and home brewer tools to optimize your efforts and harvest. Some of the topics discussed include: the economics of the hops yard, integrated pest and disease management, the seasonal processes of hop cultivation, and nutrient management programs. A local brewer will offer their unique perspective as an industry insider on processes, quality standards, and other concerns. Immediately following the close of class on Friday there will be an optional brewery tour from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, transportation not provided. Instructor: Chris Reedy.
Thursday and Friday, March 21 and 22, 10 am – 5 pm.
Held at the A-B Tech Enka site, 224 Haynes Building.
Fees: $75
To register visit: http://www1.abtech.edu/ce/registration. Search for course number: CSP-4473-198BB.
For more information contact us at 828-398-7943 or send an email to biobusinessclasses@abtech.edu.
April 25, 2012
Piedmont Farm School
Statesville, NC
Learn about mushrooms, hops, and other specialty crops at this one day school put on by the county Cooperative Extension personnel. Jeanine Davis from NCSU will be speaking on hops and we will visit a local hops farm. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
June 9-12, 2013
4th Annual American Council for Medicinally Active Plants Conference
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
This conference is dedicated to the science and education of all medicinally active plants. A wonderful opportunity to present your scientific information and network with colleagues. More information is posted on the organization website.
June 19-23, 2013
13th North American Agroforestry Conference
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
The conference will consist of two days of plenary and concurrent sessions (June 19 and June 21) that will address many aspects of agroforestry. A conference field tour of agroforestry in the Charlottetown area will occur on June 20. Participants who register for the pre-conference tour on June 17-18, will also visit agroforestry sites in New Brunswick. The official language of the conference is English and all oral and poster presentations will be presented in English. Visit the website for more information.
July 22-25, 2013
American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference
Palm Desert, CA
Horticultural scientists from around the world gather at this conference to discuss their latest findings. More information can be found on the website.
July 25-28, 2013
Wild Herb Weekend
Valle Crucis, NC
This is the annual North Carolina Herb Association conference held in a beautiful rustic conference center in the high mountains of western North Carolina. This is a small conference with many hands on learning opportunities. Keynote speakers this year will be Phyllis Light and Mathew Wood. More information will be made available on their website.
October 11-13, 2013
Southeast Women's Herbal Conference
Black Mountain, NC
The largest gathering of it's kind anywhere in the nation! Thousands of herbalists learning, healing, singing, dancing, and eating great food in the beautiful mountains of western NC. Learn more on the website.
November 15-17, 2013
Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Durham, NC
If you live in the Carolinas or surrounding states, plan to attend this amazing conference to learn and share about sustainable agriculture. This annual conference is put on by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. The great thing about this conference is that so many of the presenters are farmers sharing what they have learned from their own farms. More information will be posted on the website.
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Dr. Jeanine Davis
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: jeanine_davis@ncsu.edu
Maintained by: Bryan A. Konsler
Updated February 13, 2013 by Jeanine Davis