Friday Premium Workshops & Lectures
Friday, September 6th, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Herb Box on a Budget
with Althea & Matthew Raiford
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. • Woodland Pavilion, Visitor Center
Siblings Althea and Matthew will teach you how to build your own organic herb garden on a small budget. They will be use pallets (which you can usually find for free at a hardware store) to build a small herb box to house your herb garden. Discover how to build the garden with and without a mini-hoop house for colder months. In conclusion, Althea and Matthew will provide a simple printout of the plans, instructions, and suggestions for the construction process. $10
Althea & Matthew Raiford
Gillard Farms is a family-run organic farm growing under the watchful eye of sibling farmers Althea and Matthew Raiford. Althea and Matthew are the sixth generation to farm the land. In October 2011 Matthew completed a six-month apprenticeship at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. Matthew serves on the Board of Trustees of the Edna Lewis Foundation and as secretary for Farms to Grow Inc. Althea is a member of the Women, Food, and Agriculture Network. Both Althea and Matthew are members of the Southeastern African-American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON). www.gilliardfarms.com
Backyard Revolution’s Growing a Nation Presents: Small Scale Cheese-Making in the Home Kitchen
with Anne Buteau
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. • Classroom 5, Visitor Center
Join Backyard Revolution’s Anne Buteau for this do-it-yourself introduction to the art and science of cheese-making and other fermented dairy products. Making cheese at home is economical, allows you to use the best quality, most local dairy products available, and for many types of cheese is quick and easy. Anne will share recipes appropriate to the home kitchen and will demonstrate a variety of cheese-making techniques. $15
Anne Buteau
Anne Buteau lives with her husband, daughter, and a variety of animals on a small acreage in Nelson County, Virginia. The quality of food that Anne prepares for her family is very important to her, which is why she began making cheese. She has been doing this for the past five years and is looking forward to sharing her knowledge with the workshop participants. www.hoofhelp.net
Creating Abundance with Permaculture
with Christine Gyovai of Blue Ridge Permaculture
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. • Classroom 6, Visitor Center
Learn how to build sustainable gardens in your home and community through the use of permaculture, a system of ecological design based on natural patterns. $10
Christine Gyovai
Christine Gyovai is the Principal of Dialogue and Design Associates, a facilitator, and an avid plant lover. Christine holds certificates in mediation and permaculture design, and has over 12 years of experience in facilitation and training with a focus on increasing community and environmental sustainability. She teaches permaculture in central Virginia with the Blue Ridge Permaculture Network. She holds a Master of Professional Studies in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Burlington College. Christine lives in a straw bale home she designed and built with her husband and two small children. www.dialogueanddesign.com
Producing Plentiful Asian Greens
with Pam Dawling
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. • Classroom 7, Visitor Center
Many varieties of tasty, nutritious greens grow quickly and bring fast returns. This session will cover production of Asian greens in our region, both outdoors and in the hoop house, and will include tips on variety selection, timing of plantings, pest and disease management, fertility and weed management, and the harvesting over twenty types of Asian greens. $10
Pam Dawling
Pam Dawling is a contributing editor at the magazine Growing for Market. Her book Sustainable Market Farming: Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres, published by New Society Publishers on February 1, 2013, will be on sale at this event. An avid vegetable grower for almost 40 years, she has been farming as a member of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia for over 20 years. At Twin Oaks, she helps grow vegetables and berries for around 100 people on three and a half acres and provides training in sustainable vegetable production. For more about her book, see sustainablemarketfarming.com and her Facebook page SustainableMarketFarming. Photo courtesy Denny Ray McElyea. www.sustainablemarketfarming.com
Thomas Jefferson’s Fruit Garden
with Gabriele Rausse
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. • Fish Pond, Mountaintop
Enjoy an in-depth tour of Monticello’s South Orchard and Vineyards. Explore over 150 historic fruit varieties that Jefferson referred to as “precious refreshment,” from peaches, plums, and apples, to berries, grapes, and figs. $15
Gabriele Rausse
In 1984, Gabriele Rausse first grafted Jefferson’s 1807 wine varietals for Monticello. Eleven years later he joined the staff as Assistant Director of Gardens and Grounds, and in 2012 he became Director of Gardens and Grounds. Gabriele, a native of Vicenza, Italy, graduated in Agricultural Science from Milan University. He first worked for the Tenuta Santa Margherita winery outside Venice. He was invited to Virginia in 1976 to begin what is now Barboursville Vineyards. Gabriele, “the Father of Virginia Wine,” has helped to start over 40 vineyards and ten Virginia wineries and was nominated the Virginia Wine Industry’s Man of the Year in 1996. In a recent talk by noted wine critic and author, John Hailman, Gabriele was called ”the nicest guy in the Virginia wine industry” and “the most knowledgeable.” www.monticello.org
Friday, September 6th, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Backyard Revolution’s Growing a Nation Presents: Creating the Family Homestead
with Adrienne Young-Ramsey
Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Woodland Pavilion, Visitor Center
The desire to nurture a self-sustaining lifestyle harkens back to days of old when such efforts were a matter of survival. While the simple charms of DIY and a “raise it yourself” style of living captures many people’s attentions, this workshop is designed for those who are interested yet hesitant. Practical tips on where to begin your DIY journey, the spiritual nuances and benefits of a seasonally based and Earth centered living, and ideas on how to incorporate your whole family into the homesteading effort will be discussed. $10
Adrienne Young-Ramsey
Adrienne Young-Ramsey homesteads with her husband and children in Nelson County, Virginia. They share their more than 200 year old farm Bon Aire with a variety of dogs, sheep, pigs, chickens, guineas, and cows. Their 32 bed gardens, herbal Medicine Mound, and livestock provide sustenance year-round. A musician, songwriter, and radio host, Adrienne founded Backyard Revolution five and a half years ago to offer re-skilling opportunities spotlighting historical skills as well as the wisdom of our indigenous and colonial forebears. A NIA Dance Instructor, she worked as a Historic Interpreter at Monticello for some years. www.backyardrevolution.com
Easy Fermentation
with Dawn Story of Farmstead Ferments
Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Classroom 5, Visitor Center
Join Dawn Story and learn how easy it is to ferment vegetables into products such as zesty and delicious sauerkraut, kimchi, or pickles and how bringing the art of fermentation into the home can boost your family’s health and well-being. $10
Dawn Story
Dawn Story is an aspiring homesteader, community food advocate, permaculture enthusiast, tree-hugger, green witch, passionate citizen and bonafide fermentation freak. She is the founder of New Moon Naturals line of herbal medicines, teas, and elixirs, and Farmstead Ferments artisanal and seasonal fermented foods. She seeks to live in balance and harmony with the cycles of nature and is inspired to create right livelihood that allows her to move with nature’s ebbs and flows, as well as her own. Dawn relishes the opportunity to experience these ideas, products, and practices with friends, family, and community, preserving the past as a bridge to the future. www.farmsteadferments.com, www.newmoonnaturals.com
Native American Herbs of Flavor & Fragrance
with Dr. Arthur O. Tucker
Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Classroom 6, Visitor Center
When European settlers washed upon the shores of the New World, they found a number of “flavor cognates” of the plants that they knew in the Old World, such as native plants smelling of onions, oregano, and other culinary standards. Some novel flavors, such as chile peppers and vanilla, were quickly assimilated within their culture and spread rather quickly. In this informative workshop, learn about the plethora of native herbs that still remain unknown to most of America, but have the power to enrich our cooking arsenal. $15
Dr. Arthur O. Tucker
Dr. Arthur O. Tucker (to his students at Delaware State University in Dover for over 37 years) is a botanist specializing in the identification and chemistry of plants of flavor, fragrance, and medicine. In his capacity as Emeritus Professor and Co-Director of the Claude E. Phillips Herbarium, he has had the fortunate opportunity to work with all age groups, from young children to retirees, and a wide variety of ethnic groups to help them better appreciate herbs. As an advisor and writer for numerous scientific and popular gardening magazines, Art has helped untold numbers grow healthier herbs, bring in better harvests, and simply enjoy herbal flavors and fragrances more fully. cars.desu.edu/faculty/atucker/
The New Victory Garden: Harmonizing Vegetables & Flowers
with Joe Brunetti & Erin Clark, Horticulturists at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Classroom 7, Visitor Center
Erin and Joe will start with a quick history of Victory Gardens, add some fun facts about war propaganda and what was harvested, then dive into some of their favorite fruit, vegetable, and flower combinations. $10
Joe Brunetti & Erin Clark
Erin Clark is the Horticulturist at the National Museum of American History. Her passion lies with the Heirloom Garden, which is designed using a mixture of herbs, perennials, and annuals. Her plant palette has a Midwest flare, bringing a splash of excitement to our East Coast canvas. www.gardens.si.edu
Thomas Jefferson & Natural History Woodland Walk
with Jerry Therrien
Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Fish Pond, Mountaintop
Jefferson’s passion for gardening arose from his curiosity about natural history and the “tranquil pursuits” of science. Trek through the forests of Monticello Mountain and examine wildflowers, seedpods, nuts, trees, mammals, birds, fungi, insects, and geology. $15
Jerry Therrien
Jerry Therrien has an extensive background in ecology and specializes in native plants and birds. He has conducted flora and fauna studies, bird surveys, led interpretive nature walks, and interned with ornithologist David Sibley. Jerry moved to Charlottesville in 2011 to work at Monticello as a garden guide, parkway ranger, and nursery associate at the Center for Historic Plants. www.monticello.org
Friday, September 6th, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Backyard Revolution’s Growing a Nation Presents: How to Build a Pole Barn
with Luke Ramsey of Ramsey Restoration
Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Woodland Pavilion, Visitor Center
A pole barn is the simplest barn design. With just a little know how, you too can learn to build one. A pole barn can be used for just about anything: animal shelter, feed and tractor storage, a greenhouse, or even a home. If you are curious about simple structure construction but have never known where to begin, this workshop is for you! We will cover basic building techniques. While no previous experience is necessary, a working knowledge of tools is helpful. $10
Luke Ramsey
Luke Ramsey is a native Virginian, born and raised in Nelson County. His training began at birth, as he learned the Art of Historic Restoration from his father, Lewis C. Ramsey. Luke has followed in his father’s footsteps in historic restoration and is the current owner of Ramsey Restoration. He is best known for his work in the preservation and building of log cabins, barns, outbuildings, and houses. Luke lives with his wife and children at their home, Bon Aire, a Virginia Historic Landmark, built in 1798. There, they raise livestock, garden, and practice homesteading. www.backyardrevolution.com
Vinegar-Making Basics
with Gabriele Rausse
Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Classroom 5, Visitor Center
Vinegar was an integral ingredient in various Jefferson-family recipes and was used for much more than just a salad dressing. Learn more about this versatile ingredient by joining winemaker Gabriele Rausse in learning the basic principles of vinegar-making. $15
Gabriele Rausse
In 1984, Gabriele Rausse first grafted Jefferson’s 1807 wine varietals for Monticello. Eleven years later he joined the staff as Assistant Director of Gardens and Grounds, and in 2012 he became Director of Gardens and Grounds. Gabriele, a native of Vicenza, Italy, graduated in Agricultural Science from Milan University. He first worked for the Tenuta Santa Margherita winery outside Venice. He was invited to Virginia in 1976 to begin what is now Barboursville Vineyards. Gabriele, “the Father of Virginia Wine,” has helped to start over 40 vineyards and ten Virginia wineries and was nominated the Virginia Wine Industry’s Man of the Year in 1996. In a recent talk by noted wine critic and author, John Hailman, Gabriele was called ”the nicest guy in the Virginia wine industry” and “the most knowledgeable.” www.monticello.org
The Basics of Seed Saving
with Rodger Winn
Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Classroom 6, Visitor Center
Learn seed-saving techniques for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and beans. There will be a discussion on isolation techniques, seed processing, harvesting and storage. Also included in the lecture is a comprehensive demonstration of picking fruits for maximum seed viability and how to extract their seeds. $10
Rodger Winn
Rodger Winn is a certified organic grower who produces heirloom varieties of seed for various seed companies and for preservation. He also runs a seasonal greenhouse business selling vegetable, herb, and flower plants in central South Carolina. When not at his day job, Rodger actively promotes sustainable agriculture by giving seminars and tours to garden clubs about the need to conserve and preserve our resources and environment. In 2011, he received the “Conservationist of the Year” award for Newberry County, South Carolina, and he is a past recipient of the Southern Seed Legacy “Seed Saver of the Year” award. www.rodgersheirlooms.com
Grow a Sustainable Diet
with Cindy Conner
Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Classroom 7, Visitor Center
Cindy Conner combines her experience with GROW BIOINTENSIVE® Sustainable Mini-farming with what she has learned through study and practice of organic gardening, soil building, and nutrition since her first garden in 1974. Learn how she has put it all together in a way that works for her and get valuable tips for growing your own sustainable diet. Discover which crops provide the most food in the least space and what to grow to also give back to the Earth. www.HomeplaceEarth.com $10
Cindy Conner
Cindy Conner researches how to sustainably grow a complete diet in a small space at her home near Ashland, Virginia. She has produced the videos “Develop a Sustainable Vegetable Garden Plan” and “Cover Crops and Compost Crops in Your Garden.” She is now researching how to bring food from the garden to table using the least fossil fuel possible, including building and using solar food dryers. Her book Grow a Sustainable Diet will be available in 2014. www.HomeplaceEarth.com
Monticello Herbs & Their Uses
with Lily Fox-Bruguiere
Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Fish Pond, Mountaintop
Herbs have long been valued for their many uses as flavorings, medicines, dyestuffs, and more. Tour the useful herbs growing in the gardens at Monticello, focusing on the herbs documented by Jefferson in his garden book and correspondence. $15
Lily Fox-Bruguiere
Lily Fox-Bruguiere is the Garden and Outreach Coordinator for the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants at Monticello. A University of Virginia graduate with an M.A. in Architectural and Landscape History, Lily has worked professionally as a gardener for over ten years, including six years at Monticello. www.monticello.org
Friday, September 6th, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Backyard Revolution’s Growing a Nation Presents: Harmonious Herd Management for Land & Animals
with Ben Coleman
Friday, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Woodland Pavilion, Visitor Center
Follow the journey of a first-generation farmer seeking truth and holistic health that works on any scale. Our Earth’s land base has been used and abused for generations. This workshop will discuss hands-on methods for living on the land without detriment, using proven methods of healing and encouraging the Earth to provide her caretakers with abundant food and water for FREE! What else do we need? $10
Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman is a first generation land manager of over 1,000 acres in Bedford County, Virginia. His story is deep and controversial, as it challenges the way of the last 100 years of American agriculture. With 22 years of experience on many paths of farming, Ben will share his failures and follies along with what he believes to be the cure for what ails us all: if you want to heal humans, you have to begin with healing the Earth first. Ben will discuss land healing on any scale, from your own backyard to 1,000 acres and beyond. Ben’s family owns and manages Mountain Run Farm, where the employees only walk on four legs or fly. They require no paycheck or benefits, only grass, sun, water, and a healing Earth to thrive. That’s right, the animals do the work, and they do it without the dollar. mountainrunfarm.com
Plowing with Pigs & Other Farmstead Solutions
with Hank Will of Grit and Mother Earth News
Friday, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Classroom 5, Visitor Center
Join GRIT magazine Editor in Chief Hank Will as he considers off-the-wall solutions for real farmstead problems. Yes, you can make enough hay with hand tools to feed a flock through the winter and accomplish very much more using your head, animals on hand, and sufficient labor to keep you in good shape! $10
Hank Will
As a farmer, scientist, author and editor, Hank Will is known for seeking creative solutions to problems as varied as moving genes between species to working the land without huge investment. He has published hundreds of articles and five books on a range of topics including low-tech homesteading solutions and antique farm machinery. www.Grit.com
Native Medicinals: Making Medicine & Creating Sanctuaries
with Kathleen Maier of Sacred Plant Traditions
Friday, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Classroom 6, Visitor Center
Back by popular demand, this class will discuss our favorite native plants that have been traditionally and are currently used as safe and effective medicines. Kathleen has over 20 years of experience as a practicing herbalist and will guide us through preparing these plants into medicines. As a Board member of the United Plant Savers, she will also discuss how to create a botanical sanctuary and become part of the United Plant Sanctuary network. $10
Kathleen Maier
Kathleen Maier, American Herbalist Guild, Physician’s Assistant, has been a practicing herbalist for over 20 years. She is currently director of Sacred Plant Traditions in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she offers a three- year Clinical/Community Herbalist training program. She is a board member of the United Plant Savers and was the recipient of their first Medicinal Plant Conservation Award. Kathleen’s studies of plants began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile and her training as a Physician’s Assistant allows her to weave the language of medicine we know today with traditional energetic systems. She is co-author of Bush Medicine of the Bahamas. sacredplanttraditions.com
Chicken Whispering: Discover the Chicken You Never Knew
with Patricia Foreman
Friday, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Classroom 7, Visitor Center
There are ways to handle and communicate with chickens that can result in trust, gentleness and even an emotional bond. Some birds can even be trained to serve as therapy chickens or class room assistants. But first you must learn how a chicken thinks, which may be counterintuitive. Get up close and personal with your biddy buddy. Learn the basics of chicken whispering in this cutting-edge, hands-on, nose-to-beak workshop. Textbook: City Chicks. $10
Patricia Foreman
Patricia Foreman holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, specializing in genetics and nutrition; she is also a licensed pharmacist. Pat is the author of City Chicks: Keeping Micro-flocks of Laying Hens as Garden Helpers, Compost Makers, Bio-recyclers and Local Food Suppliers. She is the co-author of Chicken Tractor, Day Range Poultry, Backyard Market Gardening and A Tiny Home to Call Your Own. She and her fellow Occupy Backyards™ movement cohort, chicken celebrity Oprah Hen-Free, will be co-presenting the workshop. www.ChickensAndYOU.com
Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden
with Peter Hatch
Friday, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Fish Pond, Mountaintop
Jefferson’s Kitchen Garden at Monticello was a melting pot of new and unusual plants from around the world. On this tour, stroll through the 1,000-foot-long vegetable garden and learn about this experimental laboratory and some of the 330 vegetable varieties it houses. $15
Peter Hatch
As Monticello’s former Director of Gardens and Grounds, Peter Hatch has been responsible for the maintenance, interpretation, and restoration of the Foundation’s 2,400-acre landscape since 1977. He has authored several books on Jefferson’s gardens, including The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello and “A Rich Spot of Earth”: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello. www.peterjhatch.com
Friday, September 6th, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Maintaining a Bee Yard during Times of Adversity
with Paul Legrand
Friday, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Woodland Pavilion, Visitor Center
This workshop will focus on the obstacles facing established beekeepers and offer suggestions and remedies for confronting these issues. Specific topics will include queen bee replacement, minimizing swarms, and dealing with the enemies of bees such as bee mites, moths, and the latest problem in this area, the small hive beetle. $15
Paul Legrand
Paul Legrand has been a beekeeper for more than 20 years. When he and his wife moved to Charlottesville four years ago he became a volunteer at Monticello and later proposed to start, maintain, and fund an apiary to help pollinate the vegetables, flowers, trees, and shrubs on the property. In 2012, he started a second apiary at Monticello’s Center for Historic Plants at Tufton Farm. He is in charge of both beehives on Monticello’s properties.
Heirloom Garlic & Perennial Onions: How to Grow These Culinary Essentials
with Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Friday, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Classroom 5, Visitor Center
Learn how to add these hardy, productive perennials to your farm or garden plans. Each participant will receive a “mini sampler” from the Southern Exposure 2012 garlic and onion varieties. $10
Ira Wallace
Ira Wallace is a Central Virginia (Louisa) Master Gardener and serves on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance. Ira also is a worker-owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, where she coordinates variety selection and seed grower contracts. Southern Exposure helps people keep control of their food supply by supporting sustainable home and market gardening, seed saving, and preserving heirloom varieties. In addition, Ira is a member of Acorn Community, which farms over 60 acres of certified organic land in Central Virginia, growing seeds, alliums, hay, and conducting variety trials for Southern Exposure. www.southernexposure.com
The Small-Scale Poultry Flock: An All-Natural Approach to Raising Chickens & Other Fowl for Home & Market Growers
with Harvey Ussery
Friday, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Classroom 6, Visitor Center
This workshop discusses a whole-systems approach to poultry husbandry based on “stacking” the flock with other functions on the homestead or farm such as soil fertility, food production, recycling waste to resource, and expanding biodiversity to become more self-sufficient while protecting the wider ecology. Holistic practices include low-labor manure management using deep litter both indoors and out; maximizing access to live natural foods; putting the flock to work in real-world tasks such as tilling, insect and weed control, and compost-making; protecting the flock while respecting the essential roles of predators; working with broody hens to hatch new stock; stepping up to small market production; and much more. $15
Harvey Ussery
Harvey Ussery and his wife Ellen are activists in the local foods movement. They produce all their own eggs and poultry and most of their own fruits and vegetables, year-round on three fertile acres in northern Virginia— and further reduce dependence on the supermarket by purchasing most of the remainder of their food from local farmers. Harvey writes for Mother Earth News, Backyard Poultry, and Countryside & Small Stock Journal. His book, The Small-Scale Poultry Flock (Chelsea Green, 2011), sets a new standard for holistic poultry husbandry. www.themodernhomestead.us
Growing a Better Organic Food Garden
with Barbara Pleasant
Friday, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Classroom 7, Visitor Center
To grow plenty of organic edibles, you must improve your soil, create good habitat for beneficial creatures, and plant strong varieties at the right times. Organic gardening expert Barbara Pleasant shares dozens of proven techniques for growing high quality vegetables, herbs, and fruits. This lively presentation explores simple ways to improve poor soil, and you’ll also learn organic pest management strategies that revolve around songbirds, tulle row covers and flowers. Barbara’s tips for extending the spring and fall seasons – and for surviving summer in style – will help your garden better than ever. $15
Barbara Pleasant
Based in Floyd, Virginia, Barbara Pleasant is ”one of America’s most trusted garden writers” (Cheryl Long, editor-in-chief of Mother Earth News). A four-time winner of the Garden Globe award given by the Garden Writers Association, Barbara has written numerous books on subjects ranging from vegetables to weeds. Her 2008 book The Complete Compost Gardening Guide has helped move thousands of compost piles from the shadows to the heart of the garden. A contributing editor for Mother Earth News, Barbara’s newest book, Starter Vegetable Gardens, provides plans and guidance that guarantee a successful garden from the very first season. www.barbarapleasant.com
Thomas Jefferson & Natural History Woodland Walk
with Peggy Cornett
Friday, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Fish Pond, Mountaintop
Thomas Jefferson’s passion for gardening arose from his truly wide-eyed curiosity about natural history and the “tranquil pursuits” of science. Peggy Cornett will lead this trek through the forests of Monticello Mountain. Participants will examine autumn wildflowers, seedpods and nuts, trees, mammals, birds, the skies, fungi, insects, and geology with the historical perspective of the Sage of Monticello ever in mind. $15
Peggy Cornett
Peggy Cornett, Curator of Plants, has worked at Monticello since 1983. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where she studied English and Botany, and the Longwood Graduate Program at the University of Delaware. Peggy is a writer, published author, and frequent lecturer specializing in the history of gardens and plants. She edits Magnolia, the publication of the Southern Garden History Society. www.monticello.org
Friday, September 6th, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Growing Your Own Woodland Botanicals
with Jeanine Davis of North Carolina State University
Friday, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Woodland Pavilion, Visitor Center
If you have even a little bit of shade on your property, you can grow some of your own forest medicine. Jeanine Davis will start with a colorful presentation to introduce you to a wide array of woodland botanicals, including ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, and bloodroot. She will cover the basics about the plants, their conservation status, and how to grow them. Then Jeannine will lead a hands-on workshop where participants will be able to propagate some of these plants. You will get to take home a few pots of these precious plants to start your own forest medicinal herb garden! $15
Jeanine Davis
Dr. Jeanine Davis, a Horticulture professor at North Carolina State University, conducts her research in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. For over 25 years, her program has been focused on helping farmers improve profitability by growing new crops, transitioning to organic agriculture, and adopting more sustainable practices. Medicinal herbs are among her specialties, and she shares her knowledge on the topic in the book Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal & Other Woodland Medicinals. Her current efforts are focused on woodland botanicals, Chinese herbs, hops, truffles, broccoli, and organic heirloom tomatoes. ncherb.org
Common Nutritive Herbs for Promoting Family Health
with Krista & Rob Rahm of Forrest Green Farm
Friday, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Classroom 5, Visitor Center
Nutritive herbs are plants that provide “all the good stuff” such as protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals necessary for general nutrition and health. These nutritive herbs provide the body with a source of easily assimilated nutrients to make us feel stronger, more energetic, and help prevent diseases. Nutritive herbs can easily be added to any diet through food rather than the pills that are common in modern medicine. In this workshop, we learn about some common nutrient dense herbs, recipes, and how we can incorporate them into our daily diets. $10
Krista & Rob Rahm
Rob and Krista Rahm live in Louisa County, Virginia, where they purchased Forrest Green Farm in 1992 with the desire to raise their children to learn how to produce their own food. The Rahms use herbs for daily nutrition as well as for culinary accents, medicine, crafting, and in their beautiful gardens. They specialize in growing and selling culinary and medicinal herb plants, heirloom vegetable plants, and flowers. The Rahms also raise pastured poultry for egg and broiler production and Miniature Hereford cattle for breeding stock and grass-fed beef. Educating others has become an important mission for Forrest Green Farm including hands-on classes at their farm. www.forrestgreenfarm.com
Regionally Adapted Plants
with Kathy Jentz of Washington Gardener Magazine
Friday, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Classroom 6, Visitor Center
Explore plants that have proven themselves to be easy and successful to grow in the Mid-Atlantic. With our ever increasingly busy lives, low-maintenance gardening is the goal of many plant enthusiasts. The key is to plant the right plants for our Virginia climate. Kathy Jentz will talk about some native plants, but also will explore the tried-and-true plants that can endure clay soil, deer, and periods of drought. Season-by-season, we will share our favorite plants that excel in our local gardens. $10
Kathy Jentz
Kathy Jentz is the Editor and Publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine. A life-long gardener, Kathy believes that growing plants should be stress-free and enjoyable: her philosophy is “inspiration over perspiration.” Kathy’s work is featured in numerous area publications including the newspaper Washington Examiner and the magazines Washington Women and Pathways Magazine. In addition, she appears on regular gardening guest spots on Channel 9, Channel 4, and WAMU radio. www.washingtongardener.com
Tomatoes for Southeast Gardens: Colors, Flavors, Stories
with Craig LeHoullier
Friday, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Classroom 7, Visitor Center
Focusing on varieties that succeed in Craig’s challenging Raleigh gardens, this lecture will take the attendees on a pictorial journey through tomatoes of every conceivable color, flavor, size, and shape. $10
Craig LeHoullier
Craig LeHoullier, long time Tomato Adviser for the Seed Savers Exchange, is working on his first book on tomatoes scheduled to be published by Storey Publishing in 2014. Craig began his tomato obsession in 1986. His annual gardens frequently contain over 200 types, with a focus on heirlooms. Craig also co-leads a unique, worldwide, strictly volunteer breeding project for new Dwarf growing types. These compact new varieties will work well for space-challenged gardeners who crave the colors and flavors of the sprawling heirlooms. Craig lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, Susan. Photo courtesy Stephen L. Garrett/EmpyreanMedia. nctomatoman.weebly.com
Seed Saving in the Monticello Vegetable Garden
with Pat Brodowski
Friday, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Fish Pond, Mountaintop
On this tour, discover how to maintain your heirloom garden by saving your own seeds. Learn techniques for identifying, growing, harvesting, cleaning, and storing vegetable seeds during a hands-on collecting demonstration as we walk through the Vegetable Garden at Monticello. $15
Pat Brodowski
Pat Brodowski, the Vegetable Gardener at Monticello, enjoys sharing her extensive experience growing historic varieties of vegetables with other gardeners. Her research into Jefferson’s herbs and salad greens became her master’s degree project. She was featured in The American Gardener magazine last summer. www.monticello.org