• Picture of Chickens
• Saturday, 14 September 2019, 9am-2pm
• Picture of Harvest

Want to learn how to more responsibly source and/or grow your own food?

Come to this one-day conference to learn more about ditching and switching unnecessary chemicals from your home, self-sufficiency, your local foodshed, and doable homesteading hacks for your suburban/urban home. Everything from backyard chickens, ferments, and composting will be covered. Come meet kindred spirits and learn some new skills.

A catered lunch from B.Good sourced from our local foodshed is included in your registration.

Register by August 14th for Early Bird Pricing!

Speaker Information

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  The Pleasures of Eating Responsibly

  Annie Newman | Sylvanaqua Farms

  Annie is the co-founder of Sylvanaqua Farms, a third-way agriculture business. Through strategic partnerships with large landowners including Stratford Hall and Monpelier, Sylvanaqua Farms aims to create spaces that serve multiple functions: restoring ecology, growing food, and serving as recreational and educational areas. Starting from a balcony garden in DC, Sylvanaqua Farms now provides over 5000 broilers and 100 hogs to customers throughout Virginia. Annie's experience includes everything from chicken processing and home butchery to regulation compliance and brokering partnership agreements.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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  Sourcing What You
  Can't Produce/Grow

  Ben and Kristen Beichler
  Creambrook Farm

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  Beekeeping
  101

  Diego Conte

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  Slow
  Fashion

  Mary and Emma Kingsley
  Lady Farmer

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  Veggie Gardening
  in Zone 7

  Patrick Metz
  Fifth Season Gardening

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  Clean House with
  Essential Oils

  Paige Williams
  Spanish Pipedream Farm &
  YoungLiving Crown Diamond

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  Backyard Chickens and Goats

  Whitney Athayde
  Sfumato Farm

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  Emergency Preparedness How To Survive 5-7 Days Without Power

  John Athayde
  Sfumato Farm
  Albemarle CERT | Eagle Scout

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  Intro to Canning
  and Preserving

  Lynsie Steele
  chef and owner of Vie Meal Plans

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  Ferments and Gut Health

  Amanda Terillo
  M Clinic

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  Foraging

  Elizabeth Moore

• Composting

  To Be Announced

Schedule

Registration/Check-in opens at 8:30am on Saturday, September 14th and the first workshop begins at 9am. Parking is free. You’ll have a choice of one of three workshops at each of the three workshop hours: 9am, 10am, and 11am. At 12:30pm, we will all convene under the beautiful outdoor Pavilion for a catered lunch by B.Good and hear from our keynote Annie Newman cofounder of Sylvan Aqua Farms. Vendor area and conference officially ends at 2pm.

Location

The Charlottesville Waldorf School
120 Waldorf School Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901

Free parking on site.

Get Inspired!

Register by August 14th for Early-Bird Pricing!

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Contact Us

For general information or vendor table registration,
please contact Whitney Athayde at whitney@athayde.com