The primary sponsoring group for this conference is the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association a non-profit organization of farmers, gardeners, businesses and consumers in North and South Carolina that encourages healthier and more sustainable farming and gardening methods. Clemson University is also one of several additional sponsors. Instructors and topics at the conference include Walker Miller, Clemson Extension plant pathologist and physiologist, on fruit for your backyard, Clemson Extension horticulturist David Bradshaw on organic production of vegetables, Clemson Extension agent Henry Nunnery on beekeeping and Clemson Extension agronomist Robert Lippert on getting to know your soil. Overnight accommodations are not included in the registration fee.
Pre- registration is encouraged and is required for children.
The pre- registration deadline is Oct. 18. On-site registration is non Friday, Nov. 8 at Winthrop University.