Workshops
UFT ticket holders may take advantage of several complimentary 45 minute workshops (30 min. content + 15 min. Q&A) designed to jumpstart your very own urban farm or curiosity. There are two workshop tracks (indoor and outdoor). Each track has 30 seats available on a first come first serve basis.
16 Workshop topics to choose at the UFT event headquarters.
(1040 West Washington St, Downtown Greenville)
| Workshop Topic | Presenter | Time | Location |
|
Being Creative with Raw Foods |
Chef Heather Kalka Cooking Classes & Culinary Tours |
9a.m. | Indoor |
| Recycling Best Practices |
Elizabeth Garrison, Ever- Green Recycling |
10a.m. | Indoor |
| Freezing Fruits & Vegetable |
Kimberly Baker, MS/RD/LD, |
11a.m. | Indoor |
| Bee Keeping 101 |
Tony Corey Beekeeper |
Noon | Indoor |
|
The Ultimate Green Design: A Sustainable Bungalow |
Trey Cole, |
1p.m. | Indoor |
| It’s Alive: Composting 101 |
Bruce Adams, Furman University Farm |
2p.m. | Indoor |
| Starting Seedlings Indoors |
Joe Norwood, The Green Thumb |
3p.m. | Indoor |
| Starting & Sustaining a Community Garden |
Reece Lyerly, |
4p.m. | Indoor |
| Workshop Topic | Presenter | Time | Location |
| The Agricultural Importance of Bees |
Dwight Porter, Porter Farm Bees |
9a.m. | Outdoor |
| Backyard Chickens 101 |
Rebecca McKinney, SC Organization for Organic Living (SCOOL) |
10a.m. | Outdoor |
| Vermicompost |
Jack Taylor, Appalachian Organics |
11a.m. | Outdoor |
| Starting Your Winter Garden Now |
Tim Treadway, Greenville Master Gardeners |
Noon | Outdoor |
| Secrets of an Organic Farmer |
Craig Weiner, Broken Oak Organics |
1p.m. | Outdoor |
| Rainwater Harvesting |
Joshua Runion, North American Rain Systems |
2p.m. | Outdoor |
| Foods that Heal; Foods that Kill |
Wally Bishop, |
3p.m. | Outdoor |
| Keys to Sustainable Urban Living |
Pat Dilger, |
4p.m. | Outdoor |
