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Download the WORKSHOP & CONVENING PDF Below

FRIDAY & SATURDAY WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

SORGHUM PRESSING

SORGHUM PRESSING

SORGHUM PRESSING

Friday & Saturday

Led by Paul Lovelace of Teach Outside, this workshop will  demonstrate the steps involved in processing sorghum into various value added products. 

SEED CLEANING

SORGHUM PRESSING

SORGHUM PRESSING

Friday & Saturday

In this workshop Amirah Mitchell of Sistah Seeds will demonstrate the steps involved in saving seeds.

STARTING UP A FARM

STARTING UP A FARM

STARTING UP A FARM

Friday & Saturday

Led by Tomia MacQueen, this workshop will cover what to raise, soil conditions, buildings needed, and access to water.

GARDENING 101

STARTING UP A FARM

STARTING UP A FARM

Friday Only

Led by Tomia MacQueen, this workshop will teach you how to "grow a green thumb". Information on how to start a Spring garden will also be featured.

UTILIZING MEDICINAL HERBS

UTILIZING MEDICINAL HERBS

UTILIZING MEDICINAL HERBS

Saturday Only

Led by Lina Bird, this workshop will teach you how to to identify and use the “weeds” in your yard as medicine for bites, stings, and other common ailments. We will learn about plantain, dandelion, mugwort, chickweed, and others. 

HEIRLOOM COLLARD PROJECT

UTILIZING MEDICINAL HERBS

UTILIZING MEDICINAL HERBS

Saturday Only

Led by Ira Wallace, this workshop will present how to celebrate and reconnect the seeds and culture of collards through food and community engagement. 

SEED STORIES

AGROBIODIVERSITY & SEED PRESERVATION

AGROBIODIVERSITY & SEED PRESERVATION

Friday & Saturday

Learn about  this project and hear folks’ ideas about how they would like the oral histories to be used.  Led by Tessa Desmond, Hannah Garth, and Fatimah Hasan, along with members of UCFA's History, Culture, and Research Working Group.

AGROBIODIVERSITY & SEED PRESERVATION

AGROBIODIVERSITY & SEED PRESERVATION

AGROBIODIVERSITY & SEED PRESERVATION

Saturday Only

Led by Nate Kleinman and Vivian  Sansour, this workshop will  present how biodiversity contributes to food security, nutrition and well-being by providing a variety of plant and animals from domesticated and wild sources. 

AGRO-ECOLOGY, AGRO-FORESTRY, & THE ENVIRONMENT

AGRO-ECOLOGY, AGRO-FORESTRY, & THE ENVIRONMENT

AGRO-ECOLOGY, AGRO-FORESTRY, & THE ENVIRONMENT

Friday Only

Presented by Kathy Anderson, author and farmer.


FOOD BILL OF RIGHTS

AGRO-ECOLOGY, AGRO-FORESTRY, & THE ENVIRONMENT

AGRO-ECOLOGY, AGRO-FORESTRY, & THE ENVIRONMENT

Saturday Only

Learn about  this project and hear ideas about how now is a critical time to adopt a Food Bill of Rights—Presenters include Tambra Stevenson, Garret Lovelace, and Chanda Robinson-Banks.

CREATING A BOTANICAL SANCTUARY

CREATING A BOTANICAL SANCTUARY

CREATING A BOTANICAL SANCTUARY

Friday Only

Forest Gardener & Herbalist Carol Batey-Prunty of Carol’s Homestead 


PISCATAWAY PARK TOURS

CREATING A BOTANICAL SANCTUARY

CREATING A BOTANICAL SANCTUARY

Friday Only

Tour the historic farm museum established by the Accokeek Foundation. The farm tells the interconnected stories and histories of early Marylanders within an agrarian landscape. Tour guides include Shenika Berry and Risharda Harley.

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