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Hi! Here is the updated info on our Garden Festival...Hope to meet many of you at the Festival! Jere
SPRING PLANTING FESTIVAL- & MARKET GROWERS CONFERENCE- April 14 & 15, (Sun. & Mon.) 2002. 10 am -6 pm/ both days! Come to our 2nd annual Spring Fest! Admission Free! Hear the best known heirloom garden speakers! - Brook Elliott is a heirloom garden and outdor writer from Kentucky, who writes for Mother Earth News and many others. A fascinating speaker who is one of the real promoters of the heirloom seed movement. Janet Bachmann, with ATTRA ([HYPERLINK@attra.ncat.org]) will be speaking on oriental vegetables and growing for market. She is an exciting speaker, with excellent knowledge on these subjects. Ron Matcher, Publisher of -"Small Farm Today" and founder of the "National Small Farm Trade Show" that has become the largest in the Country. One of the top agriculture leaders in the U.S. He is doing a wonderful job helping preserve small agriculture. Merlyn Neidens , heirloom seed grower. Seed saving expert who has developed some superb market tomatoes. He will be speaking on market growing and seed saving. Has been a popular speaker at our other shows. Steve Sherrif, vice president of the Southwest Missouri Organic Association. He will be speaking on growing heirlooms in greenhouses, cold frames and hoop houses. Other speakers pending. Learn all the latest on market gardening, selecting varieties for markets, selling to chefs, seed saving, gene-altered food, organic pest control, vegetable history and much more! Bring seeds, vegetables, plants, garden supplies, books and hard crafted items to display and sell. There will be venders selling lots of plants (many varieties of heirloom vegetables, berries, herbs, flowers and ornamentals) books, tools, seeds, produce, baked goods, natural products and much more! We will be having special sales at our Baker Creek Store! Many old time garden and seed tools will be on display, and will again have old fashioned music. Come and enjoy the fun! The Fest will be held at our farm, near Mansfield, MO. VENDERS WELCOME! (There will be some food for sale) FOR INFO CALL 417-924-8917 (RV & Tent camping available, no hookups.) No registration required. Last years' festival was a great sucess with nearly 600 people from 10 states. We had superb speakers and venders and every one had a great time! COME GET READY FOR PLANTING SEASON!
Hotels
Mansfield: (5 miles) Little House Inn(417)924-3531 Mountain Grove (20 miles) Best Western (417)926-3152 Days Inn (417)926-5555 Seymour (18 miles) Super 8 (417)935-9888
Directions: From Mansfield Missouri take Hwy 5 north 1.5 miles to London Road. Turn left on London road for 3.5 miles to Baker Creek Road. Turn left on Baker Creek Road for 0.5 miles to reach the festival. Watch for Garden Show signs.
-- Jeremiath C Gettle (seeds@rareseeds.com), April 08, 2002
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