The 7th Annual Harvest Conference will be the first major public online gathering held by the organization. The conference is to take place Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12, 2020 from 9:30AM to 4:30PM (both days) via livestream on the Zoom platform. The Conference features three 2-day workshops with outstanding guest speakers. Recordings of the classes will also be available for purchase, and full scholarships are available for farmers and food activists.
The workshops being offered are as follows:
- Cherokee Foods with Amy Walker, Mary Crowe and Tyson Sampson
○ Friday 9/11: Gathering & Wildcrafting
○ Saturday 9/12: Cultivating Traditional Crops
- Farm Business with Cee Stanley
○ Friday 9/11: The NC Hemp Industry*
○ Saturday 9/12: Brand Your Small Farm for Fundraising Success
*Please note this class sold out in 2019, register early!
- Herbal Tonics with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
○ Friday 9/11: Spring & Summer
○ Saturday 9/12: Fall & Winter
The day-long workshops are all independent. Participants can sign up for a workshop with any instructor on Friday and/or Saturday and they receive a discount for registering for both days. The cost for one day only is $70 (either Friday or Saturday) and $125 for both days. Details on the workshops and how to register can be found online.