NATURE INTENDED

Speaker: Tom Peterson

Agriculture Education Coordinator for

Appalachian Sustainable Development

Thursday, February 16, 2012—7:00 p.m.

Recreation Building

Warriors Path State Park

Kingsport

Tom Peterson will be talking about ways that folks can raise healthy, productive, beautiful vegetable gardens without resorting to expensive fertilizers or potentially dangerous chemicals. He will cover building a rich, living soil, thwarting pests and diseases through smart garden planning and management and simple ways to keep weeds in check. He will discuss vegetable varieties and helpful resources for organic gardening.

Tom Peterson is the Agriculture Education Coordinator for Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) – a regional not-for-profit organization that seeks to strengthen and diversify the rural economy in southwest Virginia and east Tennessee. He works to support the Appalachian Harvest network (a group of over 60 organic farmers in the area who collectively sell fresh produce to supermarkets throughout the southeast U.S.), regional farmers markets, and others interested in sustainable agriculture through developing workshops and farm tours and offering personal farm consultations. Tom is a founding member of the Appalachian Farmers Market Association.

Callaway Gardens

 Next year’s short trip is to Callaways Gardens which our group visited last in 2003.  This year’s itinerary includes two gardens which were not included in 2003 and is schedulced during the peak bloom for Azeleas weekend at Callaway Gardens.  Click here for Atlanta-Callaway 2012 Announcement (2)

SAPS SpringAtlantaTrip

March 30-April 2

Day 1   Friday, March
30

DepartKingsport

DepartJohnson City

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension
Center (Mills River,NC)  NC State University Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center

We du Natives nursery  We Du Natives – Meadowbrook Nursury

Lunch

Courtyard by Marriott Roswell, inc. breakfast

Day 2   Saturday,
March 31

Atlanta Botanical Gardens inc. box lunch  Atlanta Botantical Gardens

Carter Center  carter-center-gardens
Gardens

Chattahoochee Nature
Center  (Roswell)  Chattahoochee Nature Center

Courtyard by Marriott Roswell, inc.
breakfast

Day 3   Sunday, April
1

Atlanta History
Center Garden   Atlanta History Center Garden

Hills and Dales Estates  (La Grange)

Check into Callaway, Breakfast
& Dinner included in pkg.

Day 4   Monday, April
2

CallawayGardens 

Callaway 22

tour

Return to Tri Cities

Detailed Schedule and Prices:

SAPS SpringAtlantaTrip

March 30-April 2

Day 1   Friday, March 30

DepartKingsport

DepartJohnson City

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension
Center (Mills River,NC)

Meadowbrook Nursery-We du Natives

Lunch

Carter Center
Gardens

Courtyard by Marriott Roswell, inc.
breakfast

Day 2   Saturday,
March 31

Atlanta Botanical Gardens inc. box lunch

Chattahoochee Nature
Center  (Roswell)

Courtyard by Marriott Roswell, inc.
breakfast
Day 3   Sunday, April
1

Atlanta History
Center Garden

Hills and Dales Estates  (La Grange)

Check into Callaway, Breakfast
& Dinner included in pkg.

Day 4   Monday, April
2

Callaway Gardens
tour

Return to Tri Cities

Price per person based on double occupancy:           $458.00

Price per person based on single occupancy:            $616.00

Price per person based on triple occupancy:             $434.00

Price per person based on quad occupancy:              $408.00

The trip flyer will be published shortly for your use
and box lunch selections.  A
deposit of $100.00 per person is required to hold your space.  Final payment due March 1, 2012.

Payment and Reservations details should be sent to:

Marsh Passmore

822 Lizabeth Drive

Johnson City TN 37604

For Question, call Marsh at 423-282-5126 or 423-292-5126

Remember, This trip is for Saps Members and your dues need to be current.  You can find a membership renewal form on the website under Membership (top right hand corner) Please complete and attach a separate check for membership.

Hear the status of the American chestnut tree and the promising
blight-resistance breeding program at the Meadowview Research Farms.  Learn about volunteer opportunities to plant Restoration Chestnuts in our area. 

Monday evening, February 27,

6:30-8:00 p.m.

Abingdon Public Library

Sponsored by:

The Southwest Virginia Restoration Branch

of the Virginia Chapter of the
American Chestnut Foundation®