***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED***

Cultivating Community

An initiative of WayGreen, the conference will focus on ways to cultivate healthier communities one person at a time at our one-day conference. Sessions are geared toward healthcare professionals, educators, parents, farmers, gardeners, and all who seek to live a healthier lifestyle and assist others to do the same.

Registration is $45 with lunch, and $30 without lunch. The registration page can be found here: https://wayxgreen.wufoo.com/forms/zdn0b0410ebnkv/.

Conference Day Schedule

8:15-8:45 AM — Check in/Registration/Coffee
8:45-9:00 AM — Welcome
9:00-10:00 AM — Georgia Farm To School — Holly Thaw, GA Dept. of Education               
                       — Stress Inflammation & The Food Mood Connection — Angie Adams                       
                       — Gardening For Healing — Benji Adams
10:15 – 10:45 — Introduction To Industrial Hemp (30 minute class) — Dr Garth Jackson
10:45 – 11:15 — Make Your Greens (and other veggies) Last — Billy Mitchell
10:15 – 11:15 — Harley’s Tips For Tasty Tomatoes — Harley Herrin
10:15 -11:15 — Mushrooms – Fungi As Food — Joseph Colbert
10:15-11:15 — Food Is Medicine — Dr Elle & Chef Benjamin Shelton
11:30AM – 1:30PM — General Session with Farmer Fredo

Lunch with Chef Aaron Belizzii

1:30-2:00 — Grow Your Medicine – Healing Plants (30 minute class) — Tim Armstrong
1:30-2:30 — Farm To School Community Engagement — Kimberly Koogler
1:30-2:30 — Farm To School - Selling To School Districts — Michael Wall & Billy Mitchell
2:00 – 2:30 — Benefits Of Pastured Pork (30 minute class) — Phillip Hickox
2:45-3:45 — USDA Conservation Programs & Grants, Donn Cooper — Team Ag Georgia
                — Growing The Southeast Glean Team — Adam Graham
                — Farm To School – Gardening With Kids — Kimberly Koogler

About WayGreen

WayGreen, Inc is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of the citizens of our community by providing accessibility to healthy food and food education in an impartial manner. We exist to empower and inspire local growers, individuals and organizations to grow, process distribute and consume healthy local food, thus strengthening the local food system.