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How-To Seminars

Hosted by The Urban Farm Store, these seminars are free with your purchase of admission to the Fair. Sit back, relax and learn the basics of urban farming. Seating is first come, first served so get there early!

Worm Composting 101 with Elizabeth Bryant
10:10 am, Seminar Tent
Reduce waste and your garbage bill by learning how food scraps, coffee grounds and junk mail can become rich garden compost, crawling with beneficial red wiggler worms. Join Zenger Farm Worm Project Director, Elizabeth Bryant, for this fun presentation followed by a worm bin-building demonstration and Q&A session. Elizabeth is also a Certified Master Composter and OSU Master Gardener.

Chick Basics
12:30 pm, Seminar Tent
Learn how to raise chicks from the time they are tiny, fuzzy peepers to when they are young birds ready leave the nest, so to speak. Topics will include setting up your yard for chickens, coop design and what daily maintenance entails.

Life with Chickens
1:20 pm, Seminar Tent
Now that they've ventured outside, your adult chickens have different needs. We will provide a snapshot of what life with adult chickens looks like, including information on maintenance, feeding, egg-laying and collecting, protection from predators and solutions to common problems.

Raising Chickens for Meat
2:10 pm, Seminar Tent
Besides making fun pets and providing a steady stream of eggs, chickens can be raised as an ultra-local source of humanely raised meat. Learn the basics from a non-farmer who understands and explains how the surprisingly easy process works from an urban perspective.

Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening
3:00 pm, Seminar Tent
Once summer's bounty has been harvested, your garden needs to be fortified for the colder months ahead, especially if it's going to continue to produce food. Learn how to prepare your vegetable garden for winter by planting cover crops, mulching, and using cold frames. We will also discuss strategies for planting in the summer for fall and winter harvests.