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Show Highlights > Lecture Series Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday 11:00 am - “Ferns and Grasses in the Home Landscape” APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MG = .75 credits CNLP = 1 credit ---------------------------------------- RCE MG = .75 credits CNLP = 1 credit ---------------------------------------- APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MG = .75 credits CNLP = 1 credit ---------------------------------------- RCE MG = .75 credits ---------------------------------------- 3:00 PM - “Land Stewardship for Landscapes Large and Small” RCE MG= .75 credits CNLP = 1 credit ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 11:00 am - “The Perennial Plant Collector’s Corner” APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MG =.75 credits CNLP=1 credit Kerry Ann Mendez is dedicated to teaching the art of low-maintenance perennial gardening and landscaping. As a garden consultant, designer, writer, teacher and lecturer, she focuses on time-saving gardening techniques and workhorse plant material as well as organic practices. She has been in numerous magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Garden Gate and Better Homes and Gardens' Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living. Mendez was a featured guest on HGTV and hosted Capital News 9’s In the Garden television segment as well as info segments for Channel 13. She is the garden columnist for Capital Region Living magazine and writes freelance pieces for regional and national magazines. As a presenter for Horticulture magazine’s 2010 and 2011 webinar series, her webinars attracted thousands of gardeners from around the country. Kerry is currently the Director of Marketing for Faddegon’s Nursery, a premier garden center in Latham, NY. She is a self-taught gardener with over 25 years of experience and a ‘passionate perennialist’ that enjoys mixing humor with practical information. Kerry was the recipient of a 2010 Women of Distinction award by Success Magazine Ltd. Kerry’s top-selling first book, The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Top Ten Lists, was released in March 2010; followed by her second book, Top Ten Lists for Beautiful Shade Gardens in March 2011. For more about Kerry and her business, Perennially Yours, visit www.pyours.com. ---------------------------------------- 12:00 pm - “Easy Care Roses for the Home Garden” APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MGs = .75 credits CNLP=1 credit ---------------------------------------- Rich Pomerantz is a full time freelance photographer based in Litchfield County, Connecticut, an area rich with great gardens and many prominent gardeners and garden writers. A lifelong gardener, Rich traveled in Europe before going to college and lived in Israel for a year before attending the University of Vermont. He graduated in 1979 and went on to Brooklyn Law School where he earned his JD in 1983. Rich began photographing professionally while still in high school. His images have since appeared in diverse periodicals ranging from Garden Design, Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Organic Gardening and Outdoor Photographer to Coastal Living, Traditional Home, Berkshire Living, Connecticut Home and Garden, CT Cottages and Gardens, National Geographic for Kids and Ranger Rick. His pictures have been used to illustrate Workman and Sierra Club Calendars, the cover of Frommers Travel Guides, and garden and trade books from most of the major book publishers. He counts among his clients many corporations, garden designers, landscape architects and individuals who hire him to create expressive portraits and illustrations for private and advertising use. Rich's first book, Wild Horses of the Dunes, about the wild horses of Assateague Island (also known as the Chincoteague Ponies) was published in 2004 by Running Press and is in its second printing. Rich's second book, Great Gardens of the Berkshires, was published in 2008 by Down East Books and his third book, Hudson River Valley Farms, a book about organic, sustainable and family farms in the Hudson Valley, NY was published in August 2009 by Globe Pequot Press. He is currently working on a book of portraits of pregnant women. ---------------------------------------- 2:00 pm - “Design Tips for Knockout, Easy-Care Gardens” ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 4:00 pm - “Zoo Babies” ---------------------------------------- 11:00 am - “New Plants for the Outdoor Garden 2013” APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MG = .75 credits CNLP= 1 credit ---------------------------------------- 12:00 pm - “Living Walls – Verticulture – Life Off the Wall” APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MG = .75 credits CNLP= 1 credit Trevor Smith is the owner of Land Escapes an ecological landscape design company specializing in native plant design, living walls, green roofs, rain harvesting, permeable pavements and urban farming. Trevor teaches and speaks to the landscape industry, community groups, as well as corporations and is currently working with Wellesley College to explore and expand the boundaries of eco-technologies like living wall systems. ---------------------------------------- 1:00 pm - “Jaw-Dropping, Traffic-Stopping, Get-Your-Neighbors-Talking Container Garden” APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MG = .75 credits ----------------------------------------- 2:00 - “A Garden for 365 Days” APLD CEU = .75 credits RCE MG = .75 credits ---------------------------------------- 3:00 pm - “Trees in Bloom: February through November” APLD CEUs = .75 credits RCE MG = .75 credit CNLP= 1 credit ---------------------------------------- Their business alliance and friendship began over a decade ago and their proof of performance has been contagious. They take pride in unique plant combinations, hardscape configurations and materials and enjoy coaching hands-on gardeners or those that prefer a “hands free” approach through their proven network of Associate Installers who are simply the best of the best. And, they advocate environmental responsibility to help you breathe green with a splash of color! RCE MG = .75 credit
---------------------------------------- 10:30 am - “Stihl Power Equipment Safety Seminar” ---------------------------------------- 11:30 am - “Lecture and Cooking Demo” Ben Del Coro started his culinary career at the age of 15 working in a local retaurant in his home town of Long Valley, NJ. It was theeere that he found the spark that fueled a career spanning thee past 20 years. Growing up in "rural" Morris county, NJ it was natural to work with local farms to secure the restaurants' produce, fruit and occasionally protein needs. He attended and gradulated from The Culinary Institute of America in 1997. His quest to understand food led him torhough many NYC and NJ restaurants and across the county having spent over 4 years honing his craft in Santa Fe, NM. In 2008 he opened another chapter in his culinary career, leaving the restaurant industry and joining Fossil Farms based in Boonton, NJ. Fossil Farms is an all natural farm raised game and specialty meat distributor that works with many local and regional farms to provide many of the top toques in NYC and nationwide with completely natural meats. This career change provided the opportunity to work closely with the likes of Tom Colicchio (owner and chef of Craft, Craft Bar, Craft Steak, Colicchio & Sons and Top Chef Judge), David Chang (owner and chef of the Momofuku restaurant group), Mario Batali and so many more. He resides in Sparta with his wife and two boys. There they have started and continue to operate the popular Sparta Farmers Market as well he is on the board of trustees of the Foodshed Alliance ---------------------------------------- 12:30 pm - “Preserve That Harvest! Freezing, Canning and Dehydration” Alana Chernila writes, cooks, sells fresh vegetables, and teaches cheese making. She is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe and lives with her husband and two young daughters in western Massachusetts. Her first cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making, was published by Clarkson Potter in Spring 2012. Visit Alana online at http://eatingfromthegroundup.com. ---------------------------------------- 2:00 pm - Produce Pete, From Weekend Today in New York, WNBC Channel 4 Pete has been in the produce business his whole life, and started out selling produce off the back of a truck at auctions and at his parents' roadside stand. Pete's family has been in business since 1953 at the same location in Bergenfield, New Jersey. From 1971 - 1997 Pete owned and operated this family "seasonal" business. In January 1998 he turned over the business to his son Peter Charles making him the 3rd generation to own Napolitano's Produce. In April of 2006, Napolitano's Produce closed its doors after 53 years, a sad day but everything comes to an end. Because of obesity and fast foods in schools Pete has been asked to speak at numerous grammar schools and high schools about healthy eating and his love for produce. Pete is 66 years old and has been in the produce business since the age of 4 and peddled door-to-door and met many interesting people. He has worked with customers all his life and enjoys people. In this economy, with two people in the household working there is a need for good advice on what to buy and how to prepare it with homemade recipes - keeping the cost down. |
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The Square Roots of All Vegetables brings to the table a broad offering of flavors pulled from the depths of the earth. Root vegetables can be sweet or savory and are perfect for slow cooking recipes. Strengthening for the intestines and grounding for the body-mind, these gifts from Mother Nature should be a staple in your kitchen. Root vegetables are so versatile they can be used in a quick stir-fry, as a Shepherds Pie, or in a deep dish casserole. In this class, Delia will get to the root of how to enjoy and benefit from these humble vegetables. 
Rich teaches photography classes and workshops through the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the NY Botanical Gardens. He has spoken about garden photography at the Boston, Rhode Island and Long Island Flower Shows and at the national Garden Writers Association symposium. His lectures are chock-full of beautiful and insightful images that dazzle his audiences and always leave them wanting more. He has begun leading photography travel groups, starting with a trip to Costa Rica in 2012 and a trip to Cuba in 2013.
This event is perfect for gardening enthusiasts looking for an alternative way to capture beautiful plant and flower images. Ellen Hoverkamp will present a slide-show and demonstrate about her unusual approach to floral imaging with specific emphasis on her collaboration with writer Ken Druse for the book 
All sorts of great, new eco-technologies are emerging on the market. Though the idea of living walls and green facades is not new, the modern day applications and the infinite design and business possibilities are. Trevor Smith of Land Escapes will explain the benefits of living wall technology, the opportunities that Verticulture™ presents, and how to incorporate the artfulness of living walls into your design repertoire. 
Deborah Trickett, owner of The Captured Garden, is an award-winning container garden designer who has worked in the gardening industry for over 30 years. She is a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist, and a Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professional.
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Marty Carson, Three Seasons Inc.: Owner, Garden Designer, Lecturer on topics of Garden History & Design, and recipient of American Horticultural Society Award “Skillful Design with Environmental Stewardship” and Springfest Garden Show People’s Choice. Distributor of North Country Organics – organic soil amendments & pest controls for your garden and yard. 
Mary Stone, Stone Associates Landscape Design & Consulting: Owner, Certified Landscape Designer, Project Manager, Coach and Local Columnist ‘Garden Dilemma’s? Ask Mary’ (soon available via her blog 
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“Apples with a stem are less mealy.” So advises Produce Pete, featured on NBC’s Saturday morning show. Meet this common sense expert who “knows a little about a lot” when it comes to fruits and vegetables. Pete’s book, Farmacopeia, will be available for purchase. Buy one and Pete will autograph it for you!© SPRINGFEST GARDEN SHOW | SUSSEX COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, AUGUSTA, NJ
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