[CH] [Fwd: Noted Organic Gardening Author, Shep Ogden, to speak at Claymont]
Robert Farr (rbfarr@erols.com)
Wed, 08 Dec 1999 09:11:35 -0500
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Good morning!
Here's some info on a great lecture upcoming out at Claymont Court,
about 10 miles from Charles Town, W. Va.
Thought all of you locals - MD, W. Va., Va. - would want to know about
this!
Robert.
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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 10:11:36 -0400
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From: Allan Balliett <igg@igg.com>
Subject: Noted Organic Gardening Author, Shep Ogden, to speak at Claymont
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHAT: Organic Heirloom Flower Gardening with Shepherd Ogden
WHEN: Saturday, December 18, 1999, 1PM to 3PM
WHERE:Claymont Court Mansion, Charles Town, WV
CONTACT: Allan Balliett (304) 724-6763 csa@claymont.org
Web Information http://www.claymont.org/csa (by 12/10)
On Saturday, December 18 at 1:00 p.m. Shepherd Ogden will present a lecture
and slideshow on "Organic Heirloom Flower Gardening" in the ballroom of the
historic Shenandoah Valley Washington home, Claymont. Claymont Court, a
365-acre organically certified historic estate and site of the annual
Mid-Atlantic Biodynamic Food and Farming Conference, is located outside of
Charles Town, WV.
A master photographer as well as internationally known gardening author and
seedsman, Ogden will lecture on the philosophy, principles and techniques
of raising beautiful flowers without the use of chemicals. His presentation
will illustrated with his slides of interesting flowers and flower gardens
from around the world (undoubtedly augmented with anecdotes and commentary
about his experiences in gathering a collection of heirloom flower seeds
for his seed company, The Cook's Garden ("Seeds and Suppliers for the New
American Garden") http://www.cooksgarden.com.)) The afternoon promises to
be visually rich and lively and of strong interest to gardeners who have
often felt helpless keeping flowers and plants vibrant while dealing with
mildews and pests organically.
Shepherd Ogden is founder and president of The Cook's Garden, a mail order
seed and supply house based in Vermont committed to providing American
gardeners with untreated seed of both heirloom and modern gardening plants
from around the world. His gardens and seed business have been the subject
of articles in Country Journal, Inc., Organic Gardening, Time, Newsweek,
Forbes, Vermont Life, Victoria, Martha Stewart Living, Boston Herald, New
York Times, and USA Today. Ogden is a former board member of both The
Vermont Small Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the Garden
Writers Association of America. He is the author of four books and more
than fifty magazine articles on all aspects of horticulture, agriculture
and the environment and has been a contributing editor for both Organic
Gardening and National Gardening magazines, where until recently he was
Editor at Large. Ogden was the 1988 recipient of the American Horticultural
Society's GB Gunlogson Award for "extraordinary and dedicated efforts in
the field of horticulture." He has lectured at botanical gardens and
appeared at professional and amateur symposia in most regions of the United
States, and in 1995 conducted a month long lecture tour of the Czech
Republic under the auspices of Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative
Assistance (USAID). Ogden currently lectures on Agro-Ecology at Green
Mountain College in Vermont and is researching a new book on biotechnology
and our food supply. A 1967 graduate of Charles Town High School, he and
his wife, Ellen, have two children: Molly (15) and Sam (11).
The talk is free and open to the public, but seating is limited, so please
RSVP. Shepherd Ogden will bring some of his books to sign and sell.
Refreshments will be available. Some 'gifts from the garden' will be
available for purchase. This presentation is part of an on-going series of
natural gardening and agroecology educational events held at Claymont
Court in cooperation with the Claymont Farm Community Supported Agriculture
Project. SEATING IS LIMITED AND RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!!
For more reservations and more information (and for volunteer and
internship opportunities) please contact Garden Manager Allan Balliett
at (304) 724-6763 or email at csa@claymont.org or on the world-wide-web
at http://www.claymont.org/csa A map and directions to Claymont are
available at http://www.claymont.org
Shepherd Ogden will also be speaking in the Eastern Panhandle of West
Virginia on Wednesday, Dec 16 at the National Conservation Training Center.
His topic will be 'Running a Seed Company.' For more information on this
free event, contact Mark Madison at mark_madison@fws.gov or
http://www.nctc.fws.gov/history/communitylectures.html
Materials for editors:
- A color photograph of Shep Ogden in his garden is available
- A 8.5x11inch flyer in .pdf format is available on email request
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