The Integrated Homestead: Elaborating the Theme

April 17 and 18, 2009
9 – 5 p.m. Friday, Airlie Center
9:30 a.m. - noon Saturday, Harvey Ussery’s homestead, Hume, VA
Cost: $90

Harvey Ussery is a local homesteader and frequent contributor to Mother Earth News. Boxwood, his one-acre homestead in Hume, VA, functions as a small-scale food-growing system with vegetables, poultry, mushrooms, medicinals, nut trees, berries, and more. In this full-day seminar and homestead tour, Harvey will share insights into running a successful modern homestead.

Expanding on his presentation from 2008, Harvey will not only discuss strategies for integrating the diverse elements of a homestead, but also offer an in-depth look at specific projects. Participants who attended last year’s workshop will enjoy the discussion as much as those who will be hearing from Harvey for the first time.

Learn more about Harvey Ussery and Boxwood at www.themodernhomestead.us.

What You’ll Learn

• The joys of cover cropping—an introduction to the mysteries of sustainable soil fertility as well as a how-to on making cover cropping work
• Starting transplants—if a crop can be started as a transplant, that's almost always Harvey’s choice
• Seed saving—a quick overview of this important topic
• Chickens as shredders and composters—strategies for both the winter flock and the growing season
• Using cultivated fungi in the homestead—for those ready to move beyond plants and animals
• Dealing with crop damaging insects without using toxins—“No, it's not a fairy tale!” says Harvey
• Vermicomposting using the Boxwood system—“Welcome to Worm World”
• The multi-functional homestead greenhouse—How many greenhouses does it take to do half a dozen different projects? One!

Registration
To pay by credit card, visit our online registration center and enter conference code 105785. To pay by check, download a registration form and send payment made out to Airlie Foundation to:

Pablo Elliott
6809 Airlie Road
Warrenton, VA 20187


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