Spring Thaw Symposium:
Going Green: Living and Gardening Sustainably
Saturday, April 5, 2008 · 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Holiday Inn City Centre
Green Bay Botanical Garden · 2600 Larsen Road · Green Bay, WI 54303 · (920) 490-9457 · Fax (920) 490-9461 ·
www.gbbg.org8:30 a.m. Registration Opens
Refreshments & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
9:15 a.m. Living the Good Life
Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity
Journey to Inn Serendipity, a farmstead in southwestern
Wisconsin where a wind turbine spins, gardens bloom and love
and laughter fuel one family's quest for the good life. Join author
and co-innkeeper Lisa Kivirist as she narrates the engaging and
inspiring story of her family’s journey back to the land, living
and learning amongst the strawberries and ladybugs.
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Your Garden as a Green Guide
Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity
Looking for ideas and inspiration to live a more eco-friendly
lifestyle? Want to simplify, cut back expenses and reduce your
impacts on global warming? Look to your garden for natureinspired
ideas on living more earth-friendly in all aspects of our
lives, such as cooking with organic and local foods, simple
living, renewable energy and green home design. Thrive in a
honeybee economy.
11:00 a.m. Grow Organic—Making the Transition
Jessica Walliser, The Organic Gardeners
More and more research is pointing to the direct benefit of growing
organically. Jessica shares with us a new understanding of
the ease and convenience of organic practices. Sharing information
about lessons learned in her own garden, she de-mystifies
and guides gardeners through the transition process step-by-step.
12:00 p.m. Lunch (book sales and signing to follow)
1:00 p.m. 6 Steps to a Pest-Free Garden, Organically!
Jessica Walliser, The Organic Gardeners
Jessica will outline the pest control plan detailed in her book,
Grow Organic. Using techniques based on both Integrated Pest
Management and natural-care gardening, this plan enables
gardeners to manage any pest troubles safely, effectively, and
organically. Information about biological, botanical, physical,
and mechanical controls is offered; and there’s plenty of practical
and useful advice for boosting a plant’s natural immune system.
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Heirloom Perennials and Their Stories
Betty Adelman, Heritage Flower Farm
The epitome of sustainable plants – heirlooms. Heirloom
perennials are reliable survivors, proven to re-bloom year after
year, hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Betty Adelman from
Heritage Flower Farm will show you some of her favorite
heirloom perennials from a different perspective – the flowers’
histories with stories of the adventures of plant hunters and the
plants’ lore and legends.
3:15 p.m. 2008 Plant Preview
Jan Wos, Mayflower Greenhouse
Enjoy a sneak peak at some of the colorful, remarkable plants
available for 2008 with Jan Wos of Mayflower Greenhouse.
3:45 p.m. Final Questions and Adjourn
Lisa Kivirist, Author and Co-Innkeeper, Inn Serendipity
Innkeeper of the award-winning Inn
Serendipity Bed & Breakfast (located
outside Monroe, WI), national speaker,
author and creative services consultant,
Lisa Kivirist embodies the mushrooming
“ecopreneuring” movement: innovative
entrepreneurs who successfully
blend business with making the world
a better place. Lisa Kivirist is coauthor
with her husband, John Ivanko,
of Rural Renaissance: Renewing the
Quest for the Good Life and the cookbook,
Edible Earth: Savoring the Good Life with Vegetarian
Recipes from Inn Serendipity. The duo’s upcoming release,
Ecopreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits,
is a compact, dynamic tool kit for a fresh approach to entrepreneurial
thinking, blending passion for the planet with small
business pragmatics.
To learn more about Lisa and Inn Serendipity, please visit
www.innserendipity.com,
www.ruralrenaissance.org, and
www.ecopreneuring.biz.
Thank You to Our Sponsor:
Spring Thaw Symposium Schedule
Jessica Walliser, Author and Radio Co-host of “The Organic
Gardeners”
Jessica Walliser co-hosts “The Organic
Gardeners”, every Saturday afternoon on
Sirius Satellite Radio channel 114 and
Sunday mornings on KDKA radio, in
Pittsburgh. Jessica is a regular
contributor to Organic Gardening,
Popular Farming and Hobby Farm
magazines, and her column ‘The Good
Earth’ appears weekly in the Pittsburgh
Tribune Review. Jessica is also heard on
WYEP FM, and can be found lecturing
to garden clubs, botanic gardens,
arboretums and other public garden facilities across the United
States. She received her degree in ornamental horticulture from
The Pennsylvania State University and is the former owner of a
25 acre organic market farm. Jessica serves on the faculty of
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens where she’s been
teaching for over 13 years. Jessica lives and gardens northwest
of Pittsburgh, PA with her husband John, and son Ty.
For more information about Jessica or “The Organic Gardeners”,
please visit
www.jessicawalliser.com.
Betty Adelman, Heritage Flower Farm
Betty Adelman is the owner of award-winning Heritage Flower
Farm, a nursery she founded to specialize in heirloom perennials
(plants collected more than 100 years ago.) The Wisconsin Trust
for Historic Preservation honored Heritage Flower Farm with its
Historic Preservation Award. Named “Best of Milwaukee” by
Milwaukee Magazine, Heritage Flower Farm is located at an
1880 farmstead with acres of gardens and fields of heirloom
perennials, vines, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs.
Magazines and books have featured Heritage Flower Farm for its
beauty and unique plant offerings. Plants from Heritage Flower
Farm grow in many museum and botanic gardens, including the
Smithsonian, and in neighborhood gardens throughout the
country.
SPRING THAW SYMPOSIUM Registration Form
Name ___________________________________ GBBG Member? YES NO
Address ________________________________________________________
City ______________________________State _______ Zip ______________
Phone _________________________ Email __________________________
# of people attending Spring Thaw Symposium Subtotal
_______$59 members _______$75 non-members $_______
Lunch Choice (included):
_____Roast Turkey _____Penne Pasta Bake _____Burgundy Beef Tips
Yes, I would like to join GBBG!
(Basic Membership $40, Individual $30) $_______
Total Fees Enclosed $_______
Registration Information
Location
The Spring Thaw Symposium will occur at the Holiday Inn City
Centre, 200 Main Street, Green Bay. The downtown Green Bay
location is easily accessible from Interstate 43, Highway 41 and
other routes.
Registration
To register for the Symposium, use the registration form below
and send with payment to GBBG by March 21st, 2008. There is
generous space available: you will be informed if the Symposium
fills and you are placed on a waiting list. Otherwise, registrants
will receive a confirmation at the close of registration.
Program Cost
The cost of the Symposium is $59 for GBBG members and $75
for non-members. The cost includes all speakers,
demonstrations, handouts, lunch and refreshments.
Note: As a benefit, members at the Garden Benefactor, Garden
Ambassador, and Garden Visionary levels receive free admission
to either GBBG's spring or fall symposium each year. For more
information, please call GBBG at (920) 490-9457 or visit the
website at
www.gbbg.org.
Lunch
Registrants will be provided lunch by Holiday Inn City Centre:
your choice of Roast Tur, Burgundy Beef Tips, or Penne Pasta
Bake. The lunch is also an opportunity to mix with the speakers
and registrants.
Late Registration
Registrations received after March 21st are subject to a late
registration fee of $8.
Refunds
Refund requests made before March 21st and submitted in
writing will be honored, subject to a $5 processing fee. Refund
requests made later cannot be accepted.
Questions? Call GBBG at (920) 490-9457
For more information and to register,
check online at
www.gbbg.org.
Please make checks payable to GBBG
And return with registration form to:
GBBG Class Registration
PO Box 12644
Green Bay WI 54307-2644
Credit Card Information:
Name on Card _________________________
Card Number _________________________
Expiration ____/____
Signature _________________________
