Farwest Sustainability Series
Sustainability in Landscaping
9 a.m. - Noon Room A 107-109
Audience Guide: Landscape
Moderator: Myles McCoy, owner,
Sustainable Hort LLC
9 - 10:30 a.m.
Green Roofs: Where Did They Come From, Where Are They Going?
Speaker: Ed Snodgrass, co-owner, Emory Knoll Farms Inc. and Green Roof Plants
"Green Roofer to the World", Ed Snodgrass will discuss green roof popularity with a look at its history. This presentation will cover the market drivers for the current green roof market and offer some design possibilities using representative projects from around the US and Canada.
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Rain Gardens for the Disconnected Downspout
Speaker: Amy Whitworth, owner of Plan-it Earth Design
Take storm water and turn it into a garden feature! Learn how, when and where to create rain gardens that are both functional and beautiful while benefiting wildlife and the insect population. Note: Rain gardens are not appropriate for all locations. Come and learn more.
Management that Cooks
9 a.m. - Noon Room B 110-112
Audience Guide: Retail
Moderator: Brian Bauman, co-owner, Bauman's Farm & Garden
9 - 10:30 a.m.
"Inside the Box" Customer Service
Speaker: John Kennedy, corporate trainer, Kennedy Consulting
Do you ever wonder why some retail stores just seem to "get it" when it comes to customer service? Or even more importantly, why some stores "don’t get it"? What are the key differences, and how can you apply those principles and strategies to your retail environment? Join international speaker and author John Kennedy as he digs deep into this area of excellence in business. While most organizations are looking "outside the box" for innovation, ideas, and insight, Kennedy will teach you how to create a customer-centric culture that has everything it needs... "inside the box!" From industry relevant stories to proven techniques for success, you won’t want to miss this highly sought after presentation..
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Developing Successful Managers and Leaders
Kennedy follows up the rest of this action packed track with leadership development. We have all heard the term "born leader", but what are the qualities that are necessary to become one? We haven’t heard the term "born manager", but is that such a bad thing to be? Discover what happens if you are one or the other...and not both.
Slime Time — an Overview of Slugs and Snails
9 a.m. - Noon Room B 113-115
Audience Guide: Nursery, Greenhouse
Moderator: Claudia Groth, writer,
Communication for the Horticulture Community
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Slugs and Snails 101
Speaker: Robin Rosetta, associate professor, Oregon State University
A general introduction to the biology; morphology; identification, damage, and behavior of slugs and snails.
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Species and Issues of Regulatory Concern
Speaker: Mark Hitchcox, pest survey specialist, APHIS-PPQ
An overview and discussion of slug and snail species and issues of regulatory concern to the nursery industry.
11:00 a.m. - Noon
IPM for Snails and Slugs
Speaker: Robin Rosetta, associate professor, Oregon State University
Developing a strategic integrated management plan for snails and slugs including information on prevention, cultural, physical, biological, and chemical control. This presentation will cover only currently registered pesticide uses in Oregon.
Soiless Substrate
9 a.m. - Noon Room B 117-119
Audience Guide: Nursery, Greenhouse
Moderator: Magdalena Zazirska, graduate research assistant, OSU- NWREC
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Fluff, Stuff and anything else you want to add!!
Speaker: Dr. Ted Bilderback, professor and extension nursery specialist, North Carolina State University
Most materials that might be used as substrate extenders fall into one of two categories: organic or inorganic. And then if you consider the phrase "some people’s trash is another’s pleasure" a whole new category is created. Bilderback’s presentation will focus on some of the alternative components that have been studied for addition to nursery potting substrates. We can have some fun discussing it but some outrageous choices might be serious contenders.
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Alternative Nursery and Greenhouse Substrates in the Southeast U.S.: Clean Chip Residual and WholeTree
Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Boyer
As production costs continue to rise for growers across the U.S., a promising avenue of research concerning alternative substrates is being explored at Auburn University. Soilless substrates composed of forest by-products have been used successfully over the past several years to grow a variety of nursery and greenhouse crops. This seminar will introduce you to clean chip residual (CCR) and WholeTree as viable, sustainable and economical alternatives to pine bark and peat as growth substrates.
11:00 a.m. - Noon
Getting to Know Your Northwest Substrates
Speaker: Heather Stoven, faculty research assistant, Oregon State University
This presentation will focus on various soilless substrates that are used for containerized nursery production in the Pacific Northwest. We will look at Douglas fir bark based substrates and how adding various components affect the overall physical and chemical properties along with how they affect crop management and growth.
1 - 3 p.m. - Room B 116
Fertigation and Injector Usage
Speaker: M.Gabriela Buamscha. USDA nursery specialist. USDA Forest Service.
Moderator: Salvador Zamudio, training development manager, Applied Growth Transitions
During this program participants will learn fertigation principles and basic fundamentals of calibrations and injector management used in nurseries and greenhouses. This seminal will be Spanish only, it has been designed for nursery workers whose work is irrigations and fertilizer injection in commercial nurseries and greenhouses.
Program design
- Basic concepts of fertigation: The first segment of the presentation is design to address issues related to plant nutrition, Fertilizer use and how to prepare a fertilizer mix.
- Basic concepts about injector systems: During this segment we will discuss the function of an injector as well as a maintenance plan for injectors to keep them in good working order.
- This segment is design to be hands on activity: Participants will have the opportunity to work directly with an injector and will carry out the necessary calculations to prepare a solution and to calibrate the injector.
