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ISBN: 9781603583626
Year Added to Catalog: 2012
Book Format: Paperback
Book Art: Full-Color Throughout
Dimensions: 8 x 10
Number of Pages: 304
Book Publisher: Chelsea Green
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Web Product ID: 673

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Upcoming Author Events

    LINCOLN, VT
    May 25, 2013, 12:00 am

    Ross Conrad at Metta Earth Institute
    Metta Earth Institute; 334 Geary Rd. South, Lincoln VT

    Ross Conrad will be teaching a class: Getting Started in Organic Beekeeping This is an overflow class added due to strong demand Description: This two-day intensive covers all the basics of what you will need to know to get started with bees...organically! We cover the history of beekeeping, equipment, bee biology, pest and disease control, harvesting, and overwintering. Class will include and live hive demonstration if weather permits.

    SOUTHERN PINES, NC
    July 13, 2013, 8:00 am

    Ross Conrad at North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
    , Southern Pines NC

    Ross Conrad will be speaking at the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association on July 13 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM about CCD and Organic Solutions.

    SOUTHERN PINES, NC
    July 14, 2013, 8:00 am

    Ross Conrad at North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
    , Southern Pines NC

    Ross Conrad will be speaking at the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association on July 14 from 8am - 4pm about Natural/Organic Varroa Mite Control

    AMHERST, MA
    August 9, 2013, 8:00 am

    Ross Conrad at NOFA-MA Summer Conference
    , Amherst MA

    Ross Conrad will present "Honeybee Hive Products: A cornucopia of health and healing for man and animals" at the NOFA Summer Conference on Aug 9, 2013 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Description: Suffer from hay fever? Want to be able to heal burns with little or no scaring? Interested in overcoming super bugs that are resistant to our most powerful antibiotics? The honeybee and hive products have historically played a large role in disease care and prevention. Today science is finally catching up to what naturalists, herbalists, and acupuncturists have known for years. We will explore Honey, Pollen, Propolis, Royal Jelly, Beeswax and Honeybee Venom and learn how bees produce these amazing substances, how they are harvested from the hive, how to process them and utilize them for all manner of beneficial uses, including healing and health.

    AMHERST, MA
    August 10, 2013, 10:00 am

    Ross Conrad at NOFA-MASS Summer Conference
    , Amherst MA

    Ross Conrad will present "Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and organic solutions" at the NOFA Summer Conference on Aug 10, 2013 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Description: We will cover the current state of bees and beekeeping and what those in attendance can do to help the bees overcome the challenges they face.

    AMHERST, MA
    August 11, 2013, 10:00 am

    Ross Conrad at NOFA-MASS Summer Conference
    , Amherst MA

    Ross Conrad will present "Small-Scale commercial Shiitake Mushroom gowing" at the NOFA Summer Conference on Aug 11, 2013 frin 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Description: Ross will share his experience growing shiitake mushrooms on logs in the woods as part of a SARE Grant project exploring the possibility of small-scale mushroom growing in the Northeast.

    August 25, 2013, 12:00 am

    Ross Conrad at Annual Honey Harvest
    ,

    Ross Conrad will be at the Annual Honey Harvest from 8/25-9/7. More details to come...

    UNITY, MAINE
    September 20, 2013, 12:00 am

    Ross Conrad at Common Ground Country Fair
    , Unity Maine

    Ross Conrad will have workshops and a Honey Booth at Unity, Maine's Common Ground Country Fair on September 20, 21, and 22, 2013. More details to come...

    FALLS VILLAGE, CT
    October 17, 2013, 7:00 pm

    Ross Conrad in Falls Village, CT
    , Falls Village CT

    Ross Conrad will present on Colony Collapse Disorder and Organic Solutions in Falls Village, Connecticut on Oct 17, 2013 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Description: We will cover the current state of the honey bee and beekeeping, and review what folks can do to help the honey bees deal with the challenges they face.

    FALLS VILLAGE, CT
    October 18, 2013, 9:00 am

    Ross Conrad in Falls Village, CT
    , Falls Village CT

    Ross Conrad will present on "Colony Collapse Disorder and Organic Solutions" in Falls Village, Connecticut on Oct 17, 2013 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Description: We will cover the current state of the honey bee and beekeeping, and review what folks can do to help the honey bees deal with the challenges they face.


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Ross Conrad's Upcoming Events

  • Ross Conrad at Metta Earth Institute
    Metta Earth Institute; 334 Geary Rd. South, Lincoln VT
    May 25, 2013, 12:00 am
  • Ross Conrad at North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
    , Southern Pines NC
    July 13, 2013, 8:00 am
  • Ross Conrad at North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
    , Southern Pines NC
    July 14, 2013, 8:00 am
  • Ross Conrad at NOFA-MA Summer Conference
    , Amherst MA
    August 9, 2013, 8:00 am
  • Ross Conrad at NOFA-MASS Summer Conference
    , Amherst MA
    August 10, 2013, 10:00 am

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