4th North American Lavender Conference
Sequim Oct. 18th-20th 2008
2008 North American
Lavender Conference Schedule
Saturday, October 18, 2008
8:30 am
Registration Opens - Sequim Boys and Girls Club - 400 W Fir Street
- Sequim
9:00 am
Vendor/Trade Show Opens
10:00
am Welcome
10:15
am Paul Abbott - Welcome to the World of Lavender
11:45 am Break for Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:20 pm Workshops
1. Susan Harrington – Internet and marketing are NOT Four-letter Words!
2. Andy Van Hevelingen – Lavender Varieties:
Everything you wanted to know about propagating and starting lavender
Plants Diseases in Lavenders – Prevention & Cures
3. Annie Harman – Hydrosols and Current Research
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm Workshops
1. Curtis Beus – Agri-tourism: What you need to know
2. Chef Andre Mercier – Cooking with Lavender
3. Reitha Weeks - Cosmetic regulations, labeling and safety testing
6:00
pm Dinner
7:00 pm Keynote Speaker Paul Abbott
Sunday, October 19, 2008
9:00 am – 10:15 am General Session – Andy Van Hevelingen:
Lavender cultivars for the Northwest and Beyond
10:30 am – 12 noon Workshops
1. Reitha Weeks - Cosmetic regulations, labeling and safety testing
2. Susan Harrington – Web page features that produce results
3. Cathy Lucero – Weed Control
12 noon – 1:15
pm Break for Lunch
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm General Session – Paul Abbott
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm Workshops
1. Annie Harman - Working with Hydrosol
2. Andy Van Hevelingen – Propagating and starting lavender Plants
3. Chef Andre Mercier – Cooking with Lavender
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Conference wrap-up social
Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm
Monday, October 20, 2008
8:00 am – 10:00 am Lavender propagation techniques & greenhouse management practices
Peninsula Nurseries, Inc.
10:30 am – 12:30 pm De-budding practices. Different techniques and new methods
Angel Lavender Farm
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Lavender distillation practices and techniques
Sunshine Herb and Lavender Farm
