John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ attends the 36th Annual EcoFarm Conference put on by the Ecological Farming Association and gives you a tour and review of the event. You will learn first-hand what it is like to attend some of the events at EcoFarm Conference that takes place at the Asilomar conference center in Northern California every year. In this episode, John will show you around the EcoFarm Conference including sharing the seed exchange as well as the exhibitor area to share with you the best exhibitors for the event. Exhibitors Visited: 15:05 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds http://www.rareseeds.com 16:02 Heirloom Expo http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/ 18:38 Natural Resource Conservation Service http:/nrcs.usda.gov 20:18 Sea Agri Trace Minerals http://www.seaagri.com/ 28:41 Eon Micro Rock Dust Trace Minerals http://www.eonmicro.com/ 32:29 Dynamax Real Time Plant Sensors http://www.dynamax.com/ 35:09 Aquasap - High K water soluble Seaweed Powder http://www.aquasapseaweed.com/ use coupon code gyg for 20% off and free shipping Finally, John will share his personal notes from several of the workshops about what he learned at the EcoFarm Conference 2016 including topics on: Manage Crop Nutrient Levels to Manage Disease, Hoophouses and how to get the government to pay for it. Farmacology, Sandblasting Weeds, No-Till Farming 102, Organic Herbicides and Pesticides and much, much more. Referenced Videos: EcoFarm 2014 Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPV24862T8A Eco Farm 2015 Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRvOWusFZ0 Grow 216 pounds of pumpkins in 15 square feet of space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BxXUdRKSAU Learn more about the EcoFarm Conference at: http://www.ecofarm.org Purchase the MP3 audio of the presentations at Eco-Farm at: http://eco-farm.org/shop Subscribe to Growing Your Greens: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best fertilizer to boost your plant growth in a new garden or an old one. John will share his favorite fertilizer to get your plants off to a running start after starting them from seed or transplanting. John will share with you why compost tea is his favorite fertilizer to add microbes to your soil that will break down minerals and organic matter in the soil into plant available nutrients. Next, John will share how to easily brew your own compost tea using a garden filter, a five gallon bucket, an air pump with air stones and pre-made compost tea. Finally John will show you how to distribute the compost tea to all your plants in your garden quickly and easily. Referenced videos: Best Nursery in Houston for Perennial Vegetables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzILo5xxKQ Open Source Compost Tea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTijkwQaPRI Compost Tea vs Rock Dust Battle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLWGHku3es Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch over 1100 other GrowingYourGreens videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Help John buy a Farm and Get a Tee Shirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ghgUmXvqBw Purchase Boogie Brew Compost Tea at the Lowest GYG Prices: http://www.boogiebrew.net/gyg

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a near-by community garden to see what's growing on. In this episode you will learn more about white powdery mildew, how to harvest basil seed, rotting tomatoes, and how to get or give away free vegetables.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the OAEC spring biodiversity plant sale to share with you 11 varieties of tomatoes that perform well in cool weather climates. John will also share some unique and rare, perrenial food crops that are available at this plant sale. John will share the best leafy greens to grow in the summer, and you will also learn about a crop you can grow that is 40% protein and 20% fat.. You will also learn how the OAEC is legally composting human manure to enrich their garden. After watching this episode, hopefully you will be aware that nature is a wealth of biodiversity and we should strive to embrase this diversity in our gardens.