Tuesday & Wednesday
April 8-9, 2014
Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa
Pray, Montana

Growing and cooking vegetables and fruit for Western gardeners

Join the Zone 4 team and guest experts for an action-packed, fun-filled two-day gardening and culinary experience that'll get you going and growing just in time for the 2014 growing season. You'll learn about these topics and more:

• Recommended cultivars for the Rocky Mountain region.
• Saving your own seeds.
• Cooking unusual vegetables.
• New ideas for turning familiar vegetables into exciting new dishes.
• Dinner Tuesday night, and breakfast and lunch Wednesday are included in your fee.
• Reserve your own room at Chico by calling 406-333-4933.
• Bring your bathing suit for a wonderful soak in Chico's chemical-free pools; water changed nightly.

Program Schedule

TUESDAY APRIL 8

11:00-12:30        Registration in Townsend Room, Convention Center

12:30-1:00          Welcome

1:00-2:00            Keynote: Linda Halloran:

                           How I Became a Zone 4 Cover Girl and Learned to Grow Tons of Veggies Along the Way

2:15-3:15            Keynote: Cheryl Moore-Gough: Growing Unfamiliar Veggies

3:30-4:30            Keynote: Susie Middleton: Cooking Unfamiliar Veggies

6:00-7:00            Reception

7:00-8:30            Dinner and keynote: Seabring Davis: Offerings: The Power of the Plate

WEDNESDAY APRIL 9

7:00-8:30            Breakfast in Dining Room

                            Registration in Townsend Room, Convention Center

8:30-9:30            Keynote: Roger Joy: A Nurseryman’s Perspective on Growing Cold-Hardy Fruit Trees

10:00-11:30        4 Demos (15-25 minutes each)

                            Susie Middleton: Fast, Fresh and Green: A Dozen Tips for More Delicious Weeknight Veggies

                            Jeanne Duran: Greenhouse Tours

                            Toby Day:Graft a Tomato Plant and Take it Home

                             Candace Moyer: How to Transplant Seedlings

11:30-1:00           Lunch in Dining Room

1:00-2:00            Keynote: David Baumbauer: Make the Most of Your Hobby Greenhouse

2:30-4:00            4 Demos (15-25 minutes each)

                            Jeremy Berg: Grilling Vegetables

                            Roger Joy: Grafting Scions of Heritage Trees

                            Cheryl Moore-Gough: How to Save Seeds

                            Claudia Galofre-Krevat:Latin Tricks with Local Grains

4:30-5:30            Keynote: Susie Middleton:

                            Fresh From the Farm: A Cookbook Author Grows a New Life on a Small Farm

5:30                     Farewell!

Speakers & Presenters

Cheryl Moore-Gough. Montana State University Adjunct Professor. Zone 4 Technical Editor for Horticulture. Author of Guide to Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening, The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds, The Montana Gardener’s Companion, and other books.

Susie Middleton. Former editor Fine Cooking magazine and currently editor-at-large. Author of Fast, Fresh & Green, Fresh, Green Table, and Fresh from the Farm. Appearance on Martha Stewart television. www.sixburnersue.com

Linda Halloran. Former Garden Coordinator at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado. Appeared on cover of first issue of Zone 4.

Seabring Davis. Editor of Big Sky Journal. Author of A Taste of Montana and A Montana Table.

Roger Joy. Wholesale grower of fruit trees and small fruit in Corvallis, Montana.Owner of Canyonview Nursery.

David Baumbauer. Plant Growth Center Manager, Montana State University.

Toby Day. Extension Horticulturist, Montana State University.

Jeremy Berg. Executive Chef, Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa.

Claudia Galofre-Krevat. Caterer, instructor, purveyor of spices and rubs. www.claudiasmesa.com.

Jeanne Duran. Head Gardener, Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa.

Candace Moyer. Student in Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems, Montana State University. Recipient of Awards for Excellence.