Sessions for 2024

We have three tracks,  Growing your Business, Growing your Product Line and Growing your Revenue. You can switch from track to track to take advantage of the wide variety of subjects offered with all the sessions.

Pre- Conference Thursday

Thursday from 1-5 -Join us for a Mini Lavender Academy

The basics of starting a Lavender Farm- so you want to grow Lavender !

                        This session is for new growers as well as those who are ready to take their Lavender business to the next level and open to the public

Pre Conference Friday

Several of these sessions are sold out.

Product Making 9-5 - Choose to take as many as you would like 

Each session has a hands on component and you will learn a new skill or perfect an old skill.

Soap Making - Cold Process

Soap Making – Hot Process

Lotion Bar Making

Bath Bombs

Wreath Making

Conference Schedule Saturday 

This is a tentative Schedule which may change slightly as the presenters verify when they will be arriving

********Business Track***********

7-9                      Registration and Vendors

9:00                    Welcome

9:30                    Keynote

11:00                  Value Added Product Grant

11:45                  Lunch/vendor                                                 

1:00                    Digital

2:15                    Insurance

3:30                    Vendors

4:15                    AI and your business

6:00                    Dinner/ evening entertainment

********Growing Track ***********

7:00                   Registration and Vendors

9:00                   Welcome

9:30                   Keynote

11:00                 Value Added Product Grant

11:45                 lunch/vendor

1:00                   Labyrinth                                                      

2:15                   Certified Naturally Grown

3:30                   vendors

4:15                   Terroir

6:00                   Dinner /evening entertainment

************Product Track *************

7:00                    Registrations/Vendors

9:00                    Welcome

9:30                    Keynote 

11:00                  Value Added Product Grant   

11:45                  lunch/vendor

1:00                    Blooming Beauty-Trends                               

2:15                    So you want to make products

3:30                    vendors

4:15                    Tea Blending

6:00                    Dinner with evening entertainment

Conference Schedule Sunday

This is a tentative Schedule which may change slightly as the presenters verify when they will be arriving

********Business Track***********

8:00              Vendors

9:00              Morning session

9:45              Behavior Economics of Pricing

12:00            lunch/vendor

1:15              Social Media Deep Dive

2:30              Vendors

3:15              Harnessing Revenue Fields

4:45              close…

*******Growing Track **********

8:00               Vendors

9:00               Morning session

9:45               Beekeeping

11:00            Round Table   

12:00             Lunch/vendor

1:15               Agritourism                                                    

2:30                Vendors

3:15                Diseases

4:45                close…

*********Product Track ***********

8:00                Vendors

9:00                Morning Session              

9:45                Crafting with Chemistry

11:00              Round Table                                          

12:00              Lunch/vendor

1:15                FDA Regulations and batch control

2:30                Vendors

3:15                VDACS - Simple syrup

4:45                close…