Agenda
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
10:00 am – 12:15 pm CDT
Agenda
Presented by Nick Wrenn
Introduction
Brief History of East Coast and Midwest Nut Culture
Black Walnuts
- Overview of walnut products
- Backyard-scale processing systems
- Industrial processing systems
- Nutritional benefits of black walnut
- Introduction to butternut
Hazelnut
- Hazelnut-based products
- American vs European hazelnuts
- Potential for hybrids
- Collection and processing
Hickory
- Breakdown of hickory species and their uses
- Hickory oil: a replacement for olive oil
- Pecans
- Collection and processing
Oaks
- Different types of acorn products
- Overview of different types of oaks and their value
- Flour processing
- Oil processing
- Livestock feed
Chestnuts
- Past and present role of American Chestnut
- Hybrid chestnut potential – a replacement for corn
- Collection, processing and storage
Non-native Nut Trees
- Other walnuts – English and Asian
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Credits
Engineers
2.0 PDHs
Landscape Architects
2.0 HSW CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
2.0 HSW PDHs
Continuing Education Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 2.0 PDHs for professional engineers and 2.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method and for whom this subject matter is professionally relevant. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and landscape architects via its registration with the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA/CES). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 2.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
*On-Demand Credits*
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format upon request:
2.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
Speakers
Nick Wrenn
Living Soil Tree FarmMr. Wrenn has been in a deep relationship with trees for as long as he can remember. As a young child he could always be found in the woods playing amongst the trees. During high school and college, Mr. Wrenn worked as a landscaper in the suburban environment just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. College took him down a different road where he studied civil engineering and worked on highway projects. His formal work with plants began in earnest after leaving his job in construction management in early 2020. Since that time Mr. Wrenn has been fully committed to working with plants, especially trees. As he explored various plant-based careers, he came across the work of Dr. Elaine Ingham and in 2021 completed the Soil Food Web School foundations courses. With an appreciation and understanding of the soil food web as a foundation, he went on to research permaculture, compost production, regenerative agriculture, plant breeding/seed saving and agroforestry. Over the past four years Mr. Wrenn has filled various roles on small-scale farms, completed compost production trainings, attended various workshops, and co-run several seed swaps. His main work over the past three years has been to establish a tree nursery and food forest on his grandparent’s farm in Cedar Grove, North Carolina, where Mr. Wrenn grows thousands of mostly native, mostly food-producing trees each year. These trees are offered bare root during the dormant season. The nursery also offers various tree seeds and cuttings and a small selection of potted plants. In 2024 Mr. Wrenn worked to establish a second nursery site in Bassett, Virginia, where he now lives. He uses the old nursery and food forest site in North Carolina to explore various low-input techniques for establishing trees and shrubs.
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