Featured Presentations from the 2010 Conference
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Sunday (January 31)
| Sunday, January 31 (see Workshop Descriptions For Detailed Summaries) |
Workshop Registration – Full-Day General (Adult) Admission – (advanced registration up to Jan. 8/10) $20.00
Includes your choice of 8 – two hour seminars – after Jan. 8 or at the door – $30 |
Online PayPal registration for 2010 now open. |
Workshop Registration – Full-Day Student Admission – $10.00 (both advanced and at the door price)
Includes your choice of 8 – two hour seminars |
Online PayPal registration for 2010 now open. |
Sunday Morning Seminars:
9:30 am – 11:30 am (your choice of any of the 4 workshops)
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| ADVANCED:
Holistic management goals: harmonizing your spiritual, social, environmental and economic values
- √Tony McQuail |
INTRODUCTION:
Urban Agriculture: Opportunities For Action – summary of the Urban Ag. Conference (November/09 at the Arboretum)
- √Shannon Lee Stirling & members of Backyard Bounty Urban Farming Project (note that a special consultation with Backyard Bounty may take place in this seminar room between 11.30 am through 12.45 pm – details TBA) |
INTRODUCTION:
Permaculture on the farm and in the city
- √Brad Peterson |
Biodynamic
BioDynamic Seminar A “Challenges” – Anticipating some of the challenges facing agriculture in the decade ahead – how BioDynamic principles can help
- √Fred Kirschenmann – |
Take Time for Lunch !
The University Centre Cafeteria features an Organic Entree at Noon – on a first come basis |
| WORKSHOP/CONSULTATION (a noon-time consultation held by our Official Sponsor, the Organic Ag. Centre of Canada): “Research Needs – tell the researchers which organic projects need to be funded.” See Workshop Descriptions for further info.
11.45 am – 1.00 pm on Sunday |
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Sunday Afternoon Seminars
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (your choice of any of the 4 workshops)
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| INTRODUCTION:
Genetic engineering & corporate control – participatory workshop for advocacy (note that this program runs 12.00-3.00 pm)
- √Lucy Sharratt & √GeneAction |
INTRODUCTION:
Sheep husbandry forum: managing & controlling parasites
- √Achim Mohssen-Beyk & co-presenters |
ADVANCED:
A 2010 Climate Change Think-Tank: How can the organic movement respond to the challenge of climate breakdown!
- √Phil Beard, √Rod MacRae & panel |
Biodynamic
BioDynamic Seminar B “Solutions” – Creating a resilient agriculture – can we build a certification system that can help?
- √Fred Kirschenmann – NOTE: the Society For BioDynamic Farming In Ontario is sponsoring Fred, who is delivering the entire 4-hour morning/afternoon series. Please contact the Society – fourfold@golden.net |
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