Tuesday Speakers – Print



  • Finley Hall – Speaker Hall 1 E.C. Kraft Building – Speaker Hall 2 Speaker Hall 3
    09:00am CA Rarefruit Growers Association (CRFG)
    Association Meeting
     
    10:00am Paul Vossen Axel Kratel Howard Garrison
    University of CA Farm Advisor Producer of Cloudforest Cafe USDA Researcher
    “Tree Fruit and Berry Pests” “Heirloom Cider and Eating Apples”  
    11:00am Dr. Vandana Shiva Gary Paul Nabhan Deepa Natarajan
    - Brief Opening Ceremony Father of the Local Food Movement Permacouture Institute
    - Video Presentation “Seeds to Sew”
    12 noon Mac Condill Leslie Goldman Sara McCamant
    The Great Pumpkin Patch Your Enchanted Gardener Seed Matters
    “Joys and Headaches of Growing Four Hundred Varieties of Cucurbits” “Grow a Healthier Pizza” “Toolkits to Build a Community Seed Movement”
    1:00pm Ronnie Cummins Heidi Herrmann Patricia Foreman
    Organic Consumers Association Strong Arm Farm Author: City Chicks and others
    “Seaweeds for Food and Health” “Gardening with and for Chickens”
    2:00pm Jim Long John Ikerd Linda Riebel
    Long Creek Herbs University of Missouri Author: The Green Foodprint
    “Beginner’s Guide to Heirloom Herbs and Vegetables” “High Cost of Bad Food: Economics of Food Insecurity” “Better Taste is Just the Beginning: Why Food Biodiversity Matters”
    3:00pm William Woys Weaver Ira Wallace John Kohler
    Author and Food Historian Southern Exposure Seed Exchange GrowingYourGreens
    “Why Heirloom Food Plants are Becoming So Popular” “Growing Great Garlic, Perennial Onions, Shallots, and Herbs – Plain and Fancy” “Food Demo: Using Your Own Freshly Harvested Bounty to Create a Delicious Meal”
    4:00pm Dave Murphy Diane Ott-Whealy Robert Kourik
    Food Democracy Now Seed Savers Exchange Author: Roots Demystified
    “Don’t Get Mad, Start a Revolution: GMOs Labeling and Democracy” “The Renaissance of Heirloom Gardening” “Roots Demystified”
    5:00pm Pamm Larry Ian Davidson Kami McBride
    LabelGMOs.org BioLogic Systems Author: The Herbal Kitchen
    “History of Label GMOs Initiative” “The Universe Below Our Feet” “The Herbal Kitchen”
    6:00pm Peter Luswata Jeanette Beranger
    Uganda Rural Community Support Foundation American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
    “The Future of African Farming” “Heirloom Chicken Breeds and Their History”
    7:00pm Carlo Petrini
    Founder: Slow Food International
     

    Speakers and Times are subject to change!