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  • From: David Fortson <david@loatree.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] Videos: Seeds, soil, water…how to feed nine billion
  • Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:09:59 -0800

Hi Permaculture friends,

One of our projects in New Mexico is with the Quivira Coalition
(www.quiviracoalition.org). The recently hosted a conference titled "How to
Feed Nine Billion People."

They brought in speakers and scientists from around the world on a variety of
topics. We have 6 videos posted of these short lectures (with slides)
here:http://www.youtube.com/quiviracoalition

Noteworthy Talks:

Dr. Jill Clapperton - Soil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6daE2sYegg
Principal Scientist and President Rhizoterra Inc. Dr. Jill Clapperton is the
Rhizosphere Ecologist at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge
Research Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Dr. Molly Jahn - Seeds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKT5xln3uRk
Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Sustainability Sciences and
Professor of Agronomy and Genetics, Nelson Institute for Environmental
Studies, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, University of
Wisconsin-Madison.

Sandra Postel - Water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agSMj2KC708
Director,The Global Water Policy Project. Founded in 1994 by Sandra Postel, a
leading authority on international freshwater issues, the project fosters
ideas and inspiration for redirecting society's use and management of fresh
water toward conservation and ecosystem health. Sandra lives in Los Lunas,
New Mexico.

Gabe Brown - Soil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjX3UdVDFU
The Brown Ranch, east of Bismarck, ND, believes in and practice Holistic
Management, a part of which is farming and ranching in nature's image. They
strive to solve problems in a natural and sustainable way. Improving soil
health is a priority and no-till farming has been practiced since 1993.

Enjoy and share. Some good information in here.

David Fortson

LoaCom.com
....Better World Strategies
David Fortson






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