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  • From: ossi@kulma.net
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  • Subject: [permaculture] AGRO-ECOLOGY & PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE Vanvadi, Maharashtra, India Dec 9 to 14
  • Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 15:51:00 +0100

Hi!

I'm forwarding here information from Bharat Mansata (sorry if this was here already).

For more info on the convergence : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg6LWYI9z6IO(WpYzar3osi4Kpc4bHd4qTVwSlxg9N_8v0lpg/viewform?c=0&w=

Best wishes,
Ossi Kakko (via Fennoscandia)


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Schedule of Sessions:

AGRO-ECOLOGY & PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE

Vanvadi, Maharashtra, Dec 9 to 14

The weekend of Dec 10-11 will focus on home food gardening. The other days will cover wider issues related to agro-ecology and permaculture, including, soil, water, biodiversity …

Friday, Dec 9, 2016

11 am to 12.45 pm: Introduction to Vanvadi, and to the Convergence aims & plan; followed by brief self-introductions by participants, about 2-3 minutes per person, including what each would like to learn/benefit from the Convergence.
2.30 pm to 4 pm: Session by Narsanna on ‘Applied Permaculture’
4.15 pm to 5.45 pm: Interactive Discussion with Narsanna and 2 or 3 others (add names) on permaculture & agro-ecology

Saturday, Dec 10:

9.30 am to 11 am: Joint open discussion with Ananya, Rosie, Narsanna, and Bharat on ‘Collaborative Documentation and Sharing of Knowledge and Practices in Agro-ecology and Permaculture.’
11.10 to 11.30 am: Narsanna on ‘International Permaculture Convergence’ at Hyderabad in Nov. 2017; and Bharat on the ‘Organic World Congress’, jointly organized by IFOAM and OFAI, at Noida, Delhi, a week or so earlier.
11.30 to 1 pm: Parallel Workshop Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home Food Gardening Basics’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban Homestead Nutrition Gardening’ with Rosie-Peter
2.30 to 4 pm: Continued Parallel Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home Food Gardening’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban Homestead Nutrition Gardening’ with Rosie-Peter.
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Joint Interactive Discussion on Home Food Gardening, with Preeti, Ananya, and Rosie-Peter

Sunday, December 11:

7 - 8.30 am: ‘Vanvadi Forest Foods and Useful Species’ – a walk with Mahadu Bua and Ambibai
9.30 am to 11 am: Parallel Workshop Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home Food Gardening’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban Homestead Nutrition Gardening and Integrated Agro-forestry’ with Clea and Rosie-Peter.
11.15 to 12.45 pm: Continued Parallel Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home Food Gardening’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban Homestead Nutrition Gardening and Integrated Agro-forestry ’ with Clea, and Rosie-Peter
2.30 to 4 pm: Presentation/talk by Clea on ‘Permaculture Principles in designing a Home Food Garden/Backdoor Food Forest’ (covering both urban/terrace and rural/peri-urban situations)
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Joint Interactive session and Open Discussion on Home Food Gardening, with Clea, Preeti, Ananya, and Rosie-Peter

Monday, December 12:

9.30 am to 11 am: Talk/Presentation by Clea on: ‘Agro-ecology and Soil Regeneration’
11.15 to 12.45 pm: Talk/Presentation by Clea on: ‘Agro-ecology and Tree-based Farming’
2.30 to 4 pm: Talk by Naresh Save (translated by Bharat) on ‘Bhaskar Save’s way of Natural Farming’; alternatively, session with Raju Titus on ‘Seedballs in Fukuoka’s way of No-Till Natural Farming’
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Open Discussion with Leslie, Vasantbhai and Bharat on ‘Integral Lifestyle Permaculture and Social Permaculture’

Tuesday, December 13:

9.30 - 11 am: Workshop by Vasantbhai on 'Soil and Water Conservation, including Contour-line Management’
11.15 - 12.45 pm: Session with Debal on ‘Selection and Conservation of Crop Varieties in a Farmer-oriented Participatory Breeding Programme’
2.30 -4 pm: Talk/Presentation by Nareshbhai Save on: ‘Bhaskar Save’s approach to Orchard Development, integrating Short Lifespan, Medium Lifespan and Long Lifespan Species’;
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Open Discussion with Debal, and Clea on 'The Meanings of Sustainability in an Agro-ecological Context'

Wednesday, December 14

9.30 am to 11 am: Talk / presentation by Debal on ‘Agro-ecology and Conservation’
11.15 to 12.45 pm: Session with Vasantbhai on ‘Farmer level Networking, and Seed Festivals for Crop Diversity Conservation and Sharing, including Relevant Knowledge’
2.30 - 4 pm: Collective Evaluation and Discussion session on the Convergence; and Future Collaboration Plans

The invitation to the Convergence, posted earlier, includes registration details and other relevant information for intending participants. Early registration is requested and recommended. We have shared accommodation for a maximum of 35 people. Those registering late may thus need to bring their own tents, or be prepared to sleep under the open sky, which can be quite enjoyable if you are suitably equipped with a warm sleeping bag.

Please feel free to share this with anyone else who may be interested.

Warmly,
Bharat



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