pcplantdb

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

Maybe Rich or someone could contact Emigdio and let him know about 
PCPLANTDB. He probably already knows about PFAF.

*Institute of Natural and Traditional Knowledge
a School of Ancient Knowledge for the Future*
http://intk.org/directors.htm

*Emigdio Ballon*

Emigdio Ballon, is a member of the Quechua Indian culture and was born 
in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He earned his Bachelors degree in agriculture at 
Major Bolivian University of Saint Simon in Cochabamba, Bolivia and his 
Masters degree in plant genetics in Colombia. He studied for his 
Doctorate at Colorado State University. As a plant geneticist he has 
specialized in research on quinoa and amaranth grains and has published 
many articles about them in both South and North America.

Emigdio has served as an organic certification inspector in the United 
States and has made many presentations at major conferences on 
agriculture. He has studied principles of bio-dynamic farming at the 
Josephine Porter Institute of Applied Bio-Dynamics and continues to 
study and make presentations at various seminars.

In his little free time, Emigdio pursues research into germination 
techniques for a wide variety of crops, including traditional Chinese 
and Ayurvedic herbs and herbs indigenous to Northern New Mexico. His 
other interests include seed saving and sharing, bio-dynamic and organic 
farming and sustainable agricultural practices. He is also involved with 
Native American organizations which stress the importance of seed saving 
and promote the revival and continuation of traditional crops, both 
nutritional and medicinal. He employs traditional Quechua techniques and 
rituals which he learned at his grandfather’s side as a boy in Bolivia.

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*He also is a member of the Andean Crops Group, which. focuses on 12 
underutilized crops

Working with Bolivian agronomist and bio-dynamic herbalist José 
*Emigdio* *Ballon*, they are developing dye plants and herbal 
pharmaceuticals such as cota (with *...

**...* Bolivian Quechua Indian agronomist *Emigdio* *Ballon* from 
Bolivia who still analyzes the vigor of today's harvests; and molecular 
biologist Alan Kapuler, *...

*Curso de Diseño en Permacultura <http://www.gaia.org.ar/cursoperma.htm> 
- Por el Ing. José *Emigdio* *Ballon*. Asociación Gaia - Instituto 
Argentino de Permacultura *...* Ing. José *Emigdio* *Ballon*. Oriundo de 
Bolivia, donde se recibió de *...*
www.gaia.org.ar/cursoperma.htm