permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon@mindspring.com>]

Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 06:55:47 -0400
To: bdnow@envirolink.org
From: Allan Balliett <igg@igg.com>
Subject: JOHN JEAVONS: Growing More Vegetables with
BIOINTENSIVEGardening, this Thursday at 7PM


John Jeavons, a trained statistician, took the physical aspects of 
Alan Chadwick's gardening method and created  biointensive gardening, 
a highly effecient method of producing the highest quality vegetables 
in the smallest amount of space. (Using biointensive techniques, 
Steve Moore of York PA grows 10 times the national yield of bell 
peppers.)

Jeavon's ideas are carefully laid out in his best-selling HOW TO GROW 
MORE VEGETABLES. This Thursday we will demonstrate double-digging and 
the use of the u-bar and view CIRCLE of PLENTY, a video about 
Jeavon's work, followed by discussion and refreshments.

This series on human-scale sustainable agriculture, inspired by 
Howard Shapiro's GARDENING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH, continues at 
the Blue Ridge Center in Purcellville, VA (www.brces.org), Thursday 
evenings at 7pm in the big tent. Call or email me to reserve a chair 
Allan Balliett: 540 668 6165


April 25 - Rudolf Steiner and Biodynamic Agriculture - Video: Alex 
Podolinsky in Australia

May 2 - Alan Chadwick and French Intensive Biodynamic Gardening - 
Video: Garden Song

May 9 - John Jeavons - Biointensive Gardening - Video: Circle of Plenty

May 16 - Masanobu Fukuoka - One Straw Revolution/Nature Gardening - 
Video: The Close to Nature Garden

May 23 - Elaine Ingham - The Soil Foodweb - Video: Life in the Soil

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Plan now to attend the 2002 Mid-Atlantic Biodynamic Food and Farming 
Conference at the Blue Ridge Center. Featured  speakers include 
Howard Shapiro, Glen Atkinson, Elaine Ingham, Hugh Lovel, Hugh 
Courtney, James Demeo, Jerry Brunetti, Will Winter, and, of course, 
Mark Shepard. For more info, see www.gardeningforthefuture.com (under 
preparation) or contact Allan Balliett at igg@igg.com or 540 668 6165
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