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  • From: David Fortson <david@loatree.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] How to Feed 9 Billion People
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:12:03 -0700

Hi all,

This is a project LoaTree is working on in New Mexico. Great speaker lineup.

Catherine Baca

Quivira Coalition

July 11, 2012

505-820-2544 ext 2

cbaca@quiviracoalition.org



For Immediate Release



Quivira Coalition’s 11th Annual Conference



“How to Feed Nine Billion People From the Ground Up:

Soil, Seeds, Water, Plants, Livestock, Forests, Organics, and People”



NOVEMBER 14 - 16, 2012, Albuquerque, New Mexico



ALBUQUERQUE, NM. – The Quivira Coalition is proud to announce its 11th Annual
Conference: How to Feed 9 Billion People taking place Wednesday– Friday,
November 14 - 16, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.



9 BILLION PEOPLE:



According to the FAO, global human population is projected to reach nine
billion by 2050, which means food production will need to expand by 70% to
keep up. Fulfilling this demand will place unprecedented pressure on
ecosystems, including the planet’s grasslands, especially as competition
grows for scarce natural resources.



How to meet this daunting challenge while ensuring the health of land, water,
wildlife and people will be one of the great tasks of the 21st century.



In this conference, we will explore a variety of innovative practices that
are already successfully intensifying food production while preserving,
maintaining, and restoring the natural world.



ABOUT THE CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:



This year’s conference presents some of the leading innovators, scientists
and thought leaders addressing food, fiber and land stewardship nationally
and globally. In this conference, two speakers on each topic, will explore
the scientific and practical applications that are already successfully
intensifying food production while preserving, maintaining, and restoring the
natural world. Speakers will share their hands-on experience and ideas for
feeding all life - from the ground up.



The video presentations of speakers from previous years can be found here:
youtube.com/quiviracoalition.



2012 Speakers include (partial list):



· Gus Speth, Fmr. Presidential Advisor, Environmental Lawyer & Award
Winning Author. – FEATURED SPEAKER

· Dr. Miguel Alteri, Professor of Agroecology at UC Berkeley

· Dr. Jill Clapperton, Principal Scientist and President at Rhizoterra

· Katherine DiMatteo, The Organics Specialists

· Gloria Flora, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions

· Dr. Molly Jahn, Professor of Agronomy & Genetics, Univ. of
Wisconsin-Madison

· Dr. Michael Mazourek, Vegetable Breeder, Cornell University

· Sandra Postel, Global Water Policy Project, National Geographic Society

· Allan Savory, Holistic Management, Australia

· Colin Seis, Farmer, Australia



Quivira Coalition Executive Director Courtney White said, "The world faces no
greater challenge than how to provide sufficient food and water for so many
people without destroying what's left of nature. A corporation-driven second
'Green Revolution' isn't the answer, but neither is starvation. The answer
lies with practices that work with nature, not against it, as an All-Star
lineup of Speakers at our conference will explain. Don't miss this
extraordinary opportunity!"



ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: Each year the Quivira Coalition Conference attracts
nearly 500 attendees from across the country to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This conference excels at the sharing of innovative ideas, the strengthening
relationships and fuels the fire for attendees to put their newfound
knowledge into action.



Jim Gerrish, 2011 conference speaker said, “As a result of the three days we
spent at the Quivira conference, Dawn and I got fully recharged and inspired
to continue to run the good race and fight the good fight. I finally have
reason to believe the future of American agriculture is a little brighter
than I thought it might be.



ABOUT QUIVIRA COALITION: The mission of The Quivira Coalition is to build
resilience by fostering ecological, economic and social health on western
landscapes through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive
public and private land stewardship. Our constituency of over 3,500 people
is highly diverse, including ranchers, environmentalists, federal and state
agency personnel, tribal members, academics, and the public at large, with
500 attending the conference annually.



For more information about the conference, visit QuiviraCoalition.org.



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