permaculture

[Heenan Doherty <heenandoherty@gmail.com>]

Nice work Dave. Glad to see Quivira is under your watch. Typo in there: Allan 
Savory in from the Savory Institute (USA) not HM Australia. Love to u and the 
fam, Daz 

Yours & Growing,

Darren J. Doherty,
www.HeenanDoherty.com

All Your Land Needs

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On 12/07/2012, at 2:12 AM, David Fortson <david@loatree.com> wrote:

> 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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