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  • From: Heenan Doherty <heenandoherty@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: "permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] How to Feed 9 Billion People
  • Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:53:46 +1000

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

...sent with iPhone4


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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