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Subject: [permaculture] Masanobu Fukuoka and the Close to Nature Garden this Thursday, May 23 at 7PM at the Blue Ridge Center, Purcellville, VA
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 09:41:26 -0400
Global Gardener: Permaculture with Bill Mollison.
"Probably the next best thing to taking a class with Mollison
himself." Earthworks Magazine
BILL MOLLISON is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has
traveled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method
of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves
together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils,
water management and human needs into intricately connected
productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most
difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands
into food forests.
GLOBAL GARDENER is a series of four programs on one tape. Each
episode looks at examples in different bioregions:
IN THE TROPICS - Mollison introduces the basic principles, and shows
results in Australia, India, and Zimbabwe.
ARID LANDS - Reversing desertification in Arizona, Botswana and Australia.
COOL CLIMATES - Europe, Tasmania, and the San Juan Islands in Washington
State.
URBAN - New York City and Harare, Zimbabwe
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This series on human-scale sustainable agriculture, inspired by
Howard Shapiro's groundbreaking book, GARDENING FOR THE FUTURE OF
THE EARTH, continues at the Blue Ridge Center in Purcellville, VA
(www.brces.org), Thursday evenings at 7pm. We're in the trailer again
this week. the program is presented by the Blue Ridge Center
internship program. Call or email Allan Balliett to reserve a chair:
540 668 6165 or aballiett@brces.org
SERIES SCHEDULE
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 - Bill Mollison - Permaculture - Video: World Gardener
May 30 - 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 October 4-6 at the Blue Ridge Center, 2002 in Neersville,
VA. 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
[permaculture] Masanobu Fukuoka and the Close to Nature Garden this Thursday, May 23 at 7PM at the Blue Ridge Center, Purcellville, VA,
Allan Balliett, 05/20/2002