Subject: [permaculture] Beekeeping Conference in AZ
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:54:10 -0800
sorry for the last minute notice.
"As the Organic Beekeepers yahoo.com discussion group has now grown in
numbers to over 3700+ members, we have put together our 4rd meeting for an
American Beekeepers Association, for beekeepers into Organic Beekeeping, to
come together to associate for clean sustainable beekeeping with ZERO
treatments and getting off the artificial feeds and artificial inbreeding
parameters
Meeting to be held in Oracle, Arizona at the YMCA Triangle Y Ranch Camp and
Retreat Center 4 - 6 March 2011. Meeting will start Friday afternoon with
Friday Night Hello's/Dinner, run all day Saturday, and thru Sunday afternoon
with keynote presentations, general sessions, breakout sessions, hands on
workshops, with 6 catered meals. Dinner for Friday night Hello's will also
have speakers. Vendors welcomed. Speakers so far confirmed: Don Downs
(Apitherapy), Sam Comfort, Dean Stiglitz, Ramona Herboldsheimer, James
Fearnley (UK), Bruce Brown (CC Pollen), and Dee Lusby.
The fee for meeting includes: accommodations in Lodges (with up to 4 per
room dorm style each with own bath....with bring your own
sheets/bedding/blankets) for $175 per person, plus six catered meals, access
to all meetings/talks/workshops, snacks/break refreshments, and also a camp
liability coverage (form required to be filled out). Also no fee for vendors
other then normal l odging costs for meeting/catered meals.