The weekend of Dec 10-11 will focus on home food gardening. The other
days will cover wider issues related to agro-ecology and permaculture,
including, soil, water, biodiversity …
Friday, Dec 9, 2016
11 am to 12.45 pm: Introduction to Vanvadi, and to the Convergence aims
& plan; followed by brief self-introductions by participants, about 2-3
minutes per person, including what each would like to learn/benefit from
the Convergence.
2.30 pm to 4 pm: Session by Narsanna on ‘Applied Permaculture’
4.15 pm to 5.45 pm: Interactive Discussion with Narsanna and 2 or 3
others (add names) on permaculture & agro-ecology
Saturday, Dec 10:
9.30 am to 11 am: Joint open discussion with Ananya, Rosie, Narsanna,
and Bharat on ‘Collaborative Documentation and Sharing of Knowledge and
Practices in Agro-ecology and Permaculture.’
11.10 to 11.30 am: Narsanna on ‘International Permaculture Convergence’
at Hyderabad in Nov. 2017; and Bharat on the ‘Organic World Congress’,
jointly organized by IFOAM and OFAI, at Noida, Delhi, a week or so
earlier.
11.30 to 1 pm: Parallel Workshop Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home Food
Gardening Basics’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban
Homestead Nutrition Gardening’ with Rosie-Peter
2.30 to 4 pm: Continued Parallel Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home Food
Gardening’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban Homestead
Nutrition Gardening’ with Rosie-Peter.
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Joint Interactive Discussion on Home Food Gardening,
with Preeti, Ananya, and Rosie-Peter
Sunday, December 11:
7 - 8.30 am: ‘Vanvadi Forest Foods and Useful Species’ – a walk with
Mahadu Bua and Ambibai
9.30 am to 11 am: Parallel Workshop Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home
Food Gardening’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban Homestead
Nutrition Gardening and Integrated Agro-forestry’ with Clea and
Rosie-Peter.
11.15 to 12.45 pm: Continued Parallel Sessions: (i) ‘Urban/Terrace Home
Food Gardening’ with Preeti and Ananya; (ii) ‘Rural/Peri-urban Homestead
Nutrition Gardening and Integrated Agro-forestry ’ with Clea, and
Rosie-Peter
2.30 to 4 pm: Presentation/talk by Clea on ‘Permaculture Principles in
designing a Home Food Garden/Backdoor Food Forest’ (covering both
urban/terrace and rural/peri-urban situations)
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Joint Interactive session and Open Discussion on Home
Food Gardening, with Clea, Preeti, Ananya, and Rosie-Peter
Monday, December 12:
9.30 am to 11 am: Talk/Presentation by Clea on: ‘Agro-ecology and Soil
Regeneration’
11.15 to 12.45 pm: Talk/Presentation by Clea on: ‘Agro-ecology and
Tree-based Farming’
2.30 to 4 pm: Talk by Naresh Save (translated by Bharat) on ‘Bhaskar
Save’s way of Natural Farming’; alternatively, session with Raju Titus
on ‘Seedballs in Fukuoka’s way of No-Till Natural Farming’
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Open Discussion with Leslie, Vasantbhai and Bharat on
‘Integral Lifestyle Permaculture and Social Permaculture’
Tuesday, December 13:
9.30 - 11 am: Workshop by Vasantbhai on 'Soil and Water Conservation,
including Contour-line Management’
11.15 - 12.45 pm: Session with Debal on ‘Selection and Conservation of
Crop Varieties in a Farmer-oriented Participatory Breeding Programme’
2.30 -4 pm: Talk/Presentation by Nareshbhai Save on: ‘Bhaskar Save’s
approach to Orchard Development, integrating Short Lifespan, Medium
Lifespan and Long Lifespan Species’;
4.15 to 5.45 pm: Open Discussion with Debal, and Clea on 'The Meanings
of Sustainability in an Agro-ecological Context'
Wednesday, December 14
9.30 am to 11 am: Talk / presentation by Debal on ‘Agro-ecology and
Conservation’
11.15 to 12.45 pm: Session with Vasantbhai on ‘Farmer level Networking,
and Seed Festivals for Crop Diversity Conservation and Sharing,
including Relevant Knowledge’
2.30 - 4 pm: Collective Evaluation and Discussion session on the
Convergence; and Future Collaboration Plans
The invitation to the Convergence, posted earlier, includes registration
details and other relevant information for intending participants. Early
registration is requested and recommended. We have shared accommodation
for a maximum of 35 people. Those registering late may thus need to
bring their own tents, or be prepared to sleep under the open sky, which
can be quite enjoyable if you are suitably equipped with a warm sleeping
bag.
Please feel free to share this with anyone else who may be interested.
Warmly,
Bharat
[permaculture] AGRO-ECOLOGY & PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE Vanvadi, Maharashtra, India Dec 9 to 14,
ossi, 11/14/2016