Upcoming Events

[Paul n Shelley]

Let's bring Permaculture into the discussions...

January 19 -22, 2000
         20th Annual Ecological Farming Conference
         For more information contact Committee for Sustainable
Agriculture, 406 Main St.,
         Suite 313, Watsonville, CA 95076. Tel. (831) 763-2111. Web
site: 
         http://www.csa-efc.org 
         From: David Chaney, SAREP 

February 17 , 2000
         Biologically Integrated Farming Systems Cross-commodity
Workgroup
         Meeting
         The UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources has funded
the new
         Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Cross-commodity
Workgroup. This
         is the first meeting for the Workgroup, featuring BIFS project
updates, social science
         analyses, pesticide use reports, and other topics. The meeting
will be held in
         Modesto, CA. The Workgroup is open for new members and is not
restricted to
         people funded by BIFS projects. Contact Max Stevenson
(530-754-8548) or
         mtstevenson at ucdavis.edu
         From: Max Stevenson, UC SAREP 

March 6 -9, 2000
         19th Vertebrate Pest Conference
         19th Vertebrate Pest Conference, Mission Valley Hilton Hotel,
San Diego, CA.
         Conference chair: Terrell Salmon, Wildlife, Fish & Conservation
Biology, University
         of Cliafornia, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616. Tel:
530-752-8751; Fax:
         530-752-4154; Email: tpsalmon at ucdavis.edu; Web Site 
         http://www.davis.com/~vpc/welcome.html
         From: Lyra Halprin for Paul Gorenzel, Vertebrate Pest
Conference 

March 7 -9, 2000
         Farming and Ranching for Profit, Stewardship, and Community
         Major conference highlighting research and education supported
by the Western
         Region SARE program. Conference will present methods and
outcomes of diverse
         research and education projects, and address the role of
non-profit organizations and
         public policy in promoting sustainable agriculture. Program
topics include irrigated
         and dryland cropping systems; grazing and livestock operations;
marketing strategies
         and eco labeling; soil quality; tropical agriculture;
biological pest control; crop
         specific sessions; involving farmers and ranchers in ag
research; marketing. Location:
         Portland, Oregon. For more information contact: Mary Staben,
(541) 737-5437,
         stabenm at bcc.orst.edu
         From: David Chaney, SAREP 

March 27 -29, 2000
         Soil, Food, and People: A Biointensive Model for the New
Century
         This conference explores the natural, human and global resource
landscape for the
         new century. Presentations and information at this event will
aid policy makers,
         academicians, farmers and the public in assessing biointensive
agricultural practices
         and their applicability, sustainability and importance
globally. For more information or
         to obtain a conference brochure contact UC Davis University
Extension (800)
         752-0881. From Davis or Woodland call 757-8777.
         From: David Chaney, SAREP 

more events at: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu

Paul Racko
Long Beach Organic, Inc.
http://longbeachorganic.org

-- 
      "Rely on one's own idea and not on the orders of nature, then
every effort will be futile." 
       --  Jia Si Xie, 'Qi Min Yao Shu' (6th Century)