[Pil-pc-oceania] LISMORE: Feeding Our Future - local food conference

[RussGrayson]

EVENT: Feeding our Future - creating sustainable local food systems.

DATE: Saturday March 15, 2008. 9am to 3pm.

VENUE:  Southern Cross University, Lismore.

ORGANISERS: Southern Cross University, Lismore City Council, NSW Department
of Primary Industries and Tweed-Richmond Organic Producers Organisation.

COST: $22 (includes locally sourced organic morning tea and lunch).

PROGRAM: 
 
9.00a.m         Registration                   10.00a.m       Cuba¹s
agricultural response to peak oil- Roberto Perez, Urban horticulturist, Cuba

11.00a.m        UK response to recent food crises- Rebecca Lines-Kelly, NSW
DPI 

11.30a.m        Food miles and energy costs-Alan Roberts, TROPO

12.00p.m        Lunch and displays- organic food sourced within 160km of
Lismore 

1.00p.m         Relocalising the food supply-Russ Grayson, Australian City
Farms & Community Gardens Network/ Syney Food Firness Alliance/ TerraCicle
Inc

1.30p.m         Organic growing options-Dave Forrest, TAFE horticulture
lecturer 

2.00p.m         Localising nutrient cycles-Leigh Davison, community gardener
and SCU lecturer 

2.30p.m         Diversity underpins local food markets-Jude Fanton, Seed
Savers Network.


Free pre-seminar DVD screenings:
The DVD documentary The Power of Community is the inspirational story of
the Cuban people's hardship, ingenuity, and triumph over sudden adversity
through cooperation, conservation, and community, to create a low energy
society. It will provide background to Roberto Perez' keynote address at the
seminar. 

The DVD is available from SCU and Lismore Library.

There are also free screenings:
Southern Cross University U231: 12pm Tuesday 4 March
Lismore Workers Club: 7pm Thursday 6 March.

RGISTRATION:
To Register for the conference and for conference flyer and presenters go to
http://www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/sustainability
 
Thankyou to our Sponsors: Environmental Analysis Laboratory, Djanbung
Gardens Permaculture Education Centre, Rainbow Region Community Farms and
Northern Rivers Regional Development Board.