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View news articles by Date Subject Region Activity Area Our 20th Annual Conference was held in Gulgong
06 March 2008
20th Annual Seed Savers’ Network Conference Conference speakers included:
Saturday 29th March 8.30 Registration 9.00 Introduction Dennis Grimshaw 9.10 Genetic Engineering David Murray 9.50 Genetic Engineering David Clarke 10.10 Morning Tea 11.00 Forum on GE 11.50 Seed Savers 22nd year Jude Fanton 12.30 Lunch 1.30 Natural Sequence Farming Peter Andrews Seed Saving Techniques Jude Fanton Growing Peas, Beans & Iris David Murray 3.00 Afternoon tea 3.30 Carbon Farming & Climate Change Michael & Louisa Kiely Native Seed Collecting Frank Frost & Mike Pridmore Olive Farming Iain & Kath Stevenson Bees & Pollination Ken Evans 5.00 Finish Formal Proceedings 6.30 Dinner 8.30 Entertainment with Jim Westwood and Percy Thompson Sunday 30th 9.00 Introduction Dennis Grimshaw 9.15 Importance of Seed Saving Jude Fanton & Frank Frost 10.00 Reports from Local Seed Networks 10.30 Morning Tea 11.15 Toxic Agriculture David Murray 11.45 Exercise on Local Varieties 12.30 Lunch 1.30 Water Divining Trevor Harding Local Seed Networks Jude Fanton Hazelnut Farming Vanessa Cox 3.00 Afternoon Tea 3.30 Medicinal Herbs Rowan, Kelly and co. Permaculture Debra Hebbard Seed Cleaning Frank Frost 5.00 Closure Monday 31st, 9.00am to 5.00pm Garden & Wine Tour of the many beautiful and unique gardens in the area and then savour some of the great tasting wines of our Mudgee region and maybe take some home with you. $40.00 per person, includes visit to organic Lowe Family Wines lunch at Wild Oats Cafe, Oatley Wines (makers of Poet’s Corner wines), coffee & sweets optional extras.
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