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<div>Two interesting conferences coming up....</div>
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<div><font size="-1">1) </font><b>Restoring Our Seed Conference
and Seed Exchange</b><br>
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Dec 4-5, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2004<br>
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Ever wonder how generations of farmers without advanced degrees grew
their own<br>
seed and developed the foods of today? Join us to learn to:<br>
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* Grow, select and breed organic seed for sustainable farming in New
England,<br>
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* Integrate seed crops and wild habitats for enhanced biodiversity<br>
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* Develop local markets for 'vintage vegetables' with communities,
schools and<br>
chefs to grow a bioregional food and seed system.<br>
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Workshops with New England's master seed growers, Dr. Raoul Robinson,
the<br>
Public Seed Initiative, Dominique Guilette of
kokopelli-seed-founda<br>
tion.com, Bret Grohsgal and more.<br>
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Contact CR Lawn and Eli Rogosa: Ph: 207 872 9093 Email:
humus1@netvision.net.il<br>
<a href="http://www.growseed.org">www.growseed.org</a><br>
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<div><font size="-1">2)</font><b> Forest Gardening: A Delicious and
Practical Food System (free!)</b><br>
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When: October 31, 2004, 1 – 3 pm<br>
Where: 147 Brown Ave., Holyoke, MA. At the home of Jonathan and
Eric.<br>
What: A presentation of our forest garden.<br>
Who should come: Anyone interested in gardening, permaculture,
learning new ideas, and hanging with cool people.<br>
RSVP: Jonathan, 303-0740, edibleforests@hotmail.com<br>
Meeting/workshop outline:<br>
-introductions<br>
-updates on planned events, local activities and/or projects<br>
-forest garden process:<br>
-what is a forest
garden?<br>
-our story<br>
-review land analysis,
plans, and design<br>
-tour of the site (time spent outside depends on weather):<br>
-tropical garden,
mushrooms, greenhouse, fruit arbors, ponds,<br>
forest garden<br>
-depending on time, motivation and weather we will mulch part of the
back<br>
yard in leaves collected from the neighborhood. For those
interested,<br>
bring your gardening attire.</div>
<div>Directions:<br>
-91 south to the Rt. 202 exit, Holyoke<br>
-Left at end of ramp onto Rt. 202<br>
-Down the hill till you reach Rt. 5 (Northampton Street), Make a
right<br>
-Left onto Laurel Street<br>
-First right onto Willow Street<br>
-Right onto Brown Ave.<br>
-Third house on your right 147 Brown Ave. (Look for Banana Trees)<br>
Hope to see you here. Bring snacks or beverages to share if you
want.</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Center for Science Exploration</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Adele Simmons Hall #132</font></div>
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