Calendar
* SAREP WEB CALENDAR SAREP offers a regularly updated sustainable agriculture calendar on our World Wide Web site at: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ (click on "Course, Workshops, Events"). Please feel free to add sustainable agriculture events. * NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR The National Agricultural Library maintains a calendar as part of AgNIC at http://www.agnic.org It links to more than 1,200 major national and international agricultural conferences.* MONTHLY MEETINGS
Lighthouse Farm Network The Community Alliance with Family Farmers Foundation sponsors informal monthly meetings for growers to discuss issues related to pesticide use reduction. Contact: Reggie Knox, CAFF, (408) 457-1007.
OCTOBER
13
Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) Professional Development Workshop, Calif. State Univer., Fresno. Hands-on training for farm consultants, PCAs, agency & university staff. Biological farming topics covered: fall & winter pest control decisions in almonds, compost production & use, biological management in grapes, soil biology. Contact: Mark Cady, (530) 756-8518 ext. 20; bios@caff.org
15-17
150 Years of California's Golden Harvest, Hilton Inn, Sacramento. Sponsor: California
Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. Workshops, roundtable sessions, field trips,
resource fair & showcase of teacher-developed activities on integrating agriculture
into all curricular areas. Free resources, lesson ideas, sources of materials &
agricultural information for use in all grade levels. Invited speakers
include Ann Veneman, Bill Pauli, Kevin Starr, David Mas Masumoto. Contact: CFAITC (800)
700-AITC; http://www.cfaitc.org
23-25
The 1998 Bioneers Conference: Visionary and Practical Solutions for Restoring the Earth. Location: Fort Mason Center, San Francisco. Speakers: Riane Eisler on partnership economics, Pliny Fisk on natural design, Rosemary Gladstar on plant medicine, Malcolm Margolin on indigenous land management, Cathrine Sneed on the Garden Project, Peter Warshall on biodiversity, Kent Whealey on Seed Savers Exchange. Contact: CHI/Bioneers Conference, 826 Camino de Monte Rey #A6, Santa Fe, NM 87505; (505)986-0366, contactus@bioneers.org ; http://www.bioneers.org/
DECEMBER
7-9
Annual Internat'l Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives &
Emissions Reductions, Orlando, FL. Sponsors: Methyl Bromide Alternatives Outreach, The
Crop Protection Coalition, US-EPA, US Dept. of Agriculture. Contact: Methyl Bromide
Alternatives Outreach, (209) 447-2127.
JANUARY 1999
20-23
19th Annual Ecological Farming Conference, Asilomar, CA. Bus tour Wed.; workshops, speakers Thurs.-Sat. Contact: Committee for Sustainable Agriculture, 406 Main St., Ste. 313, Watsonville, CA 95076; (408) 763-2111; http://www.csa-efc.org
30-Feb. 2
33rd Annual Conference of the Association of Applied Insect Ecologists (AAIE), Santa Barbara, CA. Keynote: David Pimentel on Pest Management in the New Millenium, workshops. Contact: Max Jehle, (805) 792-3151, sailmax@aol.com; Nicholas Macris, (209) 897-7340, nmacris@jps.net; John Plain, (916) 441-5224, plainaaic9@aol.com
AUGUST
4-7
Global Soy Forum, 1st worldwide assembly of soybean producers, researchers, industry leaders, policy makers, consumers. Includes World Soybean Research Conference VI. Contact: Mary Auth, (217) 244-7384; gsf99@uiuc.edu; http://www.gsf99.uiuc.edu
