NATIONAL BIODYNAMIC FARMING AND GARDENING CONFERENCE November 12-14, Durham, NC

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BIODYNAMIC FARMING AND GARDENING ASSOCIATION 2004 AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE

Durham Armory - Downtown, Durham, North Carolina

Hosted by phine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics

Supported by Gardening for the Future

The annual conference of the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening

Association will be held at the Durham Armory in downtown Durham, NC

on November 12-14, 2004. The Association, the oldest organic farming

and gardening organization in North America, will present a

conference detailing the steps involved in converting a farming

operation to biodynamic practices and will specifically focus on the

importance of " quality " in agriculture. The conscientious consumer is

willing to pay higher prices for higher quality food in today's

market.

The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association will bring together

an impressive lineup of leaders in organic and biodynamic

agriculture, research science, and marketing. Well-known farmer,

marketing innovator, writer and educator, Salatin, will deliver

the keynote speech, " Holy Cows and Hog Heaven. " Janet Barker comes

from Switzerland to share her expertise on " Imaging Methods: Can

These Show Quality? " Janet is internationally noted for her work

using the Steigbilder imaging method for determining optimum quality

of medicinal herbs for pharmaceutical production.

Workshops on conversion to biodynamic practices, compost tea brewing,

on-farm value-added products, relationship marketing, seed saving,

grazing management, integrating orchards into the farm, and working

consciously with natural rhythms of earth and solar system will

provide opportunities to learn from leaders in the agriculture of the

future.

For More Information, watch www.biodynamics.com.

CONTACTS:

Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, Inc.

25844 Road, Junction City, OR 97448

(888)516-7797; biodynamic@...; http://www.biodynamics.com

phine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics

PO Box 133, Woolwine, VA 24185

276-930-2463; fax: (276) 930-2475; info@...;

www.jpibiodynamics.org

Gardening for the Future

Allan Balliett

POB 3047

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

(304) 876-3382

info@...

www.gardeningforthefuture.com