[Occupymendocino] Upcoming Free Event - Grow Your Own Food

[Charles Cresson Wood]

Upcoming Free Event:
Food for the Future: NOW
 
Event Description: Each person has the capacity to make a profound difference in the world. Through our attitude and through our actions, we can all help create the future. The science shows that humans have far overshot the carrying capacity of the earth. Growing food will be very important in the years ahead, and in many places in the world, the adequacy of food supplies is already a dire situation. With the Grow Biointensive food growing approach, situations of hunger can be turned into situations of food abundance. Through his scientific approach, John Jeavons has demonstrated that the amount of land required, time required, and money required, to grow large quantities of healthy food are much smaller than many believed. John will describe the Grow Biointensive approach to growing your own food and just what that approach entails.
Logistics: Thursday, June 21, 2018, 6:30-8:30 PM. Held at the Redwood Coast Senior Center, 490 North Harold St., Fort Bragg, CA 
Speaker: Leading this event will be John Jeavons. John is the Executive Director of the non-profit organization called Ecology Action, located in Willits, California. He is the visionary leader who developed the Grow Biointensive sustainable mini-farming method, a method which allows small farmers to increase yields two to six times when compared to conventional agriculture, build fertile soil up to sixty times faster than nature, and use 66% less water per pound of food produced when compared to conventional practices. This comprehensive cropping system enables people everywhere to grow a complete, balanced diet, as well as generate significant income, and at the same time improve the quality of the soil. John has been working on this approach to farming for 43 years, and his approach is now in use in 143 countries around the world, in virtually all climates and soils. John has been honored with many awards including the Steward of Sustainable Agriculture Award, the World Food Prize, and the Noetic Sciences Altruism Award. He is also the author of many books describing the methods of, and proving both the practicality and the viability of, the Grow Biointensive approach.

So... why should you be concerned about growing your own food?
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the United Nations informs us that, even though food production has grown rapidly over the last 30 years, today there are hundreds of millions of people that go hungry. Their web site explains how the rate of growth in world agricultural production has declined in recent years, so that it is now growing at only 0.25% per year. This decline in productivity is attributed to many factors such as soil erosion, water-logging, and salinization. Excess use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides, loss of genetic diversity in food crops, climate change, and deforestation are also playing big roles in this decline. Meanwhile, population continues to expand at 1.12% per year, according to the World Population Clock.

To move our world in a sustainable direction, each of us can reduce our dependence on big agribusiness, save money, get connected with nature, and acquaint ourselves with the wonders of the natural world, when we grow some of our own food. The Grow Biointensive system is a proven approach that involves double-digging and raised beds, composting, intensive planting, companion planting, and open pollenated seeds. Come join us to find out how you can grow food on less than half the amount of land required by conventional agriculture, and also cut the amount of fossil fuel resources required to grow your own food by 99%.
Links for further information:
www.growbiointensive.org
www.biointensive.net
 
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If you are unable to attend this event, but would like to get involved with Mendocino Coast Transition Towns, and its efforts to shift our local economy to a more local, sustainable, and resilient way to operate, email ccwood at ix.netcom.com or call Charles Cresson Wood at 707-937-5572.