Maharishi University of Management
Eco-Fair 2002, M.U.M. SU 100, Fairfield, Iowa 52557 Ph. 641-472-1134
http://www.ecofair2002.org
For Immediate Release: Contact: Ken Chawkin
Ph. 641-472-7000 ext. 5042
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Pioneering Organic Farmer Eliot Coleman, Author of Two Books to Speak and
present workshops on Organic Farming and Year-Round Farming in Fairfield -
Eliot Coleman, known nationally for his organic farming techniques and
famous for his year-round growing in frigid Maine, will be in Fairfield on
May 10-11 to give lectures and workshops on organic and winter gardening.
Coleman is the author of "The New Organic Grower" and "Four-Season Harvest,"
the primary working texts for organic farming in North America and in the
English-speaking world.
In September, he is out seeding his lettuces, carrots, radishes, and salad
greens, which grow bountifully throughout the winter in his unheated
greenhouses in Maine. While the typical farmer sows and harvest hundreds of
acres of grains and legumes from May to November, he cultivates 6 acres of
land year-round in one of the country's coldest climates.
He will conduct workshops on simple ways to grow vegetables year-round using
inexpensive techniques without the use of fossil fuels. This program
eliminates the confines of the growing season and provides technologies for
protecting the environment and conserving energy. It has the potential to
create a new niche in Iowa¹s agricultural economy by enabling more growers
to provide locally grown produce all year long. This will support Secretary
of Agriculture Patti Judge¹s view that Iowa growers are just beginning to
grow food for Iowans (as opposed to growing agricultural commodities for the
world).
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Schedule:
Friday, May 10th
9:15 am Natural Pest Prevention
1:00 pm Winter Gardening in Iowa
7:45 pm Keynote Speech -
"Action to Create a Sustainable World Begins in Our Backyard"
Saturday, May 11th
9:00 am Mini keynote talk
10:20 am Building Soil Fertility with On Site Inputs
1:00 pm Winter Gardening in Iowa
The fee for his workshops is $30. each. Fee can be discounted as low as $10.
for students and those needing a financial break . Fee for the Friday
evening keynote address is $5.
Eliot Coleman will be just one of dozens of speakers and events comprising
the Eco-Fair 2002 on the campus of Maharishi University of Management, May
9th -12th.
For more information on the Eco-Fair, see: http://www.ecofair2002.org/. Or
call Joan Masover at Iowa Progressive Asset Management at 641-469-4000 or
800-509-9096 until May 3. After May 3, contact Dr. M. Savard at
<[log in to unmask]> or 641-472-9180.
For more information on Eliot Coleman, see:
http://family_friendly.tripod.com/gardening/organic/Eliot-Coleman.htm
http://www.chelseagreen.com/Coleman/
http://www.chelseagreen.com/Coleman/NYTNov01.htm
The co-sponsors of the event are: Abundance Eco-Village, American Pride,
Builders Wholesale Supply, Carroll Lumber and Home Design Studio, Creative
Edge, Everybody's Inc., Fairfield Lumber, Genetic I.D., Insultech, Iowa
Progressive Asset Management, Iowa Renewable Energy Association,Jefferson
County Hospital, Leopold Group of the Iowa Sierra Club, Natural Merchants
Association of Fairfield, Radiance Dairy, Second Nature/Alliant Energy and
Soil Technologies.
Eco-Fair 2002 is also being supported by grants from the Leopold Center for
Sustainable Agriculture, the Ministry of Renewable Energy, Global Country of
World Peace, from Wal-Mart and from the Leighty Foundation.
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Ericka Dana
Sierra Club Iowa Chapter Executive Committee
http://www.sierraclub.org/chapters/ia/
Organic Consumers Association Regional Coordinator
http://www.purefood.org
Catnip Farm Organic (319) 685-4270 <[log in to unmask]>
http://www.catnipfarm.com
http://www.localharvest.org/listing.jsp?id=87&hit=1
Geodesic dome season extension project:
http://us.geocities.com/catnipfarmdome/index.html
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