Deconstructing Dinner: Food Systems by Bruce Darrell on 7th November 2008
Global Citizenship: Opportunities for Change by David Korowicz on 28th November 2008
Venue: Enniscorthy Enterprise Centre, Co. Wexford…
food security
Irish Green Gathering 2008
Date and Time: 8th-10th August 2008
Venue: Woodbrook House, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland
Three members of Feasta made presentations as part of the Irish Green Gathering on the 8th-10th August, 2008. On Saturday, David Korowicz spoke about Climate Change and Sustainability, and John Jopling spoke about The Global Atmosphere Trust. On Sunday Bruce Darrell spoke about food security and the possibilities of biochar.
Read more about the Gathering and get a schedule at http://www.irishgreengathering.com.…
Converging Crises, Policy Responses – Feasta seminar series
Converging Crises, Policy Responses – Feasta Seminar Series
Date and Time: 12 noon, 1 Friday followed by 4 Thursdays in June and July 2008
Venue: Irish Architectural Archive building, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
This series of seminars was aimed primarily at policymakers, however Feasta members were most welcome too.
The five seminars are as follows:
The Future’s Not What it Used to Be, Friday 13th June
David Korowicz
Many of our civilisation’s key resources have become more tightly coupled and are under increasing strain. We look at the systemic interactions of energy, greenhouse gasses, food, and the macroeconomy; …
Capping Carbon! (Post Carbon Toronto Meetup) – Public presentation by Bruce Darrell
Date and Time:7 pm, Wednesday 7th May 2008
Venue: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Room 310, Toronto, Canada
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Linking urban agriculture and built form to carbon cycles, energy use and nutrient flows – Bruce Darrell
Part of conference “The Role of Food and Agriculture in the Design and Planning of Buildings and Cities”
Date: 3rd May 2008, 4:00 pm- 5:45 pm
Venue: Ryerson University Department of Architectural Science, 325 Church Street, Toronto, Canada
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Members-only Seminar: Danny Day, founder and president of EPRIDA, on Creating a Virtuous Circle
How new biotechnologies can increase crop yields, extract a wide range of fuels, foods, chemicals and materials from the plants themselves and sequester perhaps a third of their carbon in the soil.
13.45 for 14.00, Friday, 27th July, 2007
at the Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre
In association with the University of Georgia, Eprida has developed a method of producing biofuels and valuable coproducts which also allows greenhouse gases to be removed from the air and sequestered in the soil. See www.eprida.com. There is no charge for the seminar but to enable detailed discussions to take place afterwards, attendance …
