Eco Farm Conference in California
The 29th Annual Ecological Farming Conference January 21 - 24, 2009 Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California on the shores of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Real Food Campaign director Dan Kittredge will be giving a presentation on Saturday, January 24th. For more detailed information, visit http://eco-farm.org/index.php/efc/detailed_saturday_schedule. (more…)
NOFA Winter Conference
22nd NOFA/Mass Annual Winter Conference
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE:The Roots of a Sustainable Community
Online Registration Closed
Saturday, January 17th, 2009 - 9.00am-5.30pm
Worcester Vocational Technical High School, Skyline Drive, Worcester, MA
http://www.nofamass.org/conferences/w2009/index.php
Real Food Campaign director Dan Kittredge will be giving two workshops.
Workshop #1 Description:
A PARADIGM SHIFT: CONCEPTS NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NUTRIENT DENSE CROPS (NDC), AND THEIR POTENTIAL*** Dan Kittredge
Maximizing crop nutrition and yield ...
Dr. Arden Andersen and Dan Kittredge Giving Workshops at the NOFA Winter Conference
Dr. Arden Andersen and Dan Kittredge Giving Workshops at the NOFA Winter Conference
Barre, MA – When more than 100 farmers converge this February in Barre for a 3 day seminar, they'll be focusing on a topic of serious concern to a growing number of consumers: the nutrition and taste of our food. The Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter has arranged for the worldwide farmer consultant, Dr. Arden Andersen, to give this intensive seminar to farmers on how they can increase the nutrient density, taste, and yield of their crops.
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Dan Kittredge Invited to Co-Chair at ACORE
Dan Kittredge Invited to Co-Chair at ACORE
On December 3rd and 4th of 2008 at ACORE in Washington DC, Real Food Campaign Director Dan Kittredge spoke at the Phase II of Renewable Energy in America Conference with Joel Salatin, a well-known player in the eco/sustainable farming movement, on the subject of food and fee.
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American Chestnut Revival
Restore the Crown of Abundance
THURSDAY AUGUST 7, LOUIS MAY, an elder environmentalist in the upper Hudson Valley, drove me 70 miles to see a tree he has watched and measured for 35 years. Lou’s tree is in dense forest on a steep slope at the south end of Schoharie Valley. Its 18-inch dbh trunk isn’t impressive for that forest. Actually, it’s a midget compared to its mighty ancestors—but these days, any American Chestnut is rare. This one is a giant and an elder.
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Earthworms and Bacteria Enjoy a Symbiotic Relationship with Rockdust
Each organism has a role and occupies a niche. In fact, shown by the Russian ecologist, Gause, about 30 years ago that each niche has only one organism with its specific food. If another organism is introduced, it either gets wiped out or creates its own micro-niche by living symbiotically with the first, for example, by using the waste matter of the first organism as food.
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New RTE Coordinator for South Africa
New RTE Coordinator for South Africa
We are excited to introduce you to Jacques Snyman, our new RTE Coordinator for South Africa and to his company Turbo-Grow. Please click here to find out more about him!
RTE and the Real Food Campaign at NOFA Summer Conference 2008
RTE and the Real Food Campaign at NOFA Summer Conference 2008
Director of our Real Food Campaign, Dan Kittredge offered the first workshop in an exciting workshop series related to remineralization at the 34th Annual Northeast Organic Farming Association's Summer Conference held in Amherst, MA from August 8-10, 2008.
From left to right: Dan Kittredge, Director of the Real Food Campaign; Dr. Arden Anderson, Keynote Speaker; and Joanna Campe, President and Executive Director of RTE
The conference opened with keynote speaker Dr. Arden Andersen. Both a medical ...
Organic Connections Magazine Wins Award
Organic Connections Magazine Wins Award
Organic Connections, a wonderful magazine put out by Peter Gillham's Natural Vitality (PGNV), has recently won a design award. The magazine often carries articles on RTE and soil remineralization. The recent July-August issue featured an article with Dr. Arden Andersen titled How We Can Restore Nutritional Content to Our Food. The coming September-October issue will feature RTE Director Dan Kittredge and the Real Food Campaign. For a free subscription, go to Organic Connections.
Much of RTE's sponsorship for 2007-2008 has ...
Swedish Recognition for SEER Rockdust Magic
Swedish Recognition for SEER Rockdust Magic
The fast growing popularity of the soil remineralizing SEER Rockdust has spread across the North Sea to Sweden.
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