>JULY 26-29 and AUGUST 2-6, 2001
>"FOOD FOR LIFE in the New Millenium" at The Sequatchie Valley
>Institute
>near Dunlap, Tennessee (northwest of Chattanooga)
>Two summers in a row, between 35-80 folks per day visited the
>Sequatchie
>Valley Institute at Moonshadow in SE Tennessee, to learn and
>share skills which may
> reclaim the future from unsustainable food systems. We
>generated so much inspiration and dedication that we plan to do
>this as
>an annual event!
>
>This third annual gathering will be split into two separate
>weekends,
>where the political and practical aspects of food production
>are
>emphasized.
>
For more information and registration, call 949-5922 or Email
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>July 26-29: Emphasis on The Political: The first weekend will
>focus on
>theoretical and political explorations of the social and
>ecological
>implications of industrial agriculture. We will discuss
>strategies for
>mobilizing against agribusiness and ag biotech, and promoting
>sustainable
>community-based food systems in the face of global monopolies.
>
>August 2-6: Emphasis on the Practical: The second weekend will
>emphasize
>skills building around permaculture, organic gardening, food
>preservation, saving seed, macrobiotics, different methods of
>cooking and
>diet choices, medicines, nutrition and energy efficient cooking.
>
>To wrap up the weekend, on August 6th, we will create a public
>demonstration of our ideas with the AUTONOMOUS BANQUET!
>
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>FOOD FOR LIFE SCHEDULE
>(subject to change)
>
>THURSDAY, JULY 26TH:
>
>ALL DAY Arrivals and tent setting-up
>4:00-5:30 * FERMENTATION I - SAUERKRAUT (Patrick and Ashley)
>Learn how
>to make this wonderful beneficial food!
>7:00-8:15 Dinner
>8:30 Welcome Circle
>
>FRIDAY, JULY 27TH:
>
>7:00-8:00 Breakfast
>8:00-8:30 Announcements
>8:30-11:00 * EDIBLE LANDSCAPING AND
>PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE (Patrick and Ashley Ironwood) We
>will tour
>through Moonshadow1s edible landscape while learning the basic
>ideas and
>terminology of Permaculture.
>11:15-12:45 * TOTALITARIAN AGRICULTURE
>DISCUSSION (john johnson and Patrick Ironwood) Can we continue
>to
>manipulate wild nature to feed our growing population and not
>damage the
>ecology that allows for abundant and complex life on our planet?
>1:00-2:15 Lunch
>2:30-4:15 * LOCAL VS. GLOBAL (Will Bailey) This workshop will
>cover
>issues such as food security, food web, general health and
>vitality and
>quality of life, all relating to locally grown versus globally
>blown.
>Will works at Crabtree Farm in Chattanooga.
>4:30-7:15 * MACROBIOTICS (the Webb Family) Rodney and Heather
>will lead
>a discussion including a brief history of agriculture and the
>decline of
>local and seasonal diets. The topic will then shift to
>exploring
>solutions to restucturing a way of living and eating based on
>climate,
>season, and personal needs. A hands-on opportunity to prepare a
>summer
>supper will follow with a cooking class. Assisting wil be their
>daughters, Cheoah and Ivy.
>7:15-8:15 Dinner
>8:30-? "Food not Bombs, Fiscal Responsibility"
>The Defense Budget at the Oak Ridge Y-12 plant for Nuclear work
>is over
>$400,000 for one year. This would feed 90,000 hungry children in
>Tennessee alone. That is why Food, not Bombs and OREPA are
>working on
>campaigns to make folks aware on "Why its important to spend our
>tax
>money more responsibly and use our money for two of the basic
>rights,
>food and shelter, rights of all folks. Come hear the 1 hour
>presentation
>on how we can all do that as we become better stewards of the
>land.
>
>SATURDAY, JULY 28TH:
>
>7:00-8:00 Breakfast
>8:00-8:30 Announcements
>8:30-10:30 * LOCALIZE YOUR FOOD (Alex McGregor) The food
>distribution
>system is in the hands of a few corporations - what are the
>alternatives?
> Alex will talk about how to find a CSA (community supported
>agriculture)
>near you or how to approach a local farmer to start one. He
>will also
>share resources for starting buying clubs, food co-ops or
>growing your
>own!
>10:45-12:45 * BASIC NUTRITION: WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE THINK WE
>KNOW, AND
>WHAT THEY WANT US TO THINK WE KNOW. (Joel Kimmons) We will
>explore basic
>nutritional concepts, the relationship between diet and health,
>and the
>food and vitamin industry. The approach will be biologic and
>sociologic
>emphasizing that humans are social creatures of great passion
>and
>subjective reason.
>1:00-2:15 Lunch
>2:30-3:00 * SPREADING THE WORD (Leora Radding) Leora will
>facilitate a
>discussion about how to successfully broach the topic of
>sustainable
>eathing with others who may know little or nothing about this
>important
>life practice. Come share ideas!
>3:15-4:45 * GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED FOODS: WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW
>CAN HURT
>YOU (Greg Todd) Learn about genetic engineering: where it came
>from, how
>it can hurt you and the environment, the types of GE plants now
>prevalent, the international reaction to GE, GE labelling at the
>federal,
>state and local level and what you can do to protect your family
>from GE
>food.
>5:00-6:30 * HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE NOT AT HOME
>- and
>maybe even if you are (Colleen Rockstroh) Colleen will talk
>about how to
>attend and organize gatherings with safety in mind. First aid,
>food, and
>common mistakes made at gatherings.
>7:00-8:15 Dinner
>8:30-? Evening Activity:
>* FOOD CHOICES SHARING CIRCLE (Ashley Ironwood) Are you a vegan?
>carnivore? ovo- vegetarian? omnivore? freegan? We1ll talk about
>why we
>eat what we eat.
>
>SUNDAY, JULY 29TH:
>
>7:00-8:00 Breakfast
>8:00-8:45 Announcements
>8:45-10:45 * RECLAIM THE SEEDS! (Tracey Grimsley) Come discuss
>the
>environmental and political ramifications of the global
>population shift
>from rural to urban areas. We will discuss the issues around
>transporting and distributing food. Learn techniques to
>reconnect to the
>earth and empower yourself in an urban setting through food.
>Topics of
>study include: starting urban community gardens and CSA1s,
>rooftop
>gardening and indoor composting.
>11:00-12:00 * VEGANISM - THE ANIMALS,
>THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FEMINISM (Caitlin Childs and animal rights
>rep)
>Caitlin will discuss how and why to go vegan, covering both
>environmental
>and animal related reasons. She will also talk about her
>experiences
>going vegan and what made it easier for her. A representative
>from the
>animal rights group in Knoxville, TN will join us. They will
>also share
>their insights on veganism and animal rights organizing.
>12:15-1:30 Lunch
>1:45-4:30 * FACING THE INNER CARNIVORE: THE REALITIES OF OUR
>BIOLOGICAL
>AND CULTURAL HERITAGE (Joel Kimmons and Bill Keener) We will
>explore the
>evolution of human dietary practices and biological nutrient
>requirements
>by combining the multi-disciplinary fields of nutrition and
>animal
>husbandry. Beginning with our early hominoid past, through the
>advent of
>agriculture, and into modern industrial food production, we will
>search
>the origins of bodymindandsoul for an alliance between our needs
>and our
>desires.
>4:45-5:45 * WHERE'S THE WILDLIFE? (Shana Kresmer-Harris) How
>can we
>increase the diversity and amount of wildlife on our land?
>Seeking to
>raise livestock and gardens and share the land with our wild
>cousins - an
>exploration of creating farm and urban/suburban landscapes that
>nurture
>wildlife. Shana lives and works at Demeter's Circle Farm.
>6:00-7:15 Dinner at Moonshadow OR...
>Carpool to Chattanooga for Earth First! Fundraiser (to be there
>on time
>folks must leave at 6pm - will include dinner).....
>
>Week In-Between:
>
>Participants are encouraged to spend the week in-between
>gatherings at
>Moonshadow, living and learning informally, as short-term
>interns. Guests
>during this time, like everyone who lives and works at
>Moonshadow, will
>be asked to donate $5/day to the Community Fund for general
>expenses.
>
>The week in-between will include a field trip to 3The Sequatchie
>Cove
>Farm,2 a diversified family-run farm working with available
>resources,
>focusing on grass-based animal protein (eggs, meat). They also
>raise
>honey bees, native plants and run a pick-your-own berry patch.
>
>We will also visit Crabtree Farm, a not for profit foundation
>for
>research and education in sustainable agriculture. Crabtree
>farms has
>community garden plots, fields with free-range chickens, goats,
>sheep and
>cows. They hold weekly farmers1 markets, as well.
>
>On one day we will have a pleasure hike to the swimming hole -
>on the way
>we will ID trees, plants, etc, and revel in the wonderful
>ecology of the
>forests of Cartwright Gulf.
>
>THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND:
>
>ALL DAY Arrivals and tent setting-up
>11:00-2:00 * FERMENTATION II - WINE, BEER AND TEMPEH - (Patrick
>and
>Ashley Ironwood) We plan to illustrate the art of fermentation
>by making
>10 pounds of tempeh, 30 gallons of beer and 10 gallons of wine!
>7:00-8:15 Dinner
>8:30 Welcome Circle
>
>FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD:
>
>7:00-8:00 Breakfast
>8:00-8:30 Announcements
>8:30-10:00 * THE PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE OF FOOD PRESERVATION -
>Day One
>(Carol Kimmons) What, how and why to preserve food by canning,
>drying,
>freezing, pickling and salting. We will cover harvesting,
>preparation,
>preventing spoilage, and maintaining nutritional value.
>10:15-11:45 * HOW SMALL OR SKINNY PEOPLE CAN DO HEAVY WORK AND
>ENJOY IT
>(Sandy Hepler) basic tool use, a few principles of physical work
>and how
>to make it fun. We'll learn to love the mattock, dig the shovel,
>sling
>the spud bar and maybe even split a few chunks of wood.
>12:00-1:00 * AYURVEDIC MEDICINE - MAHARISHI VEDIC APPROACH TO
>HEALTH
>(Gerard Omby) Gerard will talk with us about the revival of
>ancient
>Ayur-Vedic medicine in its purest form. He will begin by
>describing the
>dangers of modern medicine and how Ayur-Ved offers ways to
>prevent and
>cure disease, partly through diet. He plans to present the
>scientific
>research on its benefits.
>1:15-2:15 Lunch
>2:30-4:30 * SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS! (Albert Bates) We will hold
>a hands-on workshop on cultivating the delicious and popular
>Japanese
>forest mushroom shiitake on natural hardwood logs. Albert
>Bates,
>proprietor of Mushroompeople, the nation's oldest speciality
>mail order
>spawn company, will lecture, take questions, and provide a
>hands-on
>experience to anyone interested in growing shiitake mushrooms
>commercially, including: scoping out a commercial operation:
>capitalization and profit margins, sawdust versus natural logs,
>species
>of wood, selective harvest of logs, selection of spawn,
>inoculation
>technique, managing the spawn run, harvesting technique, rest
>cycles.
>forced fruiting versus natural production, packaging and storage
>and
>marketing.
>4:45-6:45 Workshops (choose one):
>workshop 1: * MEDICINAL PLANT WALK AND TALK (Corey-Pine Shane)
>Explore
>the wilds of one of the most bio-diverse temperate areas in the
>world and
>the "bread basket" of American herbal medicine. We will
>discuss how to identify, ethically harvest and will make
>medicines out of
>a wide variety of plants - some local specialties and other
>plants that
>range across the continent. Space will be limited for this
>workshop -
>please register early - materials fee: $5
>workshop 2: * ILLUSTRATIONS FROM NATURE (Michelle Kimmons) We
>will focus
>on identifying plants of edible or medicinal usage and will
>translate our
>findings into illustration. Demos on techniques of shading and
>detail in
>pencil and ink will be covered. Bring your journal!
>
>7:00-8:15 Dinner
>8:30-? Evening Activity - TBA
>
>SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH:
>
>7:00-8:00 Breakfast
>8:00-8:30 Announcements
>8:30-10:00 * CANNING FOODS SAFELY - Day Two (Carol Kimmons) We
>will use
>a pressure cooker for non acid foods and a boiling-water bath
>for acid
>foods and pickles.
>10:15-11:45 * LIFESTYLE FACTORS, THE BASIS OF HEALTH: WHAT DOES
>THE
>SCIENCE SAY? (Sandy Hepler) While people and health care
>providers today
>tend to look for Remedies such as herbs or drugs for our health
>problems,
>our lifestyle is the true core of our health status. Our habits
>of
>eating, sleeping, drinking, breathing, exercise and other basics
>form
>this lifestyle core. Peer-reviewed science is confirming-- and
>sometimes
>confounding-- common sense in surprising ways.
>12:00-1:00 * THE WONDERS OF SOY (Albert Bates) Albert will give
>a
>culinary excursion to the world of soybeans. We will cook soy
>chili on a
>Volcano oven and discuss the processes for making tofu, TVP,
>soysage and
>tempeh.
>1:15-2:15 Lunch
>2:30-5:30 * GARDENING 101 (Alex McGregor and Tracey Grimsley)
>For many
>years Alex has been using intensive gardening techniques to
>create much
>food on a small amount of land. His garden has been the
>Chattanooga
>area1s only CSA (community supported agriculture). Alex will
>provide us
>with general gardening information and methods. Tracey is the
>head
>gardener at Moonshadow this season - she will give us a tour of
>what1s
>growing!
>5:45-6:45 * THE ART OF BREAD MAKING AND BAKING (Patrick
>Ironwood) This
>will be a hands-on workshop where we will make a variety of
>traditional
>and experimental breads. We will then learn the basics of
>baking in a
>wood-fired cob oven. Our bread will be included as part of
>dinner!
>7:00-8:15 Dinner
>8:30- ? Performance Fire Circle with music, poetry and dance!
>We1re
>looking forward to seeing what YOU have to offer!
>
>SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH:
>
>7:00-8:00 Breakfast
>8:00-8:30 Announcements
>8:30-10:00 * FREEZING AND DRYING - Day Three (Carol Kimmons)
>We will
>blanch, package and store frozen foods and experiment with
>various drying
>techniques.
>10:15-1:15 * WILD EDIBLES AND PLANT ID (Vesna Plakanis) We will
>spend a
>little bit of time aquainting oursevles with the methods of
>identifying
>wild plants and looking at some examples of plants we will see
>in the
>forest. Then, we will walk around the woods at Moonshadow,
>looking for
>wild edible plants and mushrooms.
>1:30-2:30 Lunch
>2:45-4:15 * MAKING SALVES FOR HEALING (Erin Shaw) Using
>medicinals grown
>at Moonshadow, we will make a salve for cuts, burns and scrapes.
>4:30-6:30 * BUGS OF THE GARDEN, FARM and PANTRY (Colleen
>Rockstroh)
>discussion on friends and foes with 6 legs. Focus on
>encouraging
>balance, bug crisis situations, and keeping bugs out of the
>pantry.
>6:45-7:15 * SPROUT TASTING! (Leigh Scherberger) Learn how to
>sprout
>beans and seeds!
>7:30-8:30 Dinner
>8:45-? * Autonomous Banquet Prep (Tracey Grimsley, Andy Fazio
>and
>everyone) Tracey and Andy will talk with us about Food-not-Bombs
>and how
>to redistribute unused or unsold food. Along with other local
>farmers,
>we will prepare food for the following day1s serving at Miller
>Park in
>Chattanooga. We can show that by coming together to share
>resources,
>we the community can feed ourselves & each other!
>
>MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH: AUTONOMOUS BANQUET!
>
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>
> * The workshops will be held at Moonshadow, a family-based
>homestead in
>rural Tennessee. Folks have been growing, harvesting and
>preserving food
>here since the early 701s.
> * We will have at least 24 enthusiastic educators on staff for
>the
>conference.
> * We plan to prepare each meal intentionally as part of the
>curriculum
>(each participant will help cook at least one meal per weekend).
> * Pre-registration is highly encouraged
>
>STUFF TO BRING:
>
> Make sure to bring a tent, bedding, a flashlight, toiletries, a
>towel,
>long-sleeved shirts and pants, a hat, rain gear, indoor and
>outdoor
>shoes, a journal, instruments and lots of energy. If you can
>bring bulk
>food, you may be eligible for a partial scholarship...
>
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>
>REGISTRATION:
>
>There will be a $25-$50 per day sliding-scale fee requested.
>Cost for
>thursdays will be $15 for the workshop and meal.
>
>Single workshop: $10
>Single meals: $5
>
>Fundraising efforts are underway to allow us to offer some
>partial
>scholarships. Food exchange for partial scholarships is also a
>possibilty.
>
>If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please
>contact us.
>
>If you would like to apply for a partial scholarship, send us
>your name,
>address, phone and email, as well as an essay explaining why you
>feel you
>deserve the scholarship and what you plan to do with your
>acquired
>knowledge. The deadline for scholarship applications is July
>10.
>
>
>YES! I WILL BE AT FOOD FOR LIFE
>FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY(S):
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>I CAN ONLY MAKE SINGLE WORKSHOPS,
>(PLEASE INDICATE WHICH ONES HERE):
>
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>I PLAN TO PAY $_____________________
>(if signing up for the tincture-making
>workshop, please add $5 for materials)
>
>I HAVE ENCLOSED:
>
>$25 non-refundable deposit
>
>PLUS $_____________________
>
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>ADDRESS:
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>EMAIL:
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>PHONE:
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>The mission of the Sequatchie Valley Institute is to offer
>society an
>opportunity to experience and learn about living in harmony with
>nature
>by providing:
>- education, art and research opportunities, land conservation
>and
>restoration
>- a dynamic model residence and learning center
>and
>- a vision for attaining a sustainable future
>
>Our five main programs are: Landscape and Architecture
>(permaculture,
>edible landscaping, natural building, and alternative energy),
>Outreach,
>Education and Research (off-site presentations and counseling,
>tours,
>teacher enrichment and academic research), Moonshadow Programs
>(workshops, conferences and events), MEDIA RIGHTS (a media
>production
>company encompassing the goals of SVI, producing newsletters,
>video,
>audio, public art projects and the SVI website) and Land
>Conservation.
>
>
>
>
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>ashley ironwood
>sequatchie valley institute
>media rights at moonshadow
>route one box 304
>whitwell, tn 37397
>(423) 949-5922
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