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DESCRIPTION:\nHarvest Festival and Open Garden Day\n  at the Albany Gill Tract\n(1050 
 San Pablo Avenue, near Marin Avenue)\n\nSaturday, October 25, 2003   
 FREE!!!!\n  10am-12:30pm- Free lectures by local agroecologists and 
 sustainable agriculture advocates.\n\n12:30pm-4pm- Music, Free Organic 
 Food, Kids Activities, Harvesting,\n  More demonstrations and Fun for all 
 ages!\n\n*For a more detailed schedule of events for the day, 
 visit\nhttp://www.gilltract.com\n\n  Fresh food enthusiasts and gardeners, 
 join in a celebration of one of the Bay Area's last remaining urban 
 farmland.  Professors Miguel Altieri  and Clara Nichols will lead a walk 
 through the farm to discuss agroecological approaches to weed and pest 
 management.  Professor Ignacio Chapela will speak about the benefits of 
 urban agriculture as an alternative to agribusiness and biotechnology.  Dr. 
 Peter Rosset will discuss the importance of preserving community 
 agricultural land, such as the Gill Tract, in order to ensure urban 
 sustainability for the future.  Spend the day listening to these speakers 
 and many more.  \nThe festival will also feature music from local 
 musicians, face painting, fresh food, and demonstrations on urban 
 gardening, including composting, seed-ball making, and organic  growing and 
 harvesting methods.  Please come enjoy and share in the harvest.\n\nUC 
 Capital Projects is currently planning to develop the Gill Tract with 
 graduate student housing, retail shops, baseball fields, and a community 
 center.  Unless an alternative plan that incorporates a working urban farm 
 and garden with UC and community needs is strongly advocated by students 
 and community, the seven acres of undeveloped agricultural open space on 
 the northern portion of this property wil be lost to the development.  If 
 this is the case, this season's harvest might be the last at the Albany 
 Gill Tract.  Come join in celebrating this land and the bountiful 
 harvest.\n  This community gathering is sponsored by Urban Roots, a group 
 of UCB students and local community members united to incorporate the 
 values of education, community health, urban sustainability, and food 
 security into the future plans for the Gill Tract.\n\nVOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!  
 Interested in helping?\nCONTACT: Courtney Hall (510) 597-9819 or 
 mailto:courtchall@hotmail.com\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/25873.php
SUMMARY:Harvest Festival and Open Garden Day
LOCATION:Albany Gill Tract\n(1050 San Pablo Avenue, near Marin Avenue)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/25873.php
DTSTART:20031025T170000Z
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