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BEE SYMPOSIUM 2008: The Honeybee, Pollinators & the Environment | |
Date | Saturday March 08 |
Time | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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Location Details | |
Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm 655 Willowside Road, Santa Rosa, CA (Limited Parking Please Carpool) |
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Event Type | Teach-In |
Organizer/Author | Beekind Honey Shop |
symposium [at] beekind.com | |
Phone | (707) 824-2905 |
Address | 921 Gravenstein Hwy. 116 South in Sebastopol |
In this time of global ecological challenges, the honeybee is an indicator species reflecting the enormous changes taking place in our world. Bee populations are dying and pollination ecology is deeply affected. As beekeepers, we must become stewards of the earth and change paradigms. This one-day symposium offers information and speakers with new perspectives on honeybees and native pollinators, beekeeping practices, innovative approaches and ecological strategies for beekeepers.
THE DAY FEATURES: Randy Oliver, Grass Valley, Biologist and forward thinking commercial beekeeper Dr. Eric Mussen, Entomologist, UC Davis, CA Beekeeper Association 2006 Beekeeper of the Year Katharina Ullmann, Presenting for Claire Kremnen, Xerces Society, UC Berkeley Serge Labesque, 2006 Western Apiculturist Society's (WAS) Innovator of the year Kathy Kellison, Executive Director of Partners For Sustainable Pollination (PFSP) Michael Thiele, Holistic beekeeper; Demeter Beekeeping Standards Ron Fessenden, M.D. Co-Chairman of The Committee on Honey and Human Health PANEL DISCUSSION AND ALSO: Two Innovative Movies on Beekeeping presented by the filmakers 1) Pollen Nation, by Singeli Agnew and Joshua Fischer 2) The Vanishing of the Bees, by Maryam Henein Doreen Schmid, presenting bee art , The Melissa Garden ? A honey bee sanctuary in Healdsburg, Rudolf Steiner College, Sonoma County Master Gardeners, 4-H Kids, Sonoma County Beekeeping Association and moreä. DATE: Saturday, March 8, 2008 TIME: 9:00 am ? 6:00 pm TICKETS: $25.00 (In Advance) $30.00 (At the Door) TICKETS BY PHONE (707) 824-2905 TICKETS IN PERSON or (by MAIL before March 1) AVAILABLE at beekind Honey Shop, 921 Gravenstein Hwy. 116 South in Sebastopol. Go to beekind.com for directions and copies of this flyer LUNCH AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON SITE (by ANGELO) Sponsored by: The Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm, beekind Honey Shop & Beekeeping Supply Store and Michel Schlumberger Wine Estate
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Added to the calendar on Thursday Mar 6th, 2008 3:13 PM
http://www.beekind.com |
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