Friday, February 22, 2008

Learn about sustainable agriculture

The March 2008 Guilford Solar monthly program will be held on Saturday, March 8. Particulars are:

What: Guilford Solar Monthly Meeting.
When: 10:00 - 11:30 AM, Saturday, March 8, 2008.
Where: Barn Kitchen Meeting Room, Guilford County Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Rd., Greensboro, NC 27405.
Program: Sustainable Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future
Presenter: Philip Gillespie, Thunder Horse Sustainable Agriculture
Description (by presenter): "American agriculture is the most productive in the world. With advances in chemistry, biotechnology, and mechanization we produce food more cheaply and abundantly than any other producer. However, with 20% of America's imported fossil fuels going to agriculture in the form of motor fuels and petrochemicals, any oil shock can send food prices soaring. Is our method of agriculture really sustainable?"

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