Institute
of Natural and Traditional
Knowledge
a School of Ancient Knowledge for the Future
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The Native Earth Bio
Culture Council in conjunction with the Pueblo of Tesuque farm program are
hosting the third annual Symposium For Food and Seed Sovereignty September
26th & 27th 2008. The Symposium will include internationally renowned speakers as well
as local and regional experts in the areas of food security and sustainable
ecology and a heritage seed exchange as well as panels on youth issues in the 21st
century, food and nutrition, water issues and traditional farming, land
restoration and medicinal herbs. An important theme will be pro-active
community response in support of sustainable communities, ecologies, health and
indigenous spiritual practices. There is a vendors market featuring natural
earth friendly products, information and services. These events, we hope,
will contribute tremendously toward the goal of making the entire nation aware
of the need for sustainable agriculture and the Genetic modified food issue. This event we hope will contribute tremendously toward the
goal of making the entire state aware of the need for sustainable agriculture and the Genetic modified food issue. We will
recorded the conference presentations and panels from
which we will extract video clips for the virtual conference on the world wide
web. May 10 Beekeeping I Les Crowder, Master Beekeeper Honeybees know how to live all through the seasons of the year. They expand and swarm in the spring, store and preserve food all summer, contract in the fall and cluster and minimize consumption in the winter. Beekeeping I teaches about the basic biology of honeybees and flowers. We will also build topbar beehives and learn how to move combs full of bees without getting stung. For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com May 17 Bio Dynamics: Life-Force Energy Steve Storch, owner of Natural Science Organics in Water Mill, NY Learn about the interconnectedness of life forces; how our collective experience is influenced and affected by our understanding and approach to planting, growing and harvesting in accordance with the rhythms of cosmic cycles. For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com May 23-25, 2008 May 24 Beekeeping II Les Crowder, Master Beekeeper Late spring is an excellent time to learn to stretch or contract hives for swarm prevention and disease control. Or we can divide one hive into two. We will learn to gently influence the inner workings of the hives, how to maintain the natural integrity of the honey, beeswax, propolis and pollen that the bees have made in the hive, and how to make sure the bees needs are taken care of. For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com June 7 Beekeeping III Les Crowder, Master Beekeeper Honeybees can often produce more wax and honey than they need and allow us to harvest some. We will learn to harvest and bottle honey, melt beeswax with the sun and gather propolis. We will also learn more about bee diseases, parasites and predators. We will see beekeeping as it is in mid-sumer. For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com July 5 Beekeeping IV Les Crowder, Master Beekeeper After summer solstice, the bees begin to contract slowly into the fall and then rapidly into winter. We will learn to combine weak or compromised hives and make sure they are ready for winter. We will also learn to make salves with beeswax. For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com July 26 Dowsing, Pendulum and Labyrinth Building: Applying Traditional Wisdom to the Land Robert E. Burton, Author, Master Dowser and Labyrinth Builder For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com August 23 Pastured Poultry: From Backyard to Production Tom Delehanty, founder of Pollo Real Ranch discusses organic poultry husbandry from selection to breeding, from housing to feeding to marketing organic poultry products. He addresses the need for a diverse plant life base for the birds to forage as part of a cohesive system of interplay between landscape and overall farm ecology. For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com Adding Dairy Goats to Your Farm Nancy Coonridge of Coonridge Goat Cheese will talk about appropriate breeds, health management under organic production, use of dogs for herd protection and possibilities for value-added products. For more information or to register for a class please call: Lauren 505-955-7723 or 505-699-6408 or or e-mail: laurenakai@yahoo.com September 12 Tesuque Farms Harvest Festival For more information or to
register for a class please call: Lauren
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