[Sdpg] JOHN JEAVONS to speak at Cal Poly 5/21 at 7p.m.

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

The Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium at Cal Poly is pleased to
announce a special evening event with guest lecturer John Jeavons.

"BIOINTENSIVE AGRICULTURE: At Work in Addressing Global Challenges"

To be held:  WEDNESDAY, MAY 21st from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

In Cal Poly's "Business Rotunda" - Building 3, Room 213

John Jeavons is known internationally as the leading researcher, developer
teacher and consultant of small-scale food production techniques utilizing
Biointensive agriculture.  Biointensive agriculture is a form of sustainable
agriculture which seeks to limit off-farm inputs and maximize productivity per
acre.  The comprehensive cropping system developed by Mr. Jeavons enables 
people
in all regions of the world to grow a balanced diet on a small plot of land.

Jeavons is the author of the best-selling text "How to Grow More Vegetables,
Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought 
Possible On
Less Land Than You Can Imagine" (Ten Speed Press) which has gone into 5 
editions
in 7 languages plus Braille and has over 560,000 copies in print worldwide. He
has authored, co-authored or edited over 30 publications on the high-yielding,
resource-conserving Biointensive approach. Jeavons' food-raising methods are
being used in over 130 countries and by such organizations as UNICEF, Save the
Children, and the Peace Corps.

A political science graduate of Yale University, Jeavons worked for the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Stanford University
before devoting the past 30 years to the development of Biointensive 
techniques.
In 1988 "Circle of Plenty," a PBS-TV documentary about Jeavons and his work,
aired nationally. He is also one of those featured in "The Living Land" (1999),
a
PBS-TV documentary. Major publications have featured his work, including 
the New
York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune and the
Christian Science Monitor. His invitations to lecture have included China,
Kenya, Russia, Bhutan, Nepal, Mexico and Canada.

The "GROW BIOINTENSIVE" method developed by Mr. Jeavons offers an excellent
approach to apply information gathered over his thirty years of research.
Join us as we learn more about his unique agricultural methods and how they 
can
be applied in diverse agricultural settings.

ALL are welcomed to attend.  Please pass on this message.

For more information, contact:

Hunter Francis
Program Coordinator
Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium
c/o Horticulture and Crop Science Department
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California  93407
(805)756-5086
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