An Evening Gathering to
Support
the 2nd Annual International
Soil Not Oil Conference
Thurs, July 21, 7:30pm, 2016 Free
At the Farmer & the Cook Restaurant
339 W El Roblar Dr, Ojai (Meiners Oak) CA 93023
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Short films about Soil & Carbon Farming including
excerpts from The Seeds of Vandana Shiva documentary film
The solution to climate change & the
solution to poverty are the same. Vandana Shiva
Join us on Thursday July 21, 7:30
pm , when local groups come together to support both the Soil Not
Oil international campaign & the upcoming second
annual Soil Not Oil conference in August of this year with an
evening gathering of film & discussion in Ojai, CA. Local
filmmaker Camilla Becket will be in attendance sharing excerpts from her
soon to be released film The Seeds of Vandana, with other
short films on soils & carbon farming also a part of the
evening.
In 2015 the first Soil Not Oil
conference was held in Northern California with the intent of
supporting the Soil Not Oil international campaign
launched by brilliant Indian scientist, eco-activist, & author
Vandana Shiva. Vanda Shiva is a founding member of both
Regenerative International and the Navadany Foundation, who were among
the first to connect the dots between climate change and the disastrous
soil practices of industrial agriculture.
Restoring global soil quality is one of
the best things we can do for climate change. Because our lives are
entirely dependent on the health of our soils, the Soil Not Oil
Campaign demands the care and regeneration of soils worldwide.
Emphasizing extensive restructuring of land management practices,
especially agriculture, is key to combating climate change with
biologically healthy soils capable of sequestering carbon from the
atmosphere, while also restoring water cycles, stopping ocean
acidification, re-establishing biodiversity, improving food production,
and revitalizing local economies across the planet.
The film & discussion event takes place on
Thursday July 21, 2016, 7:30- 9pm, at the Farmer & the Cook
Restaurant, 339 W El Roblar Dr, Ojai (Meiners Oak) CA 93023.
No reservations required. For more info contact 805-962-2571,
Margie@sbpermaculture.org,
http://www.facebook.com/events/1733416276947943/
Event Co-sponsors Becket Films, Farmer & the Cook Restaurant, Santa
Barbara Permaculture Network, & the Center for Regenerative
Agriculture, East End Eden Permaculture Farm
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
2nd International Soil Not Oil conference in Richmond, California,
August 5 & 6, 2016.
http://soilnotoilcoalition.org/
Soil Not Oil Pledge
http://soilnotoilcoalition.org/soil-not-oil-pledge/
Reasons to attend the 2nd Soil Not Oil Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FjPQGcraZQ
Clips from The Seeds of Vandana Shiva Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcaFM6rjp7Q and Film website
http://vandanashivamovie.com/
The California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN):
A coalition of sustainable agriculture and farmer leaders that advances
agricultural solutions to climate change. Agriculture can play a unique
role in responding to the climate crisis by producing renewable energy,
sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas emissions while securing
our food system for generations to come.
http://calclimateag.org/
Agriculture and Climate Change Article by Bill Ostrander rancher
and unsuccessful candidate for 24th Congressional District seat
(Central and South Coast California)
Agriculture creates more than 20 percent of our carbon footprint and
approximately 35 percent of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.ostranderforcongress.com/climate-change
4 per 1,000 Initiative:
The 4 per 1,000 Initiative wants to demonstrate that agriculture can
provide practical solutions to the challenge of climate disruption, while
also meeting that posed by food security through the use of farming
methods that match local conditions: e.g. agroecology, agroforestry,
conservation agriculture, landscape management.
http://4p1000.org/understand
BOOK/The Carbon Farming Solution
A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture
Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security
By Eric Toensmeier Foreword by Dr. Hans Herren
http://www.chelseagreen.com/the-carbon-farming-solution
BOOK/Soil Not Oil Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis
Author: Vandana Shiva
https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/soil-not-oil/
Restoring Global Soil Quality Is One Of The Best Things We Can Do For
Climate Change:
Little known climate change fact: Just the first meter of soil contains
as much carbon as the entire atmosphere. And there's potential to soak up
much more.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3052240/restoring-global-soil-quality-is-one-of-the-best-things-we-can-do-for-climate-change
(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
http://www.sbpermaculture.org
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