Hubbell House Lecture Series
The Hubbell House Alliance is featuring a free Lecture Series focused on agricultural issues in New Mexico to compliment the volunteer day every third Saturday of the month. Learn about issues such as agricultural policy, backyard compositing, Farm to School movement, and Revolution on the Range.
The Gutierrez-Hubbell House has been called the “South Valley’s Tremendous Treasure”. A Bernalillo County Open Space, this historical house and its surroundings were once a famous trading post, sheep ranch headquarters, post office, and home along the Camino Real.
The Hubbell House Alliance invites the public to volunteer on the 10 acre site to work on a nature trail, heritage orchard, bird refuge, vineyard, and open space for wildlife. Volunteers will get practical hands-on experience with organic and traditional farming/gardening practices. The Hands-on Day is held before the Lecture Series starting at 9:00am to 12:30pm at the Hubbell house.
Where: Gutierrez - Hubbell House site at 6029 Isleta Blvd. SW
What: Hands-on Volunteer Day & Lecture Series
When: Every third Saturday of the month,
Volunteer from 9:00am - 12:30pm and join the Lecture Series from 1:00-3:00pm
List of speakers and their topics
July 19, 2008 1:00-3:00pm: Composting Demonstration
Speakers:
Jim Brooks, Owner, Soilutions Inc, Albuquerque http://www.soilutions.net/
Greg Baker, Environmental Scientist/Compost Specialist, NM Environment Department, Santa Fe http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/SWB/
Topic/Talk: 45 min. PowerPoint talk on composting followed by hands-on composting demonstration. Soilutions is the largest producer of organically approved compost in New Mexico.
Aug 16, 2008 1:00-3:00pm: Farm to School Program
Speakers:
Le Adams, Director, NM Farm to School Program & Co-Director, NM Farm to Table, Santa Fe http://www.farmtotablenm.org/fts/
Marion Kalb, Co Director, National Farm to School Network, Community Food Security Coalition, Santa Fe
http://www.foodsecurity.org/farm_to_school.html
Topic/Talk: Farm to School programs & “movement”; national, state & local trends, programs & perspectives and how HHA could be involved. PowerPoint or other presentation/media (Will feature a great video on NM Farm to School) supplemented with handouts, etc.
Sept 20, 2008 1:00-3:00pm: Food & Agricultural Policy
Speakers:
Pam Roy, Director, NM Food & Agricultural Policy Council & Co-Director of NM Farm to Table, Santa Fe
http://www.farmtotablenm.org/
2nd speaker – to be announced
Topic/Talk: Food & agricultural policy, food systems, how policy and systems affect where our food comes from, role of agricultural policy councils, etc. PowerPoint or other presentation/media supplemented w/handouts, etc.
Oct 18, 2008 1:00-3:00pm: To be determined
Speakers: To be determined
Topic/Talk: Youth & Agriculture or South Valley (SV) grain growers & marketing possibly combined with information on a food & fitness project in the SV.
Nov 15, 2008 1:00-3:00pm: Revolution on the Range
Speakers: Courtney White, Executive Director, Quivira Coalition (Santa Fe) & author of Revolution on the Range – The Rise of a New Ranch in the American West
http://quiviracoalition.org/index.html http://quiviracoalition.org/Revolution_on_the_Range/index.html
Topic/Talk: Book reading & signing. Quivira’s mission is to foster ecological, economic and social health on western landscapes through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive public and private land stewardship. Courtney is a thought-provoking speaker who can show how what happens out on “the range” affects SV, Albuquerque and New Mexico in general.
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