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“Food with integrity” 

FARMERS' MEETING AND DEMONSTRATION

REGISTRATION FORM

DATE: Wednesday, 27 th September 2006
VENUE: Culinary Shed, Thesen's Harbour Town - Knysna
TIME: 08:00 for 08:20, ending at 12:00
REGISTRATION COST: R100 per person (includes refreshments)
PROGRAMME
08:00 – 08:20 Registration and refreshments
08:20 – 08:30 Welcome and the Gastronomica pathway – Market access, Consumer preference and the way forward. Pat Mulder CEO, Gastronomica
08:30 – 9:30 Ecological principles, Production ethics, Integrity and Sustainable Farming Systems – Panel Discussion
1. Introduction - Accreditation
2. Soil Quality
3. Animal Husbandry
4. Crop Production
5. Integrated Pest Management
6. Maturity, Harvest and Distribution Practices
7. Sustained Marketing
8. The Farmers' Market 2007
9. Discussion
09:30 – 10:00 Refreshment Break
10:00 – 12:00 Nutritional Considerations and Demonstrations
                     Introduction: 5-a-DAY Concept and Foods
10:10 – 11:00 “Cooking with 5-a-Day colour based nutrition”
                       Demonstration - Paul Hartman
11:00 – 11:55 “Cooking using food sourced from nature”
                       Discussion and Demonstration - Rob O'Donnahough
11:55 – 12:00 Closing Remarks

Kindly register your participation by return E-mail or Fax.
[email protected] or 044-3025749

Phone: (044) 302 5749 Fax: (044) 302 5749
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