On May 20, 2011, the University of Gastronomic Sciences’ Aula Magna classroom will be the site of the first in a series of conferences given by world expert on biodynamic agriculture, Alex Podolinsky. The series is entitled La fertilità della terra: Produzione agricola e salute.
Podolinksy is known for the development and application of biodynamic methods in Australia, where his work has seen success in widely varying realities—from small, local-market gardens to larger-scale farms cultivating grain or raising sheep. In his country alone, Podolinsky has transformed approximately three million hectares, personally involving himself with the farms and giving talks that illustrate the modern and professional techniques and methods. For almost twenty years, he has also helped many biodynamic farmers in Europe and Italy, visiting them periodically to check their operations and providing momentum to numerous enterprises that have objectively demonstrated the validity of this agricultural system and its potential to revitalize and improve the quality of the land and its products.
The event is organized by Slow Food Italy and Coldiretti’s Anagribios (the National Association of Organic Agriculture), in collaboration with the Associazione per l’Agricoltura Biodinamica, the Associazione Agricoltura Vivente, the Centro Luigi Forenza Onlus, and the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo.
With the patronage of the Comune di Alba and the Comune di Bra.
Schedule
May 20, 2011
University of Gastronomic Sciences, Aula Magna (Cascina Albertina)
Pollenzo
9:00 am: participant welcome and check-in
9:00 am – 1:00 pm: open-door lesson with Alex Podolinsky
3:00 – 6:00 pm: discussion with Alex Podolinsky, invited experts, and the public
Admission is free, but seats are limited. Please reserve in advance by writing to podolinskytour@slowfood.it with your name and the number of seats requested.
For more information:
Elena Marino
Slow Food Study Center
tel.: 0172 419654
email: podolinskytour@slowfood.it
www.slowfood.it