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2010 Sangamon Watershed Celebration

6/30/2010 12:28pm by Lindsay Record

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Friday July 9
Reception and Concert
Local Food, Art sale, Live Music by Singer/songwriter Ann Zimmerman
This will be an evening of good food and good music with good friends. The theme is “Home on the Prairie”. The reception will feature organic food from Central Illinois farms. For more information, go to www.agwatershed.org.

Saturday July 10
Local Bioenergy Workshop
The Agricultural Watershed Institute invites you to attend the LOCAL BIOENERGY WORKSHOP at the Decatur Civic Center on Saturday, July 10. This workshop is for farmers, landowners, and everyone interested in growing or using perennial grasses for biomass energy and conservation. U of I Extension is a cosponsor.
Speakers and exhibitors will provide practical information about cellulosic energy crops from field to furnace, including a live demonstration of making grass pellets. Workshop sessions will also address market development and incentive programs for biomass energy. Participants are invited to tour local energy grass plots after the workshop.
While the workshop is designed to be "practical", rather than academic or "wonky", we extend a special invitation to environmental and agricultural scientists, agencies, and NGOs. The emphasis on prairie polycultures and the conservation benefits of small-scale feedstock production presents opportunities for interdisciplinary research on synergies and trade-offs between biomass energy and ecosystem health. The early adopter farmers and green energy entrepreneurs attending this workshop may be excellent cooperators for your research or demonstration projects. We hope you can attend and help to shape an ecologically-sound, sustainable bioeconomy.
The workshop agenda is attached. For online registration, go to http://extension.illinois.edu/go/bioenergy
For an informational brochure about this event, click here.

1 Comments »

Water Conservation said,

7/9/2010 @ 2:48 am

The problem of water waste is severe in countries where people are using the same inefficient methods for irrigation of agricultural land.Water conservation should not be considered an option any longer. Current circumstances require our full attention if we hope to survive as a civilization.That's why our participation in activities like this is so important. Demands are increasing every year for water while resources are becoming more and more limited.