Body and Soil Health Conference 2008 Agenda

Saturday October 11

While presentation is in progress in the main tent a Q&A with other presenters will be available on both days in another tent set up on a more informal setting.

7:30-9 am - Registration and breakfast
9 am- Opening remarks Vincent Mina President Ma’a
9:15- Opening Chant Hanalei Colleado
9:30-10:45- Main Tent - Jerry Brunetti - Plant and Animal/Human eco-systems

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:25 - Main Tent- Dr. Paul Hepperly - Rodale system of rolling down and crimping cover crops while planting vegetable starts or seed in one pass
12:30-2pm - Ireneo’s Organic Lunch with Local Diversity
2:05-3:25 - Main Tent Bob Shaffer - Diversifying farm environments and elevating soil health using alley crops, cover crops, hedgerows, insectaries and windbreaks

3:25- 3:40-Break

3:40- 5pm - Dr.Richard Olree (author of "Minerals of tumor suppressing genes") Connecting minerals, soil and human genetics
3:40 pm to 5pm - Farm walk, Backhoe trench, cover crop observation
5pm - closing remarks pau

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Sunday October 12
8am - 9am - Registration and breakfast
9:10 - 10:40 - Main Tent-Dr. Richard Olree- DNA and your health (minerals for tumor suppressing genes)

10:40-11am-Break

11 - 12:20 pm - Main Tent Gerry Brunetti - Farm as Farmacy The identification and understanding of natures “secondary plant metabolites”, which plants synthesize for protection, which in turn invigorate the immunity of animals/humans that consume them.

12:20pm to 1:50pm - Ireno’s Organic Da Kine Lunch

1:50-3:10 pm - Main Tent - Dr. Paul Hepperly, Building a compost pile with minimal turning,  materials used in holding on to VOC (volatile organic compounds)

3:10 - 3:25 - Break

3:25 - 5 pm - Bob Shaffer- Compost through a microscope viewed on the big screen, observe an on site compost pile in process

 5 pm -Closing remarks Pau

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It is our hope that this site will be of service to folks wanting to get information on MA’A, and our upcoming event.

On October 11 & 12 2008, MA'A is presenting a conference on "Body & Soil Health". This event is creating quite a stir! We are excited in bringing together four world experts that in their specific field understand, and will speak on, the inner relationship between
Body & Soil Health.

This year's event we will be hosting four world renowned speakers:
• Dr. Richard Olree author of "Minerals of the Genetic Code" and his soon to be released book: Minerals of Tumor Supressing Genes,

• Dr. Paul Hepperly, the Rodale Institute’s Research and Training Manager; expert on composting and cover crops,

• Bob Shaffer Big Island Organic farmer, expert soil consultant,

• Jerry Brunetti 2008 recipient of the highly respected (PASA)
Pennsyvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture award; an epert on human health and herd vitality.