LAS XVII Agenda - October 22, 2003

AGENDA LAS XVII October 22, 2003
Agriculture and Environment: Converging or Diverging Newfound Community Center (take Leicester Hwy to Newfound Rd, the 5th traffic light where road becomes two lane; go 5 miles to Center on right just before Morgan Branch Rd) and Cole family Farm October 22, 2003 "It is extremely powerful for people to learn from their own experience of failure"-Ronald Heifetz
	8:30 Coffee and Muffins 8:45 Influence of Tobacco and Farming on Life in WNC John Boyle, reporter, Asheville Citizen-Times 9:30 Understanding and Preserving Water Quality Rick Maas, director and professor, Environmental Studies Program, UNC Asheville 10:30 Break 10:45 Newfound Creek: A Story of Our Times Gary Higgins, Buncombe County Soil and Water (invited) 11:15 Perserving Quality of Life in WNC: Agribusiness, Smart Growth, Farmland Preservation Kenneth Reeves, county extension director, NC Agricultural Extension Service 12:15 Lunch 1:00 Drive to Cole Family Farm 1:15 Challenges, Opportunites, Joys and Sorrows on a Family Farm Anthony Cole, reserach technician, Sept. of Soil Science, NCSU and farmer 3:00 Return to Asheville Suggested Activities and Volunteer Opportunities: NC Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way (Grounds daily 8-9, Visitor Center 8-5 M-S, Greenhouse 8-4 M-F; buildings also open 2nd and 4th Sundays 1:30-4:30) WNC Nature Center Botanical Gardens at UNCA French Broad River Park and Greenway Future of farmland exhibit at Smith McDowell House through Oct. 31 Special thanks to Carolyn Hubbard and Pete Fisher(LAS XVI)
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