Category: Networking

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Appropedia

I don’t think much of the name — a portmanteau of appropriate and cyclopedia (which these days connotes wikification) — but the concept of a web site devoted to “Sharing knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives” is appealing for sure. I have not yet had much time to explore, but there is a whole area on Food/Agriculture with some interesting pages. The one on Seed Fairs, for example, is full of useful advice.

Like all such sites, the value of Appropedia will grow with the number of contributors and will depend on those contributors’ diligence. I feel sure that some agrobiodiversity readers would find it useful, and that it would find your contributions welcome.

Via.

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Searching for seeds?

Mother Earth News has an online seed finder. It lets you search the “online catalogs of more than 500 mail order seed companies,” mainly in the US, presumably. Test it out and let them know if you could or couldn’t find what you were looking for. We might need to send them our seed list…

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2nd World Congress of Agroforestry – 3rd Announcement

This just in.

Theme: “Agroforestry – The Future of Global Land Use”

The Congress will assess opportunities to leverage scientific agroforestry in promoting sustainable land use worldwide. It will also serve as a forum for agroforestry researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world to:

  • share new research findings, lessons, experiences, and ideas that will help influence decisions that impact on livelihoods and the global environment
  • explore new opportunities and strengthen existing partnerships in agroforestry research, education, training, and development
  • form new networks and communities of practice, and nurture old ones
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connect2earth

If you clicked on one of the nibbles above, the one on agri-tourism in Crete to be precise, you will already know about connect2earth. So, for the ones who didn’t, this is a place where you can upload your conservation-related stuff (videos, pictures, slogans, whatever) and have a chance for it to get shown to the bigwigs at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona in October. The interesting thing from our point of view here at Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog is that a there is a section on local and sustainable food.