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Annual conference 2008
Plenary session one - Britain's food systems: the need for a change
Chair: Rosie Boycott, London Food Authority
Policy: Dr Caroline Lucas, Leader, Green Party
Energy: Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman, Solarcentury
Soil: Professor Pete Smith, Chair, Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen
Food: Patrick Holden, Director, Soil Association
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Please note: this recording is 1 hour 30 minutes long. Downloading may take some minutes.
Plenary session two - Feeding Britain: current strategy
Chair: Monty Don, President, Soil Association
Rt. Hon Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Followed by feedback from Food for Life Partnership student ambassadors (aged 14–16)
Panel discussion with session one speakers
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Please note: this recording is 1 hour 37 minutes long. Downloading may take some minutes.
International lecture
Dr Vandana Shiva: Soil not Oil
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Please note: this recording is 43 minutes long. Downloading may take some minutes. Also, please note this recording begins mid-sentence.
Plenary session three - National food planning
Campaign: Peter Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association
Policy: Professor Tim Lang, Food Policy, City University
Society: Rob Hopkins, Founder, Transition Network
Community: Julie Brown, Growing Communities
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Please note: this recording is 1 hour 24 minutes long. Downloading may take some minutes. Also, please note this recording begins mid-sentence.
Closing plenary session - Transition America
Community Supported Agriculture: Judith Redmond, Full Belly Farm, California
Healing through horticulture: The US prison experience: Cathrine Sneed, Counsellor
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Please note: this recording is 47 minutes long. Downloading may take some minutes.
The Lady Eve Balfour Memorial Lecture, 02 October 2008
Monty Don, our new president, explains how 'growing our own' can help rebuild our food culture.
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