All the best. Glorio M. Fernandes Doha, Qatar
________________________________ From: Goa Desc <goad...@gmail.com> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Sat, 16 October, 2010 5:01:32 AM Subject: [Goanet] World Food Day 16th October: Free demonstrations and Exhibition ----------------------------------------------------- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- World Food Day: Free demonstrations and Exhibition ---------------------------------------------------------- The people of Goa are invited to come and participate in the "World Food Day" to learn more about poison-free organic practices to grow some of their own vegetables at home ... even in an apartment! There is no entry fee, no gimmicks. All this is for the love of Nature. The event will be held at THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR (TSKK) on Saturday 16th October i.e. WORLD FOOD DAY from 10 A.M. to 6.00 P.M. and 17th October Sunday morning. TSKK is located next to XCHR, (same campus) behind O'Conqueiro opposite SAI Colony , Alto Porvorim. It is co-organized by students of various schools assisted by Botanical Society of Goa, GOACAN, Green Essentials, Earthworm, OFAI, Green Goa Works, TSKK and other agencies and individuals. The programme is designed for those who are interested in knowing:How to grow winter vegetables like radish, knol-khol, cluster beans, brinjal, chillies, tomato,cabbage, lettuce, etc How to make WOW [Wealth Out of Waste] of the so-called 'garbage'. How to deal with plastic waste, battery cells and now even e-waste. How traders adulterate your food items in the market,Students of SFX High School, Siolim; Green Valley High School, Pilerne and Holy Cross High School, Bastora, will display their projects on "Food Adultration" and how to detect it. They could also buy Garden tools, Seeds, Growth boosters and manures, Books on gardening and vegetable growing, or take free samples of: Rhizobium nitrogen fixing bacteria culture for beans, peanuts, etc Trichoderma viridae fungal culture to control diseases that kill plants at flowering. Demonstrations and Presentations: The Saturday morning session is focussed on school students and others in the below 18 years age group. The Saturday evening session and Sunday morning sessions are focussed on adults but children of all ages are always welcome. The event is about learning, not about teaching. For details, contact Miguel 9822982676, Yogita 9960643245 or TSKK office 2415857 ---------------------------------------------------------- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK ---------------------------------------------------------- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa ---------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: *goa...@gmail.com* Visit: *http://goacan.blogspot.com * ----------------------------------------------------------