Organically Grown and Genetically Engineered: The Food of the Future July 28, 2009

Pamela Ronald and Raoul Adamchak present
Organically Grown and Genetically Engineered: The Food of the Future

She's the head of a plant genetics lab at UC Davis; he teaches organic farming there. They're married, and they coauthored Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food.

"To meet the appetites of the world's population without drastically hurting the environment requires a visionary new approach: combining genetic engineering and organic farming."

Hear their groundbreaking ideas explored in-depth at this Seminar.

The Seminars About Long-term Thinking were started in 02003 to build a coherent, compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking, to help nudge civilization toward Long Now's goal of making long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare.

Seminar hosted by Stewart Brand.
www.longnow.org

Tuesday July 28, 02009
Doors open 7:00pm, talk at 7:30pm lasting ~1.5 hours

Advance Tickets Recommended
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/72367
Tickets are $10

Long Now Members can reserve 2 complimentary seats.
https://secure.longnow.org/members/

The Cowell Theater at
Fort Mason Center, Pier 2
San Francisco, CA 94123
http://www.fortmason.org/directions/index.shtml
Fort Mason Center is a destination for thought provoking programs, events and organizations which support and reflect the evolving cultural fabric of San Francisco.

There will be a reception at The Long Now Museum & Store following the Seminar.
http://www.longnow.org/contact/

For more information contact:
Danielle Engelman
Community Development Director
[email protected]
415.561.6582 x1

Official Website: http://longnow.org/projects/seminars/