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According to the website of Bioneer Roger Doiron (kitchengardners.org) we know that:

“Roger is an advocate for local and regional food systems. He is founder and director of Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI), a Maine-based nonprofit network of over 6000 individuals from 100 countries who are taking a (dirty) hands-on approach to relocalizing the food supply.

Doiron also works to promote vibrant local, state, and regional food systems through his work with the Eat Local Foods Coalition (ELFC) and the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG). In 2007, he was chosen as a Food and Society Policy Fellow.”

However what many of you may not know is that he has a wicked sense of humour and a real talent for telling a story through words and pictures.

He has a video out there on the wide web (YouTube) that is entitled ‘This Lawn is Your Lawn’, it is excellent from beginning to end… and should be shared by many. It is also a terrific teaser for what some might expect from a Bioneers conference. Light, playful, important, rich, meaningful and informative. No fear mongering for us, most Bioneers I know are to busy undoing great mistakes to take time to sit around and complain. Too busy building, dreaming, gardening and creating.

Roger will be joined by other doers including phenom Amanda Beal, a study in productivity if ever there was- some are certain she has been cloned. When not doing important work at PROP she can be found toiling in the intellectual fields of MOFGA or exploring Yellowstone national Park- and doing it in style, with a smile. John Piotto (think Unity Barn Raisers, the Maine Farms Project, and serious legislation) and Melissa White-Pillsbury (MOFGAS Marketing maven) will also participate in the worksho.

It has been said we are what we eat, some believe we are also what we think. This formidable quartet will prove to be both inspirational and informative- how could it not with these accomplished pros at the helm. Look for them on at Kindle on Friday afternoon.