As the Organic Beekeepers yahoo.com discussion group has now grown in
numbers to over 3000+ members, we have put together our 3rd meeting for an
American Beekeepers Association, for beekeepers into Organic Beekeeping, to
come
together to associate for clean sustainable beekeeping with ZERO treatments
and getting off the artificial feeds and artificial inbreeding parameters..
Meeting to be held in Oracle, Arizona at the YMCA Triangle Y Ranch Camp and
Retreat Center 5 - 7 March 2010. Meeting will start Friday
afternoon with Friday Night Hello's/Dinner, run all day Saturday, and thru
Sunday
afternoon with keynote presentations, general sessions, breakout sessions,
hands on workshops, with 6 catered meals. Dinner for Friday night Hello's
will
also have speakers. Vendors welcomed. Speakers so far confirmed: Michael
Bush,
Dean Stiglitz, Ramona Herboldsheimer, Scott McPherson, Sam Comfort, and Dee
Lusby.
The fee for meeting includes: accomodations in cabins (dormitory
style 6 bunks 2 singles per cabin in 4-5 cabin groupings,....with bring
your own
sheets/bedding/blankets boy/girl scout style) for $150 per person ; six
catered meals, with no additional fee for attending
meetings/talks, since meeting room(s) are free relative to booking of accomo
dations, and also a camp liability coverage (form required to be filled
out). Also no
fee for vendors other then normal lodging costs for meeting/catered meals.
For more information see:
http://www.tucsonymca.org/site/c.grLOK1PJLqF/b.691235/k.D62C/Retreat.htm or
http://www.tucsonymca.org or visit OrganicBeekeepers
at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/ or contact Dee Lusby
for
information/registration at: 520-398-2474 eve. For payment of registration
per
person of $150, due in advance of attending, send to Organic Beekeepers %
Dee
Lusby, HC 65, Box 7450, Amado, Arizona 85645, with stamped self address
envelop
for returning receipt and more information on YMCA to sender, plus
liability/medical form to be filled out. Note: $150 fee is a straight fee whether
sleeping/eating at camp or not. For general information concerning the meeting
other contacts are Keith Malone (Alaska) 907-688-0588, and Ramona/Dean at
978-407-3934
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