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Food as Classics!
A Seminar on Georgics at George Wythe College

July 11- 12, 2008
George Wythe College – Cedar City Campus

Presented by:
Oliver DeMille & William DeMille

We all depend upon food virtually every day for our health, security and relationships. But perhaps many of us have not arrived at the obvious conclusion: Food is Classic! The more we study it, the more we learn. In spite of our almost hourly reliance on food, few people study Georgics enough. In times of recession, a family garden can save a household thousands of dollars per year.

There is an even bigger secret: The Conveyor-Belt grocery system doesn’t offer many of the best foods! They are only available to those who raise them or to those who go directly to such an “Original Source”. It is ironic that many people prefer more highly-refined foods (the nutritional equivalent of video games) while they consider whole foods, fruits and vegetables to be less appealing. The irony is that modern agri-business systematically puts less flavorful produce in the stores in the name of efficiency and prolonged shelf-life. The modern system of food production and delivery is truly a conveyor belt, and the products are the textbook variety. Learn how to fix this for your family!

“When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.” (Daniel Webster, Remarks on Agriculture)

In food production as in education, it is difficult to envision or practice what we have not experienced. Too often those who do keep a garden model their choices after what is commonly available at the grocery store and their techniques after those used by the conveyor belt agri-business. A mentor with a different experience can totally revolutionize our vision and leverage our success. George Wythe College is proud to offer just such an experience.

Since 1950, the number of family farms in the United States has decreased weekly. This impacts not only our food supply but our nation’s store of Georgic knowledge. The great test of our generation’s freedom is not the right to bear arms, but the ability to provide for ourselves. We educate our youth for technology, but not for self-reliance and basic georgic sustainability. Our reliance on healthcare to treat preventable lifestyle diseases is rivaled only by our reliance on the food supply that delivers that lifestyle.

If this were not a great enough concern, consider the following: multiple factors are threatening this conveyor-belt food supply. From the widely-reported disappearance of the honeybee to the cost of fuel for transport, astronomical increases in the price of grains, weak performance of the dollar abroad buying less at higher price from foreign importers, and the uncertain prospects for the agriculture labor force due to immigration reform, families are seeing their food budget buy less and less every month.

Learn how to provide for your family healthy food choices they love at a fraction of what you’re now spending on food, and how to create an income doing it in as little as fifteen minutes a day!!

Workshop Content

• Great Foods you’ve never heard of—the good stuff!
• Gardening effectively and efficiently in 15 minutes a day
• Gardening regardless of the weather—year round
• Do’s, don’ts, and tips for anybody to grow a successful garden the first time
• Tomato, strawberry, watermelon, orange, and bean varieties you’ll never get at the store
• Better lettuce and greens—unavailable at the market
• Answers for the wheat crisis
• Cooking tips throughout
• The best books on food, gardening and cooking
• Indoor gardening in your own home! The MiniAg revolution of effective and inexpensive indoor gardening
• Keynote Address by Oliver DeMille: “Why Georgics Matter”!

Itinerary

Friday, July 11

• 2:00 – 4:00pm, Keynote: Why Georgics Matter, Oliver DeMille
• 4:00 – 6:00pm, Workshop A: William DeMille
• 6:00 – 7:00pm, Break for Dinner
• 7:00 – 9:00pm, Workshop B: William DeMille

Saturday, July 12

• 8:00 – 12:00pm, Workshop C: William DeMille
• 12:00 – 2:00pm, Break for Lunch
• 2:00 – 4:00pm, Workshop D: William DeMille

Registration

Registration for this event is $195 per person or $295 per couple. Families may register for $295 per couple plus $95 for each additional dependant youth between the ages of 12 and 18.

Participants cover their own travel, housing and meals.

To register please do one of the following:

1. Complete the registration form below and submit with payment by mail to:
   
      George Wythe College
      Office of Seminar Registrations
      970 S. Sage Drive
      Cedar City, UT 84720
    
2. Complete the registration form below and fax (including payment information) to (435) 586-3697.
    
3. Call the Office of Seminar Registrations at (435) 586-6570. Please be ready to provide the information outlined on the registration form below, including method of payment.

Registration Form

Questions should be directed to the Office of Seminar Registrations at (435) 586-6570 or by email at seminars@gwc.edu.

Individuals registering for this seminar may also be interested in the Advanced Georgics Seminar being offered August 19-20. Click here for details.