The 7th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival will be on November 22-24, 2012 at the Provincial Capitol Ground, Bacolod City, Neg. Occ.
With the theme: "Celebrating the gains of organic agriculture; Mainstreaming opportunities through fair-trade"
See the 2012 schedule of events below.
Day 1: November 22 (Thursday)
06:00am-07:00am - Hataw sa Lagoon
07:00am-08:30am - Arrival/Registration
08:30am-09:30am - Thanksgiving Mass (Capitol Grounds)
09:30am-10:00am - Cutting of the Ribbon
10:00am-11:00am - OPENING PROGRAM: Launching of the National Year of Rice 2013 and Fair Trade -Negros
11:00am-12:00nn - Gains in Organic Agriculture Advocacy & Practice;
An Experience of Pioneer in OA - Jose Felizardo, Farmer-member; Negros 9, Kabankalan City (Governor's Hall)
12:00nn - Lunch Break
01:30pm-03:30pm - Fair Trade: Opening Windows of Opportunities for Organic Agriculture Producers & Small Farmers- by WFTO & FLO (Governor's Hall)
03:30pm-05:00pm - Food Safety and Quality; Ma Luz C. Lizada, CITEM (Governor's Hall)
04:30pm-05:30pm - Barangay Kapamilya c/o ABS-CBN
Night Event - Fair Trade Task Force
Daily
• Exhibit/Marketing/Trade Fair
• Agri Tours; Pamunit sa Lagoon (8:00am-4:00pm)
• Slow Food Cooking Contest by Negros Museum and Food Alley (Capitol Grounds)
Day 2: November 23 (Friday)
06:00am-07:00am - Hataw sa Lagoon
07:30am-09:00am - Karong Pinoy (Open Category) sponsored by DepEd (Provncial Capitol Grounds)
09:00am-10:00am - Song-writing Contest (Open Category) (Social Hall)
09:00am-10:30am - Symposium
• "Cassava Production" by Mr. Jerome Pornan, Regional Cassava Coordinator, DA-RFU VI (Governor's Hall)
10:00am-11:00am - Best Gulayan sa Paaralan
10:00am-12:00nn - Symposium
• "Slow Food and Cooking Demo" by Romy Dorotan & Amy Besa, Owner; Purple Yam Restaurant, New York (Negros Museum)
• "Organic Food Processing and Herb Utilization as part of Alternative Medicine" by Dr. Michelle A. Palma, Remnant Institute of Alternative Medicine (Governor's Hall)
• Organic Quest Contest, Elementary and High School (Governor's Hall)
12:00nn - Lunch Break
01:30pm-02:30pm - Organic Quest Contest (Farmer Level) - Governor's Hall
01:30pm-03:30pm - Poster/Slogan Contest Open Category (Social Hall)
01:30pm-04:30pm - "Lifestyle of Wellness" by Dr. Albert Jo (Governor's Hall)
Night Event - c/o DepEd
Daily
• Exhibits/Marketing/Trade Fair
• Agri Tours c/o Tourism Office
• Slow Food Cooking Contest by Negros Museum and Food Alley (Capitol Grounds)
Day 3: November 24 (Saturday)
05:30am-07:00am - Fun Walk | Run | Bike | Hataw (Capitol Lagoon)
07:30am-09:00am - Dakpanay ilahas nga Manok c/o OPV (Capitol Grounds)
09:00am-10:00am - Bayo-Disig Contest (Capitol Grounds)
09:00am-10:30am - Symposium
• "Organic Feed Mix Production in Compliance with Philippine National Organic Standard" by Dr. Cesar Sevilla, Director, Institute of Animal Science, UPLB College-Laguna (Governor's Hall)
10:00am-12:00nn - "Grass-fed Sheep Production" by Dr. Saturnino T. Dayanan, Office of the Provincial Vet. (Governor's Hall)
12:00nn - Lunch Break
01:30pm-02:30pm - "Organic Food Cooking Contest" sponsored by NCIP/IPs
01:30pm-03:30pm - "Large Scale Production of Organic Vegetables in Greenhouse Condition" by Mr. Ronald Costales, Owner/Manager, Costales Organic Farm, Laguna
02:30pm-03:30pm - "Complementary Medicine" by Dr. Susana Balingit, Chairperson, De La Salle Health Institute
04:30pm-05:30pm - Indigenous People's Band Competition
5:50pm-06:00pm - Closing Program
Daily
• Exhibits/Marketing/Trade Fair
• Agri Tours c/o Tourism Office
• Slow Food Cooking Contest by Negros Museum and Food Alley (Capitol Grounds)
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