Have You Heard.....

**B*@aol.com**

â€¦..about the new predatory wasp that attacks Mexican Bean Beetles?  Imported 
from India, it does not winter over in the U.S. The bean beetle is itâ€™s  only 
domestic prey. 
Full details about this wasp, along with other organic pest and disease  
controls, will be unveiled at the Appalachian Heirloom Seed Conservancyâ€™s annual  
Fall Conference, October 6-8 in Berea, Kentucky. 
Information like that is just one reason you should be encouraging your  
readers to attend this meeting. For anyone interested in collecting and growing  
heirlooms the AHSC Fall Conference is becoming the place to  be. 
In addition to two full days of presentations on subjects ranging from  
selecting heirloom melons to preserving the heirloom harvest, there are two  formal 
swap meets (last year something on the order of 180 varieties of seed  
changed hands) and tours of the Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center, hosts  for 
the conference.  
New this year is a special Market Growers/Buyers Round-Table discussion.  
And, because of widespread interest, John Strang will devote an entire afternoon  
to heirloom fruits and berries.  
Working garden and agriculture writers are invited to the conference as  our 
guests.  
For full details about the Conference, or to arrange interviews with AHSC  or 
SMAC staffers, contact me at _KentuckySeeds@hotmail.com_ 
(K*@hotmail.com)  
Brook 
Brook Elliott 
Managing Director 
Appalachian Heirloom Seed  Conservancy
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