The West Waubesa Preservation Coalition
presents a one-day conference on

The End of Cheap Oil and the Future of Food

Sat., Nov. 11, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Promega BTC Auditorium
5445 E. Cheryl Pkwy.
Fitchburg, 53711

• Oil is a finite resource and world supplies will peak soon.
• Fuel prices will go sky high.
• Trucking food to our supermarkets will not be affordable.
• How will we produce enough food locally to feed ourselves?
• How many farms will we need?
• How will they adjust to the lack of fuel, pesticides and fertilizers?

Featuring

“The End of Suburbia”
(an edited version of the video about Peak Oil and its consequences for American suburbs)

“The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”
(a video on Cuba’s response to the “Peak Oil” situation brought on
by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 and the end of cheap Soviet oil)

“The New Intervale”
(a documentary on the amazing 700-acre piece of land housing 12 organic farms,
a farm incubator, a youth project, composting business and more in Burlington, VT)

“Our Vision for the Northeast Neighborhood”
(WWPC’s slide show on our Intervale-like alternative to a massive development just south of Madison's E-way)

Lots of Q&A, brainstorming and discussion
about how to meet the challenge in Dane County.

Cool door prizes and displays from our co-sponsors!

Whom is this conference for?

• People involved in farming and food production.
• People interesting in continuing to eat well after Peak Oil.
• Government officials who want to make wise decisions on behalf of their constituents.
• Constituents who want to inform their government officials about what sort of wise decisions they need.
• Local business people who want to get ready to take advantage of the coming age of Local Economies.
• People who want to learn about alternatives to leading car-centered lives.
• People who want to stop sprawl.
• People who want to learn more about and prepare for the end of cheap oil.
• People who support mass transit, bike and hiking trails.
• People who want the best possible world for their descendants.

What does it cost?

General Admission: $20 with lunch, $15 without lunch (bring your own)
Students, Seniors and Low Income: $13 with lunch, $8 without lunch (bring your own)
There are scholarship grants available. Please don’t let lack of funds keep you from coming! Just call us. We want everyone who is interested to attend.

For a detailed schedule, visit our website or call and ask for one.

To order tickets before Nov. 6 send a check to WWPC, P.O. Box 234, Oregon, WI 53575. If you order lunch, please indicate vegetarian, vegan or meat. After Nov. 6, call to reserve tickets. Reserved and purchased tickets will be held at the door. We will sell tickets at the door if there are any left.

Co-sponsors: Renew Wisconsin, Sustain Dane and Blue Moon Farm

West Waubesa Preservation Coalition:

Website: www.westwaubesa.org
Phone: (608) 223-9571
Email and Flyer below: