PICKING OLIVES AT LAKKIA 2011 DISEASES OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND GOALS OF OUR FARM www.slowlivinggreece.com cwillis@hol.gr Background Each fall we invite people to Lakkia to share community by picking olives. It is an occasion to be in the clean and relaxing atmosphere of the countryside, to have fun, to enjoy a meal …
GREEK SUMMER 2011 MISSION. SERVICE. LEADERSHIP PART TWO Introduction This talk addresses the Millennium Development Goals; the failure of the rich countries to live up to their promises; the unnecessary loss of life, especially in Africa; the poor farming practices in much of Africa; the looming prospect of the entire continent of Africa being unable …
GREEK SUMMER 2011 MISSION. SERVICE. LEADERSHIP. PART I Introduction I was engaged by Bruce Lansdale in 1978 to be his Associate Director for Administration and worked with him till he retired in 1990. Christine and I were married in 1988 and becoming a family member gave me additional insights into a man who has …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART II HENRY RICHARDSON LABOUISSE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Introduction In re-making the American Farm School to fit the post-war era, Bruce Lansdale knew that he could not do it alone, especially in a world where the values on which the School was founded found little support …
GLOBABALIZATION, DIET AND LIFESTYLE University visit In early March six university students and their instructor spent a week with us in Lakkia. The schedule prepared for them, the places visited, and the guest visitors we had in the evenings will be described in a later document. On their arrival, David gave this talk to …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART I THE INSTITUTION MADE THE MAN AND THE MAN RE-MADE THE INSTITUTION Introduction Two years ago, on February 2, 2009, Bruce Lansdale, Director of the American Farm School from 1955 to 1990, died. We honoured him on Psycho Sabbato – the day when Greece remembers those who …
PICKING OLIVES AT LAKKIA On 19 and 20 November we had students from Anatolia College help us pick olives. At the end of the day everyone made their own bottles of oil flavored with rosemary and garlic. On the Saturday students were from ACT – the American College of Thessaloniki – many of whom were …
THE IMPACT OF LIFE LONG LEARNING ON MY LIFE Introduction The title of this conference is “50+ adaptation to life changes” and it is part of an EU-funded Life Long Learning Programme. This presentation is called “The Impact of Life Long Learning on My Life” because I worked for 25 years at the American Farm …
