Joel Salatin - Family Farming
Date: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Start: 2:30 pm
Location: Elkhart and Grinnell, Iowa
Contact: Tamsyn Jones, Practical Farmers of Iowa, (515) 232-5661, tamsyn@practicalfarmers.org
Practical Farmers of Iowa and Grinnell College have teamed to bring Joel Salatin – well-known author, speaker, farmer and agricultural philosopher – to Iowa to speak on farm continuity and transitioning to full-time farming April 17, from 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the farm of Tom and Mary Cory in Elkhart. The event is free to PFI members and $10 for non-members.
Salatin's first topic is "Working With Your Kids So They Will Want to Work With You." His second topic is "Going Full-Time With Your Part-Time Farm."
Later in the evening, he'll give a second talk, "Can We Feed the World?", at 7:30 p.m. Herrick Chapel, 1128 Park Street, on the Grinnell College campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Salatin’s visit is sponsored by the Center for Prairie Studies, Rosenfield Program, Environmental Studies at Grinnell College and Practical Farmers of Iowa.
Related information
Watch YouTube video of Salatin's presentation
Practical Farmers of Iowa website
News release [PDF]
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