2012 Northern Iowa Farm Crawl

Date: Sunday, September 9th, 2012

Start: 1:00 pm End: 5:00 pm

Location: Various farms near Frederksburg, Tripoli, Waverly, Cedar Falls, Hudson, Dunkerton and Winthrop, Iowa

Contact: Carole Yates, UNI Center for Energy & Environmental Education, carole.yates@uni.edu, 319-273-7599

Eleven local farms are part of this self-guided tour, hosted by the Food & Farm Partnership and the Iowa Farm Energy Working Group,. Operators of four farms will discuss how they reduce their farm energy use. The event is free and for all ages.

The Farm Energy Working Group was organized as part of a project funded by the Leopold Center's competitive grants program.

Related information

Event flier [PDF]

For a description of the farms and driving directions, go to the event website [UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education website]

 

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