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Pesek Colloquium

This year’s speaker will be Andrew Revkin, who covered global environmental issues for the New York Times for 15 years and continues to write for their Dot Earth blog. He will present “9 Billion People + 1 Planet =?” at 8 p.m., Monday, October 24 in the Great Hall of the ISU Memorial Union in Ames. The series is hosted by the ISU Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture.

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Field Work: A Family Farm

Meet documentary filmmaker John Helde as he follows Judy and Charlie Swanson and their three grown children pursuing their dreams of farming as an extended family. The film, supported by Humanities Iowa, includes several seasons and addresses questions of size, scale and economics in agriculture. View the film, meet the filmmaker and listen to a panel discussion, Thursday, October 27, 7 p.m., Sun Room, ISU Memorial Union.

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Iowa Organic Conference

The world market for organic products topped $50 billion last year and the demand for organic grains and produce continues to exceed supply. The Leopold Center is among the co-sponsors for the 11th Annual Iowa Organic Conference November 20-21 at the Scheman Building on the ISU campus in Ames. Keynote speaker is Joe Bennett, organic ag manager for Cascadian Farm/Small Planet Foods.

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Aronia berry blast

This summer bicyclists from around the country got their first taste of aronia berries, the purple fruit from the native chokeberry shrub. Growers from Parnell, Homestead, Keota and Sigourney helped distribute 1,000 free smoothies to RABRAI bike riders on July 29 as they passed through the Iowa City area. The Midwest Aronia Association and Iowa Valley RC&D received a Leopold Center event grant to offer the product during the event that attracts more than 15,000 riders. Organizers are trying to establish markets for this crop, grown on an estimated 500 acres in Iowa.

 

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