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Thanks to a gift from Chipotle Mexican Grill (and funds from the
Iowa SARE program), the Leopold Center was
happy to provide funds for these Iowa farmers and key educators to participate in the
National Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 20th
anniversary conference in Kansas City, Missouri, March 25-27, 2008.
Theme for the conference was “Advancing the
Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture.”
Watch this page
for more photos, plus comments from our winners and what they
learned!
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1.Brian Donaghy,Truro
2. Jerry DeWitt, Leopold Center
3. Julie Donaghy, Truro
4. Kate Brammeier, Wilton
5. Diane Rasmussen, Runnells
6. Craig Griffieon, Ankeny
7. Clint Brown, Merritt
8. Vaughan Pittz, Missouri Valley
9. Cindy Pittz, Missouri Valley
10. Tom Sibbernsen, Runnels
11. Nick Griffieon, Ankeny
12. Donna Prizgintas, Ames
13. Doug Webster, Sigourney
14. Tanya Webster, Sigourney
15. Taliyah Webster, Sigourney |
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Not pictured: Eric Menzel,
Solon; Linda Huss, Waterloo; Phil Forbes, Kalona; Fred and
Vicki Abels, Holland; Mary and Kevin Somerville, Oxford;
Chuck Albright, Mt. Pleasant; Kerri Rush, Carlisle; Paul and
Nancy Meissner, Sherrill; Eric Armbrecht, Pleasant Hill.
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More about the SARE conference More about
the Chipotle gift
In December 2006, the fast-growing,
Denver-based restaurant chain chose the Leopold Center as one of two
recipients for the funds earned from selling a very unique
burrito-themed calendar in their restaurants. Here’s how
Chipotle described the Leopold Center on the calendar:
They look for ways to reward farmers for
protecting water resources and land while helping them become
profitable by producing high-quality food. With their help,
we’ll have an even nicer place to live and better ways to grow
our food.
Chipotle takes great pride in serving "Food With Integrity." Their
menu promotes food that is “unprocessed, seasonal, family-farmed,
sustainable, nutritious, naturally raised, added hormone free,
organic, and artisanal.”
Thanks to their gift to the Center, 10 Iowa
farmers will have a chance to tap into 20 years of groundbreaking SARE-funded research, experience and innovations.
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