Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011
Watercolors in the Garden: The figure in the landscape
Join Jo Myers-Walker of the Left Bank Studio in Gilbert, Iowa, as she teaches a series of 10 classes on watercolors while being inspired by the surrounding gardens. Classes will focus on the figure in the landscape taking inspiration from tree and bonsai. Participants will showcase their art during the Bonsai Show on Oct. 8. All skill levels welcome. Sign up for one class or all 10!
Sunday, 09 Oct 2011
Iowa Bonsai Show
Reiman Gardens will again transform into a bit of a Japanese paradise as it hosts the Annual Iowa Fall Bonsai Show on October 8 and 9.
Monday, 10 Oct 2011
Norman Borlaug Lecture
Pedro Sanchez was awarded the World Food Prize in 2002 for his pioneering use of agroforestry to restore fertility to some of the world's poorest and most degraded soils. He is Director of Tropical Agriculture at Columbia University's Earth Institute and an international leader in the fight against hunger, having co-led the United Nation's Millennium Project's Task Force on Hunger.
Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011
Global Food Insecurity
Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor, is head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), an organization charged with disbursing farm subsidies, regulatory responsibility for farming and agriculture, as well as for food safety, food production and natural resources and conservation. Part of the World Affairs Series.
Cut Paper Drawings with Sara Merritt
Learn to see the world in shapes and values as we use torn and cut paper to make unique drawings.
Thursday, 13 Oct 2011
Open forum: U.S. Food Systems and Global Hunger
An open forum discussion on the relationship of U.S. food systems to global hunger led by Michael Hamm, Michigan State University. Hamm, the 2011-12 Dean Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair in ISU's College of Human Sciences, is the C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and head of the Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at MSU.
Saturday, 15 Oct 2011
"Little Dresses for Africa" Work Day
Simple dresses made out of pillowcases provide relief and hope for the children of Africa. We will provide the supplies, but can use the hands of volunteers to assist with making the dresses.
Sunday, 16 Oct 2011
"Little Dresses for Africa" Work Day
Simple dresses made out of pillowcases provide relief and hope for the children of Africa. We will provide the supplies, but can use the hands of volunteers to assist with making the dresses.
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2011
Colloquium: "Farmscape"
"Farmscape," by Mary Swander, ISU English, and GPSA students, followed by discussion.
Film: "The End of the Line"
"The End of the Line: Where Have all the Fish Gone?" narrated by Ted Danson. The film examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations arguing for the drastic action that must be taken to reverse these trends. Filmed across the world for two years, this documentary features eye-opening accounts from top scientists indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials.
Film: "Green"
"Green: A Wildlife Film."
Thursday, 20 Oct 2011
Errington Lecture: Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet
"Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet," Jonathan Foley, University of Minnesota. The 2011 Errington Lecture.
Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet
Jonathan Foley is the director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of the Minnesota, where his work focuses on complex global environmental systems and their interactions with human societies. The 2011 Paul L. Errington Lecture.
Friday, 21 Oct 2011
Film: Vanishing of the Bees
This film takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee, a phenomenon known as "Colony Collapse Disorder." By celebrating the ancient and sacred connection between humans and the honeybee, the film illuminates the greater meaning of the relationship between humankind and Mother Earth.
Monday, 24 Oct 2011
Panel: Consumers and Healthy, Sustainable Food Production
"The Role of Consumers in Promoting Healthy Affordable Food Produced in a Humane Sustainable Manner," Fred Kirschenmann, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture; Angie Tagtow, Iowa Food Systems Council; David Swenson, ISU economics; and moderator Gretchen Zdorkowski, ISU agronomy.
9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?
Andrew Revkin covered global environmental issues for the New York Times for fifteen years and continues to write for their Dot Earth blog. He is currently a senior fellow at Pace University's Academy for Applied Environmental Sciences. The 2011 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture.
Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011
Lecture: LEEDing into the Future
"LEEDing into the Future," Kerry Dixon-Fox, ISU facilities planning and management. The LEED process ensures that buildings are constructed in a sustainable manner. Dixon-Fox will discuss this program in general, and give an in-depth look at how LEED is changing construction at ISU! She will also discuss components such as rain gardens and green roofs, and how to "retrofit" existing buildings.
Thursday, 27 Oct 2011
Field Work: A Family Farm
Meet filmmaker John Helde as he follows Judy and Charlie Swanson and their three grown children pursuing their dream of farming as one extended family. It follows the Swanson family through several seasons and looks at the social and economic challenges of family farming: rising land prices, changing technologies and the barriers to entry for the younger generation. A discussion will follow the 96-minute film.
Saturday, 29 Oct 2011
Spoon Jewelry with Robbie Helzer
Recycle silverware (even forks and knives!) into rings, earrings, bracelets & more.