Saturday, 07 Sep 2013
Ames Edible Garden Tour
The Ames Edible Garden Tour offers a snapshot of the diversity of Ames' urban gardens, including vegetable, fruit, flower, herb and chicken production. Stops at more than a dozen host gardens will help take expert gardeners to a new level and show novice gardeners what they can do with limited space and resources.
Tuesday, 10 Sep 2013
A Call to Climate Action: Our New National Purpose
Rob Hogg is a state senator from Cedar Rapids and author of the new book America's Climate Century. In the book he argues that everything Americans do this century will be shaped by the need to reduce carbon pollution and other greenhouse gases while at the same time dealing with an increasing number of climate-related disasters.
Monday, 23 Sep 2013
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
David R. Montgomery is a professor of geology at the University of Washington, a MacArthur "Genius" Award recipient, and the author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations. He will discuss solutions to the problem of global soil erosion. Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture