Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012
SusAg Colloquium
Snippets from 'Hunger', a play about the Irish Potato Famine. Sean and Ros Coyne from The Hob Nailed Boots Theatre
Edible Landscaping: Rosalind Creasy
Gardening can be easy, healthy, inexpensive, and best of all, it can be done just about anywhere. As far back as 1970, Rosalind Creasy was a pioneer in the field of edible landscaping. Her work has since revolutionized the way that many of us think about gardening and eating fresh, organic and heirloom foods. Her award-winning 2010 book, Edible Landscaping, is now in its third printing.
Lecture: The Human Fingerprint on the Water Landscape of the 21st Century
Jay Familgietti is the 2012 Birdsall Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer with the Geological Society of America's Hydrogeology Division. He uses satellite remote sensing to track water availability and groundwater depletion on land. His work is aimed at improving hydrological prediction in weather and climate models.