This story was about the past, present, and future of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, which has been targeted for total defunding by a vote of the Iowas Legislature in a bill that passed a week ago. It can now be saved only by Governor Branstad. Mark Rasmussen, present director of the Leopold Center told us about the work of the center and its status world wide. Then we heard from Angie Carter how people from all branches of farming have risen to the defense of the center. Ralph Rosenberg, one of the legislators who worked on the original legislation thirty years ago, gave a short historical note.
Then we heard a story from Jessica Fears about one day on the 85 mile Climate Justice Unity March, which left Little Tree Camp on April 22 and will join the People's Climate March in Des Moines on April 29. We discussed how people can join a portion of that march or follow along with Ed Fallon's daily updates online at Fallon Forum.
We closed out the program with Samone York telling us about the Blessed and Blended Livestream Conference to be hosted in Ames by the Body of Christ Church.
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Online Resources:
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- Climate Justice Unity March
- Fallon Forum
- People's Climate March
- Blessed and Blended Livestream Conference
- Body of Christ Church
Originally broadcast 04/26/2017
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