Rural areas are experiencing significant population losses, and industrial farms are not sustainable in the long term. What can be done to revitalize rural communities and ensure environmental stewardship in farming practices?
Speakers: Kathy Draeger, Director of the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships and Big Stone County farmer; Jim Kleinschmit, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Rural Communities program.
Film: A Farm for the Future 2009. Investigates how to transform a family's farm into a low-energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key. Originally aired on the BBC's Natural World series. 50-minute run time.
Discussion and Film: Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Agriculture
Thu, 04/08/2010
Cost:
Free
Contact:
lance.brisbois@gmail.com
More Information:
http://sustainabilitystudies.umn.edu/NewsEvents/index.htm Address:
Bell Museum of Natural History
10 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN
